So much of what we buy these days comes in blister packs. Many of these packs have a back panel that is basically a flat sheet of clear plastic. If you run a body with a rear wing—a stadium truck, …

Messy wiring. We all hate it. You can zip-tie it, but that may look hack. Head to the “Shack” and pick up some spiral cable wrap. This can be used for as few as two or three servo leads or …

When you’ve finished running your nitro engine for the day, or when you want it to cool down before you run it again, you must make sure that the piston is at BDC—at the bottom of its stroke. To find …

There are many ways to simplify body-clip removal. Here’s one that has never been submitted before. You’ll need a section of 3/4-inch diameter rubber tubing. Cut 3mm sections to make rings. Attach one to each clip, and you now have …

A rattling body makes your car sound cheap, and It can cause premature wear around the post holes. As a quick fix, find one of your sister’s hair bands, and stretch it from one body post to the other underneath …

Spare plastic shock-preload clips tend to vanish without leaving a forwarding address. Measure your shock body’s outside diameter, and buy rubber tubing that has an inside diameter that’s close to the size of the shock body. Cut several sections in …

Your fuel filter has to be cleaned periodically, so you have to remove it from your vehicle, but it must be reinstalled in the proper direction—the direction of flow. To make it easy to tell immediately which way it goes …

If your charger has alligator clips to connect it to the battery, it can be difficult to use them on Deans connectors. Use pliers to crimp the teeth flat on one side of the clip. It should then be able …

Tired of getting ready to glue tires and finding that the tip of the glue bottle is sealed with hardened glue? Remove the tip and drop it into a small container filled with acetone. Let it soak overnight and then …

Throttle and brake are much easier to control when you tighten the grip around your trigger finger. Use a small piece of foam and a section of shrink tubing as shown to reduce the space on the trigger itself. Add …

Cleaning your diffs or other small parts is much easier if you have a simple jewelry cleaning cup like the one shown here. It comes with a basket that makes simple work of lowering small parts into the cleaner and …

If you happen to damage a hingepin and don’t have any spares in your pit box, just find an old wire clothes hanger. Bend an “L” on one end, insert it through the arm, bend it again and cut it …

A common problem among nitro newbies is that they yank the pull-starter cord too far and break the spring mechanism that pulls the cord back into the case. Quick short pulls are all that is required. Before you ever start …

Water … it’s a blast to bash through but can wreak havoc on your electronics. To combat this enemy, use hot glue to seal everywhere moisture can enter your receiver or speed control. It’s easy to apply and easy to …

Make mounting tires on beadlock rims a little easier by using a standard rim to help you. Put the tire on the beadlock rim and put the rim on the standard rim. This keeps the pressure off the tire and …