Fiberglass glove box

[Seppi72]

OK.  How thick is the PS sheet material?  The cardboard is 2 mm.  I think it would be not problem to reinforce the PS shell with fiberglass afterwards because there do not appear to be too many, if any, critical dimensions for this part.  I mean, after all, Nissan used cardboard.  Geesh.

[Seppi72]

I've now sent the dimensions and sketches to ETI4K so he can attempt to make CAD drawings for the plug over which julitoMX_64 can attempt to thermoform his PS sheet material.

[Seppi72]

I'm happy to report that ETI4K has now taken my initial glove box dimensions and created 3-D renderings that he and I will now "clean up" and create forming jigs. Once we get that done we should be able to recommend processes (1) for julitoMX_1964 to try with his thermoforming machine and (2) for me to try with FRP (fiber-reinforced polyester, the proper term for what folks colloquially call fiberglass).

[julitoMX_1964]

That´s great! In the meanwhile, Seppi72 could you also provide me with the measurements? Thanks in advance.

 

[Seppi72]

Will send as a PM because the numbers aren't finalized yet.

[CanTechZ]

I had some free time today so I decided to take apart the glove box from my 12'70 parts car to make a 3D model and flat patterns for templates. I also have a pristine glove box from the 7'70 I'm restoring. Between the two I should be able to do this quite accurately. I will upload the results to the cad files section in downloads on this site and also post updates here as I make progress. Here is what I have done so far...

[Seppi72]

Thanks, CanTechZ.  What you're doing will be quite helpful to julitoMX_1964 as I think it will be better for him to cut the top, back and bottom parts out of one piece of PVC or ABS sheet and bend it as needed at the edges.  I have been working with ETI4K to produce mold core models for julitoMX-1964's thermoforming the side pieces and for me to do one-piece FRP lay-ups of the whole box.

[CanTechZ]

Had a little more time to work on the glove box project. For the cad people that might be interested, here is a preview of the main formed body.

 

 

[ETI4K]

@Seppi72Had a chance to look over the latest files?

[Seppi72]

Not yet.  I'm prepping for hip replacement surgery on Tuesday so there have been higher priorities this past week.

[ETI4K]

Oh boy, joint replacement.  A friend did simultaneous bilateral hips. 😬 It was a breeze and he's never felt better.

Best wishes for an easy to live with outcome

[CanTechZ]

Finished modelling the glove box, not perfect but reasonably close. On the weekend I will post the model and flat patterns to the club downloads area.

@Seppi72 I hope all went well with your hip surgery.

Best wishes, Mike

Edited December 15, 2021 by CanTechZ