MeatMan

Okay, did the first print and they came out good print-wise but I made the mistake of using the kit manifolds for size and didn't account for the bolt holes, which aren't on the kit parts, aaargh?. Its pretty much a do-over at this point because I'll have to resize it in the drawing because I believe resizing the finished file will reduce the print in unintended ways. And yes Andy, they do appear to be curved inward on both pics but I couldn't make that out on the head-on pic. That calls for a different approach than what I used, its called a "sweep" and I used it once before to make a drop axle. I'll give it a go here since I have to start over anyway. As for the casting marks, its no big to add them but they probably won't print well on my low end machine. Thanks for the input.

I got a little work done on them last night and this morning. The result is decent but I think the variations are acceptable when printed to scale. I'm printing some parts for my Club DeMer today so I'll throw these on to see how close they are to fitting the 57 Ford engine. Comments welcome from anyone who sees something that could be done better. As I said, I'm a relative newb.

Beautiful work! I have that same wheel & tire setup for my next 4WD build.

Cool, those measurements are in line with my measurements of the Y-block that comes in the AMT 57 Ford kit and I've been doing some preliminary work. I'll let you know one way or the other if I can do it.

Looking good!

Nice work!

I use I use blender to clean up files I get from other people. I use Alibre Atom for drawing. I just did these rocker covers. No big deal, just offering as a hobbyist and not tryna make a buck.

Very cool!

Hey Andy, I'm dabbling in CAD design and would take on making a drawing of these on to help hone my skills. I could then print a set in resin. No guarantees, but if you give me the end to end length, approx port size for the end ports and exhaust exit size I'll give it a go as long as you don't need them immediately.

Nice work! Excellent patina, and I love the natural looking chop line.

Nicely done!

Nicely done!

Nice!

I like Cults, for parts. I did a print of my favs with what I get from them in parens. I don't do bodies but I got a couple from 3D Printable Shop but had to do some work in Blender to fix some issues.

I got the rear suspension on mine completed but don't like the size of the torsion bar supports so I printed a new assembly. The paint is curing on it so no pics yet. For the front suspension I'm trying to figure out the best way to go, McPherson or double wishbone. The body is so short vertically that its a bit of a challenge and I'm no expert, tho I've done a few. Bodywise I'm narrowing down the look I want. I've decided to go with a frameless windshield, tho it will have a surround along the edge of the glass. I've also decided on some narrow side pipes because of the way the rear suspension is supported, and the lack of room. I thought about running the pipes over the transaxle but they would be sitting very low. Additionally I've decided to lose the chrome hood strips and small cowl scoops to modernize the look a bit. The taillights on the kit glue straight to the body and I'm not crazy about them either. I put out a wanted thread for some Viper taillights that I'd french in but no bites so far. I have some red film that I may use. Its a custom so changes are the norm. At least the engine is pretty much ready to go except for the the air filter. I'm going to print a simple cone filter when I get enough parts to print. Right now I have the seats, bellhousing, and filters set to print but want to fill the build plate. I did print the wheels. I wanted something current but a bit different and streamlined like the body. The front tires are printed as well.

Nice work!

Thanks, I'll update shortly.

Nice work!

Nice upgrades!

Good stuff there! Thanks for the info on combining resin body parts, I hadn't thought of that. I plan to print my Karmann-Ghia in resin in two parts the next time and now I know how to combine the front & rear!

Good idea of having a simple build while working on more complex ones. I have two major builds going and probably need to hit the easy button too!

Not a bad idea. You could just close off the passenger side and be nearly there.

Cool!

Though I haven't been posting, I've been busy. A lot of trial and error on the rear suspension has paid off per the mockup in first pic below. The major issue has been the height of the body, which is very narrow top to bottom, not allowing much room for tires. Also, the body narrows from to back, which complicates things further. I'm still working on the front suspension but I expect it to only be limited by my skills. In the meantime I've been working on the body. I decided not to employ the chrome strips on the hood, as bright chrome on the front of a car probably reduces its stealth capability immensely. ? The result is a center hood hump that I think modernizes it a bit. I also deleted the small scoops on the cowl as they seemed out of place. Another issue I'm working on is the windshield frame, which doesn't match the outline of the cowl but the windshield does, which leaves a gap between the windshield frame and the glass. I thought about cutting the frame but the glass looks better from the side without it, per the last two pics. My plan now is to modify the frame to only fit the rear edge, and make it slimmer. Then I'll have to figure out a way to fit the wipers. This is getting funner & funner! ?

Awesome collection!