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Took the day off yesterday to complete the ram air cooling duct prototype. 29 hour print. Part way in, I noticed that the slicer failed to generate proper supports. Looking over the model, I estimated tthat the base geometry would still print just fine, which it did. Pulled off the finished...

Well, been a longer break from the build than planned, but had to leave town for a course for work, came home and got sick for 2 weeks. I planned to retire next year, but work offered me a big promotion and a pay raise running the safety program, so I guess I will stick around another 4 years...

I have a sh*t ton of stuff to add in here. When I get some time I'll pull the files and upload them.

Really depends on what CAN PID's are included in the CAN data stream and what you plan to add manually, as well as the PID and channel capability of the particular dash. The aeroforce supposedly supports a bunch of PID's, where the AIM (pictured) is somewhat limited by both channels and PID's...

And..... DONE. Print came out pretty clean. Needs a slight amount of post-processing/sanding at the louver ends but overall, great.

Ran a sample scale print in PLA. it fits perfectly. Ran a section sample print in ASA. It fits perfectly and print quality is great. Printing final grille now. Will be a 12 hour print in ASA. Hopefully when I wake up tomorrow I will have a nice new grille waiting on my buildplate.

Still working the CAD for the front grille, but settled on this design for now. I removed the lip trim ring because I think it looks much cleaner without it. I ultimately ended up having to laser scan the lip of the cowling because none of the CAD angles were quite right in my original 3D model...

Havent posted in a while but I've been busy. Front wing is finalized and now has proper support. I redesigned a modified turnbuckle for the front wing support rods I bought. Their engineer said my design wont work but he's wrong. I designed a bracket that goes between the upper shock mount bolt...

Exhaust is fully welded up. Today I made a muffler support bracket that mounts off of the upper flange of the exhaust bracket and bolts to each side of the muffler supports, using some flat steel and some 1" hot roll angle I had laying around. Its pretty solid now. The washer stacks on the...

I made it fit... Thanks again for the recommendation.

I spent about 3 hours on the Summit website last weekend trying to pick the right parts for the new exhaust system. All my exhaust parts came in. I've never done exhaust work in my life so I thought this would be a fun project. I decided on a 3" to 2 1/2" reducer pipe into a Dynomax turbo as...

I think you just saved my day. Same side inlet outlet would fit the bill perfectly for what I am trying to do.

Today I moved over to the exhaust. I have basically been jumping between sub-projects and working them up to the point where I've sourced all parts and resolved the design portion. Once all my planned projects are all squared away I will go back and finish everything. The exhaust is one of the...

I know we don't have a whole lot of muffler options, due to size constraints, but I am looking for the quietest muffler that would fit relatively well on the stock (DF) pipe and location for the LNF. I plan to run a solenoid operated exhaust cutout, but when the cutout is closed, I would like to...

I've never riveted before in my life. I decided to try my hand at it. I installed the gurney flap / midsection stiffener. 3/16 high strength aluminum flush mount blind rivets (not cherry max). This added a nice amount of stiffness to the spoiler midsection and they look really sharp.

It meets my original intent of them being concealed and I like the fact they're lower now.

So, my original fog lamps were on these custom ball bearing arms I designed that were electromechanically actuated outward from behind the cowling when the fog lamps were turned on. This concealed them nicely behind the cowling when they were off, and was a really neat custom touch. The...

Not much done today.... I wanted to start working on the front spoiler but the lower radiator cooling line fit was bothering me. I am severely baffled why DF didnt just go with 1 3/4 OD DOM tubing on the lower frame tube; which would have added strength and an inner diameter that would have...

Ok... Progress! I spent my evenings after work this week finding the best method of approach to get this cowling squared up. It is much harder than it seems when you dont have good solid reference points. I ended up deciding to tackle the front mounts first, as they are the most critical for...

You're also only as good as the intake air. An air filter sitting close to the engine drawing in dead recirculating conductive engine heat will not do any good for IAT temps.