My steel wheel design :D

**nawarkk** · 03-19-2010

Well I signed up to do this steel wheel competition at my college so this is what I've modeled so far. Keep in mind that it's a steel wheel and can't be as cool as other rims...

Here is what it looks like:

Red and blue to show the back and the front of the design.

The blue is the back bone of the rim and where it gets it's strength. The red parts are welded to the lip to give the rim more "dimension" and aesthetic interest.

A view from the bottom:

All modeled by me poorly in Autodesk Alias 2009.

It's not what your used to but hey it something new lol.

Any feed back is appreciated. Just don't lecture me on how this concept won't work lol.

**skidoojames151** · 03-19-2010

nice!! you never see nice steel wheels like that

**98GTPCALGARY** · 03-19-2010

I Like it, but seems "thin" could you make the spokes a little thicker? (just my opinion)

**nawarkk** · 03-19-2010

I might.. but it's supposed to be thing lol, it's steel. I could "fake" a thicker spoke by putting chamfers on the edges. Presentation is today!

**EmEaston24** · 03-19-2010

i like em, i think they would look good on a new mustang, maybe lol

**KawaFord** · 03-19-2010

It looks like the sun

**GR8racingfool** · 03-20-2010

Ii think it looks good! GR8 work!

~F~

**nawarkk** · 03-22-2010

Had my Presentation on Friday and had individual help on Saturday with it. The guy told me they were interested in this because of the feasibility of it. They said they would like to see some Brembo Calipers and Drilled Rotors lol.

All coming soon.

Here is my board I presented:

**matt5112** · 03-22-2010

So its a steelie, with a cap that goes over top, so you can change the colour in 5 minutes or less?

And LOL at the tread designs...

**nawarkk** · 03-23-2010

Alright, well I got a request from the people I presented to for drilled and/or slotted rotors with some sweet calipers.

So here is the Rotor I just finished:

It's just a simple design. Next are Calipers.. mmm fun fun.

**98GTPCALGARY** · 03-23-2010

**minichopper6hp** · 03-23-2010

12 piston or go home!!

**CTKGP09** · 03-23-2010

i like it, definatley different, i admire your patriotism!

**nawarkk** · 03-23-2010

Thanks everybody!

If anybody has a picture of some sweet calipers with good views, I would appreciate if you past a link or something. I gotta model those from scratch too. I'm putting slots in the rotors right now so they will look "sportier".

**matt5112** · 03-23-2010

Originally Posted by minichopper6hp

12 piston or go home!!

12?

most 8 piston designs have two pads per side of the rotor so you want a total of 12 pads just for the front brakes?

**minichopper6hp** · 03-23-2010

yup, youre damn right!!

**ZR1Vette09** · 03-23-2010

good work. I haven't heard of alias??? i've used autocad, inventor, and revit.

**nawarkk** · 03-23-2010

Yea Alias is part of Autodesk. It's used mainly for modeling cars and product design. Inventor was so fun, and Autocad was a pain lol. Autocad Architecture was easy too.

**SpinEm90** · 03-23-2010

wow thats all very impressive. great work!

**ZR1Vette09** · 03-23-2010

interesting. I have done alot of inventor and revit work, but one of my high school internships involved some autocad. not a big fan of autocad, but it's not bad.

Thread: My steel wheel design :D

Thread Tools

Display

Similar Threads

Cradle steel vs. aluminum

Sub box design

SRT Design

steel braided brake lines

Stainless steel brake hoses

Bookmarks