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Title: When you can't find it, Make it! Post by: pintopower on October 28, 2008, 07:34:33 PM Hey guys, here is a little project I have been working on for my Strada. I have abarth wheels on it BUT I cannot find the caps for them. I have been looking two years for them so I decided to design copies and have them made. I am a Pharmaceutical Mechanical Project Engineer (year, it's a mouthful, takes up the whole top of my buisness card) so I felt if any one could make it, it was me. I designed the model in SolidWorks and sent it out to my machine shop to make. I am so happy with the results! The car looks great and I have my wheel caps! They are made of aluminum and clear anodized, not the brittle plastic that they came. The snap on and take a great deal of force to come off. What you think:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3220/2981385107_83b89ec778_b.jpg) (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3034/2982241740_dd4dfbc538_b.jpg) (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3149/2982241628_3d8f3d6b9e_b.jpg) (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3281/2982241968_5d31eed3e2_b.jpg) (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3070/2981385669_872608dbdf_b.jpg) (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3143/2981385785_3cbd807bf6_b.jpg) Title: Re: When you can't find it, Make it! Post by: kev131 on October 28, 2008, 07:49:11 PM Wow looks like a precision job - Well done! ;)
How about a pic of the car with the wheels on..? Title: Re: When you can't find it, Make it! Post by: mirafioriman on October 28, 2008, 07:50:57 PM Nice job! They look really good. I also love the colour of paintwork you used as a backdrop in some of the shots!
Title: Re: When you can't find it, Make it! Post by: pintopower on October 28, 2008, 09:48:10 PM Thank you both! I will get a shot of the car when I am done detailing it for the Italian show this weekend.
mirafioriman, The cars color is factory Fiat. It is 170F Copper. 1980 Fiat Strada. I think it was the same for 78-79 English Stradas as well. Title: Re: When you can't find it, Make it! Post by: sid131 on October 28, 2008, 11:00:26 PM Wow billet caps, you got a cnc machine in workshop to make those! what else can you get made?
Title: Re: When you can't find it, Make it! Post by: pintopower on October 28, 2008, 11:30:05 PM Ha! I wish! No I sent them to the machine shop we deal with. I can make ANYTHING. Just depends on how much it will cost to make. If its easy to design, I wont charge you guys any design costs.
Title: Re: When you can't find it, Make it! Post by: bellamacchina on November 08, 2008, 08:07:13 PM Brilliant job, Alberto!
Title: Re: When you can't find it, Make it! Post by: pintopower on November 12, 2008, 12:33:48 AM Thank you bellamacchina!
Alberto Here is my car at the show covered in mud. It rained in the morning and they parked me in a puddle. I was not happy about that. http://www.flickr.com/photos/markscott/3005769082/ |