Bob Moesta, of Edutronix and The ReWired Group, brought Tom Kuhr of NEHR Speedcraft to the college to introduce Kuhr to Professor Gary Walters at Macomb Community College. Kuhr was excited about the opportunity to utilize some of MCC’s technology and Walters was excited about the opportunity to apply it to some cool projects, such as the T-Rat Formula Roadster.
The Project GT will provide a tangible real world experience to students working in a wide area of industrial technologies. Students will learn how automobiles come together by working in teams—from concept through reality—or Art-to-Part. By assembling this simple vehicle they’ll experience the day-to-day complexities of interdepartmental communications, marketing requirements, graphic design, engineering changes, assembly, manufacturing, and various levels of automation. This project shall be completed in two trimesters by a maximum of 18 students. We’ll start with ATAP, ATWD, and AUTO students, then we’ll add surrounding departments as the excitement intensifies and the project matures.
The Project GT will be powered by an LS2 V8 running on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). Matt Rossow of the Automotive Technology department will provide the drivetrain expertise.
