Category: Magazine Articles
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Putting the EV in Seven – Two Year Mega Update Video
Two-year Project sEVen update covering EV packaging, high-voltage and low-voltage systems, battery and motor-controller work, gearbox decisions, 3D scanning, and overall project progress.
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Caterham 5/6 Speed Gearbox Mount Scan
3D scan reference for the Caterham 5/6 speed gearbox mount, supporting Project sEVen packaging, CAD work, and drivetrain geometry decisions.
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Putting the EV in Seven: Progress #3, 3D Scanning the Project Car
Project sEVen progress video covering 3D scanning the stripped Caterham project car to create CAD references for EV packaging, drivetrain layout, and component positioning.
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Caterham SV Nose Cone Scan
Well this one was a long time coming. I’d been wanting to scan my nose cone for ages. Mainly with the intention of modeling and printing a “bracket” for the number plate – which flaps around a bit on its velcro mount. But the first thing to do was get a scan. I tried a…
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Putting the EV in sEVen – Progress #2 Strip Down and Weigh-in
Project sEVen progress video covering the Caterham strip-down, removal of the internal-combustion drivetrain, weigh-in work, and related EV project events.
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SV Rear Top Scan
Here’s a scan of my 420R SV rear top. I did the scan mainly to capture the roll-over bar, but you may find other geometry interesting if you need it. This is a 2M triangle render, if you’d like higher resolution then send me an email or get in touch on socials. And here are…
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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