Oh yeah!!! Let’s name her Rustin! When can we take a field trip to come and see her??? This is such a NEAT project!!
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Just finished printing all the parts on saturday.
I’ve been calling her the 555 roadster. The intent was to keep the vehicle light and simple, but very capable, just like the 555 integrated circuit. I do not have badging designed up yet, but given how she looks now, the badging may have to have a bit of Ferrari flair.
I also just finished hot gluing and test fitting panels this evening. I’m excited for how all the panels look, but i think i’m gonna have to 3d print the molds instead of pulling molds off these panels now. The curvature on some of the prints weren’t quiet right (possibly due to some wobble in how long and narrow these pieces were) so if i tried to take a mold off them, the final fiberglass part would have that same defect.
Soooo, back to another wacky round of printing, but at least i have a good idea on how to reprint them as molds.
And unfortunately, i had some problems in the back. With how thin and wide the pieces were, they didn’t want to stay in shape, and in one spot, the panel snapped while trying to move it into place. So, also reconsidering the design a little to remove some of the super long and flat surface.
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Have you thought about making interchangeable bodies and other car parts? I had some thoughts about car design. I think it would be cool to have cars that have standard parts… like options for control panels or different bodies or different styles of glove box.
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They do something similar to that on smart cars. There’s also the new Slate Auto that is trying to release a ~$20k ‘truck’ that can be easily swapped with some accessory parts between a truck, SUV, and utility vehicle.
With the way i built the frame work on the roadster, and the placement of the drivetrain, i probably wouldn’t be able to do something as radical as what Slate is proposing, maybe a small cargo box but definitely couldn’t go SUV on this one. Lol
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