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86barettaguy - 2/12/04 at 07:19 PM

Taking some time assembling the spaceframe in solid works before going about actually building anything. Sure beats buying a ton of steel, cutting it up and finding that something wasn't right about your drawings
But I also realized that there are a couple of things I probably won't be able to do myself: the engine, gearbox, differential, steering rack, uprights etc. The spaceframe is easy, but all those things which will need to be sourced from donors... Where can I find CAD files for these parts?

I'm also toying with the idea of doing a monocoque chassis (not IRL but on the PC). Anyone done that before?

ZEN - 2/12/04 at 10:54 PM

Robin hood engineering are doing a alu monocoque chassi http://www.robinhoodengineering.co.uk/

ChrisS - 3/12/04 at 08:54 AM

Take a look on my website under the files section and you will find a whole load of sierra parts zipped up to download, although they are AutoCAD files, i dont know if you can do anything with them.

http://home.btconnect.com/snellc/snellys/locost.htm

Chris Green - 3/12/04 at 02:53 PM

Chris, what type of gearbox is that?

filename "transmis"

ChrisS - 4/12/04 at 08:03 PM

Guys

I got be honest i didnt draw these parts myself, i only drew the locost chassis. So im not entirely sure what it is, but i suspect it could be an escort one looking at it if it isnt a sierra one.

sorry if this has caused any confusion.

Chris

[Edited on 4/12/04 by ChrisS]

86barettaguy - 5/12/04 at 06:40 PM

quote:
Originally posted by ChrisS
Take a look on my website under the files section and you will find a whole load of sierra parts zipped up to download, although they are AutoCAD files, i dont know if you can do anything with them.

http://home.btconnect.com/snellc/snellys/locost.htm


As long as the drawings are detailed enough, I should be able to make some 3D models. Thanks

86barettaguy - 5/12/04 at 06:43 PM

quote:
Originally posted by ZEN
Robin hood engineering are doing a alu monocoque chassi http://www.robinhoodengineering.co.uk/


I think the westfield FW400 is a monocoque as well.

Chris Green - 6/12/04 at 09:14 AM

quote:
Originally posted by ChrisS
Guys

I got be honest i didnt draw these parts myself, i only drew the locost chassis. So im not entirely sure what it is, but i suspect it could be an escort one looking at it if it isnt a sierra one.

sorry if this has caused any confusion.

Chris

[Edited on 4/12/04 by ChrisS]


Chris,

I'm fairly sure the box is a type 9, after comparing it to some pics I've got.

Cheers.

ettore bugatti - 6/12/04 at 08:29 PM

Ford Type 9 detailed drawaing:
type 9 blueprint

Does someone have a CAD or detailed drawing of the Rover V8?

Bye
Richard

Dick Axtell - 10/12/04 at 04:52 PM

quote:
Originally posted by ChrisS
I got be honest i didnt draw these parts myself, i only drew the locost chassis. So im not entirely sure what it is, but i suspect it could be an escort one looking at it if it isnt a sierra one.
[Edited on 4/12/04 by ChrisS]

Chris, can you pls recommend an Autocad guide? Have just acquired AutoCad 2004, which is very different from Acad R14. So I need some form of "how to" instruction.

BTW - Those CAD files were very interesting, particularly the g/box.

[Edited on 10/12/04 by Dick Axtell]

Dick Axtell - 14/12/04 at 06:19 PM

You have U2U - somewhere.
Dick

quote:
Originally posted by ChrisS
Take a look on my website under the files section and you will find a whole load of sierra parts zipped up to download, although they are AutoCAD files, i dont know if you can do anything with them.

http://home.btconnect.com/snellc/snellys/locost.htm