Just got into 3D printing
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Just got into 3D printing
I'm going to be creating a couple 3D printer files, also looking for good ideas.
I am going to make the convertible tonneau switch and a double din bezel or iPad dock bezel.
I was thinking a good formula hood insert.
Gauge pods.
Vert shoulder belt cap/guides
Speaker grills.
Seatbelt guides
Wheel lug caps
Center caps
Also thinking of an integrated piece for 91-92 TA lenses. This one is intense but doable.
Any other good ideas floating around?
I am going to make the convertible tonneau switch and a double din bezel or iPad dock bezel.
I was thinking a good formula hood insert.
Gauge pods.
Vert shoulder belt cap/guides
Speaker grills.
Seatbelt guides
Wheel lug caps
Center caps
Also thinking of an integrated piece for 91-92 TA lenses. This one is intense but doable.
Any other good ideas floating around?
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Re: Just got into 3D printing
I needed the tonneau cover actuator for my '88 so I am working on a prototype with a co-worker who has a 3D printer. when I get the bugs worked out I will share the design.
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I think there's always the possibility to hit one out of the park, but I think you gotta go for parts that will sell. Of course there will always be the ONE guy who loves ya for making the crazy rare one off part!!
...i had actually looked into it at one point for making custom emblems etc. etc. Had a decent amount of interest (across many car platforms) considering I really didn't tell too many people about it. Ultimately I feel i've already spread my "free time" a little too thin.
...i had actually looked into it at one point for making custom emblems etc. etc. Had a decent amount of interest (across many car platforms) considering I really didn't tell too many people about it. Ultimately I feel i've already spread my "free time" a little too thin.
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Definitely not looking to sell anything. I already have too much on my plate. This is a engineering hobby.
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Working on a Driver side 52mm gauge "pod" for the AC vent. Trying to make it OEM era looking. The OEM vents always looked out of place in the later cars so I'm not too concerned.
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If you can find them the prices for the door cup folders for the 91-92 firebirds are getting a little out of hand. It would be nice to have "cheaper" alterative.
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They may also be too large for my build plate.
And texture will probably have to change too.
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I have a good passenger side cupholder I could measure the length? Would you be able to take a passenger side and mirror it To make a driver side?
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I could mirror it.
There's a lot more to it than just a measurement here or there. It's quite an undertaking to get it even close to OEM spec.
There's a lot more to it than just a measurement here or there. It's quite an undertaking to get it even close to OEM spec.
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A stronger firebird radio pod would be awesome!!
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That's not something you'd 3d print... Unless you just mean the bones of it and then you'd probably have to glue it together for any kind of strength.
I am definitely considering the cupholder and even a center console armrest that has some serious strength.
I am definitely considering the cupholder and even a center console armrest that has some serious strength.
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something I think would be awesome if some one printed or made a file of is a plate where the ash tray(with or without the door) would go above the shifter for people who have b&M shifters and either don't have the stock shift plate to modify (like my self my whole console was missing when I bought the car so I am buying it piece by piece) or for those who do not want to cut the factory shift plate for some reason.
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I'm going to be creating a couple 3D printer files, also looking for good ideas.
I am going to make the convertible tonneau switch and a double din bezel or iPad dock bezel.
I was thinking a good formula hood insert.
Gauge pods.
Vert shoulder belt cap/guides
Speaker grills.
Seatbelt guides
Wheel lug caps
Center caps
Also thinking of an integrated piece for 91-92 TA lenses. This one is intense but doable.
Any other good ideas floating around?
I am going to make the convertible tonneau switch and a double din bezel or iPad dock bezel.
I was thinking a good formula hood insert.
Gauge pods.
Vert shoulder belt cap/guides
Speaker grills.
Seatbelt guides
Wheel lug caps
Center caps
Also thinking of an integrated piece for 91-92 TA lenses. This one is intense but doable.
Any other good ideas floating around?
What printer are you using? What filament are you thinking about using? What design software (is that Fusion 360 in your screenshots?)
In my case, I just built something based on an Anet A8 (Prusa i3 clone) and am running the current Marlin 1.1.4 firmware with a lot of customization. I've been debating if PLA will survive for automotive use. It has a plastic temp around 60*C, about 140*F at which point it will start distorting, which should be enough even for something on the dash in a lot of areas but not everywhere.
As far as designing I've dabbled in a bunch of stuff but most of my useful stuff has been done in Sketchup. I've found that with the right plugin it deals with STL files pretty well which allows me to import just about anything from Thingiverse and grab dimensions off of it which saves me a bit of time.
Have you designed any parts yet? I've been going crazy designing stuff to upgrade my printer and a few other functional "it's broken, this will fix it" things till now, but I'm getting ready to try a few things for my TA.
My short list right now:
- door jamb vents (prettier than the stock ones also, always hated those things, but I've never had a set that weren't broken)
- front dash speaker grills
- a few purely cosmetic pieces, like a logo to put on the nose like the 4th gens have molded in
- something to cover up the Corvette logos on my Z06 wheels
- gauge holders
- I might look at making a custom mount for my programmable/sequential shift light/tach (Arduino based), though I have something I kind of like that I machined before I had this thing that straddles my steering column.
If I remember right I think there is already a basic design uploaded to thingiverse to start from.
And texture will probably have to change too.
something I think would be awesome if some one printed or made a file of is a plate where the ash tray(with or without the door) would go above the shifter for people who have b&M shifters and either don't have the stock shift plate to modify (like my self my whole console was missing when I bought the car so I am buying it piece by piece) or for those who do not want to cut the factory shift plate for some reason.
2- see his comments about not having a camaro, I've owned 3 TA's and a Formula, never a camaro so I'm in the same boat. I know that the camaro consoles are like the 82-84 'bird consoles but the front is still a different shape.
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Lots of questions in there...
Using a Tevo tarantula. It prints VERY well so far.
Fusion 360 and modeling myself.
I have a gigantic list of future projects, the main one I'm working on soon is a formula hood bulge insert with Arduino toys incorporated.
Car parts are to be ABS. anything else won't hold up.
Using a Tevo tarantula. It prints VERY well so far.
Fusion 360 and modeling myself.
I have a gigantic list of future projects, the main one I'm working on soon is a formula hood bulge insert with Arduino toys incorporated.
Car parts are to be ABS. anything else won't hold up.
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Here's a shift light I'm tinkering with (it also has an RPM display that you don't see in this video), set with shift at 3000 for testing here, fully programmable on the fly for both rpm that things happen at and colors/number of LEDs lit using the ****. Nothing mounted yet in this video:
Car parts are to be ABS. anything else won't hold up.
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It's planned with a thousand future uses but the very first setup will have a led array boost gauge and a segmented AFR display. That I could do without an Arduino but the future setup will chat with the stock ecu and make changes to parameters on the fly so a more feature rich controller is wanted.
If you're not into ABS, you may want to check out ASA.
I haven't seen ABS quality issues...
If you're not into ABS, you may want to check out ASA.
I haven't seen ABS quality issues...
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I'd be more than happy to peel off the original one on my 91 if I knew someone could do an exact repro of it. Surely one of you guys would do the same with a good 5.7 tpi badge right? Problem for me is the 5.7 one off the IROC broke in half and I can't find the second piece...
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I'd be more than happy to peel off the original one on my 91 if I knew someone could do an exact repro of it. Surely one of you guys would do the same with a good 5.7 tpi badge right? Problem for me is the 5.7 one off the IROC broke in half and I can't find the second piece...
Unfortunately if I'm not interested in it personally I'd need compensation for my time.
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something I think would be awesome if some one printed or made a file of is a plate where the ash tray(with or without the door) would go above the shifter for people who have b&M shifters and either don't have the stock shift plate to modify (like my self my whole console was missing when I bought the car so I am buying it piece by piece) or for those who do not want to cut the factory shift plate for some reason.
I can easily get that modeled up if you would like. I have 4-5 shift plates for ref.
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I just ran across this:
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1962716
now I'm wondering if any of the 3d printing filaments are gasoline/ethanol resistant enough to survive? This gives me ideas...
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1962716
now I'm wondering if any of the 3d printing filaments are gasoline/ethanol resistant enough to survive? This gives me ideas...
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It's planned with a thousand future uses but the very first setup will have a led array boost gauge and a segmented AFR display. That I could do without an Arduino but the future setup will chat with the stock ecu and make changes to parameters on the fly so a more feature rich controller is wanted.
If you're not into ABS, you may want to check out ASA.
I haven't seen ABS quality issues...
If you're not into ABS, you may want to check out ASA.
I haven't seen ABS quality issues...
It seems like everything besides PLA prints at a higher temp, and a lot of PLA only prints well higher (a buddy of mine swears that they're mixing it with something else, for example, Inland which I've printed as high as 215/70 with no problem, it doesn't like cooler, normal PLA temps).
- I've fixed them by using fiberglass tape and ABS cement (ABS melted in acetone) and just layering up the corners where they break, kind of like laying fiberglass body panels (I have 2 like that right now, they look almost perfect from the outside, the only place they don't look new is where the vinyl shrunk some around the vent holes)
- ABS is very 3d printable, it would more be up to coming up with a model of if you wanted to put it inside your original vinyl, otherwise, you could do it like the factory did, make a frame and cover it.
I'd be more than happy to peel off the original one on my 91 if I knew someone could do an exact repro of it. Surely one of you guys would do the same with a good 5.7 tpi badge right? Problem for me is the 5.7 one off the IROC broke in half and I can't find the second piece...
by the time you out this on the door it would look too long
I don't know, I think that this looks kind of stupid...
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Spin the model on the website. It is beveled with the correct c'bores as the original. Thingiverse is just showing the back side.
Cheers
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Just modeled the tonneau release switch for convertibles. Not sure which years but it's on the tonneau itself.
Should be found on Thingiverse tomorrow. Too new to post yet.
Not sure if it's printable but I'll find out.
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2550954
Second attempt at printing was better, but I think the retaining clips need to be redesigned for rigidity.
Edit: Live on thingiverse finally.
Should be found on Thingiverse tomorrow. Too new to post yet.
Not sure if it's printable but I'll find out.
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2550954
Second attempt at printing was better, but I think the retaining clips need to be redesigned for rigidity.
Edit: Live on thingiverse finally.
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Been thinking about designing a rear bumper cover notch insert to allow the exhaust to exit through the bumper and look factory.
This would be for a 91/92 firebird with ground effects.
Any input on style or "features?"
This is something I'd possibly print as a mold for fiberglassing.
Like this, but not this style:
This would be for a 91/92 firebird with ground effects.
Any input on style or "features?"
This is something I'd possibly print as a mold for fiberglassing.
Like this, but not this style:
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The basics are there. I just don’t have time. I have to do tiny things here and there. A lot of it is modeled already just need to have time to get in the garage and measure mounting holes and such to finish the backend. Working three jobs with a baby and a 3 year old and trying to have any time with my wife is time consuming.
The car is last on my project listS unfortunately.
The car is last on my project listS unfortunately.
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https://www.shapeways.com/create
If you don't want to upload it using a 3d service is another option. As long as your not trying to make money off of someone else's idea or design you should be fine.