Mr - Mechanical
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| posted on 3/2/20 at 06:29 PM |
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CAD Model For Nose Cone
Hi everyone!
For years I have always wanting to build a 7, but for whatever reason (space / money), I have never completed my dream. (although I did once get as
far as building the chassis).
However, last year I took up a new hobby..... machining. I bought a milling machine and lathe and set about learning how to use these new tools. More
recently I bought some drawings for a mini four cylinder, four stroke engine (100mm long engine block) which I plan to make.
Not only did I want to make the engine, but I decided I'd like to put it to use. Power something with it. And that's when I had the idea
to build a mini 7. I had the haynes roadster book, all I needed to do was scale down the chassis plans to the size of the engine. Which is what I have
done.
https://youtu.be/fwiFxDEsH-o
No doubt this will be a challenging project as I will have to design and make everything. But I'm in no hurry and I don't mind scrapping a
few bits of metal in the process. This forum will be a very useful source of information for my project.
Let me get to the point of this post..... planning ahead, one of the things I will need assistance with is the nose cone. I can't buy one to fit
my chassis, and the complexity of the shape is beyond my cad skills.
So I'm looking for a 3D cad model that could be used to either have the part 3D printed, or a mold 3D printed. (I like the idea of making my own
carbon fiber part from a mold)
If anyone has such a CAD model or knows who I could contact for one, I would very much appreciate your comment!
Thanks in advance!
[Edited on 3/2/20 by Mr - Mechanical]
[Edited on 3/2/20 by Mr - Mechanical]
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suzcruz
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| posted on 31/5/20 at 10:52 PM |
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Did you try Grabcad?
Being a model it might be easier just to get a chunk of foam and carve the shape by eye, make a small mold with fibreglass.
Is this an RC style build? Or more like a 'rivet counter' build?
There were a few Japanese blogs in the 2000's i recall, they were very good.
No brain, no pain!
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HowardB
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| posted on 1/6/20 at 06:56 AM |
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there is also a great way of doing it in a more direct method. Take a photo, draw horizontal and vertical lines on it, do this for side and plan view,
if you want guidelines,. this thread is awesome amazing scratch bodywork
Howard
Fisher Fury was 2000 Zetec - now a 1600 (it Lives again  and goes zoom)
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