OEM-quality pickup mods
 

Ran across this. Really nice build quality.:thumbup:
https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/fo.../176802/page1/

That is a Ute conversion? It's really bad. Compare: https://www.smythkitcars.com

https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b...qtr_edited.jpg

This was on Just A Car Guy today:

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door panels and center console pieces created with Precision Board PBLT-25 (25lb)

I think this is the same stuff Arcimoto use for their fenders and door panels. Thermoformed Urethane foam come to the masses.

created with
 

Did they use a $250,000 five-axis router to create tooling from the 25-pound density board, from which they vacuum-formed the pieces?

Arcimoto use such routers to make aluminum forms for the sheets to be thermoformed over.

https://ecomodder.com/forum/member-f...7-100-1280.jpg

https://ecomodder.com/forum/member-f...8-100-1281.jpg

You can see a pallet of sheets in lower left. Upper left you have a yellow robot arm which will eventually take the formed sheet output and place it on a new machine to the left where it will be trimmed and holed with a CNC router. That station uses a less expensive form as it only holds position.

Interesting but often disturbing topic.

https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/fo.../176802/page1/
https://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/p..._n_mmthumb.jpg

https://gmauthority.com/blog/2020/05...little-pickup/
https://gmauthority.com/blog/wp-cont...r-Sale-001.jpg


https://gmauthority.com/blog/2019/04...impersonation/
https://gmauthority.com/blog/wp-cont...-Truck-002.jpg

https://gmauthority.com/blog/wp-cont...-Truck-001.jpg



https://www.holley.com/garage/view/4...rolet-caprice/
https://myimages.holley.com/80ABB502...CCFCF949DC.JPG

https://myimages.holley.com/9A399CFD...28270F051F.JPG

More my style below.

https://gmauthority.com/blog/2022/08...s-up-for-sale/
https://gmauthority.com/blog/wp-cont...rs-720x340.jpg

https://gmauthority.com/blog/wp-cont...e-Quarters.jpg

Those are disturbing on many levels.