How to Build a DIY RC Car with Steering for Under $20 🚗

In this video tutorial we build a basic Remote-controlled Car out of PVC with steering on a budget. This DIY RC Car build is technically the heavily-improved version of the first RC Car I made in a popular video from 2019. A handful of you in that video had good suggestions as to what to improve on the car, so I took note and came out with a completely new Radio-controlled car by my design!

The car operates on these $5 40mHz toy-grade radio communication boards giving it an operating range of 10-20m, has 4 channels of control, and uses a 6V battery pack that'll last the car up to 2.5 hours of run time.
The DIY RC Car chassis/frame is fully handmade out of PVC.
The car achieves a speed of up to ~2.5m/s and is belt-driven by a 180 brushed motor with its 3 pulley wheels, implementing one for added torque and also features the homemade Self-centering steering mechanism unit that returns the wheels back to neutral position every time.

➡️ Before MAKING, please WATCH the previous video about its DIY Steering mechanism: https://youtu.be/i6aAgBIqS2c

Previous DIY RC Car (easy) from 2019: https://youtu.be/ZdtPTUsrAA4

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👉 Car's Blueprints (JPEG) - https://drive.google.com/file/d/19fP21pGodPttvlYb_Aq0DVgkR3ZN2NjT/view?usp=sharing

👉 Car's Blueprints (PDF) - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eGKl6wcaDv_AjQndpiVrhwWlz8VGg5_9/view?usp=sharing

👉 Car's 3D Design (For 3D Printing) - https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/game/3d-printed-rc-car-with-steering-under-20-3d-modeled-pvc-car-design

👉 Circuit diagrams - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1RQNa5uaZ6ifPjrveJnyMAQshnMWOBf7N?usp=sharing

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Materials and parts needed for this project with links (Cost = $20 USD only including parts used)
RC 40mHz Tx and Rx boards - https://amzn.to/43aPU6P or https://amzn.to/4bdTzm4
Drive motor 180-type - https://amzn.to/3JjdJPn
Pulley wheels, Rubber belt/band, and car wheels from Gear Kit - https://amzn.to/3IeMR35
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(x6) AA Alkaline Batteries - https://amzn.to/3Zqk29t
ON/OFF Rocker switch 3A - https://amzn.to/3iqzJg1
(x4) Momentary pushbutton switches - https://amzn.to/3AVJlpH
Micro slide switch SPDT - https://amzn.to/3Fdfewh
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(x2) Micro screws for drive motor (taken from old laptop)
Car's wheels 2.8" (Slightly bigger) - https://amzn.to/423WkBN
PVC Drain pipe - Hardware Store

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