Cleon Wenger, a woodworker and RC enthusiast in Dundee, New York, built a $500 modular system that converts full-size cars into radio-controlled vehicles and the setup recently went viral on TikTok and YouTube.
Wenger said the parts cost about $500 and that his system provides radio control of the accelerator pedal, brake pedal and steering, designed to be moved from one vehicle to another for backyard stunts.
Wenger’s YouTube channel CrankshaftComedy published a September 2024 video of a crudely rigged Dodge Dakota that struck a skidsteer after the group locked the steering and left the throttle engaged, an incident Wenger described in a phone interview.
Wenger said he uses several acres of property around Seneca Lake with friends to test vehicles, and that his background in mechanical work and woodworking informed the builds.
This summary is based on coverage by The Autopian.
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