A Russian engineer, a pretty skilled one, has done 3/4 of a Formula 1 racer in his garage with carbon fiber and ON HIS OWN! th-cam.com/video/3nIDHZH9vUg/w-d-xo.htmlsi=eIKH9qVhpGn5UAqs Not to mention a French mechanic who's started a restoration project like this.
This is awesome! We make a large format 3d printer that should be able to print those finders all at once with a separate support material. If you guys are doing much more of this or have a project that could use a larger printer let us know we would be happy to work with you guys on something like this.
Interested, personally. Do you have info on the large format printers, that is big enough to print a whole fender? Or do you have a way to get in touch, or even a link?
I built a 1.5x1.5x2.5 meter printer for projects like this and ended up selling it because it only had 2 nozzles pla and support filament, with 5 smaller printers I was able to print 4 times faster because I had mor nozzles working at the same time, also if a part failed it wasn't a huge issue in comparison to 1 large print
As soon as you said that you 3D printed the fenders I had a hunch you used those big ass Ellegoo printer's, and the video proved my hunch right. This car is so awesome, and the fact that 3D printing is part of it kicks it up a notch for me. Can't wait to see it finished!
I'm gonna go crazy if this car doesn't win something at SEMA. Please, if there are any online votes or anything, put it out on socials, on youtube, anywhere. The Legacy must win!
HI, just to say (I don't know if you know it) but avoid direct contact between metal (any kind) and carbon fiber, it will induce corrosion if there is water. You need to isolate the 2 surfaces from each other. It's simple, most people use a ply of glass fiber between carbon fiber and the metal (or any other non-conductive material). Good project continue like that.
I almost did this, then found a large form CNC machinist near me. Got a whole side of a car CNC into a negative or “plug” to lay one piece of carbon into SO much cheaper, easier and quicker. The foam machined plug was like $390, just send them the cad file and happy days. It is one use but I’ve had not deformities or anything. Had the option to pay a few hundred more dollarydoos to have a 5x reusable one but I’m only make one Porsche haha
I don't know much about car fab, but I know my way around 3D printing. I came to learn how it is used for carbon fiber work. I appreciate you showing how it is done. Nothing wrong with how you did the 3d printing in vase mode. A few 3D printing things you might try. In prusa slicer you can split the model and add connectors so they snap together so they are already registered. I would probably do infill over the vase mode to give it some better structure, like 10% and use adaptive cubic infill to keep the print times down. The infill will keep the parts strong and consistent. When gluing 3d printed parts, epoxy works, but there are bonding agents for PLA and PETG plastics. It might save some cure time and effort over the hefty applicator. Check out gloop or ca glue works well too. All just suggestions in hopes that it helps a bit, no worries if it doesn't work for your purpose.🍻🍻
That seam you could pin strip it with your accent colour…. This looks amazing and really like the way you are rolling out the content….. well worth the wait
Progress is looking great!! A tip I could give would be to tab in an egg-crate on the back side of the molds after cure, before removing from the plug. This will keep the geometry from changing under vac when making parts. For what you have done so far, I'm very happy to see the consistency of completion. A lot of projects of this scale hit major delays or never see the light of day. Excited for the next video!
For future reference, you can buy material 50" wide, but almost any length you could want. One piece for the outer skin and however many pieces you wish for the inside layers. :) No need at all for any butted joints because of a 50" limit.
It's a shame for such a project to lack the engineering utilization. I literally wrote a essay about it, but because i got frustrated, decided to delete it. Would love to have a chat with you lads and provide you as much information as i can.
Very nice, goes to show what some 3D printers can do. I've always kindof dismissed printing for carving foam but I think at this point the 'ease' of just letting the printer chug might trump the work of loading foam onto a large router that is only going to get one side real good. For mirroring contours and details my go-to is always just take some paper and trace the shape on one side, cut the line out to make a template and tape it down on the other side. I suppose if the left and right sides don't lay quite the same it might push the template off a bit but wouldn't be too bad unless they were notably different topologies.
I started watching scraplife garage's dodge demon burn car rebuild, saw you there, so I decided to check you out too, I love European cars and love Japan auto makers especially old school Nissan's. The Fairlady 240z and 280z I love them alot, but my no.1 is the 2000gt
3D printing is super neat with its use cases. Not that I’ve done anything to this level but I measure a blank switch plate for my Z, redesigned it in Fusion360, and added a hole the exact size of a switch I was using for my air compressor setup for my aircups. The button fit in super snugly after a few tries and since I designed it in CAD it was perfectly center and snapped right into my dash just like OEM. What you guys are doing it a whole different level and just goes to show the many uses for these inexpensive FDM home printers
"We're new to 3d printing, so I don't know"........meanwhile, building an entire car from 3d printed parts!! Holy crap, what will you build when you master the art?? LOL. Love the modesty and your channel.
DuraMix 40/40 FTW!!! I have always spoken that stuffs praises! Not sure what it's called over here but where i'm from it's Duramix 40/40, and I used to use it a ton when making custom plastic Head Unit plates since my main work consisted of Fiberglass subwoofer enclosures and the such, from time to time this included making paint matching smooth custom Head Unit surrounding plates to replace the stock that would leave section of space, and mine would fic it up to look custom but also factory look if thats what a client so desired.
After watching RamiRc years back where he creates largescale model planes using this method, I always wondered if it would ever be used to make car bodies. Great work! It's pretty cool seeing someone else bring the same thought to fruition.
Was just thinking about doing this to a 914, I have 3D scanned the car and made STL files of the body sections to 3D print the panels using them as a core and wrap them in Carbon Fiber. The issue I see is that the 914 body is one piece and welded to the frame, making it a little more challenging.
The style of this is not quite my cup of tea, make no doubt if I saw it I would be wowed, it's just a taste thing. That said the craftsmanship and process of creating this project is simply on a whole other level. I am just in awe and I have built cars for decades now. Thanks for taking us along!
An EV swapped 240z with a re-created 3D printed Carbon fiber body is literally the car I came up with in my dreams a few years ago. Absolutely wild to see someone taking on the challenge for real!
Is there a reason yall decided to go with 3D Printing instead of CNC Machining something easy like a high-density foam for the molds? I've got a decent amount of 3d printed parts in my restomod, but have always debated how best to do exactly what yall did here and would be interested in the logic!
Thats sick, What printers are they ? you might want to look at large volume core XY machines though, all that moving mass on the bed can start to cause problems if you want to keep your speed up.
Says they 3D Printed it, provides next to 0 information on how or what material is used, doesn't even know anything about 3D printing and doesn't let the other guy who does in the video help explain anything. Love it. Cant even tell us if its PLA or something else xD
I was thinking the same thing, but unless they printed everything in an enclosed printer, warping may have made it more difficult to line up during glue up. Without the mortice and tenon's, it was easier to fudge it if the parts did warp at all?
What a build! This deserves to go viral.
Go head spread the word lets make it happen
This build deserves to viral more then most youtuber builds, the originality alone is worth it.
Hopefully it's taking flight now. I just got it in my recommended. This is an awesome build.
A Russian engineer, a pretty skilled one, has done 3/4 of a Formula 1 racer in his garage with carbon fiber and ON HIS OWN! th-cam.com/video/3nIDHZH9vUg/w-d-xo.htmlsi=eIKH9qVhpGn5UAqs Not to mention a French mechanic who's started a restoration project like this.
😍 Wow, great way to make a mold. I hope my carbon turns out that good on my V12 build 😎
This is awesome! We make a large format 3d printer that should be able to print those finders all at once with a separate support material. If you guys are doing much more of this or have a project that could use a larger printer let us know we would be happy to work with you guys on something like this.
Interested, personally. Do you have info on the large format printers, that is big enough to print a whole fender? Or do you have a way to get in touch, or even a link?
What printer do you guys have?
I built a 1.5x1.5x2.5 meter printer for projects like this and ended up selling it because it only had 2 nozzles pla and support filament, with 5 smaller printers I was able to print 4 times faster because I had mor nozzles working at the same time, also if a part failed it wasn't a huge issue in comparison to 1 large print
@@chrismcgowan3520 plus smaller parts have more convenient design in terms of support
Could the same printers used to 3d print houses , be modified and used ?
As soon as you said that you 3D printed the fenders I had a hunch you used those big ass Ellegoo printer's, and the video proved my hunch right. This car is so awesome, and the fact that 3D printing is part of it kicks it up a notch for me. Can't wait to see it finished!
Very affordable too for what they are … resin printers are rad too ..I make badges and smaller cleaner parts with one …
This video had made me go on a search for 3d printers and you may have just solved my problem ellegoo
@@ArkiSouls skill issue
I'm gonna go crazy if this car doesn't win something at SEMA. Please, if there are any online votes or anything, put it out on socials, on youtube, anywhere. The Legacy must win!
That small detail of the line you made for the bucket light look made a huge difference! Crazy how that worked.
Work like this completely restores my love for all the classic fairladys. 😍
Every next episode is my new favorite episode. You guys have really pushed your build into the future with this one!!
😂 small world. Both of you are inspiring
This series needs to be hypetized and viralized!
"You wouldn't download a car!"
HI, just to say (I don't know if you know it) but avoid direct contact between metal (any kind) and carbon fiber, it will induce corrosion if there is water. You need to isolate the 2 surfaces from each other. It's simple, most people use a ply of glass fiber between carbon fiber and the metal (or any other non-conductive material). Good project continue like that.
Don't mind me sitting here with my notepad open, stealing all these tips and tricks 🥸
lol next video we will dive more in depth with the printers so keep that notebook close 😂
When can we expect a collaboration?
Funny thing is besides the lack of all the sanding I felt like I was watching a tofu video, lol.😂
@@heartbreakandmotorjive1867they could meet halfway, in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.. 👍🏻 lol
@@StreetBandito This channel has 100% improved my laying skills. This channel deserves so much more visibility!
I almost did this, then found a large form CNC machinist near me. Got a whole side of a car CNC into a negative or “plug” to lay one piece of carbon into
SO much cheaper, easier and quicker. The foam machined plug was like $390, just send them the cad file and happy days. It is one use but I’ve had not deformities or anything. Had the option to pay a few hundred more dollarydoos to have a 5x reusable one but I’m only make one Porsche haha
Absolutely in love with the design language on this
this thing is for sure winning awards...
I don't know much about car fab, but I know my way around 3D printing. I came to learn how it is used for carbon fiber work. I appreciate you showing how it is done. Nothing wrong with how you did the 3d printing in vase mode. A few 3D printing things you might try. In prusa slicer you can split the model and add connectors so they snap together so they are already registered. I would probably do infill over the vase mode to give it some better structure, like 10% and use adaptive cubic infill to keep the print times down. The infill will keep the parts strong and consistent. When gluing 3d printed parts, epoxy works, but there are bonding agents for PLA and PETG plastics. It might save some cure time and effort over the hefty applicator. Check out gloop or ca glue works well too. All just suggestions in hopes that it helps a bit, no worries if it doesn't work for your purpose.🍻🍻
Actually just took notes.
Uh what filament is used for this
This build is coming along so well! It is HELLA wide, it's so dope!
I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again. Best channel on the tube
Will with the Knees did a great job printing those fenders!
he approves of this message 😂
I love that body style - this is the first video of this series I’m seeing, I had to go to the description to see that it’s 240z based, earned a subb
A classic modern ride.
You all are doing a fine job.
Nissan/Datsun would make a killing if they made this car today as you have designed it.
I've told more then one person about this project, It's that awesome!
"You wouldn't download a car"
Hold my beer.
That seam you could pin strip it with your accent colour…. This looks amazing and really like the way you are rolling out the content….. well worth the wait
oh man, I want a more in depth making carbon fiber part video! Loved this, great project. so awesome man, you're killing it
😎👍
Progress is looking great!! A tip I could give would be to tab in an egg-crate on the back side of the molds after cure, before removing from the plug. This will keep the geometry from changing under vac when making parts.
For what you have done so far, I'm very happy to see the consistency of completion. A lot of projects of this scale hit major delays or never see the light of day. Excited for the next video!
This is going to be an absolute kick ass rig. Y’all are killing it
For future reference, you can buy material 50" wide, but almost any length you could want. One piece for the outer skin and however many pieces you wish for the inside layers. :) No need at all for any butted joints because of a 50" limit.
The ambition o this project is nuts and it's really cool seeing the nitty gritty of it getting done
It just not fair how talented yall are!
that sanding montage with the transitions ahhhh beautiful
Yo this is cool as hell. The algorithm is pushing this to people who aren't subscribed - so keep it up.
Tim is a literal god
3d printers has made this game soo much easier. My latest mold was a 12 piece but I made it as a negative mold directly.
It's a shame for such a project to lack the engineering utilization.
I literally wrote a essay about it, but because i got frustrated, decided to delete it. Would love to have a chat with you lads and provide you as much information as i can.
The real shame is you deleted that essay. I for one would love to know how they lacked engineering utilisation.
Really interested is understatement.
This thing is gonna be so gangster !!!
this was super cool to see the process of printing it to glueing it to the mold to carbon. friggin sick boys! love these videos!
The weave looks really good.
Mirror replicating is everything 😊
Very nice, goes to show what some 3D printers can do. I've always kindof dismissed printing for carving foam but I think at this point the 'ease' of just letting the printer chug might trump the work of loading foam onto a large router that is only going to get one side real good.
For mirroring contours and details my go-to is always just take some paper and trace the shape on one side, cut the line out to make a template and tape it down on the other side. I suppose if the left and right sides don't lay quite the same it might push the template off a bit but wouldn't be too bad unless they were notably different topologies.
you're building this so fast, amazing expertise
A true genius with the manufacturing my dude! editing is so good too
I started watching scraplife garage's dodge demon burn car rebuild, saw you there, so I decided to check you out too, I love European cars and love Japan auto makers especially old school Nissan's.
The Fairlady 240z and 280z I love them alot, but my no.1 is the 2000gt
3D printing is super neat with its use cases. Not that I’ve done anything to this level but I measure a blank switch plate for my Z, redesigned it in Fusion360, and added a hole the exact size of a switch I was using for my air compressor setup for my aircups. The button fit in super snugly after a few tries and since I designed it in CAD it was perfectly center and snapped right into my dash just like OEM. What you guys are doing it a whole different level and just goes to show the many uses for these inexpensive FDM home printers
3d printing is going to keep our old cars on the road as it's becoming impossible to find replacement parts for some items.
One of the coolest builds this year, incredible work.
Did this with my 3D printed miata hardtop! I love seeing it taken to this scale! Awesome project guys!
This might be the best TH-cam build I've ever seen. I just don't get why this isn't viral yet.
"We're new to 3d printing, so I don't know"........meanwhile, building an entire car from 3d printed parts!! Holy crap, what will you build when you master the art?? LOL. Love the modesty and your channel.
haha we try our best 😂
I love this. After seeing some rally cars this weekend, I feel 3DP followed with Kevlar/carbon makes a lot of sense
Everything your team does is so damn impressive!
I'm in love with this build.
Goat tier
DuraMix 40/40 FTW!!! I have always spoken that stuffs praises! Not sure what it's called over here but where i'm from it's Duramix 40/40, and I used to use it a ton when making custom plastic Head Unit plates since my main work consisted of Fiberglass subwoofer enclosures and the such, from time to time this included making paint matching smooth custom Head Unit surrounding plates to replace the stock that would leave section of space, and mine would fic it up to look custom but also factory look if thats what a client so desired.
Yes, saving this for breakfast in a few hours. Perfect start to the day😍
You guys are killing it!! Keep up the hard work!
Looking forward to the next video showing the 3D printing details. I’ve wanted to try this for years, so I’m stoked to see what you guys do!!!!
The boys are absolutely grinding with these uploads. Cheers boys. I’ll always tune in
3D printing, the new age of awesome body kits
After watching RamiRc years back where he creates largescale model planes using this method, I always wondered if it would ever be used to make car bodies.
Great work! It's pretty cool seeing someone else bring the same thought to fruition.
This is so cool. I've always thought about printing fenders and whatnot and then glassing them. This is awesome to see.
The carbon gods 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
After the hiatus really appreciate the consistant uploads
print a new glue nozzle, awesome project btw!
Was just thinking about doing this to a 914, I have 3D scanned the car and made STL files of the body sections to 3D print the panels using them as a core and wrap them in Carbon Fiber. The issue I see is that the 914 body is one piece and welded to the frame, making it a little more challenging.
Look’s amazing!!
The style of this is not quite my cup of tea, make no doubt if I saw it I would be wowed, it's just a taste thing. That said the craftsmanship and process of creating this project is simply on a whole other level. I am just in awe and I have built cars for decades now. Thanks for taking us along!
Impressive!Which program did you use to make the 3D model of the car?
That's crazy. Definitely not an easy process, but its consistent and repeatable.
An EV swapped 240z with a re-created 3D printed Carbon fiber body is literally the car I came up with in my dreams a few years ago. Absolutely wild to see someone taking on the challenge for real!
Amazing process, and quality, and maybe the dirtiest, body shop ever. I am impressed that you make quality product there.
Sup guys! Super pumped to see everyone and the car at SEMA!
I just got this in my suggestions and I am so happy that it did. You guys are doing some innovative work.
X, your music choices are amaze and such a breath of fresh air
Awesome, awwsome, aw3some… love seeing young visionaries at work 💯
that looks crazy
Looks awesome 😍
subbed, the cf work is top notch
Yeah it turned out great 😍
Gorgeous build ! Your guys deserves more views. I like the details on the orientation of the fibers on the fender 👍
Is there a reason yall decided to go with 3D Printing instead of CNC Machining something easy like a high-density foam for the molds? I've got a decent amount of 3d printed parts in my restomod, but have always debated how best to do exactly what yall did here and would be interested in the logic!
Muy buen trabajo, ¿como habeis hecho el diseño de las aletas? Gracias por los vídeos
crazy build! so so good. Also Music + Sanding montage was 100. Could put that on loop as my wallpaper :D
I know fiberglass would have been easier but this is just too cool. Great work, fabrication and attention to detail and engineering.
This has to be the most healthy work environment i have ever seen and they don't even have a ping pong table
Nice work! I’m just a simple engineer but for what it’s worth you are going places. 😊
fenders look amazing gents! Great job
Agreed 👍
I mean what can i even say...phenomenal work guys!!!
thanks buddy
inlay silver strip and badge into fender seam. make fender vents functional, cut a strip into it, backlight it from within
People really eyeing this wanting to make a lambo. 🤑
Looks sick, still waiting on a Danger Hammer shirt lol
LegaZ ftw
Thats sick, What printers are they ?
you might want to look at large volume core XY machines though, all that moving mass on the bed can start to cause problems if you want to keep your speed up.
You guys are truly innovative! Massive respect! Keep it up!!!
Nice !, ive havin waaaay to many setbacks on my golf series custom parts, but its amazing to see people going full force on custom builds
Says they 3D Printed it, provides next to 0 information on how or what material is used, doesn't even know anything about 3D printing and doesn't let the other guy who does in the video help explain anything. Love it. Cant even tell us if its PLA or something else xD
You guys are killing it - this is going to be epic.
Great use of newer technology. If you add alignment keys or pins and holes to your prints they will pop right together.
You're building the fckin Batmobile
Probably a bit late, but why didn't you print locators and wholes to the sides that were glued? Would've made gluing faster and easier?
The render looks like a futuristic KITT from Knight rider..love it
This is coming along so fast and looking amazing
BANDITOS ASSSSSSSSSSSSSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEMMMMMMMMMMMMMBBBBBBBBBBBLLLLLLLEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 3D printed Bandito content coming atcha!!!
Yeah buddyyyyyyyyy!!!!!
Keep them coming guys. Loving the series
Glad you enjoy!
Loving the whole 3D printing thing. Should have printed in some mortice and tenon elements for registration so they all line up automatically.
I was thinking the same thing, but unless they printed everything in an enclosed printer, warping may have made it more difficult to line up during glue up. Without the mortice and tenon's, it was easier to fudge it if the parts did warp at all?