Wow, that hood would be a guillotine for the driver in an accident. The compression strength of wood parallel to the grain is really high. It isn’t going to crumple, it’s just going to go right through the rest of the car.
Why are you talking about an accident, he’s a perfect driver
I’m trying to decide what the mentality of someone who would make this stuff about their driving, and I’m not sure.
heh I was worried they needed a repair in the first place
Also yes looking again, nightmare
our two cents on this:
if there are hinges on the rear of the hood, it may just slide up the windscreen, as the screws (or whatever fastener) used to attach them might simply rip out. the planks used as the frame of the hood look to provide a very convenient load path directly towards said hinges, and the not so strong looking mounts they are on. as you said, wood can withstand much compression along the grain, meaning those mounts would be put under very high loads, and probably fail.
and if those mounts did not fail, the actual sheet of plywood or OSB used isn’t super thick, maybe about three eighths of an inch, or about 10mm if it’s metric? its failure mode would likely involve buckling or it just crumbling into pieces… cars are heavy!
either way, the windscreen is very strong, and the wood used here is a lot weaker, at least as far as loads on the broad surface go. the most pertinent hazard here seems to be of the hood catching air, flipping up, and obstructing the view of the operator. there do look to be tie-downs here to stop that, but even the non-modified hood of a regular passenger vehicle can absolutely flip up if it is not closed properly! again, the windscreen would likely still protect the occupants, and in the latter case has for many.
of course, this is all conjecture… much more information would be needed about this setup to come to a decisive conclusion. happy engineering! :)
If you look at the far end from the camera, how the vertical 2x4 is attached, I don’t think there’s any way there are hinges involved. My guess is that if/when he has to access the engine, the whole thing can lift off.
managed to find this other image (taken by Eric Schultz)
you look to be right!! they do not look to be able to accommodate a hinge. we weren’t able to find a photo of the area of interest unfortunately.
Yeah, I mean… CARpenter. I would expect him to ace this, with being God’s son and all that.
The carpentry is actually pretty good.
it would actually be cool to have cars like this because I like the jank look. But I get why they’re illegal would suck to get hit by this thing even at 10km
to be fair it would suck to get hit by a metal car even at 10km too
Nice crossover vehicle Jesus u really nailed it
I approve of this.
Needs some paint
All you have to do is put one of those “Farm Vehicle” stickers/license plates on it and you’ve got a legal beastmobile
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