Re: Mike's 91 stealth build
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2019 11:47 pm
Got some work done. Took my time and tapped parts and drilled out hinge pin holes.
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Re: Mike's 91 stealth build
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 8:54 pm
Got a little more done today. I need to get the stealth tranny rebuilt so i can install it. Should be a roller by the end of the week. Then once I'm happy with everything I think I will tear it down to dye the printed parts. I was going to leave them but they are just so white.
Re: Mike's 91 stealth build
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 10:38 pm
It is nice to see you making progress on this build. 
Re: Mike's 91 stealth build
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2019 11:48 am
Looks great! I pulled out a pair of brand new 10t arms and took a photo side by side. Onve you get them dyed it will really feel like it's coming together.
Re: Mike's 91 stealth build
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2019 1:42 pm
Yeah that looks so much better. I was just going to leave them white but it just doesn't look right. Just have to make sure and dye them properly.
Re: Mike's 91 stealth build
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2019 2:53 pm
I had the same thoughts about mine. The printed white parts didn't look right.
But I never dyed them and after 2 years on the shelf, the Shapeways parts have yellowed a little and are a bit closer to the other AE nylon parts on the car (battery boxes, trans case, etc). Not a total match, but close. I decided to leave the Nix parts 'as is'.
But I never dyed them and after 2 years on the shelf, the Shapeways parts have yellowed a little and are a bit closer to the other AE nylon parts on the car (battery boxes, trans case, etc). Not a total match, but close. I decided to leave the Nix parts 'as is'.
Re: Mike's 91 stealth build
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2019 3:01 pm
I pointed out the same thing in my own thread. I have 4-yr old shapeways parts which yellowed up. I didn't feel like waiting and since I used the premium material on the new parts I wasn't sure if it would behave the same way so decided to dye.jkelm24 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 14, 2019 2:53 pm I had the same thoughts about mine. The printed white parts didn't look right.
But I never dyed them and after 2 years on the shelf, the Shapeways parts have yellowed a little and are a bit closer to the other AE nylon parts on the car (battery boxes, trans case, etc). Not a total match, but close. I decided to leave the Nix parts 'as is'.
Re: Mike's 91 stealth build
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2019 11:55 am
Re: Mike's 91 stealth build
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2019 8:19 pm
Ok so I got the back half assembled then it was to cold in the garage so I quit. 
I will assemble the front tommorow.
I will assemble the front tommorow.Re: Mike's 91 stealth build
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2019 12:09 am
Well I was working on the front end and screwed up both castor blocks so I had to order new ones. So close yet so far away
Re: Mike's 91 stealth build
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2019 12:36 am
Wow, that's disappointing; Shapeways can be really slow. Were you drilling-out the hinge pin holes, tapping ball stud holes or how are they messed up??
Re: Mike's 91 stealth build
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2019 12:54 am
They were a little wider than the opening in my suspension arms so I was shaving them down on my belt sander and i shaved them down to uneven and had to remove to much material to even them out.
Re: Mike's 91 stealth build
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2019 10:20 am
Okay so maybe you're using Niki's arms with Fred/Justin's caster blocks or is the other way around? I'm curious how these parts differ and what are the pitfalls when combining them. I think it's great that we have choices now as this could add a new level of individuality to everyone's builds.
Re: Mike's 91 stealth build
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2019 10:36 am
They were all Fred and Justin's parts but the castor blocks were about a 1/16 of an inch wider than the arm opening.
Re: Mike's 91 stealth build
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2019 1:33 pm
Fred designed them to require a little grinding just the way the originals were. I was comparing the NIX castor blocks and they are noticeably larger. The same thing can be said of the bellcranks as The NIX are too long. You could certainly grind parts in some cases to get them to fit but the geometry would certainly be different.XLR8 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 21, 2019 10:20 am Okay so maybe you're using Niki's arms with Fred/Justin's caster blocks or is the other way around? I'm curious how these parts differ and what are the pitfalls when combining them. I think it's great that we have choices now as this could add a new level of individuality to everyone's builds.