Finishing my 3D Printed Bumper with a Grille and Headlights

[@stevegonzales527]

thank god a breathe of fresh air. original design and not a social media copy and paste like everyone else

[@DingDongDrift]

@@stevegonzales527 next up I'll be putting a kit from the 90s on my 90s car like the last 10000 people did!

[@nickdutoit2084]

You’re absolutely a winner. You’re literally 3D printing your own car. Your work is inspiring dude!!

[@DingDongDrift]

thank you so much! that's the plan to show how powerful 3D printers are now with just a little bit of hard work.

[@Artz206]

Yeh

[@DriveWayMafia]

some dude built an entire gtr couple years ago

[@SmokeStack-yk3kz]

@@DingDongDriftfantastic work!

[@andrewb8744]

I had an SC when I was much younger. Here in Australia it’s known as a Toyota Soarer. I spent way too much money on it and blew up 3 engines out of immature stupidity. Boy would I have loved to make it look like yours! Seriously love your work!!

[@gafrers]

Absolutely Fantastic results. Love the way you fixed the individual grill pieces. Great headlights too.

[@DingDongDrift]

Thank you

[@tinystar3010]

When you finally put the bumper on, no headlights or anything else, just seeing the first painted fit-up, wow. That made a massive impact on the overall look. And the new headlight design just furthered that impact more. I can only imagine how much more excited you are to see it even further completed because now I need more too lol

[@DingDongDrift]

i was cheesing so hard when i put the bumper on, there's like 4 more minutes of that clip of me just heavy breathing lmao

[@csizmadiaelodferenc4027]

19:02 a bit looks like the new supra but i love the look of the headlight and the bumper. That modernize the SC❤

[@truetech4158]

Very groovy! You are doing what people want to do with their 3d scanners and printers, keep on rocking like you roll.

[@Hi---There]

👍 Appeared here occasionally. Very good job. And I see, there is one thing, that VAG can share with Toyota, is RS ignition coils.

[@TCreatorO]

Wow bro, this SC has come such a long way from its beginnings, you have put so many hours of hard work sweat and tears into it and it truly shows. Like people dont understand the amount of hours 3D modeling and printing takes, and on top of that all of the manual work that needs to be done, trial and errors. I need to do the same and focus my efforts into 1 project, but rn I have 4 project cars at the same time and im just overwhelmed

[@Mikefestiva]

Man those parts you printed turned out amazing! It looks really good 👍 keep up the nice work 😊

[@DingDongDrift]

@@Mikefestiva thank you Mike!

[@chasemoneyy]

Nice job man you def beat my expectations. That headlight is super cool

[@kazikzz9913]

Just came from the TT post. It's amazing watching your process and how you progress

[@Boofchug]

Dude that’s crazy good. Can’t wait to finally see the final versions but that front bumper and grille look amazing.

[@kevincrawford6864]

The initial 3d print with mismatched colors made me think of the Volkswagon crowd that run different color body panels. I love what you did with the bumper by taking a modern design cue and making it fit an older car. I am curious about the weight of the bumper with everything added. One day if you ever get the time to do a video about it you should showcase your 3d printer setup now that you have 3 of them. I run a heavily modified Ender 5 plus right now, but plan to purchase a Bambu Labs printer to speed up smaller prototypes.

[@dy1angi11ey6]

It’s not necessarily the owners doing that as Volkswagen actually produced a few thousand or so cars like that. Though some people may imitate the style, it’s based on a design they actually used. Look up VW Harlequin if you want more info on it.

[@rhaqbani]

Great project! When I work on car parts, I use NOVOL CARBON 300 - carbon fiber putty. You’ll be amazed at how well it bonds with 3D printed parts and decorations, creating a super strong and lightweight finish

[@Foopuh]

Definitely didn't skip a little but beautifullll this is awesome

[@WitchingHourJP]

Duuuuudddeee its turning out sooo sick keep it up this is what it's about 🙌

[@modernmakes]

Great work. I love this build.

[@mattdorsey3258]

You and a few other fellas are why im out of my comfort zone learning fusion rn at home. I taught myself working on, modiifying, and repairing cars. Now taking precise measurments, parametric modeling, and applying it to printing. Soon i hope to be able to nab a scanner to start reverse engineering butttttt lets work on the CAD skills first lmao

[@DingDongDrift]

@@mattdorsey3258 that's awesome to hear! Every car guy needs to learn 3D modeling

[@thib8541]

insane work you can be proud

[@ClausRust]

love the headlights now they look sick!!!!

[@TsunakaClubby]

this this is awesome man can't wait to see what you cook up next

[@hondasation]

Absolutely wild! It's amazing how much crazy chiz you can create with enough time and effort💯💪🏾

[@kool-aidsphuckery9596]

That frame is sick and a great idea

[@DingDongDrift]

Can't wait to build a tube frame

[@vusshh]

dis car is dope asf especially since it’s a drift car, it’s so clean 😻😻

[@user-Random1]

Looks sick great work bud 👍🏼

[@quackquackalligatorpig892]

Looks great man keep it up. That outro gets me everytime 😂😂😂

[@Hari_3]

That looks freaking SICK woo

[@OtxoRem]

It's actually legit how well the 3D prints are holding up. Definitely going to keep up on this aesthetic build. Also outro kills me xD

[@DingDongDrift]

right as i read this comment i found a small chip on the bumper lmaoooo. nothing i can't fix though.

[@Springerrrrr]

Absolutely insane work! The car looks so good! So unique and can’t wait to see what the future holds!

[@chrstphrr]

Nice touch with the jig to hold the parts for the grille! I caught the short sneak preview of the grille before watching and I was mighty impressed with how good you got the whole thing painted up. Won't be surprised if you've barely stopped smiling about how it turned out a week later.

[@DingDongDrift]

@@chrstphrr every time i walk into the garage i sit on the floor and giggle

[@outcastgarage420]

Absolutely should have won something it’s beautiful man turned out so good

[@lindvi0r]

that is super legit man, you can be making bumpers for all your friends at home, hell you can start your own company specializing in drift bumpers.

[@shogunemperor]

Great job bruh!! It looks sick!!!!!!

[@ninoatf]

Thank you surrrrr.. what a badass creation. Going to tap into this and make something of my own eventually fr.

[@ninoatf]

Liked and subscribed, I think I’m a Ding Dong now 🛎️

[@03hVc01]

i can see Supra DNA with the new bumper. very tastefully done!

[@Willyman420]

that bumper is lookin nice

[@kylebaker793]

Crazy cool concept man. One of a kind

[@maverick_tt]

Awesome work on this front bumper 💪

[@kevinmcsorley-ll9od]

Looks awesome 👌

[@GoogleAsho-qs1vx]

DUDE insane and the music on the car edit was fire reminded me of early 2000s

[@bernardszybszy603]

Not a big fan of the design but i respect the amount of work you put into this car , keep it up!

[@FieroKyle]

Great job man. Looks stellar

[@SpeedFreak0122]

Is it a drift car? Is it a show car? Its both! Looks wicked

[@DingDongDrift]

@@SpeedFreak0122 at this point it's everything and will become so much more

[@ThankMeNowBro]

Good work man, it looks awesome! I really wish I was able to do things like this but ya know, money money money.

[@efraimk1673]

Dude your car looks insane, very cool!

[@madeupcreations6168]

That’s badass, great work. I know those X1C’s are putting on some hours 😂

[@jayinmi3706]

Love the new headlights! I kept thinking "they'll be done printing at midnight" and I keep thinking "if the print doesn't fail, like mine do sometimes, lol"

[@DingDongDrift]

@@jayinmi3706 the lenses failed 3 times lol

[@ChristianTaylor3]

Lexus could remake the sc300/400 with this front end redesign and original body style. It looks so good!

[@DingDongDrift]

@@ChristianTaylor3 i tagged them on insta but they're not responding lol

[@prancerthecatto]

Hopefully the bumper doesn't get hit while you're drifting cuz it looks really nice

[@bigpoppy3]

its drifting something will happen and I am sure he is ready for it. I would imagine that bumper taps those plastic barriers at speed it will crack good. My OEM bumper cracks when interacting with those.

[@DingDongDrift]

yea i don't really care if it breaks, i can make another one or fix this one. hopefully it doesn't break cz it means less work lol. i'll make a mold of it sooner rather than later.

[@skyu777ayala2]

This car looks amazing

[@JamieTenikoff]

The front is giving me some Aston Martin DB9 vibes. Turned out sick. The side skirts will make a huge difference.

[@loudaccord]

That's pretty cool you're able to do that

[@coizamora]

Muito bacana! Parabéns pelo carro! Abraços do Brasil!

[@rbdesignsnh]

that came out amazing.

[@AndrewTSq]

Fun project, it would have been cool with leds in the grill, and have a small microcontroller do some animations with the leds :) a little bit like Audi does with their headlights. or maybe showing like revs on the engine as an animation :D anyway nice car. good work.

[@tahustvedt]

Good job. Looks great.

[@imRoKuu]

Favorite sc of all time

[@DanielRivera-td7cd]

What kind of filament do you use? PETG? I'd love to make a body for my car aswell

[@marionag11]

That's gorgeous!!! such a beautiful build!!

[@freedomfriestv]

Long body supra! Love the look dude

[@jomppi95]

Looks so cool man!

[@EvelynSalazar-z6i]

Beautiful job

[@Sutoriku]

this looks amazing!!

[@GoWstingray]

Very good, well done. For all the small grill pieces, u might not have had time but little grub screws would of been good to hold each section on the carbon rod, just in case.

[@Venom.427]

Doing a great job !

[@TerraNosOlhos]

Great job. I love it.

[@paule01]

You sounded a bit bummed not winning an award but dont sweat it. I just started following your channel and once you get your fitment and gaps 100% (which you seem to be paying attention to) those awards will start coming in. Youre super talent and creative, keep it up!

[@DingDongDrift]

the reason i sounded bummed was because i won last year lol, when the car only had a front widebody with nothing else. This year it's more complete with way more work done and nothing... but i don't really care, i'm just having fun building it.

[@HonzaLancer]

Looks amazing

[@tshart942]

great video and incredible work! wow that’s great what you did 👍👍👍 What kind of filaments did you use, pla? petg?abs? Thank you in advance for your response. I continue to admire your work. 👏

[@klausAZ]

You did this so well I'd convert my MKIV Supra to an SC front end 😁

[@tcw9999]

AMAZING!!! Good job 👍👍

[@gasparsperformance9841]

If those judges had seen your videos then they’d probably be more appreciative of your work and that alone would give you a greater chance of winning

[@DingDongDrift]

@@gasparsperformance9841 i think those judges had other incentives 😂

[@joshuapurdy2732]

Thinking about doing this 3d print logic for my 1986 CRX. all the panels on it are plastic & crappy. What printer do you recommend for this ?

[@prettseralexey5759]

very impressive man!

[@LateNightRituals]

Sickkkk doin the same as a mech Engr student but an intake headlight for e36. Soon post on my channel that. Love the tips

[@ErnieHernandezdesigner]

looking great

[@sid4560]

Now I know this is possible I'm gonna do it to my car

[@x.ROCKSTAR.x]

the wider and fender look very wuperb to me. and you suppost to be print another side skirt, and made it have universal skirt too. it will look very nice. lookin to print my wb too, but still have a problem a bit.

[@yotarip]

I like it. Looks like an FRS on steroids

[@tMena45888]

The Big Yellow Banana I love it

[@BJMolette]

Great work!

[@81mont]

Just came across this channel and watched quite a few videos, very cool! I'm curious how you are getting the 3D prints to hold up. I've made several 3D printed parts for my car and I have to be really careful to keep it in the shade, anytime the car sits in the sun too long the parts shrink or warp. I've tried many different types of filaments and I'm currently trying to convince myself to test ThermaX from 3dxtech. Similar to some of your other videos though, I have had success 3D printing a mold and then making a fiberglass part out of it. But my original intent was to skip that process and 3D print the part directly.

[@baumesdan]

looks fucking awesome bro, love it!!!!!!!!!!

[@DingDongDrift]

@@baumesdan thank you!

[@jakenelson8338]

You deserve way more of a following this front bumper is bringing 2020 vibes and it’s really cool to see

[@DingDongDrift]

it looks like this bumper is finally bringing a decent following.

[@TeoKoz]

I love your work. You inspire me to continue with my projects. Thanks for sharing. Quick question BTW what kind of filament are you using for it is PLA or ABS?

[@DingDongDrift]

i use PETG, link in description for the exact stuff i use actually.

[@ProjectDefi]

So rad bro

[@kenjammin]

That bumper looks awesome, but was wondering the reasoning for the “DRL” light strips on headlights curving up in the middle. Wouldn’t it look cleaner if it lined up to the bottom of the headlight all the way thru?

[@O2CXC]

Question for you is your new printed bumper heavier than a stock bumper interested to see if plastic moulded is lighter or similar in overall weight

[@blvckunikorn]

its a win* stay up!!

[@salmon131]

plenty of space inside that bumper for a nice fat intercooler 😏 (edit) 20:15 turbo mentioned yippee! there's a couple ppl in the aus soarer groups running boosted uz's, honestly cooler than 1j/2j's imo

[@DingDongDrift]

@@salmon131 this man's thinking

[@JasonJoyrides]

Dude I don't care what anyone says, this is incredibly awesome. It might not be perfect, but from the design to the execution, I'm extremely impressed. I would love to be able to do stuff like this someday with my 3D printer, I just don't have the time for projects like I used to. How do you have the time to work on this stuff so much?

[@DingDongDrift]

@@JasonJoyrides couple hours everyday. That's why these projects take months

[@JasonJoyrides]

@@DingDongDrift credit to your dedication brother. I definitely struggle in the long term myself. I like to check things off the list quickly (and my wife doesn’t like me leaving a mess for too long haha)

[@jzbreezio]

Lookin good! Whats the weight on that sweet bumper?

[@TheBrandonLand]

looks good amazing results from where you started to where you are I see the vision taking place.. are you gonna design some canards maybe since your gonna add a splitter to protect the bumper?

[@DingDongDrift]

the front is basically all done, not much else will change besides some additions to the vents and that splitter.

[@Tallfresh]

so yeah , im getting a printer

[@lexusbruh904]

Yoooooo! Nice work🎉🎉

[@xavierclark-fz4mf]

3d print the whole car atp

[@DingDongDrift]

I will

[@tazanteflight8670]

You should be like goonzsquad, and come out with Dong Sauce !

[@seandeann]

super cool!

[@Nonx47]

Man I scrolled a bit and I'm surprised at how much everyone loves this. I'm not trying to be a dick, maybe it's because I hate that design in the new Lexus cars... But to me this looks... Well... It looks horrible. I think you've done an amazing job and your skills are awesome, but I just really don't like the look. Glad you like it and a lot of other people do as well, but I'd have gone with a much different design.

[@evlsc400]

I can only speculate but I think Marty's approach at incorporating the Lexus SUV design cues would be what I expect Lexus to do if they were to introduce a futurist coupe today, they would use their design cues from their SUV line up to cement the identity of the brand in their newest product. I'm 90% certain Marty could've gone the easy approach to just taking an LC500 front end or Corolla GR and doing that as a carbon copy but I think with his approach it shows you what is possible with the power of prototyping, being able to take current design cues of various models and creating something unique within the brands identity.

[@protofreak9518]

how heavy do you think that is compared to fiber glass? how many walls and what infill did you use?

[@DingDongDrift]

the entire bumper weighs 13lbs, i weighed it. it's a little heavier than fiberglass, but the final form will be carbon kevlar so i'm not worried. i use 4 walls and 5% gyroid infill.

[@protofreak9518]

@@DingDongDrift cool beans looking forward too it