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So close! New item: Beige circular tsurikawa. A friends wife works for the Japanese transit authority. She snagged a pair for me and they arrived today. Surprise! I only want one and I have two. It's brand new and never installed (but still stolen so it's legit bozo lol). $40

Sweet!

I've always wondered WTF is that?

I'm afraid to click that...

No... Navy stuff that weekend. I'll be at Bluelake though. Skib and I are rocking a deal that I'm hoping wiill show up on this 710. Will look straight bawse.

Maybe it would look better painted... Or better yet, powder coated wrinkle black. GLWS.

We could split them... I'd prefer the wagon as well, but there's something about an F-10 that I love. I think it's like the pugs of Datsun. They're so ugly theyre cute. You either love them, or hate them.

Thanks again for those measurements. Now it's just time to crack a few sets out! I'm pretty sure that my car needs a set of bump steer spacers pretty bad... I can't wait to make a few sets and throw them on.

I forgot about Neverland... I guess that makes sense.

Is that Michael Jackson as Peter Pan? I'm a little confused because he has Elf ears.

That's what initially drove me to 3D printing... The MakerBot: Cupcake CNC printer. Then they came out with the second one. It looked like it printed out in decent resolution, but new larger, more expensive units would print better. I think I'd still like to pick up a MakerBot just to be able to quickly (a relative term) print something out for a check before I either have it milled or sent off to an Objet facility. So it sounds like plastic chroming is near impossible, but there's so many pieces out there chromed. What's the process that these companies are using to chrome plastic? I think I've read a few articles on vapor forming?- not too familiar with the process. On an unrelated related note: for those of you interested in the DIY scene, you should check out www.instructables.com Ive been building things from that site for years now and love it. It's where I first saw home 3D printing.

You could still eat that, just get the glutten free version... A big ol' plate of bacon. Delicious!

That may be about right on price. I've noticed shop rates for design time are about $100/hr. Then when you cut it you're charged for machine setup, labor, and material. Expensive if you only want one piece. Now if you came in with your own 3D model it would be a bit cheaper, but would still make more sense to cut a few out and make a little back selling them. It's such a small item that one-off wouldn't be cost effective.

Work looks fantastic. What's a ballpark figure for this kind of paint and metalwork? Does the price include inn fare (aka your couch) for those that come out of state for paint services? :D

So you just want barrels?

Just playing around with quotes to see rates, I uploaded a Datsun fender emblem at true size. I believe they wanted ~$4 to cut it. There were more expensive options but that was all plating. Let me dig up some saved bookmarks and information. I'm extremely interested in 3D printing and it's the driving force behind me learning SolidWorks.

Maybe vacuum forming was the wrong term. I was talking more about laying carbon fiber sheets and such on a form and vacuum sealing them to cure.

Ha missed the edit. How well does that maintain suction? What's the PSIG loss over say a night of sitting?

I'm sure he's never heard that one before <_< I've thought about making a vacuum chamber for a few projects. What kind of pump are you using to make suction? I'm trying to figure out for a decent smaller pump. I've thought about vacuum molding smaller CF/FG pieces... Nothing on a large scale. I'm sure the same pump could be used for both Jason's bubbles and vacuum molding?

Haha thanks Jason. I'm sure you'll get the hang of it. I'm no where near bashing your process... I'll most definitely be staying tuned to this thread; Interested to see how it turns out. I was looking for a Supersonic badge for my grille as it didn't come with one when I got it. I stumbled upon one on eBay but it was a mould reproduction... It was actually transparent like DGuys piece. I was a little hesitant and just decided to forgo the badge and run without one. Anyway, eagerly awaiting updates.

Obviously hitting the car with a hammer with cause some damage but even rolling could be troublesome. The paint is hardened to the shape that the car is now. Once you try to change its shape (rolling or hitting) the paints not going to like it. If you're going to roll then go very slow and use a generous amount of heat to soften the paint while you gently roll/pull your fenders. This isn't a job you can rush if you want to save the paint.

Sure, high resolution printers are crazy expensive but there's many companies out there that offer the service for very low costs for production runs or just a single piece. I'll give you that larger scale items do take quite some time to print out... But we're talking badges. I'll admit that 3D printing and casting are not my industry so there may be some things I do not know. I'm just in the market to start a home 3D printing business and have done a moderate amount of research. I'm sure anyone currently in the industry will know more than myself.

I don't know of any retailers that still sell them... You can still find NOS pieces through individuals and eBay but I'm sure they're pretty expensive for gaskets. Most people just make their own. Ive been thinking old trying to make a few through 3D printing; I just need a good base set to make a model off of (I have GLs which are completely different).

Using an oven mitt. You can still use the heat gun and apply a decent amount of pressure... I originally wasn't saying that was the route I was taking. I just listed options that one could take to fit larger wheels. The real plan should be to roll the fenders before you paint, then you wouldn't have to worry about using a heat gun or cracking any paint. Work smarter, not harder.

Cool project! My only issue with casting items is that if you're going to go for quantity, it blows. You could only make one at a time and it takes 18-24hrs for the project to cure. It would be good for someone is no 3D modeling access. If you can model you might as well have them printed out. Cheap, quick, and you don't have to do any of the work (unless you have a 3D printer). Just an opinion. I did have a lot of friends that make a ridiculous amount of moulds as they were "artists" and that was their medium. So far the project looks great and I'm excited to see how it turns out. Good luck!