I googled the product number on the back, seems like MST is manufacturing them now under the name "Time attack",
$220 a wheel currently in this size so I'm feeling pretty good about our purchase.
I googled the product number on the back, seems like MST is manufacturing them now under the name "Time attack",
$220 a wheel currently in this size so I'm feeling pretty good about our purchase.
I had ordered orange transparent PLA a few weeks ago so after the first test print for size and shape accuracy, I tried for the real thing.
Transparency is pretty decent, a low powered flashlight shines through just fine.
However, the outside itself looks very dull in comparison to the original. I sanded it down with 2000grit sandpaper but it looks worse honestly. I also used headlight restorer to no avail. I'm considering spraying some hi-gloss clear coat on it, any thoughts?
Picture below is unsanded but again, it doesn't look any better now.
I also ordered pure clear PLA which only arrived last week. So I printed the reverse lights yesterday.
This plastic was far more brittle but I think the overall look is a little nicer. Removing all of the supports was a JOB though.
Usually with 3D prints, the supports come out in one or two big chunks, as you can see, these came out in about 1000.
Finished print here is already acceptable in my opinion, but if the clear coat makes the Orange look better, I'll probably use it on the clear as well.
Nice work!
We used to "clear" sanded plexiglass edges in the Air Force with a torch .... there was a fine line between making it turn clear and start to bubble ... keep the torch fairly far away ... no idea if it will work on PLA ....
Thanks TurboFource, I think a torch would destroy PLA but I hit it with the heat gun and it cleared the sanding marks but just sort of went back to dullish. Spraying it with gloss clear made some improvement but you know, meh.
defects aside, they work!
You can see that the left side reverse light is the one I printed and it needs to be "greyed" out. (The last bulb section is for the license plate lights) but that's what spray paint is for!
i think they'll look decent from 20 ft and that's all I can hope for from this car, so send it!
For some reason the turn signals are not working though, relays click, hazard button does nothing, hazard and turn at the same time clicks faster, fuse is not blown.
I'll get the meter out next week unless someone knows the magical fix.
Also, with the lights just about wrapped up, MoRe BoDy WoRk!
Started by filling in the tops of the door, They were not as flat as I'd have liked but 2-3 coats of filler is acceptable.
Then on to the last major section of bodywork (for now)
Bottom of the rear fender flare never matched up with the rest of the body so back to the FAD system.
I started out with a pretty aggressive flare here but my brother rightly poo-pooed the design. This side of the car was also bubbled out more than it should have been so I tore it down and sanding the whole thing down lower.
Attempt number 2
And glassed in. I still need to remove the whole body from the car and get the back side.
But first, Copy. Paste. Right side done.
And that about covers the holiday progress, well, I did do one more thing.
No backing out this year, we bringing it!
Looking good :D
I think the printed lens looks fine and the flares are great!
In reply to More Tools Than Sense :
Oh hell yeah! See you at the Challenge! That's looking really good.
Totally excited to see this in Gainesville.
Excited to go! My Brother and I have been talking about it for at least a decade.
Well, even after many layers of paint, the light from the license plate bulb was still shining through, Maybe beer will help!
I cut and glued the aluminum into the lights, it helps a lot but there is still some light showing at the top and bottom, I'll get around to fixing it later, or maybe I wont.
But with the tail-lights at "good enough" it was time to move up front.
I was able to score 4 round headlights for $8 total, now I just needed a way to mount them.
Back to the Printer Again!
This is version 1, or maybe 2. It had some trouble since it was too thin where the rear screws go in so I ending up making it like 5 more times.
But at around a $1.00 a print, NBD mate.
I think that's version 2 on the left and version 3(?) on the right. I didn't get a picture of the finished ones apparently.
And lastly for this post, I'm a good bit of the way through the rear hatch as well.
I started out with these panels I made to fit each corner of the hatch. (Man I am doing a lot of design/ 3D printing for this)
Next, I cut some strips of wood from an old shipping crate and thinned them out on the table saw.
Parts were temporarily glued together with resin and some small patch panels of fiberglass.
I forgot to thin down one of the sides before I glued them all together so I had to break out the router as well.
Next step is to fully wrap it in fiberglass and then sand it smooth with body-filler.
Well that's all for now, It's been quite cold in Maryland this winter so I've been taking the kids skiing - while I can!
This is just getting better and better.
Would be going faster if you took part in the time honored tradition of child labor instead of taking them skiing, but you do you :D
Are the headlights just clamped in place? Can you adjust them?
It's been quite cold over here on the Eastern Shore too! Garage temp is awful...
Outstanding!
This is my not-so-dark-horse for the Overall win at the Challenge this year. So much good attention to detail.
In reply to Piguin : Would be going faster if you took part in the time honored tradition of child labor instead of taking them skiing, but you do you :D
My 9 year old is usually game to help out in the garage but his fiberglass skills are dog-s***.
In reply to TurboFource: "Are the headlights just clamped in place? Can you adjust them?"
Yup, quick and dirty. The front face of the fiberglass is pretty close to aligned, I think. If its off by a little I can shim them, if it's off by a lot, another reprint or 2.
In reply to golfduke: "This is my not-so-dark-horse for the Overall win at the Challenge this year. So much good attention to detail. "
This is the kind of high praise I do not need to hear. I just hope it still runs after the weekend is over.
I'm thinking I'll only be able to get 2nd in class again this year.
In other words, my money is also on yall!
In reply to More Tools Than Sense : thanx for the reply, I want to do something more streamlined you did on my car.
I was thinking of making a closed cell neoprene gasket that could be compressed for headlight alignment.
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