Recent content by wildman2bad

Playing with some 3D prints and paint that I might use on my car. I have tried acrylic paint, gilding, and Testors Enamel paint on the Isis figures. The camera is not picking the vibrance of the gilding. A bigger version of Isis might go in the front grill. Anubis will be placed on the...

I think I am finished with the design of my shifter cover. It was 3D resin printed, hand painted, and the brushes are from a door sweep.

Before and after shots of the dash. I made a instrument cluster that is symmetrical about the steering column. It will hold the speedometer, tach, and indicator lights. To the left, I have the headlights and wiper switches. Made some bezels for the switches using the 3D printer and...

I learned about 3D printing at YouTube University. The 3D Cad and Slicing software is free. You just need a 3D printer and a decent one can be bought for about $170. Tinker Cad is entry level easy to use 3D cad software. Cura is good slicing software. Start by printing any of the 3D...

I am 3d printing the indicator lights for the dash. Had to take the lighted pic with it behind sunglasses because the phone cam was washing out the shot.

Been working on the head liner. Put 1/4" insulation down and some thin plastic to bridge hollows.. Next add 1/8" plywood and the piece of donor headliner for the shape of the of the dome light. Smoothed out other humps and bumps with drywall compound. Sprayed painted the drywall compound so...

The color will be some version of purple. I have 4 more samples of paint to spray on cards before I make my final choice.

After the carboard mockup, I cut the console wood parts out of 1/4" MDF on my CNC machine. For the rounded corners, the shifter cover, and gauge cluster, I used my 3D printer. Then I fiberglassed it all together.

I thought about using sheet metal, but went with wood and fiberglass.

Prototyping my console using some round rod.. Figuring out the location for the shifter and arm rest. Haven't decided if I will fab it out of steel or wood.

I started work on the dash and decided to remover all of the aluminum trim because it was not salvageable. My surprise was that the glove box door did not have a steel skin behind the aluminum. So this is the first time I have skinned a panel. It turned out good enough. A little Bondo will...

All of the major body work is completed and the interior, undercarriage, and engine compartment has been painted flat black. I have decided to paint the body purple and am undecided if I am going paint the chrome with some flake or pearl. My paint tests did not produce anything that tripped my...

Santa said I have been a good boy, so he brought me a QA1 4 link suspension early.

Here is something I have never seen before. I was deleting the fresh air passage from the cowl to the heater, look up and there was the name of the steel supplier.

I called the DMV about registration and they said that I can use the original title. The only thing that I have to do is get an DMV inspection to prove that the car is operable. Got a little bit done. Finished mounting the seats and installing the seat belts. Got the hood and trunk ready...