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| Name: MR MUGU From: GERMANY E-mail: mrmugu49@mugus.com |
MUGU PEOPLE LIVE THIS PLACE FOR ME OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Admin reply: If anyone can translate this one for us, we would appreciate it.
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| Name: Geoff From: Belgium, Europe E-mail: geoff.houdmont@gmail.com |
Hi to you all, First of all I would like to congratulate you for all the incredible work you achieved already. About your innovation: Do I understand it correctly if your reversing the engines rotation to make it possible to send the exhaust gases out of the in normal cases intake manifold? The seating position is quite tricky as well. I'm trying to understand it this is how I think about it: In this case I could live with it by being mainly a show car. On a supercar with highspeed capabilities I would be quite worried about my legs in case of a higher speed crash where the suspension could be ripped off. In that case I would feel more secure if there would be kind of an additional protecting tunnel envelopping the legs. Please go on documenting your work on this website and I hope seeing a lot of progress until August ;-) Best regards, Geoff Admin reply: Hey Geoff, The engine's rotation remains the same; we swapped sides with the cylinder heads to reverse the intake/exhaust flow. We mostly agree with you on the seating position as is, but still have some plans in store for that area. Thanks a bunch for your comments and insight, and feel free to keep them coming. Best regards.
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| Name: Ernesto Perez From: California E-mail: eperez1177@yahoo.com |
Dear Joe & Team. What an amazing project! Your creativity is insparing. That is a perfect example of paying attention to detail. I have a question, how much further how you though about exposing the car to different climates? E Perez University of Phoenix (student) Admin reply: Hi Ernesto, While we intend for the Splinter to spend life primarily as a show car kept in relatively controlled climates, modern resin and coating technologies are capable of adequately protecting wood from UV and moisture and temperature changes. Thanks much for your question and comments.
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| Name: Victor Stearns From: Woodridge, IL E-mail: vjmeste54@gmail.com |
What an Outstanding undertaking! Having both a woodworking background and mechanical engineer position, (our group specializes in vehicle dynamics), I truly appreciate all the efforts you and your team are tackling. Showing this to my 16 yr old son lead to the statement of "When do we start?" I do have one specific question in that are you using the fiberglass body? Also do you have an estimate to the cost of the wood used to date? Again, GOOD LUCK. I very much look forward to seeing the actual burnout!! Victor Admin reply: Hey Victor, There will be no fiberglass in the final car whatsoever. We used fiberglass to make female molds off of our plug, but that is where it stops. We are glad about that, because it doesn't take long to get tired of the smell and the itch of glass. All of our wood has been either salvaged or donated, so I can't give you much of an estimate on that, but I am sure that the amount of wood used to make a car would not be a cost-prohibitive factor. I hope you guys decide to build something, and best of luck.
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| Name: John Crosmun From: Boston, MA E-mail: pelachito@gmail.com |
I'm an aspiring artisan in a not-yet-eclipsed woodworking trade, that of musical instrument bow making. I find your interest in the engineering potential of wood inspiring. I love your commitment to a pleasing wood aesthetic, too; it really is lovely. Admin reply: Hey John, Thanks a bunch for your comments, and it's nice to be able to say that I don't see your trade being eclipsed any time soon.
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| Name: Stuart From: London, England E-mail: StuG_57u@hotmail.com |
Superb. I read about this a while ago, but have only just looked up the site. This is awesome, and it beats my previous idea hands down. I tried to grow a tree by planting nuts and bolts. (It never worked). This is an awesome project and I hope the final piece is all you hope it would be. I will be checking back more often now I've found the site. Admin reply: Hey Stuart, Thanks for the encouragement; we can use it. Keep checking back.
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| Name: Kev From: Aulbury NSW Australia E-mail: kevkahouna@yahoo.com |
Great Project, I'm a high school teacher and I will be using your site as a demo for my Design and Technology Senior class as well as passing it on to our woodworking and automotive classes. Working on some questions for the kids and hoping to get some interest from them. I hope it all goes as well as the Mosquito Bomber and the Horsa Glider did, oh yeah don't forget that one of your great presidents other claim to fame, the PT 109, was made of plywood and it was a powerhouse of performance. Admin reply: Hey Kev, We think its great that you are sharing our work with your students. Thanks much for your interest, and please let me know if I can be of any help. Best regards.
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| Name: Andrew From: plymouth, MA E-mail: sniper1rfa@gmail.com |
Very cool project. I have a question though - Your description of the tie-rods says the fittings are made to allow for expansion and contraction of the rods. Wouldn't that make toe-control rather difficult? Id imagine they will change enough to make a good alignment difficult to maintain, and of course good alignment is critical to the handling of the car. I can't wait to see this finished - are you planning on racing it at all, to see what it's capable of? Admin reply: Hey Andrew, Good question, but toe adjustments shouldn't be difficult. Wood expands and contracts across the grain, meaning that while the diameter of the tie rods might change slightly, their length will stay the same, leaving toe unaffected. Thanks for taking the time to post, and check back with us any time.
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| Name: Jayson From: Missouri S&T E-mail: jdczq8@mst.edu |
This looks like a very cool project to undertake. What are the areas of discipline of the primary designers/builders of this beautiful vehicle? it appears to be an art/design-school project, but it seems to me, a mechanical engineering student, that you have an amazing amount of pure engineering put into this. also, are you aware that the exhaust exiting onto the rear wing actually increases the overall downforce generated by the car? i read that in an old issue of Racecar Engineering. also, do you have an estimate of the final weight? Admin reply: Jayson, The Splinter is being built primarily by industrial designers, but there are also a fashion major, a textiles major, and an art major working on it. Our exhaust doesn't actually exit onto the rear wing, but through the rear wing. The wing is the muffler, with gases entering the leading edge through the header pipes and exiting the trailing edge through very short tips. We are certainly aware of the principles which you speak of, but are unsure how our setup will fare. We greatly look forward to experimenting with it further. We expect the final weight of the car to be around 2600lbs. Thanks very much for your questions and comments, and please check back any time.
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| Name: Doc From: Minnesota State University E-mail: wareagle-98@msn.com |
What is the radar cross section of this car? I know stealth wasn't the design goal, but it looks like you might have achieved it anyway! Splendid effort, and great results!! Admin reply: Hey Doc, Does 3.5" off the ground classify as flying below the radar? Thanks a bunch for your comments, and check back in on us again.
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