astroracer Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 I modeled these in 3D CAD and had Shapeways print them. Need a nice pair of turbos for a Pro Touring project I am bubbling up. I did a set "mirror image" so I can build them symmetrically in the engine compartment. I also made them three pieces so the inlets and outlets can be clocked for easier orientation. to get the pipes pointed in the right directions. When I model parts I am going to print for model building I model them full size, 1:1. I can then scale them down to whatever size I want. 1/25th, 1/16th, even 1/12th or 1/8th. The detail starts to go away at the smaller scales but the bigger ones, 1/16th and above will show everything. Any comments or suggestions are welcome. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatMan Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 My wife's been pushing me to get into 3D drawing but it seems a little daunting. Did you design those from scratch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astroracer Posted November 30, 2018 Author Share Posted November 30, 2018 Yes Sir. Modeled from a few pics I used for reference. Took me a couple of hours from start to finish. Of course I have been using CAD programs for over 30 years. Sizes are relative based on the 3 and 4 inch pipe used to plumb the inlets and outlets. I basically just made them look correct. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatMan Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 22 hours ago, astroracer said: Yes Sir. Modeled from a few pics I used for reference. Took me a couple of hours from start to finish. Of course I have been using CAD programs for over 30 years. Sizes are relative based on the 3 and 4 inch pipe used to plumb the inlets and outlets. I basically just made them look correct. Mark Thanks Mark. I used to play around with TurboCad years back but never really got serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89AKurt Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Last time I was on Shapeways, saw various turbos. What name (brand) do you go by? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astroracer Posted December 2, 2018 Author Share Posted December 2, 2018 7 hours ago, 89AKurt said: Last time I was on Shapeways, saw various turbos. What name (brand) do you go by? I'm not selling anything at this time so I don't have a "store". Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astroracer Posted December 9, 2018 Author Share Posted December 9, 2018 Did a little experimenting today. Working up some piping with soft aluminum wire, heat shrink tubing and some aluminum furnace tape. These are pretty rough as I did a quick and dirty proof of concept on what I though would look pretty good to model the pipes and couplers in scale. What do you think? With a little time and more careful building I think these will look great. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astroracer Posted December 20, 2018 Author Share Posted December 20, 2018 (edited) Wow! No comments at all? That's surprising... Anyway, I took some time to do some chassis prep on the Pro Touring build. I am starting with a Lindeberg '61 Impala. I am kit bashing the chassis out of Revell's '64 Impala to get the separate chassis/pan. I trimmed out the Lindeberg front inner wheel wells from the body and cut off the inners from the '64 chassis pan. This will give me plenty of room to route turbos and plumbing. I will replace the missing panels with aluminum pieces. I also made some mods to the rear inner wheel wells so I can get some bigger tires in there. Doing a "Mini-Tub" using the stock inners, cut out, trimmed and then glued back in. The gap will be filled with sheet plastic. Thanks for looking Mark Edited December 20, 2018 by astroracer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astroracer Posted December 25, 2018 Author Share Posted December 25, 2018 Can anyone other then myself see this thread? Just curious because I would think there would be a few questions or comments about what I am doing and how I am doing it... If no one can see it I'll stop posting to it... Just a tease for some more stuff I have been working on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty92 Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 (edited) I just now saw this thread, but am impressed by the work. That rear end looks great! And that Impala will look good with all the custom bits. You could also post your build progress in the "on the workbench" topic page, and include a link to these neat 3D printed goodies. Take care. Edited December 25, 2018 by Rusty92 suggestion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spex84 Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 Same here, I only just saw it now! Some very cool stuff going on; the turbos look good. I'm impressed that all the little fillets behaved on that differential; I always seem to run into fillet problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shucky Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 Cool stuff as usual Mark. Turbos and piping look the business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimaxion Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 Admirable product . I build Factory Stock . I am not tempted .Impressed , not tempted . Thanx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 Very impressive. Looking forward to more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mod3l Lover Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 Mark, this stuff looks great! Those turbos look to be about the best example of a turbo set up that I have seen so far!! But to put them here, and not offer them up for sale!!?!! Shame on you, that's just mean! LOL!! Nice stuff, keep it up, David S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astroracer Posted December 26, 2018 Author Share Posted December 26, 2018 Thanks guys, I should probably move this stuff over to the "on the bench" forum. I didn't think it would turn into a build thread but I guess that is the direction it is taking. And thanks for the comments. I have been doing 3D CAD Design for over 30 years so this stuff is very easy for me to do. As far as selling? We'll see, I want to get something built with the parts to see how they look before that happens. Having ran Machined Aluminum Specialties for 15 years I know how to market and sell the product. I also know the price points as I have this stuff printed and most modelers aren't going to want to pay the price... Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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