MeatMan

Sweet!

Nice work, and great imagineering!

Cool!

I haven't done much with mine but I'll post what I have done. Got the front & rear suspensions glued in, along with a tranny mount that I couldn't put in until I got the rear axle located. I wound up having to print another body because I snapped the top of the cab while trying to sand off the paint that I'd applied but had blemishes. That bummed me out and set me back a bit because the paint was good for the most part. Oh well. I bought some doll house hinges for the back door because I couldn't get the DIY ones to look decent. They were pretty cheap and look to scale so I'm good to go there.

Short but sweet. Thanks for posting.

Thanks! It's a Jimmy Flintstone. It came with a track nose and hood but I butchered them.

I took the time to look through all of the posts in this thread and feel like it represents the dreams, imagination, and skills of the folks in this forum. Great stuff. That said, here's my modest contribution. The original plan was to add a blower but decided against it.

I love the spreadsheet! You can sort and find what you hoped is there but isn't in a few minutes.

Awesome work!

I didn't see the original post so this is a nice update. I printed a body with intent on making a chassis. I may rethink that now!

Sad to hear.

I see, I stand corrected! Well done.

Awesome build! I love these kinds of projects.

Very well done! The tint would have been perfect only going on the upper part of the windshield, IMO.

Nice builds!

I missed that part, but it is available to the public. It did not say that it had to be a factory option. It says should be production based, but not that it had to be. Racing is stretching the rules to their max! http://racecast.com.au/v12ls/

IMO if you're going for the near stock look, the Camaro engine would be equally low key but stout. Btw, I think the only criteria is that it fits in the engine bay. ?

Hey gang, I haven't updated in a while so here's a quick one. I finished my engine yesterday. I was a victim of my desire to add upgrades to the fine engine kit I bought but I think it was worth it. The engine kit is a basic Vega Cosworth engine with the standard FI with all of the emissions gear of the time. I wanted to add a turbo, air cond compressor, and power steering. I changed the intake to individual throttle body, and fabricated a new plenum. The first pic below is a pic of the instruction sheet with the kit layout. I misplaced my original front cover so I had to use the instructions. The next pic is the 3D model of the one I created using a front cover I designed in CAD, and the pieces I added from files I bought from 3D Model Specialties. I used Meshmixer to blend them all together. The last few pics are the completed engine attached to a Tremec 6 speed that I forget where I got it from. The bellhousing is cut from the engine kit tranny. I'm nearly done with the chassis so hopefully I'll have some pics soon. The body has one stubborn area that I can't seen to get smooth. I primed it again yesterday and the ghost seems to still be there but less prominent.

Thanks! https://cults3d.com/en/users/Meatman/creations

I have a smaller printer but I print exclusively parts, but I'm the minority. Most folks like to print bodies and tho I've printed one in two parts and put it together, I wouldn't want to make it a habit. If you want to do bodies, save a bit more and get the larger bed. If you want to print parts with the occasional body, you can get the smaller printer and have the body printed by Cloudcraft or someone else. I did that for one body and I'm good with that. Enjoy the ride!

Beautiful!

Well done!!

Good stuff! I understand what you mean about the other distractions in our life. Glad to see the update.

My wife & I split our discretionary funds ($ after bills & savings) and do whatever we want with it, so she never has an issue with my hobby. I just have to make sure it stays confined to the workshop, and that includes smells. I too promised not to buy more kits, and have kept the stash "comparatively" low, but every now & then temptation wins.

Well, I build so slowly that most folks lose interest in mine. I have been tracking a couple of long term builds that I plan to post after I'm done someday because of all the work that's going into them. I personally love to see other's WIPs because it gives me ideas, and ways to improve my skills.