Cruise control for a few cents

DIY cruise control

01/12/2014 11:03 | Comments:

Zoltan Sipos

Contributing editor

Sipi is a fairy who hangs above us like a huge, ever-smiling, men’s fragrance-smelling umbrella. He can be called anytime, anywhere to lend a helping hand, and he’ll be there in an hour with one of his Transits for sure. A dangerously maniac car collector (the street in front of his house is full of his vehicles), a radio-control and model car freak, Sipos is a Swiss knife made of human flesh. Totalcar is just one job amongst his zillion occupations, but he endears it the most. Lives with a girlfriend and two dogs.

vehicles

Mitsubishi Sigma 3.0 24V (1992)
Mazda 323 TXL 4WD (1990)
4 long-nose Transits (a 4x4 fire engine, a fire department staff car, an ex-Irish ambulance and an extremely oversized panel van, 1980-1984)
Dacia 1300 (1975, being restored)
Ford Capri 2.9i (1982)
Mercedes-Benz 280 SEL 4.5 (1972)
Ford Sierra Tournier 2.9i drift-car (1992)
Mazda 121 4dr (1993)
Suzuki VS1400 Intruder (1989)
Suzuki GSX 750 New Katana (1984)
Kawasaki Z1000 Police (1993)
Aprilia Habana (2000)
Volga M24 wagon (1984)
Ural M62 (1968, in pieces)

This is the smartest and cheapest upgrade for an Alfa Romeo. Cruise control built using LEGO bricks.

To be honest, I would never have thought that a working equipment for a car could be built using LEGO bricks. But I was wrong, again.

Many modern cars only need the factory switches bought at a dealer connected to the car's electronic system to have a working cruise control. But the switches sometimes cost as much as 2-300 Euros, so it's a good idea to use a few microswitches and parts from your kid's toy bin and tinker a bit. Simplicity rules!

What car upgrades did you build out of LEGO?

Cruise control for a few cents

DIY cruise control

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