3D Printed Lamborghini custom suspension arm - Murcielago GT1 project

We'd already made suspension arms for this project, but I'd found the motion ratio of the damper was incorrect & I'd run out of space as the damper passes through the upper arm. So we 3d print a couple of prototypes to check clearance before having the final items machined from aluminium.
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[@karlosmuschek]

The top control arm looks so beautiful in billet you’ll have to do the bottom now😂😂💯👌

[@red00eye]

The engineering bit is the most interesting and the most impressive.

[@barfmeister8509]

Yeah, totally agree. I’m mesmerised with the vision and concept and then the engineering 👍

[@hevendranarayansamy2793]

Such a high level of detail in this build. Guess appearance by Hannah. Nice.

[@RainMakr]

Not only is the car a work of art, but I've also actually learnt more about the set up and how the problems have been overcome - which in itself gives more convo to bore the misses with, and chat sh!t down the pub about. ha ha

[@MrRyanTrott]

Tunes in the background, Digable Planets👌

[@tom4626]

56 seconds after launch. I probably should be working....... But will make a tea and 'multitask'

[@XesserX]

This project is just so cool to watch! All the KZbinrs these days are bolting wide bodykits to their Lamborghinis, but no one is doing it like this and actually making sure the car still drives properly afterwards. You guys have done an amazing job on every part of the car!

[@Matty.Hill_87]

3d printing is crazy, what you can do in a short amount of time is incredible

[@sp4604]

What a dream come true!! and the LP640 was the last true engine from Lambo goin back to the 350GT See you at Pebble!!

[@Sunedosa]

Awesome Phil, 30 minutes just wooshed by.

[@surenraj6450]

I learn more here than I ever did at automotive college, thank you Phil😄♥️

[@jpwilliams5264]

Am I the only one that is still amazed by 3D printing?

[@wrxzboost]

this is so freakin cool. never imagined the use cases for 3d printing.

[@norafirestorm]

These boys and this channel are a hidden gem on KZbin!

[@dan3092]

Fair Play Phil you n the boys are doing it.....

[@GoGringo]

Brilliant content. This is how you build cars, engineering, trial and error.... Not just buying aftermarket bits to bolt on..

[@drivelogic3841]

What an amazing project ~! I cant imagine amount of effort and money spent on making custom 3D printed prototypes and a final full Billet aluminum upper arm ~!! It must handle amazing ~!@

[@ESPlover707]

What an awesome textbook example of rapid prototyping. With a gt1 build murcielago.

[@gafrers]

The level of this build is insane; not that the V10 M3 and the E30 M3 aren't high already

[@paulsingh9043]

Driftwerks: “ there’s nothing that can’t be done”. 👍🏾

[@AccAkut1987]

¡Werkstatt intensifies!

[@cgturbo975]

The technology is amazing, 3D printing is allowing you to do what was previously only done by formula 1 and real top racing teams years ago. Amazing work.

[@Maulzy23]

I love coming home from work, grab a beer, and watch you guys wrench on cool stuff. You're like friends I never met.

[@cr11wds73]

Attention to detail is epic

[@MJFRS4]

Liked before I even watched 👍🏻

[@Jtaism]

SAME!

[@philipwild9134]

Try using Generative Design to design the suspension arm. Generative Design is a tool in Fusion 360 that will generate the most optimised design within given constraints possible! I just did a Graduation Project on it, would be more than happy to help.

[@joeybratten]

Phil worrying about threads being slightly warped, sends tap through plastic with a drill 🤣

[@thedownshiftchannel]

Loving the detail in this build

[@Seikers]

Jeez this build is crazy

[@1967Stotty]

They are a work of art!

[@driftworks]

Cheers/

[@UnlistedBio]

Wow.... I vote you remake as much of the car you can in 3D redesign and billet aluminium if you ever get bored, the finish looks better than OEM. I really loved the whole process, thanks again for sharing Phil. The 3 dislikes are from a Russian bots network run by another YT channel losing views ;)

[@DoKapsy]

This is just awesome. Wow, I’m in awe.

[@jamesf8864]

Thanks for sharing so much of the detail with us all. Top work 👍

[@driftworks]

No problem 👍

[@syygnis]

26:01 "Some Fancy Amulinium bits" hahahaaha

[@keithflynn5651]

Those finished arms are a work of art 👍

[@ArryBradbury]

Proper engineering - love it!

[@neilstewart1208]

Blown me away that...great job

[@betr8er896]

Fascinating, nice video mate!

[@OriginalRangsta12]

I'm not bored by your content Phil!

[@davegavin7914]

Excellent work phill really interesting to see how it’s been designed engineered and made keep up the videos 😉

[@Bushcrawler]

Impressive! Great stuff 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

[@markgtrheyes]

Love this project!

[@Ricky-cl5bu]

Amazing car , unbelievable adjustment

[@gert-jandejong1832]

Amazing stuff!

[@spinmoto180]

Awesome to see the Process! Absolutely Love All The Engineering That Has Gone Into What You've Accomplished!!! Not Only is this my DreamCar, your build encompasses all of the skills that i am working to acquire in my shop!

[@mattcangie]

3D printing/prototyping is soooo cool. Well done sirs

[@jeebus2121]

10/10 video. Thank you.

[@biro24]

The details are epic, love this channel 😀

[@hundredhouses1234]

Awesome work, love the tech 🤙

[@thomasmichaelsen2949]

Crazy crazy man👏💪

[@GeesDrive]

Love the custom Driftworks baby blanket 👍Coming to the Driftworks shop soon 😂

[@Lou-f]

Lovely job 👌🏻

[@RainMakr]

another great video.

[@stevepeters3032]

Can't wait to see Phil beat on it around a track.

[@Noname-dc9mm]

Phil , you own my fav lambo. You possibly own the best lambo in the UK , fair play to you ! You have clearly worked very hard not just on this but in general, congratulations and enjoy 👏🏻

[@driftworks]

Thanks 👍

[@Noname-dc9mm]

@@driftworks you are most welcome and you are a great guy to give your reply.

[@timmartin6324]

So awesome! Let’s just prototype and make this from billet when we’re done. Love the level of work you guys do!

[@Geesino]

Love the content

[@dannzx]

that is some clever witchcraft I like the look of the arms very pleasing to the eye. 👌👍

[@blazingtreetree5961]

Crazy man using a tap with a dril that's a first for me. Loved it mate!

[@stashtrey1]

Amazing. A++

[@AxlMetcalf]

This front geo setup is kinda similar to a lot of rc chasssis... more specifically drift, not quite as much but a lot of adjustment

[@davidjohnrees]

Digable Planets! You guys just can't get any cooler!

[@nglheald]

Quality 👍

[@sparkplug964]

Great to see how this part was made, will be cool when you can go straight to metal with 3D printing and for it to be strong enough.

[@UnexplainedHoveringSpheroid]

Even the baby gets orange trim!

[@AshleyCaunt]

If this doesn’t end up with a matching pair of lower arms then you will have suprised me Phil! 😂 Stunning work as always, love any engineering stuff in detail like that!

[@jayenn2481]

nice!!!

[@mattmarshall747]

Gone have the days when you just chop one coil off you're spring and hope for the best lol

[@oldbonesmcgee]

Amazing work! You should take it to Lamborghini to do the alignment, save you the trouble 😂

[@pissedupgamer3802]

Sweet i liked that lad love all that shit

[@dariok9118]

Editing was nice in this one But the music in the sped up scenes was way too loud!

[@driftworks]

Apologies, I'll keep it in mind for the next edit.

[@jamest5149]

Nothing like doing crafts to hip hop. 👍

[@Danielism]

You guys need to try out the Pretty PETG or PLA print profiles. High quality prints with good speed, very well tuned for Prusa machines

[@driftworks]

I don't know what that means, but I'll pass it on to Ed who does our 3d printing here. Cheers

[@AR-qr9eo]

Nice

[@farturinn]

Yeah !!!!!! Digable Planets accidentally playing in the background

[@SuperAlicat1979]

I would love to take that car round to kwik fit for a wheel alignment just to see their faces lmfao

[@dan3092]

Those robbers should be nowhere near it Lol

[@hksp]

nice angle kit

[@driftworks]

'Lack of angle' kit.

[@benblackwell8108]

Faffy lol 🤣👍 looks sweet

[@PixelVogue]

23:44 BINGO! LOL

[@Matty.Hill_87]

I know it's over done on KZbin.. But I'd love to be a fly on the wall if this ever had to go Into a lambo garage for some reason 🤣🤣

[@joestockman9868]

Love a blunt stanley

[@brakeswap9986]

Good job bro!!

[@MrFuguDataScience]

Phil, this is such a cool build. If you ever get a chance check out Island Works Sweden youtube channel he is doing a cool project Porsche build way custom car

[@carter83419]

Suspension, you don’t need no stinking suspension!

[@TWIRKNOLOVE]

Love seeing the quick engineering process. Was the issue the motion ratio, the spring rate, or both? Because the further you angle out the strut assembly, the less net spring rate you get.

[@driftworks]

The further out the pivot point for the spring is mounted, the more effect the spring has on the suspension movement. The car was undersprung with the stiffest spring we had. It's been moved outboard 70mm and has possibly made the same spring a little too stiff. I'll know once I drive it and correct as required.

[@donaldkrump666]

''Amelinium bits''

[@JG92]

Lovely stuff. Can't help but think that the brake calipers would look good in DW orange 🤔

[@driftworks]

They look better in DW blue :)

[@deankalsevicius7610]

Up there for thinking. Down there for dancing. Made better in Birmingham 💪🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿💪🏻

[@kmc7355]

This should be familiar to anyone who's tried messing with modified linkage plates/pivot points on their full suspension MTB to gain more wheel travel. The more leverage ratio you demand from the rear shock, the stiffer the spring rate must be. Your new lower leverage ratio on the Lambo will give the damping an easier time aswell.

[@rubenarce4980]

Seeing that caliper hanging from the brake line have me anxiety

[@michaelbiniakewitz2329]

Phil, there’s no doubt that that’s some ingenious working but given how much you’ve altered the OEM setup/engineering do you have any concern of the car’s ability to travel at high speed without failure? I’m in awe of how you changed it

[@driftworks]

I don't. I've designed and fabricated complete suspension systems on a lot of my cars that are under a lot more stress than this.

[@michaelbiniakewitz2329]

@@driftworks honestly I’m glad you replied because I love the channel and seriously was thinking Christ I really hope these things hold. You didn’t tinker with the GT3 did you, I know you did the brakes on the other one

[@deankalsevicius7610]

Baby” you don’t know it yet but your going get gapped” Dad” just give me a small head start please”

[@weeaunsim4320]

Soooo good, better than porno👍

[@crpdiablos]

Just wondering with all the work your doing trying to figure out a better suspension why havent you moved the actual mounting locations so you can run longer arm that mount close to the middle of the car like. Formula 1 car. You said you are doung this to get the car as low to the ground as possible while making the car handle even better

[@markyfrencho]

Are you going to do the same process for the lower arms?

[@driftworks]

I'm not. They're fine.

[@hoonaticbloggs5402]

16:37 ‘bollocks’

[@MrJwwhasabetterchannel]

Hi Phil, I appreciate the cost of this build is a private matter, but are you able to give us an insight into the cost involved in just having the upper arms machined

[@driftworks]

I think it was around £1200.

[@Brother-Crow]

Out of curiosity, why can't arms be made out of solid fill 3d printed plastic? Or even like single arm camber rear arms for example

[@hurst_luke]

3D prints are built in layers. The layers can seperate under certain stresses causing the part to fail. Only really good for prototypes. Very high end printers can do sintered metal parts which might have been an option.

[@Chowder13PL]

Good video, although i didnt like the brake calipers hanging on the brake line. A ziptie would do much better job.

[@driftworks]

I wouldn't do it on a normal car, but the brake pipe faces down on the chassis side and it has a 10 degree on the caliper, so it hangs perfectly with no kink and no risk of damage to the brake pipe or caliper.

[@mattn6368]

Random question, anyone know the name of the track playing in the workshop at 21:34?

[@mattn6368]

In case anyone else is wondering, it was "Where I'm From" by Digable Planets.

[@ashcadelanne8524]

Where did you guys learn “suspension stuff”? Was it just mucking around on your cars? Or was there formal education involved too?

[@driftworks]

I just learnt as I went along as it's something I'm interested in.