My son Dan assembled the grille he designed and printed in Renntech's 3D printer. He is also a perfectionist when it comes to his craft so he wants to make some final tweaks but it looks like it's going to turn out exactly like he wanted it to. Here's a picture he sent me from his cell phone. We'll post more on that as things progress.


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Love the grille Lou. Looks fantastic. Classic yet modern at the same time. Would love to know more about the process. I imagine its all CAD and laser...

I wanted to do the same with mine. Custom one off but not too out there. We made mine out of metal which was very time consuming with several tries to get right. Looking back CAD would have been way easier and faster. We just didn't have that option.

The joy of modern technology :lol:

Keep up the great work. Car is already bad a$$ and can't wait to see color on it. Kevin and the team are doing amazing work.

Holy crap!!! I've heard the term 3D printing but never really new what it was. That is so f-in cool!! :thankyou:

you better sell these when your done. !!!!!!!

Here are some update pics

Since I'm a clean freak and plan to keep the bottom of the car looking nice we decided to paint the bottom with semi gloss IMRON vs. a bedliner or other rougher texture coating.

I realize I may be giving up some sound deadening quality of other coatings but that is a trade off I'm willing to make for a very sanitary bottom that I can periodically make look like new again.

Of course, that decision required some pretty intense preparation of the bottom.

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Once all the basic prep and seam sealing was done inside and out, Nathan laid down a coat of epoxy primer on everything. Having the tub on the auto twirler made it a heck of a lot easier for him to get to every single nook and cranny.

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After the epoxy primer was applied, Nathan then sprayed Imron to the inside, bottom of the floor and the firewall.

Next the painted motor and trans were assembled back into the subframe so it could be put back into the car along with the rear end.

The exposed aluminum portions of the engine and the transmission were painted with a high temperature nano ceramic coating so they will look new and fresh for years to come.

V8TV puts the drivetrain back in before doing the final bodywork so all the gaps and body lines will be perfect and not shifted due to the weight of the driveline.

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The subframe and drivetrain are wrapped to protect them during the upcoming bodywork and paint phase.

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Great update. Getting close. You've got to be excited.

Wow a lot of progress. Its really coming together. I like the idea of the Imron paint its almost indestructible. Looking great!

I agree nice update

Woohoo!! Starting to resemble a car again!!


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Adam and Nathan modified the front valence to make it flow better with the custom hood they also built per Dan's design. Knowledgeable 1st gen eyes will notice that the center hump in the valence is gone.

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We need to decide what color to paint the grill before Nathan starts spraying colors. We're torn between black for the more sinister look and titanium to match the Forgeline centers.

Tough decision even with the aid of renderings.

Black Grille:

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Titanium Grille:

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Titanium Grille for sure, its such a nice grille to lose the details in all the black. Project is coming out great.

Completely agree.