Recent content by James363

Tiny details don't always scan that well, so tiny cracks would probably not show up that well, but if you've got a sample you want me to scan and see PM me, it won't take 5 minutes. I tried a handheld scanner recently and it didn't pick up tiny details as well as our arm based Hexagon one, but...

We can get ours from points cloud to a surface file then to a solid model, but you do have to fill any holes to make it 'water tight' first. If you scan a cylinder head, you normally end up having to do some fudgery to get the middle of the ports as you can only scan either end. Even so, the...

More than a couple of clio bits have been on ours! At one point all 3 of the designers here had 1*2's, we used to park them all in a row every day.

Also work with them, company I work for produces parts for old F1 and similar. We use ours to measure original parts and also if there's an old pattern which makes an unknown casting, we scan the first casting and simulate the machining on it to look for any issues. We bought ours in 2017, iirc...

Elongated holes is a bin the hub job, as far as I am aware. If the ball joint wobbles side to side, it's definitely elongated. Vernier should be ok, if you are careful. I used a CMM haha

Those are some good shouts, thanks! I don't think exhaust surrounds would be so good, not sure how hot they get... But I'll definitely get some test pieces done and try them! Maybe on a mates car though haha

I have access to decent plastic 3D printing and high accuracy 3d laser scanning equipment, and I've recently done a few bits for car interiors, where the originals have broken, so it's been glued and then scanned. Made me wonder if there are any interior bits on the clios that anyone thinks are...

Check it hasn't moved, if it's laying to one side, then will read funny/need zeroing. I'm not sure how zeroing's done, but that might help you.

True that, but a couple of the guys I work with are on here for sure haha. There's not much to spill in all honesty, except to say the engine's had a lot of work, and custom work at that. The values of these things are always difficult to work out anyway, it's mostly dependent on how much...

Yeah, I'd say that's the sort of ballpark. I'm not sure how much I can really say about it, obviously the owners of these things are usually pretty against information getting out, so I'm keen to keep most of the details under wraps, except the somewhat rare sight of 1*2's in the same shot as...

Trust me when I say this is a VERY special engine. We designed it, and it is pretty full on.

Ha ha didn't drive with it, it is road legal though, and on crossplies against R888's I don't think it would keep up with mine in the bends. Would f**k off on the straights though, a fairly hot engine in that one.

Had a D type in at work today and we couldn't resist getting some pictures before bringing the Jag inside.

The only reason to replace bolts is if they are stretch bolts like some con rod bolts. You tension them to yield, and then after use you need to replace them. Brake bolts are nowhere near that high a stress, so they don't need to be replaced. The only reason some pads come with new ones is so...

That is quite a good idea. I'd be surprised if there isn't already some literature to check my findings against too. I'll have to check out the somender-sing turbulence grooves too, I must admit I've not heard of them before!