I'm new to making this stuff, so I am sure once i get the hang of how to design, anything is possible. The item is made from PLA, which is a very sturdy plastic. Looking at it in comparison to the one in my car, this feels stiffer. I am going to print one in black and then switch them out to see how it holds up.
The part probably cost me 1.50 in electricity and 5.00 bucks in PLA material. Like the Ronco chicken rotisserie, I "set it and forget it" till it is done printing. Coffee, or doing something else while it prints. It certainly is better than spending $98.00 dollars for the 3 piece set if you only needed the center part. I appreciate 914 Rubber for making all the parts they have but I find the technology amazing that I could actually make this at home. I did some contract work at SpaceX several years ago, and they print in titanium for parts nobody can make.
I found 3d designs for the relay cover and some other plastic parts as well, but my printer bed is a little too small to do those. It is a matter of time before we can print anything on the car.
To answer the last part of your question, it depends. IF you want to use the steel rods that have the oblong shape, I'm sure the design could be modified. If you just wanted to use small diameter round bar, it would be simple to drill it out slightly to make it round all the way through. The PLA seems stronger so I think it would hold up.
QUOTE(Chi-town @ Apr 30 2019, 06:56 AM)
@Ribarabian Nice work!
Now that you've got the design are you able to modify it?
The issue is the two steel stems aren't supported well on the originals, can you make it so we can run one piece all the way through?