David Booth in the 2017 Lamborghini Aventador S A just-posted video is giving car enthusiasts a behind-the-scenes look at the work pulled off by a mad scientist who decided to 3D-print his own Lamborghini from scratch.Okay, hes not actually a mad scientist, but Stephen Backus isnt far off from one. The PhD physicist designs lasers for research purposes and teaches at Colorado State University.The decision to build his own Lamborghini Aventador or AXAS Interceptor came after a Forza Horizon 3 gaming session with his son.My son said he loved the Aventador and wondered if it was possible to build one. He did not need to twist my arm too much! Backus tells MOTOR.Since Backus works out of his residential garage, he doesnt have access to massive 3D printers; instead, he relies on a smaller machine that prints smaller patches he then sititches into a sort of Lamborghini-shaped quilt.The plastic itself isnt particularly strong and the seams are pretty apparent, so to make it all look like one piece, Backus wraps each body piece in a carbon-fibre wrap, then vacuum-wraps it.I had no prior experience in 3D printing or encapsulating the parts. The encapsulation was based on skinning techniques I saw on YouTube, says Backus.Underneath the custom body wont be a V12, unfortunately, but the next best thing: a twin-turbo LS1 V8 from a 2003 Corvette, mated to a Porsche six-speed transaxle. The whole process is being documented on his %7B%22provider_name%22:%22YouTube%22,%22provider_url%22:%22https:%5C/%5C/www.youtube.com%5C/%22,%22object_url%22:%22https:%5C/%5C/www.youtube.com%5C/watch?time_continue=20v=>%22,%22type%22:%22oembed%22,%22channels%22:%5B%22desktop%22,%22tablet%22,%22phone%22%5D%7D>YouTube channel, and so far its taken 18 months to get to the stage it is now.We have a long way to go in finishing the car. We have had our ups and downs, but the journey has been a ton of fun! said Backus. He says the cost of the car when finished should be about
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