Safety pins make excellent body clips in a pinch. Toss a few of them in your pit box, just in case. They’ll keep you rolling and...
Paragon and other traction additives come in metal containers with applicators built into the cap. When you run out of additive, don’t throw away the container....
You can make a touring-car tire caddy with a zip-tie and a body clip. Use a zip-tie that’s about the same diameter as the axle hole...
RC drifters like their bodies to be mounted low on the chassis. This looks cool, but if the body clips something, it can cause cracks around...
Small temp gauges such as the DuraTrax Flashpoint always end up on the bottom of your pocket and the button gets pressed constantly, which wears out...
To funnel after-run oil into your engine via the carb opening without removing your air filter, unscrew the endcap, and take out the foam element. Then,...
Colin attaches a small plastic screwdriver to the antenna on his Hitec CRX radio system (as shown) with a couple of loose-fitting zip-ties. This makes it...
If you live where it rains a lot, and you can’t avoid running through puddles, make an air-filter extension (snorkel) from a piece of 1⁄2-inch corrugated...
Don't throw away those blister packs; they make good parts trays. Traxxas parts have especially nice packaging; the blisters are thick and sturdy, and the stiff...
RadioShack’s XMODS Evolution Truck Custom Suspension and Drop upgrade (Item no. 60-8569) includes 12 springs in three rates: soft, medium and firm. The springs fit the...
If you have trouble preventing your Kyosho car's friction-fit drive washers from slipping, try putting a 'star'-type lock washer under the axle nut. It will grab...
Some of the plastic components on RC cars are so hard that it makes it difficult to thread machine screws in for the first time. Pick...