Banpei's two door panda Trueno from Japan

[banpei]

Thanks! Unfortunately, they are just knock-off copies but I'll do my best to make them look as OEM as possible.

The 3D printer was busy today with printing my first prototype:


It looks half-decent:


But when I flipped it open, it immediately showed some issues:

- I made the walls too sturdy (3mm), and the next design is slimmer (2mm)
- The overhang at the top was too narrow, so I made it wider, and now it lines up properly to the top of the foglight
- The pivot points aren't 100% aligned on the housing (you can notice the cover is tilted), so I had to adjust these points a few millimetres
- One pivot point is driven by the motor and uses a 3D printed (I kid you not) shaft to secure the motor to the cover. The shaft is then secured to the cover by 4 tiny screws. I have now incorporated this shaft into the printed cover.

I already printed the new version, but I switched the two pivots the wrong way around. Number three is currently being printed.

I also fabricated a hold-down clamp for the battery using my carbox-design method and some aluminium:

I hope to find some time tomorrow to go to the garage and test-fit it. If it fits, I'll fabricate a steel one as the aluminium is still a bit too flimsy for my taste. It will do the job for now, but I expect it to bend a bit when driven hard.