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Looking for either a commercial product or fabrication to replicate/simulate rubber boots used on suspension and drive trains (such as on a rack and pinion or cv boots) in 1/24th scale.

Anybody have any thoughts?

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If you have a Dremel, you can chuck a piece of parts tree sprue in it and go at it with files or an X-Acto knife to make some.

I've done it to make shifter boots, CV boots, and steering parts, as well as 8-ball shifter knobs and plastic bottles.

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my reading for comprehension suffers from time to time ... but if I understand the question, and you have one end of the assembly accessible (i.e., not attached to anything), this might work:

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Looking for either a commercial product or fabrication to replicate/simulate rubber boots used on suspension and drive trains (such as on a rack and pinion or cv boots) in 1/24th scale.

Anybody have any thoughts?

OK...let me clarify...

CV Boot

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rack and pinion boots

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I think the sprew/Dremel idea may be the best one for what I am looking for...thanks guys for the help

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