NWHTanK's Eclipse GST (AWD swap)

[Ludachris]

I'm on attempt number 3 and watching a whole lot of you tube videos , it's kinda nice to have another hobby. Currently this will have two applications I can use with, the 3d printer and the mini plasma table. You can never stop learning even at 55.

Agreed - my brain seems to fight learning as I get older, but I'm still forcing it to learn.

 

[NWHTanK]

 

[Ludachris]

Once you get that bezel shape down you're going to printing dashboards.

 

[NWHTanK]

Not the dash, more geared to hvac delete. And this small stuff will get me into the air guide stuff on the talon bumper with the fmic and rad mounting. I can't belive no one has made it ducts for the 2gb front bumper yet , only the 2gb eclipse.

 

[NWHTanK]

Hopefully if this goes right the bezel will allow for guages, switches and such without having to modify a factory part.

 

[Ludachris]

Not the dash, more geared to hvac delete. And this small stuff will get me into the air guide stuff on the talon bumper with the fmic and rad mounting. I can't belive no one has made it ducts for the 2gb front bumper yet , only the 2gb eclipse.

The only issue I see with the ducting is the different FMIC fitments (and all the variation that comes along with installation). Making the ducting a little bit oversized on the edges could account for that though I suppose.

 

[NWHTanK]

Well I decided to do this part in steps, design, print, tweak, print and so on. Then I can merge them together in cad. Other than making the two mount and merging it with the bottom half, the top is done, I put a tapper were the guages go for helping to keep the gauges spinning,

 

[NWHTanK]

Baby steps. So with digital calipers I was able to remake the guage bezel. These have multiple steps inside with different thickness and a alignment cutout . The reason I did this is didn't like the shape of the original since I plan to countersink the guages more into the mount.

 

[NWHTanK]

OK so now I modded the guage mount with a chamfer around each guage opening . Print time 1 hrs 2 min. Then I can see how much is needed to counter sink.

 

[NWHTanK]

This looks alot better, have to figure why it's printing lines inside the bore. And the guage is just sitting behind the mount

 

[NWHTanK]

Hopefully i did my home work correct . Supports add a considerable amount of time to the print. Like 6hrs ugh.

 

[Ludachris]

Hopefully i did my home work correct . Supports add a considerable amount of time to the print. Like 6hrs ugh.

That requires soooo much patience, it's crazy. And then the chance that it might not come out right.

 

[NWHTanK]

 

[NWHTanK]

This is looking good in my opinion. I need to move the outside gauges a couple mm towards the center and add some more material to the back side.

 

[NWHTanK]

 

[NWHTanK]

Wow what a difference a few mm hear and a few mm thier.

 

[DSM98GSX]

We 3d print A LOT of R&D pieces where i work and sometimes they are a challenge. Infill and support add a lot of time. We have found that the tree support is quickest and supportive and you only need a max of like 40% infill if you’re supporting weight. Otherwise, you can do like 20-30%.

Looking good!

 

[NWHTanK]

Sketching in 3d is so much fun, I'm being sarcastic, it's not.

I did do a reprint of the bezel before bed last night changed some settings and quality reprint was way better.

 

[NWHTanK]

We 3d print A LOT of R&D pieces where i work and sometimes they are a challenge. Infill and support add a lot of time. We have found that the tree support is quickest and supportive and you only need a max of like 40% infill if you’re supporting weight. Otherwise, you can do like 20-30%.

Looking good!

Yeah the first , v1 which was just a shaped plate with holes took a hour and a half, then add those tubes and supports, then close to 6 hrs to print. I'm using pla cf for testing, once I'm happy then a asa, abs, or nylon mixed with glass or carbon fiber.

 

[Moonlight GSX]

That is coming along quite nicely.

 

[NWHTanK]

Well this was a pain.

 

[DreamChaser7]

Well this was a pain.

Amazing work and Perseverance! Wish I had the ability or opportunity to learn stuff like that. Great job!
Any chance for some 1G stuff in the future?

 

[NWHTanK]

Amazing work and Perseverance! Wish I had the ability or opportunity to learn stuff like that. Great job!
Any chance for some 1G stuff in the future?

thanks to you tube university.

 

[NWHTanK]

Amazing work and Perseverance! Wish I had the ability or opportunity to learn stuff like that. Great job!
Any chance for some 1G stuff in the future?

Well i need to snag some 1g parts from my friends for a scan. Then yes.

 

[NWHTanK]

That requires soooo much patience, it's crazy. And then the chance that it might not come out right.

That why I'm printing in pla at the moment. I print the individual sections of the part then test fit and modify and reprint. Now with adding the radio bezel area i noticed that I've ran in to another issue and that is all these layer lines because of the arcs while printing in flat orientation. So I'm going to have to put the part on the build table in a way to minimize the build layers while maintaining strength. I when I get past the build stage I'm going to try different types of plastics. First one will be a ABS plastic it holds up well in a cars interior, then I can use acetone vapors to smooth out the plastic and help smooth out the layer lines.