woah, a runninng LEGO car

RACER X · 12-24-2013, 06:35 AM

http://www.superawesomemicroproject.com

The Super Awesome Micro Project: A full sized Lego car, with an engine made from Lego that runs on air.

It is the brainchild of Melbourne entrepreneur and marketing guy Steve Sammartino (twitter @sammartino) and Raul Oaida (twitter @rauloaida), a self-taught teenage technology genius from Romania who Steve met on the internet.

Steve crowd funded it via twitter with a single tweet:https://twitter.com/sammartino/status...

Super Awesome Micro Project Factoids:

- The engine is made from standard Lego pieces and runs on air!
- The engine has four orbital engines and a total of 256 pistons.
- More than 500,000 LEGO pieces.
- Top speed around 20-30km (We drive it slow as are scared of giant lego explosion)
- Built in Romania and shipped to a secret location in Melbourne.
- It's a Hot Rod design, mainly because hot rods are cool.

F-ing amazing!

[video=youtube;Vsa6QnYar24]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vsa6QnYar24#t=17[/video]

[YOUTUBE]Vsa6QnYar24#t[/YOUTUBE]

Gas Man · 12-26-2013, 02:36 PM

HOLY SHIT!

But I don't remember moving parts being part of lego's. Not like those engine pistons I was seeing.

Rangerscott · 12-26-2013, 09:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gas Man

HOLY SHIT!

But I don't remember moving parts being part of lego's. Not like those engine pistons I was seeing.

New kids on the block legos.

I wonder if they lube up the moving parts.

Gas Man · 12-27-2013, 07:24 AM

I'm going to change my middle name to "jipped".

derf · 12-29-2013, 11:12 PM

It looks to me like the car is actually a steel framed car covered in legos. I base my guess on the front spindle, steering gear and what looks like a covered single leaf spring front suspension from this photo

http://www.superawesomemicroproject....3-1024x682.jpg

12-24-2013, 06:35 AM	#1
RACER X AMA Supersport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Richmond, Tx Moto: '10 Tuono Factory Posts: 4,569	woah, a runninng LEGO car http://www.superawesomemicroproject.com The Super Awesome Micro Project: A full sized Lego car, with an engine made from Lego that runs on air. It is the brainchild of Melbourne entrepreneur and marketing guy Steve Sammartino (twitter @sammartino) and Raul Oaida (twitter @rauloaida), a self-taught teenage technology genius from Romania who Steve met on the internet. Steve crowd funded it via twitter with a single tweet:https://twitter.com/sammartino/status... Super Awesome Micro Project Factoids: - The engine is made from standard Lego pieces and runs on air! - The engine has four orbital engines and a total of 256 pistons. - More than 500,000 LEGO pieces. - Top speed around 20-30km (We drive it slow as are scared of giant lego explosion) - Built in Romania and shipped to a secret location in Melbourne. - It's a Hot Rod design, mainly because hot rods are cool. F-ing amazing! [video=youtube;Vsa6QnYar24]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vsa6QnYar24#t=17[/video] [YOUTUBE]Vsa6QnYar24#t[/YOUTUBE] __________________ ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ 2014 GROM! 181cc of FURY 2010 Aprilia Tuono Factory - SOLD 2009 SFV Gladius - SOLD 2008 Hayabusa - SOLD.

12-26-2013, 02:36 PM	#2
Gas Man Trip's Assistant Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Imported from Detroit Moto: 2009 HD Street Classic Posts: 12,149	HOLY SHIT! But I don't remember moving parts being part of lego's. Not like those engine pistons I was seeing. __________________ -Chris "Why pay somebody else to fuck up your bike?" Run Amsoil Product

12-27-2013, 07:24 AM	#4
Gas Man Trip's Assistant Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Imported from Detroit Moto: 2009 HD Street Classic Posts: 12,149	I'm going to change my middle name to "jipped". __________________ -Chris "Why pay somebody else to fuck up your bike?" Run Amsoil Product

12-29-2013, 11:12 PM	#5
derf token jewboy Join Date: Nov 2008 Moto: CBR 900, KLR ugly ass duckling, Gas Man Posts: 10,799	It looks to me like the car is actually a steel framed car covered in legos. I base my guess on the front spindle, steering gear and what looks like a covered single leaf spring front suspension from this photo http://www.superawesomemicroproject....3-1024x682.jpg __________________