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Update - Had a Mechanical Engineer friend take a look at this. He says the tolerances are too close and the inner and outer threads would touch each other. The only solution for these new rads with a 1/4 NPT bung on the top would be to not use the low coolant sensor and ground out the wire or find a sensor with a 1/4 NPT thread that is a one wire.
Ah, gotcha. Your solution is what I have right now - the wire for the sensor is grounded to the core support.
Realistically the sensor is a very simple part. I would imagine that it would be a relatively easy thing to manufacture if anyone really wanted too. It's basically just a wire in an insulating thread after all.
I have another suggestion for a part to replicate. These clips attach the center rubber strip to the rear bumpers on SA's. They are NLA and the original ones have become pretty brittle by now. Anyone re doing a bumper will undoubtedly run into a need for these. Eight clips per bumper. I can send you a couple to scan.
Sure thing. Snap fit components are the most fiddly to reproduce but I'd be happy to model them up and add them to the list, although I can't say what the turn around would be.
Are those for both 79 and 80? I seem to recall that the bumper trim mounted slightly differently between the two years. Either way my rear trim strip is missing so I've love to try remaking these.
As an aside, I've thought about picking up a small injection molding machine to remanufacture parts like these with small snap fit components (small 3D printed parts don't like to be bent much given the nature of the layers and all). There are UV curable resins available that can work for short run injection molds of a few hundred components, so in theory it would be possible to MSLA print the molds and then use injection molding for the actual parts. That's an investment of a couple grand though, so I don't expect to be doing that for quite some time unless I stumble on a crazy deal. Just musing for now.
Same design should fit both years. The front is different. Front uses a thin metal strip w/6mm threaded studs. Rear uses these plastic clips to attach the thin metal strip w/rubber trim.
Barely still at it, haven't had as much time to spend on the project. Most recently I finished those bumper trim clips that Banzai requested a couple posts up - in theory they'll be up for sale at some point here.
Lense covers are tough because they're translucent. It's probably easiest to do urethane casting for them but that's not a process I've experimented with yet. Definitely not something that can be feasibly 3D printed.
Figured I would briefly resurrect this thread to let y'all know that those SA rear bumper trim clips are for sale at the moment (I forgot to announce it a while ago). Considering they're a niche part and the listing has quite literally zero views I figured nobody probably knew to look for them.
There are only two sets for now and I'm not sure when I'll have more available as the batch cost is fairly high to order (original order was 75 units). Price is $50 for nine clips (eight required per bumper) - I know it's steep but I had to outsource production for these and it just wasn't cheap. I'm still looking at alternatives for production, but the route I want to go is out of reach presently.
Anywho, you can find the listing under my user profile on eBay - Benjamin4456.
I suggested these bumper clips to Ben almost 2 years ago. It took awhile but he came through with clips that fit and function just like the originals. They keep the rubber bump strip attached to the face of the rear bumper. The original ones are plastic that have now aged, become brittle and are pretty fragile if you are ever removing the strip. They break easily, even when being careful.
Anyone who is serious about keeping their car nice in the years that come should ****** these up while available. The originals went extinct with the dinosaurs and there are no alternatives out there that I could find. I've used them on two rear bumpers now, soon to be a third. They may be pricy for what they are, but without them, you are your own if you ever need to re paint a bumper or fix a loose strip.
Thanks for the testimonial, Chris! I'm glad to hear they've been working out well for you so far. It's always fun to know you've made something that ends up helping other folks' projects.
Alrighty, we're getting back into this. After some down time for various reasons I'm going to start bring back some of the parts that had been for sale previously with updates and improvements, as well as some new parts.
First will be the S1 center console (tombstone). To start I will only have the aftermarket version which has provisions for three standard gauges and a single DIN radio, an OEM one will come eventually. The ASA version is coming along well and with a couple tweaks will be ready for sale - I've had a PETG one in my car since last summer and it's done great. ASA is a UV light resistant cousin of ABS, and compared to PETG it has a 20C higher glass transition temperature of 100C (equal to that of ABS).
I do have a question for you folks though; would you rather the gauge cut outs are already there or are knockout blanks? I know this was suggested previously and I like the idea myself as well. The knockouts would likely be a four tab ordeal that would need to be removed with some side cutters. Alternatively I may be able to offer different versions with or without gauge holes, but then they would have to be made-to-order with a bit of lead time. If so it would be preset options, custom configurations might come later but I can't guarantee that. Here's a photo of the top half where the gauges will be:
If anyone who has bought parts already or may in the future, please let me know if you ever have issues. I have yet to hear anything so far, so I am inclined to think that they are still working well for folks. These new parts will also be made from higher temp materials, so the possible loosening that some of the original batch could experience in high temperature climates will no longer be a problem.
Hey im in aus any chance you could help me out and send me a copy of the stl file to make this for my rx7 :P
