American Innovator Saleen Using Desktop 3D Printer for Automotive Design and Rapid Development Cycle
With the sound of engines revving in the distance, I knew I was in the right place. Out of a sea of trailers, I was looking for a car that was a little out of the ordinary. Not only was it one of the only front-wheel-drive race cars at Buttonwillow Raceway, CA that day, but […]
As we move along swiftly with project Project Factory Five Cobra, we’ve found another need for customization – steering rack stops for our manual steering rack. In particular, the factory-supplied steering rack has too much travel. By that, we mean the wheels turn too much. While a tight turning radius is generally preferred, we […]
In this installment of Project Factory Five Cobra, we’ll be discussing replacing the timing cover seal on our Ford 302 small block engine. The timing cover seal is designed to seal the engine and keep oil from escaping. The seal has a metallic outer body and is pressed into the timing cover. As these seals […]
Working on cars like Project Cobra can be very rewarding. However, at times there will be a few hiccups along the way. Here we encountered such an issue replacing our rear axles. As astute readers may know, in order to outfit project Cobra with vintage-style Halibrand wheels, we must convert the standard 4 lug mustang […]
A Case Study in Additive Manufacturing, Design, Construction, and Implementation The Honda TRX450ER is one of the most popular high-performance ATVs ever made. In stock form, it tends to be a reliable and tractable recreational vehicle, recommended for use by those 16 and over: However, when it’s time to race, the 450 can be […]
Airwolf was started for the purpose of making prototype parts for automobiles. However, before we could start building car parts, we started building 3D printers. Before we knew it, our days, nights, and weekends were entirely consumed with building, selling and servicing 3D printers. Fast forward seven (7) years and many thousands of 3D printers […]
Airwolf 3D Design Intern Prescott Campbell shares his design process for his most difficult assignment yet: Redesign the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat’s Center Shift Console to provide extra storage space and custom vanity branding. Find out how Prescott overcame design challenges — and learned some lessons along the way — in order to create what […]
Airwolf 3D Intern Prescott Campbell has been busy helping the rest of the Wolfpack design and print custom parts for the company’s project car, the Dodge SRT Hellcat Challenger. Check out how he accomplished his latest project, re-designed speaker covers customized with the “AW3D” logo. The stock speaker cover in the SRT Hellcat Challenger works […]
Airwolf 3D Summer Intern Prescott Campbell is a junior at Corona Del Mar High School in Newport Beach, CA. With his passion for cars and experience using Airwolf 3D printers on his school’s robotics team, Prescott joined the Wolfpack to help work on custom 3D-printed parts for the Dodge SRT Hellcat Challenger. His first project? […]
A prospective customer recently approached Wolfpack Team Member and Airwolf 3D Sales Engineer Jack Licorish with an interesting problem and request. The customer ran an automotive shop and was curious about 3D printing automotive parts, hoping it would save his shop time and money. The problem? The customer was having trouble finding a 3D printer […]
High-performance muscle cars G-forces push you back in your seat. You shift effortlessly through the six-speed transmission, listening to the supercharged 351ci DOHC V8 engine as the view outside rushes by at over 200 mph. Is it a Ferrari Enzo ZXX Edo Competition ZR? Porsche 911 GTurbo 1200? Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport? Nope. It’s […]
Featured 3D Printed Part Glo Rails Light Up the Night How It Works Constructed of 1.9-inch polycarbonate tubing (cut to order), the Glo Rails are equipped with watertight 3watt LED modules in aluminum housings, along with custom 3D printed elbows and installation hardware. The People Behind This With the help of an Airwolf 3D printer, Bryan […]
What happens when you give a desktop 3D printers to talented car designers at Christmas time? MAGIC The elves at Saleen Automotive have been hard at work designing and prototyping amazing cars, but everyone needs an occasional little break. This holiday season, the skillful minds at Saleen took some creative liberties and made this really […]
December’s Featured Print is a 30” Batmobile Modeled with 3DS Max This month’s featured 3d printed model comes to us from the very talented Hector Gama. Using Autodesk 3DS Max modeling software and an Airwolf 3D desktop 3-D printer (built from a kit), Hector began the process of 3D printing out this 30” Batmobile. Hector […]
Saleen Automotive Uses Desktop 3D Printer to Make 3D Printed Car Part Shiftknob Design American Innovator Saleen Automotive Accelerates the Product Design Cycle with the use of Desktop 3D Printing. Saleen Automotive has been using an Airwolf 3D printer since October of 2013 to prototype. They have prototyped, among other things, a custom Saleen shiftknob […]
