Machining one-off faces.

[PA-GTI]

I'm a little drunk and bullshitting with a really good friend.. As I said in the title I would like to know how hard it would be to machine my own or have someone else machine a custom set of faces to fit a set of OZ faces and barrels. I have an idea on what I want the face to look like and I know how to use solidworks fairly well, I think all I would need is for someone to machine them for me.. anyone else have input?

[KarlSpackler]

Easy, just get out your drill, metal bits, hand file and go to town ............



In all seriousness, I would contact the guys who make motorcycle wheels as the front wheels are generally made from 1 piece of aluminum and then machined down.

That is where I would start

[firelizard3]

Not particularly difficult, just expensive. Unless you have access to the machines necessary.

Yuri had a one-off set of wheels made, of his own design, while working for MHT.


Boyd Coddington had custom wheels machined in-house several times on the American Hot Rod TV show. Foose also frequently has billet wheels made for his projects. It's not that uncommon.

[Jesus Christ]

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?4729309-RE-INVENTING-THE-WHEEL

Friend of a friend did it a while back, pretty expesnsive I recall.

[PA-GTI]

I know of a few machine shops around me, but none of them have ever cut faces before. I'm ok with the high price to have my design on my car. I just don't have the machinery to make it.

[Dr.AK]

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthrea...TING-THE-WHEEL

Friend of a friend did it a while back, pretty expesnsive I recall.

That just blew my mind.

[Anonymoose]

Talk to Rotiform, they have what you need

[180roman]

I talked to someone who had some made and pretty much would cost $1.5-2.5k for custom faces to be made

This is his set

http://fluidid.com.au/blog/

[Anonymoose]

2.5k for te37 look alikes.... Wtf was he thinking? That is an awesome opportunity to own something original that you designed and he chose that...confusedasfuck.jpg

[180roman]

some of his other designs are epic awesome and a lot more original

yeah not sure why he decided to go with those

[KarlSpackler]

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthrea...TING-THE-WHEEL

Friend of a friend did it a while back, pretty expesnsive I recall.

That shit cray

[Schultz28]

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthrea...TING-THE-WHEEL

Friend of a friend did it a while back, pretty expesnsive I recall.

makes me want to start designing my own wheels!