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Discussion in 'Hangout Lounge' started by bigfitz52, Mar 25, 2014.

  1. bigfitz52

    bigfitz52 Well-Known Member Premium Member

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    As they say in baseball, "good eye, good eye!"
     
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    Orange-n-Black Well-Known Member

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    Swirlies!
     
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    do you suppose they will find a different source for the production models?

    CN
     
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    BaldWonder Innocent Bystander

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    Yeah, seriously. Leave our wheels for us! Then again, can't blame them for having good taste. And it looks like he's running D404's.
     
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    bigfitz52 Well-Known Member Premium Member

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    They pretty much have to.
     
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    k-moe Pie, Bacon, Bourbon. Moderator Premium Member

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    I'm sure that having purpose-made wheels is going to happen. If even one customer was delivered a car with used wheels the company would be finished. People tend to like their brand-new stuff to not have any used parts. I'd bet that the prototype uses more from an XJ than just the wheels.
     
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    Remember the Tucker Torpedo?
     
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    Maybe Yamaha are testing the tracking module that was fitted to some of thier alloy wheels, we saw in earlier posts?
    Just to see who is using their products.
     
    sanglasmick, Mar 26, 2014
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    Do you think they checked the date code on the tires?
     
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    Speaking of tires - they are using Motorcycle tires that will wear to the cords in 5,000 miles (or so) that alone would make for unhappy customers.

    Used engines in NEW vehicles?? the 60's and early 70's Toyota Land Cruiser had remanufactured Chevy straight 6's (don't know the years).
     
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    To hell with that, a $50k car with cheap-ass (although cool) XJ wheels?



    Let's see... 3-D printed car built on 30+ MC wheels vs. brand new Shelby Mustang for about the same price... hmm....
     
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    k-moe Pie, Bacon, Bourbon. Moderator Premium Member

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    Having worked on several original FJ's I am positive that is not an accurate statement (for starters Chevy's I-6 isn't an OHC engine, but the F-Type engine is). I do know that Chevy swaps were faiirly common though.
     
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    k-moe Pie, Bacon, Bourbon. Moderator Premium Member

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    Proof-of-concept vehicles always cost more than production vehicles. It's the process of making the thing that is interesting, more than the vehicle itself.
     
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    that's your tax dollars at work.
    as soon as his government grant runs out, he will too.
    2500 hours to print a car body, that's either a miss print or stupid
     
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    Hey Tim, how do you really feel about this? :D
     
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    k-moe Pie, Bacon, Bourbon. Moderator Premium Member

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    Tractors will never replace the horse......
     
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    OK, now let's power it with a pair of 700X engines.
     
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    I wonder if those are vintage or if he 3-D printed them too?
     
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    k-moe Pie, Bacon, Bourbon. Moderator Premium Member

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    Hadn't thought of that. Printing in metal is something that has been done.
     
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    Hey K-Moe I know they can 3-D print out all the parts to make a high powered riffle so I just figured maybe they can make them rims too
    technical advances the more they make the more I fear them!
     
    RATTLECANREBEL, Mar 30, 2014
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    I'm not exactly sure that 3-D printing has advanced to the stage of building a vessel that can contain 60,000+PSI yet (even the metal 3-D printers).

    I much prefer a chunk of billet or a raw forging for that job. :wink:
     
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    If the shoe fits...
     
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    So everyone knows you can make a gun using a 3D printer...but a friggin tank??? Now that's impressive.
     
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