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Amazing work! Wow!!
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Good stuff! Been following you on IG for a while, I have your single-gauge center speaker pod.
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great work!
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Cool parts
How does the PFC / phone / cup holder mount? |
Originally Posted by gracer7-rx7
(Post 12324338)
Cool parts
How does the PFC / phone / cup holder mount? https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...da2856b1dd.jpg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...e5b7920221.jpg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...71d2421821.jpg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...0575c8ac18.jpg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...501cd89357.jpg |
Updated Meter hood CAD with tabs and cluster support modeled in. next the first prototype
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Excellent, been following on FB and Insta for a while... keep up the good work, I want these wrapped in black alcantara :D
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I appreciate all the kind remarks. Hopefully I can keep posting regular updates here as it seems im constantly developing parts or making custom changes to old ones
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Great to see you on here Shane!
I'm going to copy/paste a post I made on Facebook a while ago as I think it's fitting and may address some concerns people might have over a 3D printed product... << I just wanted to take a quick moment and appreciate the companies, but more so, the people that keep on innovating, pushing and keeping the FD a platform worth playing with. Specifically, I wanted to focus on Shane Drake / DRAKES who is just killing it with his recent gauge pods. I just received his new LHD column mount gauge pod and it's the real deal. I’ve had thoughts about the 3D printed stuff being “meh” in a production environment. I mean, it’s great for prototyping and stuff you’re not gonna actually use... but for a finished product? Really? Yes. The answer is yes. His stuff is just as nice as any aftermarket gauge pod from Autometer or RE-A - if not better. If you've been on the fence or not sure if his products are high enough quality - they are. The other "big picture" idea I like about 3D printing is that every piece can be better then the previous. Any idea can be incorporated and the piece can evolve into the best product possible. With an injected molded or fiberglass molded piece, you design it and that's that. No evolution of the product, it just "is" for better or for worse. But with 3D printing, incremental changes and improvements never end. Ok. That wasn't exactly a "quick moment" - but thanks for reading. >> :icon_tup: |
The column mount pod is cool, especially if it's designed to work with the LHD steering column and stalks. There's a huge market for textured or affordable LHD meter hoods, if it's viable. Thanks for the great designs.
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Originally Posted by Narfle
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The column mount pod is cool, especially if it's designed to work with the LHD steering column and stalks. There's a huge market for textured or affordable LHD meter hoods, if it's viable. Thanks for the great designs.
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I have a couple products from him as well which is really sweet looking !
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Thanks Matt!! And yes everything is available LHD and RHd as the interiors are just mirrored. I simply do all the scans and CAD in RHD as my personal car is RHD. i can’t thank everyone enough, I find myself trying to do better with each month, each product. It is honestly difficult to get consistent perfect results, but the fact that people have stuck with me is inspiring and keeps me going 🤘🏻 |
How is figment on the RE A style column pod? I have the Petit and it isn’t great. |
Hey Shane! Welcome to the forums, glad to see you made it over here!
Shane made me a custom dash vent replacement to hold my rectangular afr500v2 wideband that came out perfect and fit like a glove. Excellent work, excellent product, excellent price and excellent communication. Skeese |
Originally Posted by silverTRD
(Post 12324652)
How is figment on the RE A style column pod? I have the Petit and it isn’t great. I used SCans to ensure clearance for everything underneath and the cluster itself, this meant sitting the pod as low as possible while maintaining an OEM like look and fitment. The tabs are metal and it clips in so well I broke the first few trying to remove them before getting everything squared away I think I’ve solved all the issues now and I’m really happy with it. Since it’s available in left hand drive, and right hand drive the fitment is spot on regardless. On top of that everything I offer has a lifetime warranty thanks skeese, can’t wait to see the final install pics! |
If you can make an affordable LHD gauge hood, everyone will probably buy 2!
Several vendors have been unsuccessful at bringing that to market. They post pictures of prototypes and that's as far as they ever get. I'd be down for one myself as the one in my car is pieced together. Vince |
I'm glad that you're posting on here now. I've been following your IG posts for a while. I love the products that you're coming out with. It's great to see people making new and innovative parts (and replacement parts) for these cars.
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Welcome! Big fan!
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Originally Posted by silverTRD
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How is figment on the RE A style column pod? I have the Petit and it isn’t great. 10/10 |
Club discount?
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Originally Posted by 97fd3s
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Club discount?
Haha, look at his prices, they're already more than fair. Pay the man for his efforts. You'll definitely be hearing from me when I get closer to the interior of my FD as well as potentially some bits I've been curious about for an MG project I'm working on. |
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Getting excited! PLEASE EXCUSE the RAW ABS without any finishing. if you have seen any of my other stuff you know this stuff will go through hours of finishing and post processing.
Currently I am working on getting the fitment much tighter on the meter hood. you can see the oem tabs are small and brittle with little to no support. On mine the screw boses are metal inserts with really wide bases which makes huge difference in rigidity and strength on another note, I am loving this 7" BTI dash, so far so good. as far as timelines and prices, I have discussed some of this in detail but Ideally in the coming days I will open up sales with a configurable web page on my site. any input is welcome. please note all of these parts are in process. https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...8b457cf84d.jpg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...f8cc75d027.jpg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...0290991aa9.jpg |
That's looking good! If you make it and LHD and RHD you should sell tons of these.
Does the ABS hold up in the sun? The was once a vendor selling gauge pods, but they would melt and deform once summer rolled along. Not sure what type of plastic they were using. I would assume ABS is fine since the original parts are made of that, but I don't know anything about 3D printing. Only thing I really know is that you have a lot of skill to make and redesign these parts, and your printer must be huge to make these. Keep up the good work! Vince |
Originally Posted by Project88Turbo
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That's looking good! If you make it and LHD and RHD you should sell tons of these.
Does the ABS hold up in the sun? The was once a vendor selling gauge pods, but they would melt and deform once summer rolled along. Not sure what type of plastic they were using. I would assume ABS is fine since the original parts are made of that, but I don't know anything about 3D printing. Only thing I really know is that you have a lot of skill to make and redesign these parts, and your printer must be huge to make these. Keep up the good work! Vince Secondly my stuff is warrantied for LIFE. So if issues were to ever arise, the part is covered. Yes ABS holds up in the sun, MOST people printing parts at this time are using low grade machines and low grade materials that are easier to print. To my knowledge there is no one producing panels like this in ABS for any other automotive platform. although to be 100% transparent I have had two failures in over 1000 parts that were probably due to heat and some other effect from post processing. not really sure. The original parts are also made from ABS. yet printing does introduce some interesting characteristics that are unavoidable (like grain structure etc) Despite all of that, I have had overwhelming luck and cant wait to get these panels sorted. I wouldn't run them in my own personal car if i didn't believe in them lol |
Thanks for the detailed answer. I'm glad you took on this project and your work looks amazing.
I look forward to purchasing a gauge hood once available. Vince |
thanks brother! stay tuned for updates. cant wait to get all this stuff done
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Looks great. I also think that you should give the option of NO post machining cleanup other than extraneous boogers for those of us that are wrapping or finishing our interiors in something other than stock. But I'm biased :)
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Originally Posted by dguy
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Looks great. I also think that you should give the option of NO post machining cleanup other than extraneous boogers for those of us that are wrapping or finishing our interiors in something other than stock. But I'm biased :)
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Tonight's project,.finishing up the CAD work on this Pillar pod. dual 60mm gauges aimed at the driver. no double sided tape needed with OEM fitment
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Could you make something similar for the AIM MXS 5" dash?
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So how much for a lhd textured 94 gauge cluster and price of lhd radio gauge cluster?
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Done, Meter hood I feel has good fit up on both my cluster and the oem cluster. Gauge mounting tabs and the tabs that are responsible for breaking the oem clusters also fit well and line up! it was difficult to get a good fit on the oem cluster because I only have one working screw boss! Check out my screw bosses though. Super large bases with threaded metal inserts. ill provide the hardware for these and now I can start working on finishes. I think though at this point it’s time to organize all of this and add it to my website. https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...2091a83bf.jpeg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...5b8dce1b3.jpeg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...09a9475ae.jpeg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...f0ffda9de.jpeg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...0f5faa499.jpeg https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...e8fdcca1a.jpeg |
Looking good man! I think I know where my next bit of fun money is going.
Vince |
So with these parts nearly complete, i'd like to get some input from the forum members on concerns or feedback.
I'll start with saying my goals and some things that may clear the air or answer questions in advance: Everything I sell or have sold, is done so with a lifetime warranty on that part to the original buyer. I feel customer feedback and honesty is 100% the best way to proceed with everything, this also means I will often provide unfiltered responses if I feel your question is unfiltered etc and I'm pretty unapologetic about it.. I like to shy away from discussing my manufacturing methods because there is huge stigma against printed stuff. primarily coming from hoe ass shops trying to make a quick buck. Fuck those shops. Yes 3D printing has come a long ways, but also yes there are still issues and aspects that make the process un appealing for all parts or components. The largest issue with printed parts is there layers, meaning if 2 of the 1000s of layers fail to bond, you have a weak section of that part. I do my best to ensure I design and eliminate this from happening, and of course every part is different. Casting and Injection molding WILL ALWAYS provide a better stronger part. I would highly advise against standing on my map lids or large flat interior panels lmao I don't think that's covered under warranty I Only use ABS and high grade paint like SEM etc. I have seen 3d printed stuff sold for pennies, and I have seen RX7 parts sold for 1000s, I like to keep my prices below parts I feel are better alternatives. Even though I offer dozens of parts that no one else does, I value a community that can afford to mod their cars and in return, I hope that people have the understanding that I'm a 1 man show, and everything is hand finished or 1 off. with that being said, my parts from a year ago and today I feel have drastically improved. I am constantly trying to improve my designs, my finishes and my turn around. Sometimes I send out parts that are not perfect and when that happens I feel pretty bad. a layer line i missed sanding or a run i missed while finishing. I send out a lot of parts so this is inevitable and im sorry I have had i think 3 part failures now. two were due to acetone washing the parts I believe. they warped in the sun pretty badly. I revised the designs and sent replacements the third was a cup holder that I had not caught a bad layer separation, and it failed during shipment. anyways, I appreciate the comments or feedback, thanks again Shane Drake |
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Someone PMd me about seeing some pics of the column pod installed...
Attachment 748379 Attachment 748380 https://i.imgur.com/3itQVJ8.jpg Attachment 748381 I think these show the spot on fitment and the spot on finishing that Shane does. Again, I have no affiliation - I'm just a customer and a fan. |
Let’s see, steering column pod mount, commander holder, cup holder, A pillar mount so far in the wallet check, and the hood cover at some future point :) looking forward to thr the website and product release....nicely done! |
Briefly I'll talk about these inserts for the Shift surround. Basically they are little ABS Coin holders and blanks that fit into the OE brackets, essentially they snap into the spots where the buttons and stuff goes. I made blanks as well. In the future I would like to do like audio jacks and usb ports and stuff. overall I really like the idea
and hope to refine it in the future, but here they are. cheap to make so they are cheap to sell! https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...99adfacbde.png https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...463c6f9237.png https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...068a03ea95.jpg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...2e8b489eea.png https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...c5b7842b7e.jpg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...88a44110a1.jpg |
Meter Hood is finalized and available, LHD and RHD.
and huge news, I finally replicated the 94+ finish. I added this to an option for all my FD parts! And lastly the cluster is available in many configurations as well! https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...24e07d8610.jpg https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...efb389bdbe.jpg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...682cacb5f9.jpg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...19ff4afb59.jpg |
The hood looks really good! I wanted to take of my hood and cluster surround to paint it, but was too worried about cracking the stock hood. Knowing I can get a better replacement if mine does crack, I'm more willing to attempt it now haha. Good work man! :icon_tup:
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That gauge hood looks awesome. As soon as I get my tax refund I'm ordering one! Do you offer the cluster surround in the factory/ oem setup too?
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Ordered a hood today, can't wait to get it! Thanks for making these parts, this is a real tough spot in the RX-7 world since Mazda doesn't have the parts new any more.
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Originally Posted by Project88Turbo
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That gauge hood looks awesome. As soon as I get my tax refund I'm ordering one! Do you offer the cluster surround in the factory/ oem setup too?
Vince |
Love how the Pillar pod came out, overall the finish and fitment is awesome. I am sure as some of you know, there has been a plethora of LHD available pods with varying levels of fitment (some using double sided tape etc) My goal with these is to offer a setup that fits and snaps in like OEM
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Need some help locating part numbers or substitute for the metal retainers on the Meter Hood and the Shift Surround.
Making decent progress on this shift surround, I had previously made a quick blank to see how practical this will be printed. I learned quite a bit from that, so now I'm excited to see this come to life in its entirety. Likely this will have some post process reinforcement added. but I wont know until I make the finished piece. Also curious what kind of options people are going to want. Obvious options are cup holder, arm rest and oem buttons. aside from that I am open to ideas. https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...3f6f3ebbc8.png https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rx7...310f34deee.png |
I don't have any feedback on the shifter surround but looking forward to what you are going to make.
I am interested in the door plastics. Have u thought about making these? If so, do u have a timeframe? |
Originally Posted by Johnny Kommavongsa
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I don't have any feedback on the shifter surround but looking forward to what you are going to make.
I am interested in the door plastics. Have u thought about making these? If so, do u have a timeframe? the rest of the plastics could be done, but would be incredibly time consuming and would require quite the development budget. I just don’t see the market supporting my time to do so. we are talking like 800$ in developmental costs per side. If people wanted to come together to make that happen, it would still be some months for me to get to a point where I could actually tackle it thanks for asking though |
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