3D print Mojave cowl possible?

[bmbrboi]

I see what you guys are trying to accomplish but wouldn’t it be easier to buy a Mojave cowl from the dealership and start mocking up from there? That’s what this guy did to get the amfib to work with his wife’s Mojave. YouTube:Mojave snorkel could work for the other things you guys want to do.

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[Fpolanco]

I see what you guys are trying to accomplish but wouldn’t it be easier to buy a Mojave cowl from the dealership and start mocking up from there? That’s what this guy did to get the amfib to work with his wife’s Mojave. YouTube:Mojave snorkel could work for the other things you guys want to do.

Yes but as I see it, the only 2 options are:

1) modify an existing Mojave cowl (which looks pretty good)

2) 3D print an entirely new cowl that will accept the 4xe charging port door and looks OEM with no cutting or modifying (what I currently working on).

 

[Fpolanco]

I see what you guys are trying to accomplish but wouldn’t it be easier to buy a Mojave cowl from the dealership and start mocking up from there? That’s what this guy did to get the amfib to work with his wife’s Mojave. YouTube:Mojave snorkel could work for the other things you guys want to do.

My goal is to make this as “plug and play” as possible

Mostly bc nobody needs to see the debauchery I can accomplish with a sawzall and my Mojave.

Nor do I want to pay for someone else to fix said debauchery .

 

[b-roc]

 

[Fpolanco]

It’s happening!!

 

[b-roc]

progress .... This is the first time that I have hated my paint choice (granite crystal) .... things that make optical scanning more difficult ... dark colors, specular reflection (e.g. metallic flecks in paint), shiny ... really, really wished that I was working with a white cowl ... some blue painters tape made the above possible

 

[b-roc]

driver's side was faster since I skipped right to the blue tape

Now to put my truck back together ... damn does it whistle at highway speeds without the cowls!

 

[b-roc]

Different perspective of the piece ... just for fun

 

[CokreeateJT]

Make sure you're using a high temp plastic for the part.
If you're going to use PLA it will be wrap in the sun.
If you need something 3d printed hit us up.

 

[Fpolanco]

Make sure you're using a high temp plastic for the part.
If you're going to use PLA it will be wrap in the sun.
If you need something 3d printed hit us up.

Sent you a DM...

 

[Beemer533]

Just came across this thread, this is something I've been wanting to do as well.
Currently my goal is to get air, winch connector and a switch for my scene lights.

I bought a Mojave cowl, 4xe door a while back and I've been messing around in CAD with a design for "merging" the parts.

I did a preliminary print to do some initial mock ups to figure out how I wanted to place the port...

I'm using PLA for the mockup, but I will be (probably) using ABS for the final part. Possibly CF, but not sure yet.

 

[Rahkmalla]

Is there a reason you're specifically targeting a 4xe door replica with the CAD/3Dpring work you're looking to have done? I understand it's an established starting point but if it's mostly being done from scratch, creating something truly unique would also allow the design to be mirror imaged so the part could be produced for both sides, and an air port for each side is definitely superior.

Not a CAD person, so feel free to ignore me if my idea adds more work than the potential benefit.

 

[b-roc]

Just came across this thread, this is something I've been wanting to do as well.
Currently my goal is to get air, winch connector and a switch for my scene lights.

I bought a Mojave cowl, 4xe door a while back and I've been messing around in CAD with a design for "merging" the parts.

I did a preliminary print to do some initial mock ups to figure out how I wanted to place the port...

I'm using PLA for the mockup, but I will be (probably) using ABS for the final part. Possibly CF, but not sure yet.

Let me know if the mojave cowl scans that I have could be helpful... happy to send them your way

 

[Beemer533]

Let me know if the mojave cowl scans that I have could be helpful... happy to send them your way

Actually, that would be awesome! That would save me a ton of iteration to get the curves right.

I use Fusion 360, so I should be able to open up any standard CAD file.

 

[Beemer533]

Is there a reason you're specifically targeting a 4xe door replica with the CAD/3Dpring work you're looking to have done? I understand it's an established starting point but if it's mostly being done from scratch, creating something truly unique would also allow the design to be mirror imaged so the part could be produced for both sides, and an air port for each side is definitely superior.

Not a CAD person, so feel free to ignore me if my idea adds more work than the potential benefit.

You are right, it actually would be pretty cool to do something completely custom. I'd also thought about looking for an existing door that could be mirrored on both sides or make something from scratch.

Honestly, for me most of it comes down to time. I travel a lot for work, so most of the time I can't just work on stuff in the evening after work, since I'm stuck in a hotel somewhere else.

The 4xe door is basically ready go, looks pretty good (IMO) so it sort of wins by default for me.

From a functional perspective I had originally wanted to add another air coupler when I first put in the Grimm bracket but I didn't have time. In practice it hasn't been an issue at all, so it didn't end up on my list of requirements.

I have been messing around with some ideas to fill in the logo on the 4xe door and cnc something else on it, but we'll see lol.

I'll be thrilled just to have this functional and not having to open up my hood everytime I need air.

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