Location: Yardley, PA
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I needed a new dash end cap (part# 105737) and decided to try making one.
The model...
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3d printed in ABS...
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Glue on vinyl fabric...
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Add the switches...
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And install in the car...
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^ Man, that's impressive! Great job!
Dana
1981 DeLorean DMC-12 (5 Speed, Gas Flap, Black Interior, Windshield Antenna, Dark Gray)
Restored as "mostly correct, but with flaws corrected". Pictures and comments of my restoration are in the albums section on my profile.
1985 Chevrolet Corvette, Z51, 4+3 manual
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Indeed, that is very original looking.
Dermot
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I don't always drive cars, but when I do, I prefer DeLoreans
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Damn that's slick. Well done.
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My son has a Makerbot and has been printing a lot of stuff. PLA is no good in heat. We made some parts for the engine compartment but they melted. He is in the process of designing and making a lot of other parts but PLA is not all that great a materiel for automotive applications. 3D printing is still in it's infancy and there is a LOT of potential, the field is changing every day with more and more materials and ways to make parts. Being an "additive" machining process you can do things traditional subtractive processes cannot do. For now it can produce short runs of parts less expensively if you don't have to consider the cost of the programming. If PLA (or any other soft materiel) is not suitable you can always use the printed part as a mold to make one out of a different materiel. In the near future you will be able to have repair parts made locally when something breaks instead of having a warehouse stock and ship them to you. Or the warehouse won't stock stuff, they will just print it and ship it when they need it. This technology promises to change the way we buy things in the near future. It will eventually allow us to keep old technology going by being able to make one of parts on demand quickly and cheaply. Just like when a product is made and the manufacturer creates documentation, they will include parts files so the parts can be reproduced in 3D printers when they break.
David Teitelbaum
Location: SoCal
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Yeah, PLA is not suitable for automotive applications (even inside the cabin - on a hot day, PLA will easily deform). But most hobby 3D printers (such as the Makerbot 2X) can print ABS, which is much better for higher temperatures. I've used 3D-printed ABS parts in the cabin of my car for years now, they've been great. Some small PLA parts in the same car have already softened and deformed from the heat of a summer day.
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Care to discuss the cost of this print job?Originally Posted by Jason
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The logo on my automatic shifter fell off, it looks like it was glued on by the PO so because I didn't have enough open half finished projects I added another. It's the wheels with the flux capacitor in the center. It was made with a 3D printer and I plan on spray painting it black and seeing how it handles heat. Most likely I'll end up just making it in SS, but that's for future me to do.
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If the above post was DeLorean related it should be noted that I don't know what I'm talking about.
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Location: Yardley, PA
Posts: 245
My VIN: 16795
What do you mean? Material cost? I probably used between $10 and $20 worth of plastic and fabric, but a good bit of that was because it took me a few tries to get things right.
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