Solidworks drawings, post here!

[Fredstruckparts]

At 26, I wanted to start making better parts for some racing I have been getting into. I ran across this site with a google search. I must say you guys do some cool stuff. Maybe one day ill be there. I really do admire this trade.

With that said I am able to do sheet metal stuff with solid works. I built a front motor plate for my 1970 big block chevy going in a boat. Sent it to the water jet and when I got it back it looked bitchen.........until I installed it. I did not leave enough meat around the water inlet on the block and I was a little off around the timing cover. Does any have a bbc modeled or could I send my plate to someone to test fit on a modeled bbc? I don't want to throw more metal in the scrap pile.

Thanks
Kyle
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[MIKE67]

Here is a 335/30-18 BFGoodrich Rival.

[ChevelleNV]

Wow, some awesome looking work in here. I have only done a few things in solidworks so far. The first is a bracket that bolts to the side of an LSX block with the front bolt pattern of the lower mount holes on a SBC so I can bolt on a SBC dry sump pump to my LSX. and the second is a simple piece to change the angle of a autometer gauge to 10 deg. when mounted on a flat race car dash, and 1 picture of the angle adapter after being printed in my buddies 3d printer Still a steep learning curve ahead for me since I am more of an autocad guy... but this 3d stuff is really cool. but whats really cool is being able to print small parts and test fit from the printer before making the real thing.

[Bryce]

Wow, some awesome looking work in here. I have only done a few things in solidworks so far. The first is a bracket that bolts to the side of an LSX block with the front bolt pattern of the lower mount holes on a SBC so I can bolt on a SBC dry sump pump to my LSX. and the second is a simple piece to change the angle of a autometer gauge to 10 deg. when mounted on a flat race car dash, and 1 picture of the angle adapter after being printed in my buddies 3d printer Still a steep learning curve ahead for me since I am more of an autocad guy... but this 3d stuff is really cool. but whats really cool is being able to print small parts and test fit from the printer before making the real thing.

Cool stuff, I use a 3D printer at my job, let me know if you need some help.

[69lsxamx]

where is the best place to buy the solidworks program?

[JustJohn]

Is there an archive somewhere of car part models? I plan on, at minimum, boxing my 69 Impala frame this winter and wouldn't mind doing a load simulation in SW as a sanity check.

[MIKE67]

69lsxamx, you usually need to go though a Value Added Reseller to purchase SolidWorks. Unless you are a student (you have to prove it and you will have a watermark on drawings). Go to the SW website for their sales contact info.

JustJohn, you can try grabcad.com and see if someone has uploaded a file. They have lots of cool car files.

[JustJohn]

JustJohn, you can try grabcad.com and see if someone has uploaded a file. They have lots of cool car files.

Thanks for the info, didn't see it though. Probably, I can model one from the schematics and a few measurements off the car.

[astroracer]

Designed a rear sway bar for the van over the weekend. I modeled up the Energy Suspension bushings and rod ends. The bar routes under the fuel tank and attaches to the rear housing with the "L" shaped brackets. They will be welded to the Lower 4-Bar brackets.


Close up of the lower bracket.

Bottom overall view.

The bar uses up a bit of tire clearance at the rail but there is no other way to route it...

I will be ordering some 1" dia. x .134 wall DOM 4130 to make the bar.

[syborg tt]

I will be ordering some 1" dia. x .134 wall DOM 4130 to make the bar.

Make sure you don't put the fuel pump and filter in the back. It's a sure way to catch on fire if you are rear-ended. Move it to the side or front of the tank. Just make sure if you put it in front of the tank that it won't hit the rear differential if the tank is moved forward in a collision.

and yes I wish I could draw like this

[rat_rod_russell]

Weld it yourself 55-57 Chevy Frame with C4 Corvette Suspension.



Its solid-works drawing but animated in 3DVia Composer. We sell it as a DIY kit for guys. Accepts C4 corvette suspensions or an optional Live axle with short 4 bars or long ladder bars and a pan hard all though you could easily install a watts with the bat wing pickup points.

Russell
Nerd Rods

[astroracer]

Make sure you don't put the fuel pump and filter in the back. It's a sure way to catch on fire if you are rear-ended. Move it to the side or front of the tank. Just make sure if you put it in front of the tank that it won't hit the rear differential if the tank is moved forward in a collision.

and yes I wish I could draw like this

Thanks Marty!
I wish there was room for it in front or on the side. There just isn't any. To keep it at a level for gravity feed to the filter it has to be in the back. I'm less concerned with the pump and filter in a rear ender then I am the aluminum tank. That is probably going to fair worse then they will in a crash....
Here are some updated designs for the bar.
These are the final designs as it stands today. I ordered some parts from McMaster Carr and got a selection of 1/2-20 rod ends off eBay to build the end links. Now I just need to pick up the DOM tubing I will use for the actual bar.
Here are the 3D CAD pics

A close up of the adjusters

The drivers side mounting tower. The angled plate provides a little additional clearance for the bar in jounce. I have the bar ends tucked in close to the rails so i had to move the bushings inboard a bit and this created a clearance issue with the mounting plate.

Here is the passenger side. You can see another issue with the track bar bracket. There wasn't a lot of room to get this thing packaged...

Here are the actual adjusters and rod ends...

I got a very good deal on this set of rod ends from QS Components on eBay. 42 bucks and free shipping. Saved me about 35 bucks over Speedway with shipping added in.
This is enough to do the front bar also.

Thanks for looking
Mark

[SShep71]

Does anyone have a ls3 intake flange drawing, or a throttle body mounting flange drawing? Any format will work

[rat_rod_russell]

Frame we're working on, I also drew up a set of Foose Nitrous II's in 18" for the customer to check out.
-Russell

[feeble]

Not Solidworks but Inventor. Work in progress but I have most of the purchased parts bought and am making the fab parts now.



Supersized here: http://www.mustangiitech.org/gallery...geViewsIndex=2

[novajosh72]

Just went thru the gallery link Feeble, very cool drawings. You design them all yourself or import some of them?

[feeble]

I modeled the purchased parts except for the Ride Tech shocks, they very kindly sent a model for those. The rest of it was designed based on a lot of research on this and other forums.

[stredrotor]

Here's a few parts I have been designing with Inventor. I'm still fairly green with the program but I find the more parts I draw the more I learn and keeps my skills up.

Two link setup on my RX4 hardtop.



TKO 600 gearbox crossmember.



Mazda 20b sump and oil pickup.

[Opaastra]

Hi everyone.
I´m new here so sorry if there is a similar questione or thread.



I´m looking for CAD Files of:
Ford Big block engine for customisation. In the end this on going to be build by a CNC machine.
It´s a project by myself for a Hot Rod.
If there is no Ford file, a Chevy file would also be fine :D
I hope someone can help me out!
best regards.

[rrelco]

Hi everyone.
I´m new here so sorry if there is a similar questione or thread.

I´m looking for CAD Files of:
Ford Big block engine for customisation. In the end this on going to be build by a CNC machine.
It´s a project by myself for a Hot Rod.
If there is no Ford file, a Chevy file would also be fine :D
I hope someone can help me out!
best regards.

here is a front spoiler for a 66 Chevelle!