Thank you so much for this, I have this exact hummer from when I was a kid / early teen and need to replace the servo to get it working again, I was struggling to figure out how to get it apart without using violence. Also great job on your restoration.
Very Cool !!! And Hilarious !!! I have this Unit, as well as a Chevy Avalanche. I was surprised with the upgrade it ran about as fast as it always did. Great to see how you can indeed take it all apart and put it back together. I would like to see that body on a smaller wheeled more realistic looking and powerful chassis. I didn’t store mine properly and my tires are a bit split and cracked open. Perhaps I could glue them, it seems like a bit of a job to get new tires and replacing them unless I can get the right size tires for the existing rims. Nice job !!
Yes, they definitely put cheap tires on these things, but that's the quality you get with toy grade RC's. Ideally, I would love to just take the body and put it on a hobby grade chassis. But the faster you make it, the more likely it is to get damaged, so idk if it's really worth it. Thank you for the compliments!
OH HOLD UP! You got an RC VOLVO 244? DUDE I got to get one of those, THAT is SWEET build. Just saw the Body so you have to make it custom all yourself. DARN! Well, that counts me out! I was wondering about upgrading the steering and the electronics in my NewBright RC car. Pretty sure I am going to find a way to burn the Stock electronics sooner or later.
I have an entire video on that Volvo build if you care to check it out! The body is not "entirely" custom. They sell the shells on ebay, you just have to cut and paint them yourself. There's plenty of tutorials on youtube for that if you're not experienced!
Where there's a will, there's a way. Though I'm not sure how fast you would want to make a toy grade rc, lol. The plastic wouldn't hold up to any sort of bashing, and replacement parts are nonexistent. My first attempt would be to put a higher power ESC up and try running 3s-4s on a stock motor. Worst case scenario you burn up a toy grade motor
@Romanian Thunder your feedback is noted 😎 I have an entire extra xmaxx so if I really want to I can see what happens with up to 8s in this thing 🤣 Thank you for the advice and for watching!
@@junkyjordan137 no problem! if you like putting things together buy a scx10ii kit, they go on sale once in a while for cheap. With Amazon electronics, you could get one together on a budget.
hello everything is fine ? I'm trying to buy one like yours to be sent to Brazil so I can make modifications to the chassis and convert it to a 1/6 4x4 crawler. Could you tell me how heavy your car is?
I unfortunately don't have a means of weighing it, but it's made completely out of toy grade plastic, no metal. I'd say it's relatively light compared to hobby grade 1/6 scale cars lol
really dissapointed you took the "easy" way out and just gutted it so you could put hobby elct. into it. I had this one as a child and it had a high low on the transmission for hills or pavement, 3 select-able speeds on the remote indicated by the lights, a mode where the car turned off like if you got out of a real one, complete with a blinking security light. it also had a horn, running sounds, and lights! the current models don't hold up to what this beast used to be in it's own lineup. and honestly just gutting it so you can have the body on the hobby stuff just, kind of a bummer to see. changing the battery terminals to something more usable I could see, but it's like you took the character out of it. I hope I can find my own to replace the one I used to have that broke from the use I'd give it, and if I do all I will be doing if the electronics work is swapping out the cables on it to update it to a lipo, or use the taiyma connector on it, but it's been so long I can't remember if it had that yet.
Wow, I didn't know it had all those features, I never saw it running before it got taken apart. My whole idea was just to put new life into the car, a whole stock restoration would be cool to see for sure!
@@junkyjordan137sigh, my original comment is gone. I went over to Google (on my phone) to double check some parts, came back and the YT app restarted itself 🤦🏾♂️. This comment is relatively long but it's worth the read, I hope 🤞🏾. But I was originally saying how I too was bummed out when I saw you trashed the original electronics. They were "Meh" anyways but it would've been cool to keep. As I read though, you didn't know. But yeah dude, it came with a push to start button which played ignition sounds and the engine starting up through that bottom mounted speaker. It was pretty loud too and had decent bass to it. Also had a functioning horn, turn signals as @cathrinelord mentioned and 3 speed adjustments. On the flip side, you did successfully DIY your own bluetooth speaker in there and even made a little dope ass box for it! That was cool! Glad to see others having fun with cardboard and hot glue. It's cheap and easy to work with. And as you've shown, with a bit of TLC, it can come out looking great! I can already see someone else 3D printing a housing for it but this is cooler in a sense and looks better with the felt like material you applied on top. Hey, speaking of DIY, I was thinking....since you've already equipped the Hummer with hobby grade electronics, I was wondering if you'd consider coming back to this project and doing a version 2 or something of the sorts? If so, I have a few suggestions: One, being to replace the stock brushed motor with a cheap ($20-$35) brushless motor.(However, upgrading to a better brushed motor is cool too 😌). You can find em on Hobby King, A Main Hobbies, and Amazon, but if you have a local hobby shop, I definitely recommend popping up in there. Not only will you be supporting them and the hobby but they'll tell you exactly what will work best for your needs and often times will help you out with your projects. Hey, it looks like we have the same/similar ESC. I too bought a cheap one for my first build (22" Subaru BRZ kit from Tamiya). The cool thing about that ESC is that you can move one of the jumpers over to swap between LiPo and NIMH. I'm saying this to say, if you didn't want to perform a brushless motor swap (which will require a brushless ESC ($17 on Amazon), you could upgrade the truck to run off a LiPo battery (I bought a 2x pack of 2S LiPos for $30 on Amazon). It will automatically give the stock motor more power and your run time will multiply, considerably. Just check the temps on the motor every now and then during the first few runs to make sure it doesn't get hot. But this will set you up for brushless too! Especially if you end up burning out the stock motor lol. But, you'll require a LiPo charger.....this is where I wouldn't necessarily cheap out. I recommend you spend a good $30-$50 on a nice smart charger (luckily they're a lot cheaper these days). Will save you more money in the long run as generally the more expensive chargers support a wider variety of batteries and are equipped with quality features that some of the cheaper alternatives lack. I also thought about you replacing the stock spring shocks with some oil filled shocks. Those too should be pretty cheap. Around $13-$25. Seeing that you've managed to solder up the speakers, install a servo and some arms for steering, I have confidence in you working out how to replace the stock suspension. And lastly, I wanted to suggest that you wire up the existing speaker and put it to use. Should definitely add some oomph to the overall sound. I remember it being pretty loud and having a bit of bass. Side note: If your transmitter has a third/fourth channel, you could use those to control the lights. I'd recommend purchasing one of those light kits off of Amazon ($14). This will allow you to bring back the functionality of the lights. You connect it as a passthrough, channel 1 (steering) goes into the box and out goes back into the receiver as normal. Now, when you turn left/right it will engage the turning signals. Same with channel 2 (forward/back) applying the brakes will cause the brake lights to turn on and tapping it a second time will turn on the reverse lights. And depending on how you configure it, pressing CHN 3 on your transmitter can toggle the lights/headlights on and off. Depending on if you decide to decide to do some of these mods and where you source your parts from, the total should be around $120-$150. Shoot, after sharing all of this, you're making me want to do this to my own. I have my grandpas black military looking H2 hummer along with his Harley Bike. Ima try to get them running this summer and may spec out my hummer myself. 😎 Lemme know whatcha think man! Take care and have fun!
Thank you so much for this, I have this exact hummer from when I was a kid / early teen and need to replace the servo to get it working again, I was struggling to figure out how to get it apart without using violence.
Also great job on your restoration.
That's awesome! Glad to hear I could help! Good luck on your project, and thank you!
Very Cool !!! And Hilarious !!!
I have this Unit, as well as a Chevy Avalanche. I was surprised with the upgrade it ran about as fast as it always did. Great to see how you can indeed take it all apart and put it back together. I would like to see that body on a smaller wheeled more realistic looking and powerful chassis. I didn’t store mine properly and my tires are a bit split and cracked open. Perhaps I could glue them, it seems like a bit of a job to get new tires and replacing them unless I can get the right size tires for the existing rims. Nice job !!
Yes, they definitely put cheap tires on these things, but that's the quality you get with toy grade RC's. Ideally, I would love to just take the body and put it on a hobby grade chassis. But the faster you make it, the more likely it is to get damaged, so idk if it's really worth it. Thank you for the compliments!
I got 1/6 mustang, good idea
Reallllly really good video
Lmao thanks brotha!
thank you for this video and showing exactly what you did I appreciate that and now I'm going to do that to mine when I get it in the mail
While you were on a tangent about broken bones this build took and more I subbed good job
Thank you so much!
@@junkyjordan137 no prob you are comical
I subbed based on the theme song! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Just pulled out my yellow one from my parents attic
That Hummer is awesome 👌👏I have the same one but it doesn't drive 😂😂
That looks sick
Thank man!
OH HOLD UP! You got an RC VOLVO 244? DUDE I got to get one of those, THAT is SWEET build. Just saw the Body so you have to make it custom all yourself. DARN! Well, that counts me out!
I was wondering about upgrading the steering and the electronics in my NewBright RC car.
Pretty sure I am going to find a way to burn the Stock electronics sooner or later.
I have an entire video on that Volvo build if you care to check it out! The body is not "entirely" custom. They sell the shells on ebay, you just have to cut and paint them yourself. There's plenty of tutorials on youtube for that if you're not experienced!
I have the SUT version of this hummer. Is there anyway we can make it super fast like switch out the motors to something modern?
Where there's a will, there's a way. Though I'm not sure how fast you would want to make a toy grade rc, lol. The plastic wouldn't hold up to any sort of bashing, and replacement parts are nonexistent. My first attempt would be to put a higher power ESC up and try running 3s-4s on a stock motor. Worst case scenario you burn up a toy grade motor
@@junkyjordan137 you should do performance upgrades to the hummer… I would definitely be interested in watch that series
@Romanian Thunder your feedback is noted 😎 I have an entire extra xmaxx so if I really want to I can see what happens with up to 8s in this thing 🤣 Thank you for the advice and for watching!
Good work But where is the Driver??? 😢
Lol i should have put someone in there!
Back in the day my cousin got this I got the gravedigger.. this hummer wouldnt even go over a curb 😂 the gravedigger smoked it
Bad ass video
You got it for free
Yes sir!
As cool as this body is, it deserves some hobby grade electronics. Scx10ii guts would make this thing awesome.
Honestly, I might have to upgrade it someday. The thing is SO slow. Thanks for the advice!
@@junkyjordan137 no problem! if you like putting things together buy a scx10ii kit, they go on sale once in a while for cheap. With Amazon electronics, you could get one together on a budget.
hello everything is fine ? I'm trying to buy one like yours to be sent to Brazil so I can make modifications to the chassis and convert it to a 1/6 4x4 crawler. Could you tell me how heavy your car is?
I unfortunately don't have a means of weighing it, but it's made completely out of toy grade plastic, no metal. I'd say it's relatively light compared to hobby grade 1/6 scale cars lol
What esc did you use?
I don't remember what it was called. Some super cheap Amazon special, it wasn't worth noting lol.
Did you know where i can find the battery and remote control as I want new (I've a broken car)
I got mine both from Amazon. The remote is a Dumbo rc 6 channel remote+reciever. They're super cheap and reliable
Sic
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really dissapointed you took the "easy" way out and just gutted it so you could put hobby elct. into it. I had this one as a child and it had a high low on the transmission for hills or pavement, 3 select-able speeds on the remote indicated by the lights, a mode where the car turned off like if you got out of a real one, complete with a blinking security light. it also had a horn, running sounds, and lights! the current models don't hold up to what this beast used to be in it's own lineup. and honestly just gutting it so you can have the body on the hobby stuff just, kind of a bummer to see. changing the battery terminals to something more usable I could see, but it's like you took the character out of it. I hope I can find my own to replace the one I used to have that broke from the use I'd give it, and if I do all I will be doing if the electronics work is swapping out the cables on it to update it to a lipo, or use the taiyma connector on it, but it's been so long I can't remember if it had that yet.
Wow, I didn't know it had all those features, I never saw it running before it got taken apart. My whole idea was just to put new life into the car, a whole stock restoration would be cool to see for sure!
@@junkyjordan137sigh, my original comment is gone. I went over to Google (on my phone) to double check some parts, came back and the YT app restarted itself 🤦🏾♂️. This comment is relatively long but it's worth the read, I hope 🤞🏾. But I was originally saying how I too was bummed out when I saw you trashed the original electronics. They were "Meh" anyways but it would've been cool to keep. As I read though, you didn't know.
But yeah dude, it came with a push to start button which played ignition sounds and the engine starting up through that bottom mounted speaker. It was pretty loud too and had decent bass to it. Also had a functioning horn, turn signals as @cathrinelord mentioned and 3 speed adjustments.
On the flip side, you did successfully DIY your own bluetooth speaker in there and even made a little dope ass box for it! That was cool! Glad to see others having fun with cardboard and hot glue. It's cheap and easy to work with. And as you've shown, with a bit of TLC, it can come out looking great! I can already see someone else 3D printing a housing for it but this is cooler in a sense and looks better with the felt like material you applied on top. Hey, speaking of DIY, I was thinking....since you've already equipped the Hummer with hobby grade electronics, I was wondering if you'd consider coming back to this project and doing a version 2 or something of the sorts?
If so, I have a few suggestions: One, being to replace the stock brushed motor with a cheap ($20-$35) brushless motor.(However, upgrading to a better brushed motor is cool too 😌). You can find em on Hobby King, A Main Hobbies, and Amazon, but if you have a local hobby shop, I definitely recommend popping up in there. Not only will you be supporting them and the hobby but they'll tell you exactly what will work best for your needs and often times will help you out with your projects.
Hey, it looks like we have the same/similar ESC. I too bought a cheap one for my first build (22" Subaru BRZ kit from Tamiya). The cool thing about that ESC is that you can move one of the jumpers over to swap between LiPo and NIMH. I'm saying this to say, if you didn't want to perform a brushless motor swap (which will require a brushless ESC ($17 on Amazon), you could upgrade the truck to run off a LiPo battery (I bought a 2x pack of 2S LiPos for $30 on Amazon). It will automatically give the stock motor more power and your run time will multiply, considerably. Just check the temps on the motor every now and then during the first few runs to make sure it doesn't get hot. But this will set you up for brushless too! Especially if you end up burning out the stock motor lol.
But, you'll require a LiPo charger.....this is where I wouldn't necessarily cheap out. I recommend you spend a good $30-$50 on a nice smart charger (luckily they're a lot cheaper these days). Will save you more money in the long run as generally the more expensive chargers support a wider variety of batteries and are equipped with quality features that some of the cheaper alternatives lack.
I also thought about you replacing the stock spring shocks with some oil filled shocks. Those too should be pretty cheap. Around $13-$25. Seeing that you've managed to solder up the speakers, install a servo and some arms for steering, I have confidence in you working out how to replace the stock suspension.
And lastly, I wanted to suggest that you wire up the existing speaker and put it to use. Should definitely add some oomph to the overall sound. I remember it being pretty loud and having a bit of bass.
Side note: If your transmitter has a third/fourth channel, you could use those to control the lights. I'd recommend purchasing one of those light kits off of Amazon ($14). This will allow you to bring back the functionality of the lights. You connect it as a passthrough, channel 1 (steering) goes into the box and out goes back into the receiver as normal. Now, when you turn left/right it will engage the turning signals. Same with channel 2 (forward/back) applying the brakes will cause the brake lights to turn on and tapping it a second time will turn on the reverse lights. And depending on how you configure it, pressing CHN 3 on your transmitter can toggle the lights/headlights on and off.
Depending on if you decide to decide to do some of these mods and where you source your parts from, the total should be around $120-$150. Shoot, after sharing all of this, you're making me want to do this to my own. I have my grandpas black military looking H2 hummer along with his Harley Bike. Ima try to get them running this summer and may spec out my hummer myself. 😎 Lemme know whatcha think man! Take care and have fun!
BdA
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