I Drive My DeLorean With A Remote Control
A COMPUTER technician has added to his crazy collection of rides by building a full size remote-controlled DeLorean from Back To The Future. The incredible replica from the hit sci-fi franchise, boasts robotic servos that are controlled by a tiny remote. Dutch creator, Bjorn Harms, has an impressive past in this field and was inspired when he watched the films as a youngster. Taking six months of Bjorn’s time, he admits the building process was far from easy – but he is very proud of what he has managed to achieve.
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00:00 I saw the first episode of Back to the Future and the idea that Doc controlled the DeLorean
00:08 with the remote control just always stayed with me.
00:10 I just had to try.
00:21 The movie was definitely a big inspiration for me to start this project.
00:26 A lot of people tell me I'm crazy to build these kind of things.
00:33 Building this car wasn't easy.
00:36 My name is Bjorn Harms.
00:39 My latest project, the only one in the world, the remote control DeLorean from Back to the
00:46 Future.
00:54 The entire process took me around six months to build it and another three months to make
01:01 it more safe and reliable.
01:20 I even built the Futaba controller from Doc, just like in the movie, and it even works
01:26 exactly like in the movie.
01:28 This is the remote control and it also has, of course, a lot of functions.
01:33 This is the on and off switch.
01:35 The moment I hit the switch to off, the entire failsafe system will go on.
01:40 So that means that the brake will start braking and the throttle will come loose and the car
01:45 will stop.
01:47 I can also activate the lights.
01:50 I can shift the gear lever to reverse, drive, and back to park.
01:57 Of course, I can also steer and of course throttle, ignition, and starting.
02:14 One of the hardest things to build was definitely the steering because the steering axle in
02:20 the DeLorean isn't power steering.
02:24 So that was a big issue.
02:25 So I removed the original steering axle from the DeLorean and I replaced it with a power
02:31 steering from an Opel Corsa and hooked that up to my RC system.
02:37 It's always a little bit scary the first time where you try it on the road.
02:42 The DeLorean is still road legal with the remote control system.
02:46 The engine size is a V6 2.8 liters and it has around 130 horsepower.
02:53 Current speed, it's around maybe 150, 160 kilometers an hour max.
03:00 The weight of it is around 1250 kilograms and with all the modifications on it from
03:05 back to the future, it's around 1500 kilograms, give or take.
03:12 In the past, I've also built different cars.
03:17 The first Ridiculous Ride Show did so great and I'm very pleased with it.
03:22 I got a lot of comments on Facebook and YouTube, a lot of positive and fun comments.
03:29 I sold the Corvette for, I believe, 28,000 euros.
03:34 I have to say that I get more reactions to this car than to the remote control Corvette
03:41 I've built.
03:42 The fans definitely go crazy when they see this car.
03:45 You can't just take this car out for a normal drive.
03:48 I think the value of the car with this RC system should be around, give or take, 75
03:55 to 80,000 dollars.
03:58 I'm definitely proud of what I've achieved with this car.
04:02 I'm always open for new projects and other remote control cars, maybe life size.
04:09 So if somebody has a nice project for me, so send me an email.
04:13 Thanks for watching.
04:24 Bye.
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