March 4, 201412 yr i would pay so much money for an xv ute with a diesel and manual trans. i would trade my wrx for it in a heartbeat. Edited March 4, 201412 yr by subyrally
March 14, 201412 yr Author First cast ... Ok - finally got round to do some casting, here are some of the results : Front end : Rear window : And removed ready for next bit : 'Pug' mould for rear end : More to come .... Cheers, Bantum ... Edited March 15, 201412 yr by Bantum
March 15, 201412 yr Author Top Cast ... Next up is the top half of cast : Casted : & Removed from Mould : De 'pugged' & Ta-Da - a ute is staring to Appear ! Still have the lower half to do yet ... Cheers, Bantum ... Edited March 15, 201412 yr by Bantum
March 15, 201412 yr Author Rear End Cast ... Quick one for last bit on rear end : & removed : Do Note that I've marked up where tail gate has to fold down & so will be removing that bit ... Ok - that's it for now, back to casting ... Cheers, Bantum ... Edited March 15, 201412 yr by Bantum
April 19, 201411 yr Author Ok - had time to do some more work on this : Note : Working with these to make a more realistic XV wheel ... Next bit : Back to it ... Cheers, Bantum ... Edited May 10, 201411 yr by Bantum
May 10, 201411 yr Author Some results from more casting : Had to add a bit in the middle to level it out ... More prep work : Ready for casting : And no - its not milk in the bottle ... Done : Awaiting drying ... hmmm will have to add some bolts later ... Cheers, Bantum ...
May 10, 201411 yr Author Ok - next bit to bring up to date ... Last bit of casting dried : Some fixings : & holes Drilled : More Securing : Nearly done : Cheers, Bantum ...
May 11, 201411 yr Love all the effort put into this! You've designed what would be a dream car for many of us.
May 26, 201411 yr Author Just received some more bits for this project ... Some Stealth Mounts : Some Racks : & Test Fitting : Got some more bits on the back burner too ! Cheers, Bantum ... Edited May 26, 201411 yr by Bantum
June 15, 201411 yr Author Nearly done with wheels ... Last bit of casting : And all apart : And the aim is to make 'em look something like this : Marked out Ready to cut : Still more to do on front side ... :twisted: Cheers, Bantum ...
June 25, 201411 yr Author Sorry to say there will be a bit of a hold up on this project due to my back surgery ... So here is something else to tide you over until then : More details on this beast can be found here : http://www.ausubaru.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23869 Cheers, Bantum ... Edited June 25, 201411 yr by Bantum
June 28, 201411 yr Author Finally got round to finishing this drawing I had started ages ago : Something for the Brumby boys to mull over ... Cheers, Bantum ... Edited December 5, 201510 yr by Bantum
July 1, 201411 yr Author Certainly Haight, My background is in Architecture & Design ... So not a traditional industrial designer per say, but I still know how to draw ... You can see more of my work in the photo bucket links below ... Cheers, Bantum ...
December 25, 201411 yr Author Added some colour to the previous drawing : I'm working towards to making a Scale Paper Model, so every one can have one - you just need to print it out & assemble it ... Give me a few days to work it out though ... :cool: Cheers, Bantum ... Edited December 5, 201510 yr by Bantum
December 28, 201411 yr Author Paper Model ... Ok - Here it is, a paper model of the XV-Ute : Edit : I'm working on a high resolution copy ( PDF ) & I will put together an assembly sheet next ( for those 3D challenged ) ... Cheers, Bantum ... Edited December 5, 201510 yr by Bantum
January 5, 201511 yr Author Paper Model PDF ... Ok - I've redone the model & have up loaded it here : Subaru XV-Ute Model Working on an Assembly sheet now, will post that when done ... Cheers, Bantum ... Edited December 5, 201510 yr by Bantum
January 9, 201511 yr Author Paper Model Done ... Have now completed making the Paper Model ... More on FB : https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...8670681&type=1 Welcome to make your own ( It's not too hard ) and then take into your local dealer & say I want one of these for real ... Cheers, Bantum ... Edited December 5, 201510 yr by Bantum
January 10, 201511 yr Author Got something to put the Paper Model in : Cheers, Bantum ... Edited December 5, 201510 yr by Bantum
April 4, 201510 yr Author XV Wheels ... I didn't get very far with trying to cast them, so I ended up going and getting some 3D printed - following is the trial example : Loaded up : The Printers : Printing : Measured up : Front : Back : Cheers, Bantum ... Edited April 4, 201510 yr by Bantum
April 4, 201510 yr Author Then test fitted them to the TT-01 Chassis : Fitted Strait up : Spacers : Note : the larger one will need longer shaft ... I may have stuffed up the offset, will have to wait until I've done the body to see how well it sits up against the fenders ... Ciao, Bantum ...
December 5, 201510 yr Author 3D Download ... For those wanting to print one of these babies out, I have now uploaded it to thingiverse : Download here : http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:946554 Slowly progress is being made on the scanner, so will be able to do some more on this project when completed ... Ciao, Bantum ...
September 15, 20169 yr Author Funds ... Thinking of possibly doing some crowd funding for this project, however there's a quiet a few sites out there so not sure about it ... What do you guys think would be best option ?Cheers, Bantum ... Edited September 15, 20169 yr by Bantum
September 15, 20169 yr Author Update ... Time for a bit of an update, as it's been a while since I've worked on this ... :/ Took the paper model out for its first showing the other day : Didn't win anything but ... Was doing some research on an updated front end, something like the look of the 'KenStyle' as shown elsewhere on here. Might see if I can get them loaded up on the model ... P.S. - I may also have found a willing hand to make the full size prototype ... Will post more when I have something concrete confirmed ... :icon_mrgreen: Ciao, Bantum ...
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