The making of a 2006 Avanti RC Car

[ronmanfredi]

As I continue my customization of our 2006 Avanti, I thought to myself one day that if Avanti Motors could take a 2006 Mustang GT and convert it into an Avanti, then could I do it with a RC Car?  And I didn’t want to do the standard 1/18-1/24 scale car, I wanted a larger one.  So I started my search and eventually found an original, new in the box, 2006 Mustang GT toy grade 1/10 scale car.  The plastic body on these were much thicker than today’s Lexan, so I figured it would be an easier car to work with. At 27” long, it’s pretty impressive too.  The seller of the car was a collector who had it for years and was selling off his toy collections, so I was just lucky in my search.  The only 2 negatives that come with an old toy grade car is the cheap electronics and thin brittle chassis plastic in parts of the chassis areas.  So, I upgraded the electronics and added some pieces of 3/16” black plexiglass that I had laying around, to beef up the chassis while making a battery box, etc.  It took about 3 months of off and on evening work to pull this off.  Check out the build…

[Stacey]

When younger I rebuilt models and spent long hours making them the way i wanted. You did a LOT of work, well beyond my talents and I like your finished car. great job.