Today was focused on quickly iterating to getting a functional rear bumper designed for extra airflow.
Restomod Day 26 Building
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Restomod Day 25 Building
Today was mostly focused on how the rear bumper fits on the body
Restomod Day 23 Building
The first round of chassis dyno printing is done. During initial testing I noticed that the car did not track straight, so I added guides to some of the rollers so that the car would be encouraged to remain centered on the dyno and not roll off into the sunset when I wasn't looking. It also makes higher speed testing more boring (in a good way) where the car has less of a chance (but still a chance) to jump off the rails and drag around higher voltage cables.
Restomod Day 21 Breaking
Today was mostly a breaking day. The printed half-shaft design melted itself apart after some high voltage testing for a couple of minutes, so it's going to need a redesign.
Restomod Day 15 Building
Photos from Day 15: Printing a new front upright and new axles
Restomod Day 13 Building
Old Body Style, Next Generation Power and Suspension
Restomod Day 12 Building
New wheel design! Inspired by the Alfa Romeo 8C
Restomod Day 11 Building
Pictures from Day 11: Replacing the axles to enable using metal sleeve bearings
Restomod Day 9 Building
Today's focus was on replacing the wheels for the XMods. This has two purposes: I've wanted to play around with printing my own wheel designs and I wanted to experiment with replacing the wheel axles to see if I could reduce slop in the wheels that comes from a loose fit between the axles and the hub.
Restomod Restoration Aspirations Building
One of the more complicated restorations that I'll need to complete is reviving the older shorter chassis for the Mitsubishi Lancer Evo and the classic Ford Mustang.
Restomod Day 7 Breaking
The wheel mounting design leads to some slop in the location of the wheels. In taking apart the mechanism, it appears that the slop comes from the plastic bushings not locating the driveshaft precisely.
Restomod Day 6 Building
The latest design has almost all of the features that I'm looking for, with support for some more interesting customization to go beyond the style of the original bumper.
Restomod Day 5 Building
Before and after pictures, the design is almost a good fit. There are some spacing issues at the wheel well but visually the layout and the headlights are close to the original style.
Restomod Day 4 Building
The first attempt at curvature got close, but the dimensions didn't line up with the hood as expected.
Restomod Day 3 Building
With the first prototype, I focused on getting something that would fit the 3 mounting points on the standard body.
Restomod Day 2 Building
With the first prototype, I focused on getting something that would fit the 3 mounting points on the standard body.
Restomod Day 1 Building
I recently dug up a box of parts for XMods, 1:28 scale RC cars with customizable chassis and bodies. Along the way I've started to document what I'm working on. The first project is going to be replacing the front bumper of the 2005 Ford Mustang.