The Elan M100 "Doer Upper"
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The LED main beam appears to work quite well, my mounting rings were rottenso I 3d printed some in SLS Nylon PA12.
Bonded in some bushes to make a strong M4 thread.
Once cured I trimmed off the glue squeeze & test assembled it all using new, flange head M5 screws.
And in it goes.
Once the other side is done I'll get some night time photos to see what the difference in brightness is.
Bonded in some bushes to make a strong M4 thread.
Once cured I trimmed off the glue squeeze & test assembled it all using new, flange head M5 screws.
And in it goes.
Once the other side is done I'll get some night time photos to see what the difference in brightness is.
Now I know the LED main beams fit properly it was time to strip down so I could strip & repaint the metal mounting plate as they were both very rusty, I de rusted them with Bilt Hamber Deox-C, 3 coats of etch primer, then 2 coats of satin black. The RH one needs some thread repairs too as the M4 threads are damaged, this will be done with a flush fit rivnut.
Edited by CallMeLegend on Monday 19th October 09:15
CallMeLegend said:
After a pretty fruitless search for door lock escutcheons that were a price I was happy with (£40 each is a bit steep) I took matters into my own hands.
I measured, modelled in CAD & had 3d printed in carbon fibre reinforced SLS a replacement to see if it was a viable proposition.
It is. A minor change to the profile is required to get it sitting down slightly better, but I happy overall. The best bit if I need another I just hit the online print button & it arrives in the post.
I'm convinced given the vast range of materials the 3d printing will help keep many a classic car on the road in the future. I addition to the plastics the metal printing technology is improving beyond belief, steel, aluminium & Ti can all be readily printed with mechanical properties matching a die cast part of the same material.
Who printed them off for you - very close to the one in my Carlton and mine are cracked where they screw into the doorI measured, modelled in CAD & had 3d printed in carbon fibre reinforced SLS a replacement to see if it was a viable proposition.
It is. A minor change to the profile is required to get it sitting down slightly better, but I happy overall. The best bit if I need another I just hit the online print button & it arrives in the post.
I'm convinced given the vast range of materials the 3d printing will help keep many a classic car on the road in the future. I addition to the plastics the metal printing technology is improving beyond belief, steel, aluminium & Ti can all be readily printed with mechanical properties matching a die cast part of the same material.
Edited by CallMeLegend on Friday 17th July 11:45
B'stard Child said:
CallMeLegend said:
After a pretty fruitless search for door lock escutcheons that were a price I was happy with (£40 each is a bit steep) I took matters into my own hands.
I measured, modelled in CAD & had 3d printed in carbon fibre reinforced SLS a replacement to see if it was a viable proposition.
It is. A minor change to the profile is required to get it sitting down slightly better, but I happy overall. The best bit if I need another I just hit the online print button & it arrives in the post.
I'm convinced given the vast range of materials the 3d printing will help keep many a classic car on the road in the future. I addition to the plastics the metal printing technology is improving beyond belief, steel, aluminium & Ti can all be readily printed with mechanical properties matching a die cast part of the same material.
Who printed them off for you - very close to the one in my Carlton and mine are cracked where they screw into the doorI measured, modelled in CAD & had 3d printed in carbon fibre reinforced SLS a replacement to see if it was a viable proposition.
It is. A minor change to the profile is required to get it sitting down slightly better, but I happy overall. The best bit if I need another I just hit the online print button & it arrives in the post.
I'm convinced given the vast range of materials the 3d printing will help keep many a classic car on the road in the future. I addition to the plastics the metal printing technology is improving beyond belief, steel, aluminium & Ti can all be readily printed with mechanical properties matching a die cast part of the same material.
Edited by CallMeLegend on Friday 17th July 11:45
CallMeLegend said:
B'stard Child said:
CallMeLegend said:
After a pretty fruitless search for door lock escutcheons that were a price I was happy with (£40 each is a bit steep) I took matters into my own hands.
I measured, modelled in CAD & had 3d printed in carbon fibre reinforced SLS a replacement to see if it was a viable proposition.
It is. A minor change to the profile is required to get it sitting down slightly better, but I happy overall. The best bit if I need another I just hit the online print button & it arrives in the post.
I'm convinced given the vast range of materials the 3d printing will help keep many a classic car on the road in the future. I addition to the plastics the metal printing technology is improving beyond belief, steel, aluminium & Ti can all be readily printed with mechanical properties matching a die cast part of the same material.
Who printed them off for you - very close to the one in my Carlton and mine are cracked where they screw into the doorI measured, modelled in CAD & had 3d printed in carbon fibre reinforced SLS a replacement to see if it was a viable proposition.
It is. A minor change to the profile is required to get it sitting down slightly better, but I happy overall. The best bit if I need another I just hit the online print button & it arrives in the post.
I'm convinced given the vast range of materials the 3d printing will help keep many a classic car on the road in the future. I addition to the plastics the metal printing technology is improving beyond belief, steel, aluminium & Ti can all be readily printed with mechanical properties matching a die cast part of the same material.
Edited by CallMeLegend on Friday 17th July 11:45
B'stard Child said:
CallMeLegend said:
B'stard Child said:
Could you give me an idea of cost please?
About £15-20 each depending on materialB'stard Child said:
That's impressive - I can see lots of things being reproduced in this way in the future - trim parts and clips are always the hardest stuff to source
If it were me and the part was intact but cracked, I'd mix a bit of 2 part epoxy and snip some carbon fibre thread offcuts (about 2-5mm long), mix it all in and make a repair using that on the inner side so it's not visible (it'll be black anyway). Tamp it all down with a lollypop stick until smooth.It will harden super stiff and possibly save a lot of money on printed parts but if that's the way you prefer
I repaired a plastic bumper crossbeam on my daughters Mito that had cracked (don't ask!) the bit that holds all stuff at the front together, it's rock solid. Took 5 minutes.
Oilchange said:
B'stard Child said:
That's impressive - I can see lots of things being reproduced in this way in the future - trim parts and clips are always the hardest stuff to source
If it were me and the part was intact but cracked, I'd mix a bit of 2 part epoxy and snip some carbon fibre thread offcuts (about 2-5mm long), mix it all in and make a repair using that on the inner side so it's not visible (it'll be black anyway). Tamp it all down with a lollypop stick until smooth.It will harden super stiff and possibly save a lot of money on printed parts but if that's the way you prefer
I repaired a plastic bumper crossbeam on my daughters Mito that had cracked (don't ask!) the bit that holds all stuff at the front together, it's rock solid. Took 5 minutes.
When the parts are either missing, or to badly broken to repair replacement os the only option.
Edited by CallMeLegend on Tuesday 20th October 08:04
Thanks to Geoff from LEC I have a glovebox, of the right type to fit to Missy.
It strikes me that the design of the "hinge" (if you can call it that) it spectacularly.....er....dog eggs.
Just a single piece of very thin plastic, I'm going to design & possibly print a stiffener for this area, yes it could be done with a simple piece of sheet aluminium, but something that closely matches the original colour & looks like a moulded plastic part will be nicer......
As usual watch this space for updates.
It strikes me that the design of the "hinge" (if you can call it that) it spectacularly.....er....dog eggs.
Just a single piece of very thin plastic, I'm going to design & possibly print a stiffener for this area, yes it could be done with a simple piece of sheet aluminium, but something that closely matches the original colour & looks like a moulded plastic part will be nicer......
As usual watch this space for updates.
Great read and the 3D printing stuff is ingenious!
When I was reading it, I thought I recognised the part you have printed. It is also from a 1989-1997 VN-VS Holden Commodore.
Sadly Holden was closed by General Motors earlier this year, but a good few years ago they teamed up with Rare Spares to make spare parts for the older cars. The part you have 3D printed, the door knob surround is available from them.
When I was reading it, I thought I recognised the part you have printed. It is also from a 1989-1997 VN-VS Holden Commodore.
Sadly Holden was closed by General Motors earlier this year, but a good few years ago they teamed up with Rare Spares to make spare parts for the older cars. The part you have 3D printed, the door knob surround is available from them.
motomk said:
Great read and the 3D printing stuff is ingenious!
When I was reading it, I thought I recognised the part you have printed. It is also from a 1989-1997 VN-VS Holden Commodore.
Sadly Holden was closed by General Motors earlier this year, but a good few years ago they teamed up with Rare Spares to make spare parts for the older cars. The part you have 3D printed, the door knob surround is available from them.
They do, but even without postage they are twice the price of the 3d printed partWhen I was reading it, I thought I recognised the part you have printed. It is also from a 1989-1997 VN-VS Holden Commodore.
Sadly Holden was closed by General Motors earlier this year, but a good few years ago they teamed up with Rare Spares to make spare parts for the older cars. The part you have 3D printed, the door knob surround is available from them.
Despite the lack of updates things have been happening slowly.
I'm about to embark on stripping the electric window mechanism down to clean, repair & relube, so I'll be needing the butterfly clips that attach the window to the mechanism, yes, 3d printing to the recuse.
These parts are available of the shelf, but there is also a CAD model in circulation, and this works out cheaper.
Also, The small pieces of trim that finish off the top of the door card are missing, so I found one good one from a friend & that enabled me to get a 3d scan done & print off 2 exact replicas in laser sintered Graphite.
The original
The 3d printed parts
I'm about to embark on stripping the electric window mechanism down to clean, repair & relube, so I'll be needing the butterfly clips that attach the window to the mechanism, yes, 3d printing to the recuse.
These parts are available of the shelf, but there is also a CAD model in circulation, and this works out cheaper.
Also, The small pieces of trim that finish off the top of the door card are missing, so I found one good one from a friend & that enabled me to get a 3d scan done & print off 2 exact replicas in laser sintered Graphite.
The original
The 3d printed parts
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