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 Posted: Fri Jun 30th, 2023 03:46 pm
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I was wondering if any of you have printed any parts for your trucks, what you used to print them and how have they performed.

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 Posted: Sat Jul 1st, 2023 06:20 pm
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I work at a place that has a couple printers, I've designed a couple things but have had one printed. A hub cap!

I've got aftermarket mustang wheels on my 01 and being a 2WD the bearing grease cap pushed the cap off the center of the special wheels. I designed a deeper one with this website logo on it.

We printed one from PLA just to test size. It fit perfectly and of course you can't use PLA for a hubcap (melting point) so we did one from Nylon. BIG MISTAKE. Nylon was so tough out of 3 tries we only got one viable cap (engineering had to add what they called a "raft" to get it to work) and it is impossible to clean up... it eats the sandpaper I was using to smooth it out.

Then we hired Tom LOL. Tom has his own setup and took interest in the project so he printed one from ASA which is the nicest yet and I was able to polish it nicely with acetone.


THEN I had a bright idea to fill the logo with silver paint and sand the face. Still in the process of doing that LOL as the paint I used (nail polish) seems to contain acetone and I'm having to sand deeper to get it off the face.

I would LOVE to post pictures of the project AND my truck since I have done a massive amount of work to it this summer.. but I'm having software and hosting issues. Long story!



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Since I like my own shift knob better than what was on it, I had to buy an adapter and then I printed up a "collar" of sorts to blend the adapter in and hide the bare shift column.  I'll get some pics to post later.  I've also printed a bracket for a cheap electrical panel that has a power outlet and a couple of USB ports on it, along with a display for battery/alternator output, and a mini console between the seat and the shifter "console" that will hold smaller drinks without them flopping all around.  Currently, I'm printing an intake tube to go between the rubber pieces, instead of the factory bottle-neck (the resonator) that doesn't have the restriction in it that disrupts the airflow.

I'll get pics of all of them to post.  All printed with PETG and so far, no issues with temps.

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The collar for my shift knob adapter:

The mini console:

And the intake tube to replace the resonator:

All made out of PETG, so it should stand up to the heat of the engine compartment.  If not, I have some insulation I can put on the next one.

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Nice! You will never know till you try.



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