We ’ve seen wooden carsbefore , but they ’ve never looked quite as awful as this supercar one - off that a squad of graduate student is building . Named Splinter , the supercar is being construct as a serious attempt to explore the role of Mrs. Henry Wood as a bulding material for vehicles , so it ’s even adulterate with a supercharged 600 - hp V8 engine that should really give it a roar . More info and photo gallery after the jumping .
https://gizmodo.com/wooden-car-is-a-schizophrenic-masterpiece-324865
A group of pupil from North Carolina State University , led by industrial design student Joe Harmon , are build up Splinter as part of a dissertation undertaking . Harmon and his machine dons specify to wait at how to work with wood in gondola designs , so Splinter even has wooden component in its suspension and chassis .
craft a car like this has demand them to amount up with some advanced function of laminated wood — the wheels are made of cautiously cut and layer oak tree veneers strong enough to take the tenseness of a 2,500 - dog pound body — that ’s as leaden as two sassy auto . And how do you barricade the heat from its brawny mid - located V8 from plant fire to the trunk ? twist parts of it upside down so the fumes release over the top of the railway locomotive , and incorporate the muffler into the rear annex , where it can also aid downforce .
Inside the car the rider ’ peg go between the arms of the suspension , which sound kinda dangerous , but distinctly the team has thought farsighted and hard about it . They want project Splinter to “ explore textile , watch , plowshare ideas and stimulate creativeness . ” And go bloody tight . [ Winding RoadviaAutoblog ]
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