Author: John Martin

  • Project sEven pt7 : Q&A and Weekly Updates

    Project sEven pt7 : Q&A and Weekly Updates

    Post Views: 10 Quick update video this week. I picked a few of the questions from the last YouTube video and give a quick update on what I’ve been up to this week. Here’s the chapter list: 00:26 – Quick Project Recap 00:50 – Q&A – Mission Statement 01:16 – Is it Achievable 01:37 –…

  • Caterham SV Prop-Shaft Scan

    Caterham SV Prop-Shaft Scan

    Post Views: 7 The next in the list of things I’ve scanned is the prop-shaft from a Caterham Seven SV. It’s taken me a couple of years to get around to extracting this from the EV project car, but I need a model now to verify the CAD for the gearbox that’s being designed.

  • Putting the EV in Seven – Two Year Mega Update Video

    Putting the EV in Seven – Two Year Mega Update Video

    Post Views: 72 Well… I finally got to the point where I realized I wasn’t going to be able to upload all the videos I’d wanted to. For the whole of my Putting the EV in Seven project, I’ve been taking video and pictures in order to put together a series of progress videos for…

  • Caterham 5/6 Speed Gearbox Mount Scan

    Caterham 5/6 Speed Gearbox Mount Scan

    Post Views: 24 As part of my Putting The EV in Seven project I needed to have a good model of the gearbox mount that Caterham used on their 5/6 speed installations. I had a partial scan of the mount with it in the car but that wasn’t going to be good enough for my…

  • Putting the EV in Seven: Progress #3, 3D Scanning the Project Car

    Putting the EV in Seven: Progress #3, 3D Scanning the Project Car

    Post Views: 42 Time for another video. This time on one of the first jobs that needed doing once the project car had been stripped down… to 3D scan what remained. A scan is an essential part of an EV conversion these days. It allows you to accurately measure all the odd angles and protrusions…