2024-05-17T23:27:23-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150163410/father-and-son-team-3d-print-a-lamborghini Sean Joyner 2019-10-07T18:30:00-04:00 >2019-12-30T19:09:42-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f8/f8f25a61e22d1daf1db978e8923191e0.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Sterling Backus's son only had one question after he drove a Lamborghini Aventador in the XBOX video game Forza: Can we build one? Most dads would respond with a chuckle and some quip about winning the lottery. But not Backus, whose day job is laser physicist. Backus responded, "Sure," and he meant it. As of this week, the replica is capable of driving under its own power.</p></em><br /><br /><p>With a budget of about $20,000, the father and son team have tackled the tremendous challenge of building a car from scratch. Backus talks about spending his time on YouTube learning about <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/475/3d-printing" target="_blank">3D-printing</a> and how he obtained the panel layouts for the car on GrabCAD and modified them as required. The vehicle is built around a metal frame that Backus made and an LS1 V8 engine from a Corvette.</p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p>