Category: Caterham 420R Build
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Caterham 420R Front Right Scan
Here’s a scan I’ve recently done of the front right of my 420R. It’s not water tight by any stretch of the imagination, but if you’re looking for something to show you where all the bits and pieces tie together, then this should be ok. Files: OBJ 3MF I find the 3MF files work best…
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Caterham TIE ROD LEVER – PRE 2015
This steering arm was scanned as a request from UberNiche for a project he’s working on. In the end it was scanned by an Einscan HX in structured-light mode. I tried using the Einstar but it struggled to get into the holes of the part. Scanning juice was used to try and fill in some…
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SimplE Engine Cooling – Low Flying
On the back of the YouTube video I also wrote up a short engine cooling explainer for the Caterham & Lotus Seven Club’s monthly magazine, Low Flying. More info here… Simple Engine Cooling Explained
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Caterham Duratec S3 Engine Mount RHS
This model was generated from a scan of the engine mount and modeled in Fusion 360. NOTE: The engine mount I modeled had about a 1mm bulge in the engine plate which is not accounted for in the model. Link to Model OBJ
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Caterham Duratec S3 Engine Mount LHS
This model was generated from a scan of the engine mount and modeled in Fusion 360. NOTE: The engine mount I modeled had about a 1mm bulge in the engine plate which is not accounted for in the model. Link to Model OBJ
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Simple Engine Cooling Explained
Finally after nearly 5 years of work (on and off) I’ve published my Caterham Duratec Cooling video to YouTube. This video was the result of some pretty off the cuff comments made when I was first building my Caterham kit car. I posted about how the cooling worked on my car (after I’d done a…
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Differential Trolley Plate
Here’s a 3D model of the thing I attach to my trolley jack to allow me to lift a Caterham differential into the car by myself. Link to 3D Model OBJ
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Differential Carrier 3D Model
Here’s a 3D scan of my Caterham “BMW” Differential Carrier. Link to OBJ
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BMW Differential
Here’s my scan of the Caterham “BMW” differential. Scanned using a Shining 3D Einstar. Link to OBJ
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My Engine Animation WorkFlow
WARNING: this is strictly speaking a non-car related post… it’s more about animating 3D infotainment videos. This post has mainly been written so I can remember what, and why, I did what I did to create my Engine Cooling Animation. It will also be interesting to Blender Heads setting up a mixed OS render farm…