cool stuff from DSE

[amaronut]

ABS plastic, smooth/shiny one side/ texture other side. Ran thru bead roll to get step.........

[porkchop]

O.K. I'll take a set.

[tones2SS]

Originally Posted by lil427z

like always. first class dse
rick k

YOU SAID IT!!!

[rocketrod]

Originally Posted by amaronut

ABS plastic, smooth/shiny one side/ texture other side. Ran thru bead roll to get step.........

Thats what DSE told me when I called and asked about them. Not real complicated and they told me they are getting quite a few calls asking if they are for sale.

[shiro666]

What those are made of is a material called Kydex. I have worked extensively with it for use as Knife sheath material. It can be ordered through MSC industrial supply in black, as well as in a bazillion colors from plastic supplies. Molding it is REALLY easy. It is floppy and can be laid over a mold at 300 degrees. Use some closed cell molding foam and some weight on top and wait five mins and walla! molded thermoplastic. Cuts and sands like butter. I heat mine in a kitchen oven. Don't tell the girlfriend. Heat gun is nice too.

Get a sheet and mess around with it. It is cheap enough.

And Fun!

[shiro666]

I have worked quite a bit with this stuff, so PM me with questions.

[amaronut]

molding not needed on a piece like this, it forms itself to the shape it's bolted to. Material comes in a 4' x 8' sheet (standard size) and comes in many thicknesses

[rich-allen]

When I bought my car it had flaps of black rubber attached to the fender wlls with staples
Those are very sweet.
I always see cars with those flaps left off unless there on the power tour or something similar.

It's a shame to hide the DSE suspension.


Rich

[7TSS]

Originally Posted by TravisB

But that wouldnt allow the control arm to move without bumping that peice....it would have to be soft.

I think that you could make it out of any rigid material since it is close enough to the uca's pivot point that the uca won't move more than an inch at that spot. Looking at the picture, it seems that they allowed enough clearance room so it shouldn't hit. Kydex is considered a rigid thermoplastic material so it could be duplicated out of any other rigid material that can handle over 350-400 degrees F. I agree that thermoforming isn't needed in this application.