The builds

Fix it. Print the parts.

We restore classic vehicles, tools and machines, and film every step. When a part is broken, gone, or never made again, we design it and print it.

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From our TikTok: 3D printed parts going on real vehicles.

The finished door panel of a 1970s Plymouth Duster: black vinyl with a gray woven fabric insert, a chrome window crank, and a 3D printed armrest and door handle.
1970s Duster door panel, made here.
The back seat of a 1970s Plymouth Duster in black vinyl and gray woven fabric, with the custom speaker inserts made here in the rear.
The custom speaker inserts in the back, made here.
Build log

1970 Duster: the door card handle.

The armrest that is also the door opener and closer handle is 3D printed, with its body shaped to the original 1970s Duster door panel.

  • The printed part fits the original door.
  • The panel is ABS plastic cut to size, wrapped in foam and fabric, and attached to the printed part.
  • Prototypes were printed and tried before the final one.
  • The custom speaker inserts in the back of the same Duster are made the same way.
The handle's body as drawn in CAD, before it was printed.
The 1998 Jeep Cherokee XJ in red, lifted on large tires with a front bumper and a roof rack, parked in the trees
The 1998 Jeep Cherokee XJ, the daily driver.
Build log

1998 Jeep Cherokee XJ: the switch mod.

A seven-switch plate for the center dash pod, with rounded edges in the original style.

Positions
Seven. The middle one holds a USB-A and USB-C module instead of a switch.
Fit
Every switch sits in a pocket sized to it, tested until each one clicked and held.
Latches
Snap each switch in. The thin first arms snapped, so they were made thicker with braces at the root.
Designed in code
Any size can be changed and printed again. It was lengthened after the first one came out too short for the pod.
A 3D picture of the seven-switch dash plate with a wider opening in the middle for the USB module
The plate, a 3D picture made from the design file.
A drawing of the seven-switch dash plate with a USB module in the middle position
The same plate with its switches in.

The video of it going in is coming this week.

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The builds are filmed as they happen, the wins and the mistakes. Follow for the next part and tell us what you want made.