silviaks2nr

There are several types of metal 3d printing now too... cost prohibitive and not strong enough to use on engine parts though. As far as I know right now it's mainly being used for custom architectural features (like cabinet pulls, faucet handles, etc.) Hopefully in the future we will have the ability to do one off engine parts this way though.

OP let me know if you want it printed small scale if you don't have access to a printer. I have a desktop printer and would love to print one for myself too...

aga

what printer you got? makerbot?

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silviaks2nr

Yeah it's the first gen Makerbot that I got a couple years back. Resolution isn't great

TomBec

Very very cool

aga

up & date

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DJ 21o3

I can't wait to see a turbo on it

aga

update

left side of the block finished!


ANYBODY GOT ANY PHOTOS OF THE REAR OF THE BLOCK AND HEAD?

also photos of the head, intake side (vtc head) are welcome!

thanksssss

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TheRealSy90

It looks better than a real engine...

The place where the starter goes on the left side looks off for some reason.

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aga

finished the left side and the back of the head. i know the back is wrong but i would have to redo a lot of stuff to make things fit properly and i was bored.



i can't find any decent photos of the thing behind the chain tensioner, its a thingy with a couple of coolant hoses...anybody got any photos or what's its name?



building the oil pan now, too bored to make the rear end of the engine. also, photos of a dismantled s14/15 manifold are welcome! especially around the injector area

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LuckyX2

The fact that you're doing this by eye is amazing, I wouldn't even know where to start.

Think you could share the one paragraph version of how you go about doing this?

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aga

thanks. well, i have made my share of mistakes , some because when googling for reference photos you never know what you re gonna get. so i mistakenly made the intake runners on the head from an s13 (highport) and some other things. the ones i caught, i fixed. anyway, instead of writing you how i do it, how about this:

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LuckyX2

Awesome, thanks for the video.

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LayNLow

Dude, that almost looks real. Just don't forget to finish welding the collector on the turbo manifold.

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aga

thanks guys. yeah i think i'm gonna remake the whole manifold... after it's done i'm gonna make a version with turbo-intercooler-bov and piping cause i have those ready.

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aga

actually i have a dash in my balcony, and a 3d scanner i made myself, i wanted to use 3d data from the dash to make a custom gauge pod but i havent gotten around it.

i ve been making dash pods for a while with fiberglass etc, but thats a time consuming and dirty work. i'm too old for this sh*t ...time to have it printed for me. then just some finishing work and its gonna be ready for molding. with 3d printing you can even have the leather grain of the dashboard to match (well, just a little bit of polishing , will be needed)

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VNG704

I think you're talking about the Idle Air Control Valve or IACV. There's plenty of images of that online, now that you know it's name...

aga

in what car the iacv is behind the chain tensioner?

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OBEEWON

This is amazingly good!

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venom2034

I shed a tear when I laid my eyes on these photos. This is a work of art, words can't describe the level of detail on these models. It's also refreshing to see how nice the engine came from the dealer. All I can imagine is opening up the hood of a brand new s14 and seeing this.

240sxfan6882

Wow..... incredible skills mate! That SR with the manifold looks insanely real

SaNTi

This is amazing. I want one.

VNG704

well, if you're looking at it from the front, it is behind the tensioner. I guess it's a matter of perspective.

LEG1T

Just want to say- AMAZING freaking work man! Keep it uppppp !

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corkscrew

my mind is fucked after reading this thread. great work dude

driftheart

This is pretty amazing work ,especially since you're just eyeballing it. You can put me down for a desk ornament as well if you ever make some.

[email protected]

Put me down as well!

This is AWESOME.

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Purestock240

I keep scrolling past this thread thinking its a guy putting a an engine together in the middle of his living room, and think awesome. then I remember its a guy doing a rendering and think, oh dumb. then I remember how awesome it is and I click it every time to check for updates

aga

i DID have my pc rendering all night and it crashed, and the hard disk is f*cked. now i'm waiting on it to check for bad sectors. i have done my backups though...

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