The Lotus Elise story you've never heard ! [Making the Nichols N1A

The Lotus Elise story you've never heard ! [Making the Nichols N1A - Ep 2]

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In Episode 2 of my Making the Nichols N1A we take a look at the first production chassis and tell a story about the development of the Lotus Elise you will have never heard !
I talk to Bob Mustard from Stalcom who is a leader in the field of bonded aluminium extrusion car chassis construction about his fascinating career and his work on the Nichols N1A chassis. We link Land Rover, the Lotus Elise, Aston Martin, the electric London taxi and the N1A. Then we get to take a look at the first production chassis before it gets shipped to the next stage of assembly.
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@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

What else would you like to know about the Nichols N1A ?

@francoisg3500 2 жыл бұрын

A comparison with the McLaren M1A that inspired it. There should be a few of those at the Goodwood MM this weekend.

@jonathanknight8251 2 жыл бұрын

I’d like to know more about the thinking related to vehicle dynamics/handling, e.g. weight distribution, suspension geometry/damping, goals and methods for steering, etc.

@mattb8734 2 жыл бұрын

Be nice to see a video when its complete ped,and is it going to be a lotus elise size car when it is finished 🤔 😀

@whaddayawant2197 Жыл бұрын

The comparison of welded components to the bonded components

@HawkMillFarm 2 жыл бұрын

Really interesting. Not sure how many views you'll get but for more serious thinkers this type of interview is so educational. Please keep these going.

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

Not as many as it deserves 😢

@teodorosanchez1947 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, what an interesting chat. I from here, Spain, usually follow a spanish ingenieur youtuber. From a mere amateur point of view (i.e mine) i find these kind of different "programs" are really formatif and help to understand a lot of things other than just power and acceleration. So congratulations for this episode. Thank you Peter.

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it 👍

@michaelanderson3771 2 жыл бұрын

Fascinating application and joining system. Heat cure with powder-coating cure is smart time and cost saving. Super ingenious. The Honda NSX was also bonded Aluminium from memory.

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

👍

@michaelstaunton1632 2 жыл бұрын

This video was good,really really good !! Great insight, informative & so interesting brilliant job , looking forward to the next part already 👍👍

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Michael 👍

@global_nomad. 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bob for taking the time to talk to PP , and us, about this work. would be good to know a little more about structural design (and compromises) in relation to body work defining chassis or vice versa particularly in relation to regulations. As a design educator I'm always trying to get my students to understand that you cannot always do what you want due to the parameters and hoops required by regs and standards.

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it. Difficult to get everything in 😬

@davehayes3863 2 жыл бұрын

Another great video, feels a privilege to have such a great insight on the journey of this car. Looking forewords to the next instalment.

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave 👍

@alasdairwilson4806 2 жыл бұрын

Very interesting vid,more please.Looking forward to the next episode.

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

The next one should be ace 👍

@tomasjones3755 2 жыл бұрын

MIND OFFICIALLY BLOWN. Thanks, Mate. Excellent vid

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it 👍

@briangriffiths114 2 жыл бұрын

I was imagining the Nichols N1A with one of Moggie's TESLA based EV drivetrains during the interview.

@themittonmethod1243 2 жыл бұрын

I remember way back in the day, Walter Treser and his T1 using hydroformed (controlled deformation) aluminum chassis components bonded together.. history in the making is great to see! cheers!

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

👍

@mattb8734 2 жыл бұрын

Just astonishing whot technology can do nowerdays this is awesome loved this ped found really interesting 💥🚗

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

Indeed. Glad you enjoyed it. I’d like it to get more views 😬

@hugong8518 2 жыл бұрын

Great Series!

@willstillo72 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Always fascinates me when i see things being built and the technology in them.

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@timmartin7468 2 жыл бұрын

Well worth watching. Amazing tech. Thanks Ped.

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Tim 👍

@mark_just_mark 2 жыл бұрын

Evening all...part 2!

@robertgreig9936 2 жыл бұрын

Great part two!

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@zanejesser8040 Жыл бұрын

I loved this. Very cool!

@PetrolPed Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@user-jg6vi4cd7v 2 жыл бұрын

learned a lot here ! awesome the development that goes into these!

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Richard 👍

@famjsnoek 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, makes you humble to see the work of these excellent craftsmen. Would love to see and hear you drive this car on a nice track.

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

That will happen 👊

@garrymatthews4430 2 жыл бұрын

Pete that is such a great video for tech heads like me, what a technique. Thanks!!

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Garry 👍

@guylambrechts2303 2 жыл бұрын

Again a great video!!

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Guy 👍

@georgedaville4662 2 жыл бұрын

Another top notch interview with one of Great Britain’s great innovators. Could have listened to him for an hour, so much knowledge. The sad thing is we Brits tend to sell or give away our technology! What happened to the great manufacturing nation we were? ☹️

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks George 👍

@ginggur17 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Sir, now this was an eye opener. 👍

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing guy 👍

@ScenesThroughTravels 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 🙏🏻

@KCnLex 2 жыл бұрын

Fascinating, would love to see it actually in a production/assembly process.

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

Hope to show that in the coming weeks 👍

@mrmawson2438 2 жыл бұрын

You learn something new everyday lotus and land rover

@smurph1962 2 жыл бұрын

Evening All tgippf 🍻great piece again in the series Peter , well done 👍

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Paul 👍

@brynwj68 2 жыл бұрын

Proper Todd stuff! 👍

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

👍

@modscotsman 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. I know Bob well he's a topbloke

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@megedenava Жыл бұрын

Please don’t forget the Vauxhall VX220 🙏🏼

@dickiemcvitie1752 2 жыл бұрын

Can’t wait to see the finished product….. What did he say about Vintage Voltage..???

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

He loves it of course 😜

@mrmawson2438 2 жыл бұрын

Hello mate 👍

@johnmull59 2 жыл бұрын

Top quality video Pete....it stopped me watching The Masters.

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

Wow…I’ll take that 👊

@tr3204 Жыл бұрын

Where can we find out about this product, is it available to individuals who want to use it?

@PetrolPed Жыл бұрын

Do you mean the N1A ?

@tr3204 Жыл бұрын

@@PetrolPed with Stalcom and their aluminium chassis.

@baccattack 2 жыл бұрын

Very interesting 👍 Extruded aluminium also commonly used for sim rigs, a nice tie in for you there.

@francoisg3500 2 жыл бұрын

Evening all on board a flight headed to Canada. Will watch this video in full later. Hope everyone is doing well? 😊

@ScenesThroughTravels 2 жыл бұрын

Safe flight Sir 👍

@francoisg3500 2 жыл бұрын

@@ScenesThroughTravels Cheers! 👍🏻

@gothicpagan.666 2 жыл бұрын

Great series, In reality, a unitary construction for land rover was not viable. What it required was to change the vehicle that land rover was. I.e. no where for a PTO to run a saw bench, no way to run a hydraulic pump to run 20 tonne winches mounted front and rear on the x member, the list goes on. Just a different vehicle.

@thomassieben4949 Жыл бұрын

Thank you a lot for sharing all the details. It was really interesting to get to know the thoughts behind the design choices. What shocked me a bit was to see that the presented joints seemed to be optimal for pulling forces only. Bending or shearing forces seemed not to be optimally accounted for even though at some shown joints they would occur. So, a bit more honesty partly about some chosen solutions being due to cost savings instead of - kind of- illustrating them being the best solution from a structural view would have given the presentation more sincereness.

@richb326 2 жыл бұрын

The Elise and other mentioned vehicle manufacturers use flow drill screws and not rivets. Much more time efficient in factory production with no requirement for predrilled holes in the aluminium box section.

@bigasdickas 2 жыл бұрын

I have shared the video with the insomnia society, should get your views up ...👍

@PetrolPed 2 жыл бұрын

Simple answer mate…don’t watch 🤷‍♂️

@bigasdickas 2 жыл бұрын

@@PetrolPed what makes you think I watched it all.........l fell asleep

@thomassieben4949 Жыл бұрын

I cannot see why going into the risk of using powder coating instead of anodizing the parts before other than saving costs. There is no stronger or more reliable bonding substrate then an anodized surface in case of aluminium. Honestly, at that point in the video, I was finally at "ok, you are just doing what everybody with a cad program and some space could do himslef at home". Sorry for being so harsh.