| You enjoy building and displaying your model cars | | | | sets of instructions and see how much is involved |
| but why not add a little something extra that can | | | | in the hydraulics kit so you know best when to |
| set them apart from others? One way to make | | | | start working the system in. Usually this is before |
| sure that your car stands out from the rest is to | | | | the body and frame are mounted together. |
| add hydraulics to it. Haven't heard of hydraulics | | | | Next you will want to make sure that you have |
| for a model car? Needless to say they are a little | | | | mounted the hydraulics to both the tires and |
| used add-on that can the big difference between | | | | frame properly. Whether you choose to glue |
| a cool model and an awesome one. | | | | them in place or use screws they must stay |
| If you want to try your hand at installing them on | | | | securely in place. Now you are ready for a test |
| your model car it is rather easy to do. The first | | | | run. Connect your wires to their respective spots |
| thing you need to do is to figure out what kind of | | | | and give it a go. Try out each setting on the |
| car you want to adapt into a lowrider. With many | | | | controller and make sure that you have wired it |
| different lowrider models available you can add | | | | properly. You also need to see how much the |
| hydraulics to most any one you wish. Get | | | | chassis can take so that you know when to back |
| creative and add them to one that most people | | | | off after it is fully assembled so that you don't |
| would never imagine having them. With some | | | | destroy your model. |
| work and a bit of extra imagination it is possible | | | | If you need add a bit of weight to your model |
| to adapt a standard model into a lowrider as well | | | | car to make it more stable you can either add |
| The next thing you need to do is to get hold of a | | | | fishing weights or coins to the chassis. This should |
| lowrider kit that contains the hydraulic systems | | | | add all the weight you need. Now, you are ready |
| that you will install on your model. These kits are | | | | to assemble the chassis and body. Make sure that |
| made for models that do not come with the | | | | you secure it properly and give it ample time for |
| necessary parts to create a lowrider. It may take | | | | the cement to set up if it is glued. You are all set |
| a little adapting to your particular model but this | | | | for the final touches on your new lowrider! |
| should not be anything major. Make sure that you | | | | Remember, the real thing normally has an |
| do not finish out the model too far before you | | | | extremely high gloss look so try to use only |
| install the hydraulics or it can make it difficult to | | | | glossy paints. This will help it look like it has just |
| do so. The best way to do this is to read both | | | | been waxed and is ready for cruising. |