@vikihepan - hah, you got it! I might even give this thing a Cam Score once I can find enough dry weather to shoot a driving portion. Credit where it's due, it's not easy doing one of these videos and Doug is super polished! Doesn't help that all I have is a Garmin Virb and their free editing software (which is terrible).
@@anthonyallard3156 I think that when registered as a kit car the exhaust is exempt from your regular checks so long as you did your homework to register correctly and passed the QC check you are good to go. I may be wrong though as I checked a few years back. It is usually with engine swaps or engine transplant where you have to legally carry over the whole exhaust system from the donor car.
@Garret Sterling - I must just be a good actor, the car is pretty awesome, just having fun with the video. I guess not everyone gets my humor - not the first time I've heard that ... the car has its warts (I mean, I did build it in my garage), but it's an incredible car. Glad I didn't go the route of buying something like an R8, I know I'd have regretted it.
I would definitely say there are some weird things about your car. Nobody really mentions those things about this car. It was nice to hear the start of it! Great Video...keep them coming!
5:02 my last car had a fuel gauge that was kind of similar, it worked fine above a quarter of a tank but everything below that was a journey into the unknown. It would stay pegged at 1/4 full until you got the first warning cough from the engine and then suddenly drop to empty meaning you had about 3 miles to find a petrol station or face the walk of shame
@TjDolHaus86 - then you understand that pit in your stomach growing every time you pass by a gas station - should I fill up now?! Nah ... I got more ... 🤞
Thanks so much for showing us your beautiful ride. Love the cameras you added, I'm quite a tech geek and will do the same with mine when I build it. With good fortunes, next year it can happen :)
@Rolando Crisostomo - it’s actually surprisingly comfortable! Check back in a bit, I hope to do a driving segment soon and I’ll cover comfort in more detail. Practical? No ... not practical at all. 😎
Awesome awesome awesome !!! I own a c7 I purchased new in 14 been thinking about upgrading to a z06 but the super light has been in the back of my head for the past couple years ! I spend most of my time at the track with my car love the way the SLC looks good and exotic congrats and have fun !!! Let me guess 95k ? Way better then just purchasing a new Z I’ll tell ya that !
Super cool car. You can fix the windows in numerous ways with cutouts to get air. Also, you could do a long low cutout on front of the side windows and custom fabricate on 3D printer a 3 bladed air intake fan that swivels around in a circle so you can focus air whereever you want. I would love to buy this kit car and build it from the ground up. And 3D print the changes I would want.
That keyless entry/ push button start setup is exactly like what flaming river sells for like $900. I have pulled out one because the owner couldnt stand the 3x push button start system after driving the car for a few months. And two others for rfid failures....
I dont particularly care for the design of The vehicle but the fact that you built in your garage is very inspiring So i must say great job and keep up the good work
Nicely done! This is a fantastic spec for this car, just incredible. How about a driving review? You certainly have enough cameras to capture the experience.😉
@Robert Rishel - lots of rain and poor weather in the area when I have time to shoot something. Next opportunity I get I'll try to stitch something together, I still need to give it a Cam Score!
how did the gaps in the doors match the shell? is everythng flush or out of wack? how long did it take to build and was there a lot of kinks to work out?
@Hugo Pulido - Thanks for the feedback! Yeah, it's one of those things.. functional, and it works so function over form in this case. No sense in reinventing the wheel for the switch when there are so many other open projects left to do on the car! :/
Beautiful car, a proper race car for the road. We in the UK love crazy cars like this (like Ariel Atom, Caterham 7s, BAC Mono, Radical etc) and this looks like a hell of a car.
@@wrth yeah our road networks are just far too old. Plus I can imagine this beautiful car isnt a fan of rough roads, with its ride height being so low. Still, I prefer our roads for fun and I believe that's why our and other European racing drivers are the best because we get used to driving tight snaking roads in all weathers, as soon as we start driving. British drivers are not good in snow, because it rarely snows over here, and certainly not as bad as some of the US or Canada etc.
@@wrth the sad thing is, we arent far off electric cars now. Electric cars are getting fastest lap times (Pikes Peak, Nurburgring, Le Mans etc) and obviously dont have the emissions of petrol and diesel cars. I've heard that as soon as they've developed electric vans and lorries/trucks, buses for industry to use the death of petrol/diesel cars will follow soon after.
My generic response is it costs about as much as a "nice BMW". General build costs for a well equipped/built street SLC range from 80k on the low end to 120k on the high end (hardware/materials cost) - but the sky's the limit and there are some seriously cool SLCs out there/being built! My car is about middle of the road when it comes to specs.
The base kit is just under 49k. The carbon fiber body adds 60k. At least, that's what it said it said on the vehicle configuration section of the site.
@Frank Mair - I guess the amount of money spent on a project like this is all relative. What the value of that dollar amount is, and what you get out of the project at the end of it determines whether or not it was a good investment. For me, it was well worth the financial and personal investment, but that's an equation only the builder/buyer could make.
I am inclined to agree with you there. Personally though, I don't think I'd find the CF body to be worth that price because it's not structural. Ultimately, the biggest benefit of it I could see is maybe being less inclined to flex and wobble at high speed, but that would be a rare occasion for me. I'd rather put that towards the engine. But, to each their own. I'd say if you're shelling out that much for the CF body, I'd show it off a bit more. I wouldn't go full naked carbon, but it would definitely be known. Maybe one day I'll be able to build one of my own.
@David Poole - psst ... it's not a full carbon body ;) Check out my build blog or my IG account and you can see how I added the carbon. @e10turbo on IG, SoCalSLC.com for the blog.
But why are the rear breaks towards the back of the car instead of the middle like almost every other sports/super car? Is it better weight distribution that way? Just seems odd to me.
@Leroy Deuster - that's a very good question and one of the design choices I don't agree with ... but not enough to redesign it myself. Brakes located toward the middle would help promote anti-lift of the rear during braking.
@Podesta is Moloch - no dumb questions - the windows on my car are fixed, can’t go down or come off (easily). There is an option for a split window that you could adapt to close and open partially but I decided to do the single piece for my car.
@@CamThai gotcha, thanks for the answer! it does look more aerodynamically sound this way, but i dont know whether or not the practicality missed is worth it
@DonFronShow - a nicely equipped BMW is what it cost me to build mine. A basic street SLC can be built for about 80k in parts, labor will depend on who you have build it or if you do it yourself.
i really want one of these. i want to build one but im just not confident on the fabricating parts part. i work on cars all the time, but just like legos i pull it apart and put it back together. so thats why im not sure if i should just buy one or build one. or do a build series on my channel haha those do seem to be very popular
@DonFronShow - sounds like you’ve got more experience than me when I started my build. Check out my blog for the complete story from start to finish. This was my first big car project and the fabrication side is up to you, mild to wild. I didn’t do very much fabrication and got help with the little bit of welding I needed to have done. Otherwise a drill press, jigsaw, and hand drill were almost exclusively what I used to build this car.
@Spider Mike - 2 very different experiences. The 911 is going to feel worlds more refined than any SLC you’re likely to build. Everything (mostly) will work and it’ll drive like a fun “normal” car. If you want to get the raw unfiltered connected to the pavement experience that’s where the SLC shines. It’s not as well sorted in the refinement area unless you’re willing to throw stupid bucks at it, and even then it’ll never match oem levels of finish.
Great video! Really liked the subtle jokes thrown in, I know a lot of people don't get your sense of humor I see. Great job on the car too, it looks badass! New subscriber here, keep up the great work.
Congrats man!! You should be very proud of the car and yourself for building it. I have to say though, the plastidip doesn't belong on a car like this. Otherwise, beautiful car!
@Ed Jackson - Thanks for the kind feedback! Generally you don't want to paint a fiberglass bodied car until the body has seasoned, otherwise you'll have to repair the paint after it disorts/cracks/pops air bubbles. It would be a shame to put thousands into a paint job only to blend repair areas a few months later - or even do a full repaint. I know of at least one owner who's done a complete repaint due to this issue. Plastidip lets me put some kind of color on it until the body has completed seasoning.
Is your Superlite really registeted in California? How were you able to do that? I thought it would be impossible. You need a full video just on the registration for California.
Yep, really registered in California! SB100 makes it super easy to register a kit car in CA. Full story on the entire process here: socalslc.com/2018/10/01/54-sb100-my-journey-to-being-road-legal/
I was seriously considering getting rid of my c6z and adding a bunch of cash for one of these a while back until I went and looked at it. I had watched that guy's videos where he builds one after another and it looked so good but in person it was a different story. One of the first most obvious things no one talks about is how off center the steering wheel and pedals are from the seat (I know this is a track car thing but in person no bueno) and then there's the quality of the fiberglass which was cracking on this car with only a few thousand miles on it. Then there was the different areas that it throws gravel and a few other things. In the end I was glad it had a few miles on it and not brand new and wasn't even interested in test-driving it just wanted to get in a real car and drive away. Videos and pictures are the only place these look like a supercar in person not so much
@Clutch Carabelli - I’m interested to hear whose car it was that you saw (maybe tell me what State the car is in?). I think it’s a bad idea to paint these cars right away because the bodies need time to season and stabilize - which is why my car is plastidipped. I know one owner who learned this the hard way and had to do a full repaint after the body seasoned. The steering wheel and center positions are also interesting, I plan to talk about that the next time I get to shoot a video. Steering wheels are off center on every car that’s built, it’s just so common that we don’t notice it until it’s suddenly different (like in the SLC). It’s interesting to me that you picked up on it though! I spent a lot of time thinking about how I would address this on my build. Thanks for the info!
@@CamThai the car was in Arizona a few years ago and not trying to cut down your car bro if I built it I would be into it but to buy one somebody else built for a hundred plus grand is not something I was interested in though the geometry Mid Engine has to be great. Anyhow enjoy and do honest follow-ups because the other guys just selling them PS if it helps at all the worst cracks we're at the back hatch pivot areas. They looked very reinforced from the factory but they were cracked all to shit..so maybe watch them and maybe there's something preventative you can do
@Clutch Carabelli - cool, thanks for the heads up! My rear is reinforced in several places, I got the heads up from another builder who experienced similar cracking. I've spent years looking at and reviewing other peoples' builds and there have certainly been a few things I've seen that made me shudder for sure. It's one of the risks you take if you buy someone's project car - the quality of that build is so dependent upon what that person knew at the time they were constructing. Thanks again!
@CarrotsWithLegs - Doug's the master when it comes to these, I thought it would be fun to try and emulate the Great One :) It's definitely a LOT harder than it looks. There might even be a Cam Score in a future video ... Thanks for watching!
It's a cool car, but how come there are no videos of track racing. I would like to know how it matches up against other sport cars. Also you can get a used Maclaren for about the same price... Which car would you rather have?
@Ivan Stoev - I don’t have the desire to track my car, those days are over for me. There are a few owners that I know of who do, but they’re not so much into the RUclips thing. The factory released a few videos and you can see the chassis is very competitive, there are a few teams using an SLC in NASA events. I believe there was also a Netflix documentary that followed the Robertson Racing SLC during a 25hr endurance event. The factory set lap records at most of the tracks it competed at and took the NASA unlimited championship the year it competed. I believe privateers came in 2nd during another series, losing out to a factory supported R8 ALMS car. That’s a fair amount of racing pedigree if you’re looking for it. But to be clear - my car is nothing like the factory race car or the Robertson Racing SLC since I built mine to be street friendly as opposed to an all out race car. However, in all cases the base chassis is the same (the race cars use a heavier duty cage and race oriented suspension components). I had considered a McLaren before building an SLC, obviously I went with the SLC. I think most people who opt to go with an SLC do so for many different reasons, most of which can’t be fulfilled by a comparably priced McLaren/insert some other exotic name. I’m sure a good number of SLC owners either currently have or have had a (insert some other exotic name here). In my case I wanted the experience of building my own car, which I could service myself in my own garage. McLarens are notorious for less than favorable reliability and repair costs.
@CRA677 - it’s actually really difficult to do. I wrote a whole blog post on it: socalslc.com/2018/10/10/59-they-said-it-couldnt-be-done/ it’s not a perfect job but it’s making a huge difference in keeping the cabin cool. I’ve talked to other SLC builders and no one else has found a shop willing (or crazy enough) to attempt the job.
There are a few people who are doing paddle shift manuals, I don’t know of anyone who’s doing a full auto but I don’t see why that isn’t possible. These cars are custom built so it’s up to you to figure out how to do it. The factory can build it for you but it’ll cost $$$.
That was my question too. I've driven manuals all my life so I can but with the automatics of today, I'd rather go that route. Since the C8 is DCT automatic I would think you could go that route if you do a little modifying. I just need to win the $900M that the Powerball is now up to and I'll build this.
Beautiful build man. Love it. That gear lever doesn't belong in there though. But hey it's your build. And put a soft touch cover on that storage box. You won't regret it. What do you think?
@Mani Kurian - thanks for the feedback! The lever comes straight out of an R8 unless you're talking about the knob, in which case I like it so it's staying ;) Storage box ... yeah, it's on the to-do list. Lots of things on the to-do list ...
@LIFE&CAR - depends on the state. This particular car went through inspections but due to some awesome regulations does not require any smog equipment and is exempt for life. And it’s California no less!
@LIFE&CAR - check out post 54 of my blog at socalslc dot com. It has all the steps I went through to get the car registered. Research SB100 if you want more details but it’s all step by step in that post.
@Demetrius Johnson - it's a pretty big project to take on for a first car build but that's exactly what I did. It's not easy, but doable. I made a lot of modifications along the way, some I thought were critical and others because I just wanted to. I have a GM LS3 525hp crate motor mated with a V8 Graziano from the Audi R8.
The car is great, always a work in progress but I’m still enjoying it. The weather is finally starting to warm up enough to take it back out of hibernation. Best of luck!
I haven’t seen a GTM in person. I’ve read a ton of build threads and I’ve watched Fast Things’ RUclips videos countless times and got a pretty good feel for what it would take to build the car. At the end of the day the SLC is what really got me excited so that’s why I chose the SLC.
Hey Max - I would encourage you to check out more build threads. I think you’ll find that the end cost for a GRM build and an SLC are actually fairly close. The starting kit price is very different but what you get with each is also very different. The SLC is almost complete in that you could have a functional car (minus engine and trans) with the kit. With the GTM you have to source a fair bit of donor parts before you could have a driveable car. With cost out of the equation the other things I considered were; I prefer an aluminum boxed chassis over a steel tube space frame construction. I prefer billet aluminum suspension over tube steel welded a-arms. The overall construction method and styling of the cars is very different - I prefer the SLC over the GTM. Truthfully both are cars you can’t drive at their limits on the street, so if you’re looking at doing a street car then the performance aspects are about a wash. I didn’t consider building an all-out track car - neither are great multi-purpose cars - so it really came down to which car really spoke to me. The GTM styling just wasn’t for me.
Is there a lot of arm room to spare for your left arm? I was thinking there could be a way to create a new door, interior panel, and mechanism that would allow for the mini window to roll down Also, what made you choose the superlite slc over the f5 gtm or ultima gtr?
@20spray1 - there's a ton of clearance between the driver's left arm and the door exterior - if you've got the skill to do it anything's possible. One of the awesome aspects of a project like this, you can really do what you have the imagination/budget/skills to do, there's really not much you can't do.Of the component cars available out there, I think the SLC is the most updated and soundly engineered. The hardware is really top notch in terms of construction and correctness (the entire frame was square and symmetric to within 0.10" which I don't think OEM cars are even capable of).I spent a LOT of time reading about GTMs and watched FastThing's GTM build - way too much bodywork and glass work for me. Of course this was before I knew anything about working with fiberglass. I still think that project has too many issues for me to want to tackle - almost everything I did with the SLC was "optional", the bodywork is really good to start with (coming from someone who knows nothing about fiberglass bodies).Ultima GTR looks too odd/dated for me. I'm also not a huge fan of the tube frame construction (chassis & suspension). Overseas vendor also had me concerned, I liked knowing that if I got myself into a real bind there would be local-ish support. And there were times I screwed up that the factory bailed me out - super awesome support from Superlite.At the end of the day you're looking at comparable build costs for any of the 3. There are other reasons I went with the SLC but those are the main points.
@Jacob Ellis - San Diego is a pretty long haul just to see a car, but I'm planning to be at the Mira Mesa Cars & Coffee event this Sunday. Look up #carscoffeedonutssocal for more info.
@Alex Carpenter - it’s a very well balanced and neutral car (at least in my novice hands). In the hands of someone who actually knows how to drive I’m sure the numbers would be impressive. Compared to a current exotic? Hard to say, new cars make a terrible driver decent, but there’s not likely any car that would turn ME into a great driver, with or without aids.
0:19 doug demuro alert
@vikihepan - hah, you got it! I might even give this thing a Cam Score once I can find enough dry weather to shoot a driving portion. Credit where it's due, it's not easy doing one of these videos and Doug is super polished! Doesn't help that all I have is a Garmin Virb and their free editing software (which is terrible).
Cool
Adobe video editing program is 10 bucks a month. Well worth it.
Cam Thai is the kinda guy who quotes Doug Demuro in his videos.
Was about to say the same thing...."THIS....is not Doug Demuro...."
can't ticket you for not having a stock exhaust if stock doesn't exist
California would probably impound the car and not let you have it back.
Anthony Allard incoming lawsuit lol
@@anthonyallard3156 I think that when registered as a kit car the exhaust is exempt from your regular checks so long as you did your homework to register correctly and passed the QC check you are good to go. I may be wrong though as I checked a few years back. It is usually with engine swaps or engine transplant where you have to legally carry over the whole exhaust system from the donor car.
@@anthonyallard3156 California is shit anyways, even more so 3 years from your reply.
I can’t figure out if he hates the car or loves it.
Thats what you call a project car.
Mx G that’s facts😂
I think he will ultimately like it, but he is being critical, initially, before he can grow to like it...idk but I imagine I'd probably do the same
@Garret Sterling - I must just be a good actor, the car is pretty awesome, just having fun with the video. I guess not everyone gets my humor - not the first time I've heard that ... the car has its warts (I mean, I did build it in my garage), but it's an incredible car. Glad I didn't go the route of buying something like an R8, I know I'd have regretted it.
Cam Thai when can I stop by and check it out?. I’m right down the street from you.
You can tell he watches Doug DeMuro
@edward Shaylitsa - ummmm ... who doesn’t?! 🙄🤗
@@CamThai Doug the dough boy lol
Amazing build! Fun to drive would be an understatement. Those Fan control /A.C/heater rotary knobs are also a New Flyer Bus part #.
7:53 Nice Miata door handles.
I love the blank buttons, very batman.
May be weird but she’s a beauty. Great build man, I wish to build a kit car someday.
@Scottius Nevious - thanks!
I would definitely say there are some weird things about your car. Nobody really mentions those things about this car. It was nice to hear the start of it! Great Video...keep them coming!
5:02 my last car had a fuel gauge that was kind of similar, it worked fine above a quarter of a tank but everything below that was a journey into the unknown. It would stay pegged at 1/4 full until you got the first warning cough from the engine and then suddenly drop to empty meaning you had about 3 miles to find a petrol station or face the walk of shame
@TjDolHaus86 - then you understand that pit in your stomach growing every time you pass by a gas station - should I fill up now?! Nah ... I got more ... 🤞
Started laughing when u said, “turn it around if you want to defrost your face”.
Love the doug demuro parody
I like watching you drive it around, please upload more of those, show outside shots too. Can't wait to see what color you paint it. Great build btw.
Haha I really enjoyed your review. I am currently looking at SLCs right now. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much for showing us your beautiful ride. Love the cameras you added, I'm quite a tech geek and will do the same with mine when I build it. With good fortunes, next year it can happen :)
4:03 Change the shifting stick and the car is perfect.
Very interesting video. So many neat features and quirks...love all the carbon fiber! Congrats on a great build.
That is a fun only car. No comfort, or practical use. But with that corvette engine mounted mid-ship i bet the fun factor makes it all worth it.
Nooo it's totally practical what are you talking about
@@MrDavidelliottjr as long as you never go off road I guess. Not me
MrDavidelliottjr No way it’s a shit daily driver
@Rolando Crisostomo - it’s actually surprisingly comfortable! Check back in a bit, I hope to do a driving segment soon and I’ll cover comfort in more detail. Practical? No ... not practical at all. 😎
Awesome awesome awesome !!! I own a c7 I purchased new in 14 been thinking about upgrading to a z06 but the super light has been in the back of my head for the past couple years ! I spend most of my time at the track with my car love the way the SLC looks good and exotic congrats and have fun !!! Let me guess 95k ? Way better then just purchasing a new Z I’ll tell ya that !
carbon fiber. yes. we get it
That's another Demuro nod.
I’m so happy I found this channel. I know this is a old video but it’s nice to see a build from California. 👍🏼
Love the Carbon Fiber Cam! Keep the videos coming!
Super cool car. You can fix the windows in numerous ways with cutouts to get air. Also, you could do a long low cutout on front of the side windows and custom fabricate on 3D printer a 3 bladed air intake fan that swivels around in a circle so you can focus air whereever you want. I would love to buy this kit car and build it from the ground up. And 3D print the changes I would want.
That keyless entry/ push button start setup is exactly like what flaming river sells for like $900. I have pulled out one because the owner couldnt stand the 3x push button start system after driving the car for a few months. And two others for rfid failures....
I dont particularly care for the design of
The vehicle but the fact that you built
in your garage is very inspiring
So i must say great job and
keep up the good work
cool, I'll go through the videos to see if I can get more info about all the bits, etc, like throwing an engine in. it's real life techniks eh
Nicely done! This is a fantastic spec for this car, just incredible. How about a driving review? You certainly have enough cameras to capture the experience.😉
@Robert Rishel - lots of rain and poor weather in the area when I have time to shoot something. Next opportunity I get I'll try to stitch something together, I still need to give it a Cam Score!
It's close to the styling of the old Group C Le Man's prototypes. If you extended it 6 or 8 inches and lower the wing it'd look raceCAR
Did a great job for building his own car.😎
How much did it cost overall?
$87,500 for the kit
William Allen holy fuck
A little pricey for a kit car.I'd rather get a GTR
@William Allen - $49k USD for the kit, minus engine and transaxle. Check out superlitecars.com for more info.
@@CamThai thanks, I know the kit price, but then you need the engine, trans, tires... Etc that add a pretty penny to the overall price
Probably the best slc I’ve seen congrats!
Thanks for posting i was planing on getting one but I'm also from California and I worry with all the stupid regulations.
how did the gaps in the doors match the shell? is everythng flush or out of wack? how long did it take to build and was there a lot of kinks to work out?
I liked everything about it except for that turn signal lever.
@Hugo Pulido - Thanks for the feedback! Yeah, it's one of those things.. functional, and it works so function over form in this case. No sense in reinventing the wheel for the switch when there are so many other open projects left to do on the car! :/
DO YOU HAVE A VIDEO OF THE CAMERAS WORKING AND HOW YOU MANAGE TO CHANGE VEIWS . THAT WOULD BE GREAT BECAUSE IT DOES HELP OUT
Awesome car. Congratulations on your build.
Looks great,doesn't look kit, cheers
Beautiful car, a proper race car for the road. We in the UK love crazy cars like this (like Ariel Atom, Caterham 7s, BAC Mono, Radical etc) and this looks like a hell of a car.
Only thing is, the roads are too bloody tiny for wide car or have too many potholes for low cars. It's like the government hate cars like this
@@wrth yeah our road networks are just far too old. Plus I can imagine this beautiful car isnt a fan of rough roads, with its ride height being so low. Still, I prefer our roads for fun and I believe that's why our and other European racing drivers are the best because we get used to driving tight snaking roads in all weathers, as soon as we start driving. British drivers are not good in snow, because it rarely snows over here, and certainly not as bad as some of the US or Canada etc.
@@wrth the sad thing is, we arent far off electric cars now. Electric cars are getting fastest lap times (Pikes Peak, Nurburgring, Le Mans etc) and obviously dont have the emissions of petrol and diesel cars. I've heard that as soon as they've developed electric vans and lorries/trucks, buses for industry to use the death of petrol/diesel cars will follow soon after.
I love this car and you did a fantastic job! Wish you lived in Texas, I wanna see this bad boy!
A lot of compromises for street car. Its definitely a "race replica". Awesome job building it. Looks good sir.
Highly informative video on a very interesting car. Thanks cam!
Is it possible to install an automatic dual clutch Transmission because everyone uses a manual
Impressive. You are extremely gifted. My thoughts are you could do just about anything you put your mind to.
@SuperUber1101 - super nice of you to say, thanks!
Awesome build! If you don't mind me asking, how much have you put in this project? Total?
My generic response is it costs about as much as a "nice BMW". General build costs for a well equipped/built street SLC range from 80k on the low end to 120k on the high end (hardware/materials cost) - but the sky's the limit and there are some seriously cool SLCs out there/being built! My car is about middle of the road when it comes to specs.
The base kit is just under 49k. The carbon fiber body adds 60k. At least, that's what it said it said on the vehicle configuration section of the site.
@Frank Mair - I guess the amount of money spent on a project like this is all relative. What the value of that dollar amount is, and what you get out of the project at the end of it determines whether or not it was a good investment. For me, it was well worth the financial and personal investment, but that's an equation only the builder/buyer could make.
I am inclined to agree with you there. Personally though, I don't think I'd find the CF body to be worth that price because it's not structural. Ultimately, the biggest benefit of it I could see is maybe being less inclined to flex and wobble at high speed, but that would be a rare occasion for me. I'd rather put that towards the engine. But, to each their own. I'd say if you're shelling out that much for the CF body, I'd show it off a bit more. I wouldn't go full naked carbon, but it would definitely be known. Maybe one day I'll be able to build one of my own.
@David Poole - psst ... it's not a full carbon body ;) Check out my build blog or my IG account and you can see how I added the carbon. @e10turbo on IG, SoCalSLC.com for the blog.
But why are the rear breaks towards the back of the car instead of the middle like almost every other sports/super car?
Is it better weight distribution that way? Just seems odd to me.
@Leroy Deuster - that's a very good question and one of the design choices I don't agree with ... but not enough to redesign it myself. Brakes located toward the middle would help promote anti-lift of the rear during braking.
dumb question here, can you adjust the windows? as in can you put the windows up and down to pay for parking, go to a drive through, etc?
@Podesta is Moloch - no dumb questions - the windows on my car are fixed, can’t go down or come off (easily). There is an option for a split window that you could adapt to close and open partially but I decided to do the single piece for my car.
@@CamThai gotcha, thanks for the answer! it does look more aerodynamically sound this way, but i dont know whether or not the practicality missed is worth it
is that interior door handle from a NA miata ?
@koz mo - yep, the interior and exterior handles are straight off a Miata. I originally had them but they found their way onto the editing room floor.
@@CamThai Now this isn't bad at all. Do you know which car also shares the interior door handles with the Miata? The DB7.
@BL4CKF0X - lol I was not aware of that!
Don’t think anyone would know how to steal this car because of its quirks. Great video
"quirks and features" love that
interesting is it possible to add an electric motor for the front wheels?
Anything is possible with time and money! Maybe not practical …
@@CamThai nah, I am just being curious how feasible it is to get to the 2 sec zone.
For this vehicle, virtually impossible without an extreme amount of engineering and money.
how much would something like that sell for?
@DonFronShow - a nicely equipped BMW is what it cost me to build mine. A basic street SLC can be built for about 80k in parts, labor will depend on who you have build it or if you do it yourself.
i really want one of these. i want to build one but im just not confident on the fabricating parts part. i work on cars all the time, but just like legos i pull it apart and put it back together. so thats why im not sure if i should just buy one or build one. or do a build series on my channel haha those do seem to be very popular
@DonFronShow - sounds like you’ve got more experience than me when I started my build. Check out my blog for the complete story from start to finish. This was my first big car project and the fabrication side is up to you, mild to wild. I didn’t do very much fabrication and got help with the little bit of welding I needed to have done. Otherwise a drill press, jigsaw, and hand drill were almost exclusively what I used to build this car.
hey man where did you get all the carbon fittings? I dont see them on the website.
@Andrew Burton - which fittings are you referring to?
Man I’m torn if I want to get a used 911 or build myself one of these. Pretty cool man, great build.
@Spider Mike - 2 very different experiences. The 911 is going to feel worlds more refined than any SLC you’re likely to build. Everything (mostly) will work and it’ll drive like a fun “normal” car. If you want to get the raw unfiltered connected to the pavement experience that’s where the SLC shines. It’s not as well sorted in the refinement area unless you’re willing to throw stupid bucks at it, and even then it’ll never match oem levels of finish.
can you please make a video on a pricing break down. That would be much appreciated
Great video! Really liked the subtle jokes thrown in, I know a lot of people don't get your sense of humor I see. Great job on the car too, it looks badass! New subscriber here, keep up the great work.
What kind of dash cam rear view mirror is that???
@Tosin Oduwole - it's an Autovox X2
Congrats man!! You should be very proud of the car and yourself for building it. I have to say though, the plastidip doesn't belong on a car like this. Otherwise, beautiful car!
@Ed Jackson - Thanks for the kind feedback! Generally you don't want to paint a fiberglass bodied car until the body has seasoned, otherwise you'll have to repair the paint after it disorts/cracks/pops air bubbles. It would be a shame to put thousands into a paint job only to blend repair areas a few months later - or even do a full repaint. I know of at least one owner who's done a complete repaint due to this issue. Plastidip lets me put some kind of color on it until the body has completed seasoning.
@@CamThai Sounds logical
I like this video a lot. It was a different kind of preview. Much more weird and quirky than the car itself.
Nice build how did you get it registered in Ca? Thinking about building one.
@Joe Shulman - SB100, check out post 54 of my blog, socalslc dot com. I go through the whole process.
Is your Superlite really registeted in California? How were you able to do that? I thought it would be impossible. You need a full video just on the registration for California.
Yep, really registered in California! SB100 makes it super easy to register a kit car in CA. Full story on the entire process here: socalslc.com/2018/10/01/54-sb100-my-journey-to-being-road-legal/
I was seriously considering getting rid of my c6z and adding a bunch of cash for one of these a while back until I went and looked at it. I had watched that guy's videos where he builds one after another and it looked so good but in person it was a different story.
One of the first most obvious things no one talks about is how off center the steering wheel and pedals are from the seat (I know this is a track car thing but in person no bueno) and then there's the quality of the fiberglass which was cracking on this car with only a few thousand miles on it. Then there was the different areas that it throws gravel and a few other things.
In the end I was glad it had a few miles on it and not brand new and wasn't even interested in test-driving it just wanted to get in a real car and drive away.
Videos and pictures are the only place these look like a supercar in person not so much
@Clutch Carabelli - I’m interested to hear whose car it was that you saw (maybe tell me what State the car is in?). I think it’s a bad idea to paint these cars right away because the bodies need time to season and stabilize - which is why my car is plastidipped. I know one owner who learned this the hard way and had to do a full repaint after the body seasoned.
The steering wheel and center positions are also interesting, I plan to talk about that the next time I get to shoot a video. Steering wheels are off center on every car that’s built, it’s just so common that we don’t notice it until it’s suddenly different (like in the SLC). It’s interesting to me that you picked up on it though! I spent a lot of time thinking about how I would address this on my build.
Thanks for the info!
@@CamThai the car was in Arizona a few years ago and not trying to cut down your car bro if I built it I would be into it but to buy one somebody else built for a hundred plus grand is not something I was interested in though the geometry Mid Engine has to be great. Anyhow enjoy and do honest follow-ups because the other guys just selling them
PS if it helps at all the worst cracks we're at the back hatch pivot areas. They looked very reinforced from the factory but they were cracked all to shit..so maybe watch them and maybe there's something preventative you can do
@Clutch Carabelli - cool, thanks for the heads up! My rear is reinforced in several places, I got the heads up from another builder who experienced similar cracking. I've spent years looking at and reviewing other peoples' builds and there have certainly been a few things I've seen that made me shudder for sure. It's one of the risks you take if you buy someone's project car - the quality of that build is so dependent upon what that person knew at the time they were constructing. Thanks again!
Woah, Doug demero #2 with those quirks and features
@CarrotsWithLegs - Doug's the master when it comes to these, I thought it would be fun to try and emulate the Great One :) It's definitely a LOT harder than it looks. There might even be a Cam Score in a future video ... Thanks for watching!
How much it cost you to finish The project
How much did it cost to build
1:39 Weird, so this car uses NA Miata door handles?
This is hilarious! I like this guy’s sense of humor
It's a cool car, but how come there are no videos of track racing. I would like to know how it matches up against other sport cars. Also you can get a used Maclaren for about the same price... Which car would you rather have?
@Ivan Stoev - I don’t have the desire to track my car, those days are over for me. There are a few owners that I know of who do, but they’re not so much into the RUclips thing. The factory released a few videos and you can see the chassis is very competitive, there are a few teams using an SLC in NASA events. I believe there was also a Netflix documentary that followed the Robertson Racing SLC during a 25hr endurance event. The factory set lap records at most of the tracks it competed at and took the NASA unlimited championship the year it competed. I believe privateers came in 2nd during another series, losing out to a factory supported R8 ALMS car. That’s a fair amount of racing pedigree if you’re looking for it.
But to be clear - my car is nothing like the factory race car or the Robertson Racing SLC since I built mine to be street friendly as opposed to an all out race car. However, in all cases the base chassis is the same (the race cars use a heavier duty cage and race oriented suspension components).
I had considered a McLaren before building an SLC, obviously I went with the SLC. I think most people who opt to go with an SLC do so for many different reasons, most of which can’t be fulfilled by a comparably priced McLaren/insert some other exotic name. I’m sure a good number of SLC owners either currently have or have had a (insert some other exotic name here).
In my case I wanted the experience of building my own car, which I could service myself in my own garage. McLarens are notorious for less than favorable reliability and repair costs.
Cam Thai thank you for this very intelligent answer! I appreciate it!
I love the car, I'm all about rare looking cars you dont see everyday, I would love to buy that car!
That’s a very very nice build👍👍
How did you get that registered in California? Be honest.
@Rocket Points Sports - I wrote a blog all about it with a full step by step: socalslc.com/2018/10/01/54-sb100-my-journey-to-being-road-legal/
Do you think there is enough space for a v12?
There are a couple of V10s, could make a V12 fit maybe with some frame work. The factory will work with you to figure it out!
What does the roof scoop do?
It dumps fresh air onto the engine to help with cooling
Thanks for pointing out all the Carbon fibres. I wouldn't have figured it out without your hand pointing on them.
@Tanver Ahmed Sunny - you’re welcome! Thanks for stopping by!
what kind of a transmission are you using ?.........looks good !
Graziano 6-speed, Same one as used in the Audi R8 and Lamborghini gallardo.
Hey Cam, How did you tint the windows?
@CRA677 - it’s actually really difficult to do. I wrote a whole blog post on it: socalslc.com/2018/10/10/59-they-said-it-couldnt-be-done/ it’s not a perfect job but it’s making a huge difference in keeping the cabin cool. I’ve talked to other SLC builders and no one else has found a shop willing (or crazy enough) to attempt the job.
How much can it cost me if I don't build it my self ?
Expect 30-50k for labor to build you one.
Damn that is amazing. And it sounds extremely aggressive. Great job man! Earned my sub 👍🏼
@Nick Holliday - thanks, appreciate the kind feedback!
Can it be made as an automatic
Can you get these with an automatic transmission?
There are a few people who are doing paddle shift manuals, I don’t know of anyone who’s doing a full auto but I don’t see why that isn’t possible. These cars are custom built so it’s up to you to figure out how to do it. The factory can build it for you but it’ll cost $$$.
That was my question too. I've driven manuals all my life so I can but with the automatics of today, I'd rather go that route. Since the C8 is DCT automatic I would think you could go that route if you do a little modifying. I just need to win the $900M that the Powerball is now up to and I'll build this.
its 420 on your mirror! anyways what do you think you would get for it if you sold?
How many man hours did it take to build
2500
Beautiful build man. Love it. That gear lever doesn't belong in there though. But hey it's your build. And put a soft touch cover on that storage box. You won't regret it. What do you think?
@Mani Kurian - thanks for the feedback! The lever comes straight out of an R8 unless you're talking about the knob, in which case I like it so it's staying ;) Storage box ... yeah, it's on the to-do list. Lots of things on the to-do list ...
@@CamThai My bad. I was talking about the knob. BTW what you did there is what every man dreams of. Keep at it.
Also, you got a new subscriber ;)
you must be very happy to have one! I really want a kit car but im 20 and im stuck with my 2018 silverado lmao
When I was 20 I was sporting a dodge neon with a blown head gasket, keep hustling and stay focused!
Are those Miata door handles?
@MCFish Nuggets - yep!
Leave it green, it's an awesome colour. And I love the shape. It's beautiful. Imo. Peace from the UK
Do these kit cars have to be smogged?
@LIFE&CAR - depends on the state. This particular car went through inspections but due to some awesome regulations does not require any smog equipment and is exempt for life. And it’s California no less!
@@CamThai Yeah thats what i was wondering im in California aswell would love to know more. Is their any way to finda that information.
@LIFE&CAR - check out post 54 of my blog at socalslc dot com. It has all the steps I went through to get the car registered. Research SB100 if you want more details but it’s all step by step in that post.
I absolutely love the retro supercar design that RCR has going on.
Dude I always love that car. Was it pretty easy to build or did you have to do motication to fit your needs What engine and trans you chose?
@Demetrius Johnson - it's a pretty big project to take on for a first car build but that's exactly what I did. It's not easy, but doable. I made a lot of modifications along the way, some I thought were critical and others because I just wanted to. I have a GM LS3 525hp crate motor mated with a V8 Graziano from the Audi R8.
How is the car so far? I’m looking to purchase one!
The car is great, always a work in progress but I’m still enjoying it. The weather is finally starting to warm up enough to take it back out of hibernation. Best of luck!
@@CamThai how would you compare it to the Factory 5 GTM?
I haven’t seen a GTM in person. I’ve read a ton of build threads and I’ve watched Fast Things’ RUclips videos countless times and got a pretty good feel for what it would take to build the car. At the end of the day the SLC is what really got me excited so that’s why I chose the SLC.
@@CamThai what key selling points sold you on the SLC? Just curious as to why the GTM is half the cost?
Hey Max - I would encourage you to check out more build threads. I think you’ll find that the end cost for a GRM build and an SLC are actually fairly close. The starting kit price is very different but what you get with each is also very different. The SLC is almost complete in that you could have a functional car (minus engine and trans) with the kit. With the GTM you have to source a fair bit of donor parts before you could have a driveable car.
With cost out of the equation the other things I considered were; I prefer an aluminum boxed chassis over a steel tube space frame construction. I prefer billet aluminum suspension over tube steel welded a-arms. The overall construction method and styling of the cars is very different - I prefer the SLC over the GTM.
Truthfully both are cars you can’t drive at their limits on the street, so if you’re looking at doing a street car then the performance aspects are about a wash. I didn’t consider building an all-out track car - neither are great multi-purpose cars - so it really came down to which car really spoke to me. The GTM styling just wasn’t for me.
Is there a lot of arm room to spare for your left arm? I was thinking there could be a way to create a new door, interior panel, and mechanism that would allow for the mini window to roll down
Also, what made you choose the superlite slc over the f5 gtm or ultima gtr?
@20spray1 - there's a ton of clearance between the driver's left arm and the door exterior - if you've got the skill to do it anything's possible. One of the awesome aspects of a project like this, you can really do what you have the imagination/budget/skills to do, there's really not much you can't do.Of the component cars available out there, I think the SLC is the most updated and soundly engineered. The hardware is really top notch in terms of construction and correctness (the entire frame was square and symmetric to within 0.10" which I don't think OEM cars are even capable of).I spent a LOT of time reading about GTMs and watched FastThing's GTM build - way too much bodywork and glass work for me. Of course this was before I knew anything about working with fiberglass. I still think that project has too many issues for me to want to tackle - almost everything I did with the SLC was "optional", the bodywork is really good to start with (coming from someone who knows nothing about fiberglass bodies).Ultima GTR looks too odd/dated for me. I'm also not a huge fan of the tube frame construction (chassis & suspension). Overseas vendor also had me concerned, I liked knowing that if I got myself into a real bind there would be local-ish support. And there were times I screwed up that the factory bailed me out - super awesome support from Superlite.At the end of the day you're looking at comparable build costs for any of the 3. There are other reasons I went with the SLC but those are the main points.
Some people make custom doors so they can fit in it. I've seen one with small extra bubble above the drivers head for more ceiling height.
Im currently stationed at port hueneme in oxnard ca and would love to come see your ride!
@Jacob Ellis - San Diego is a pretty long haul just to see a car, but I'm planning to be at the Mira Mesa Cars & Coffee event this Sunday. Look up #carscoffeedonutssocal for more info.
Quirks and features? Where have I heard that before?
Very well done, how long did it take to build and cost :)
@Issa Makhamreh - thanks! It took about 2400hrs and cost about as much as a nicely equipped BMW.
How’s this car perform on the track against other exotics I wonder ?
@Alex Carpenter - it’s a very well balanced and neutral car (at least in my novice hands). In the hands of someone who actually knows how to drive I’m sure the numbers would be impressive. Compared to a current exotic? Hard to say, new cars make a terrible driver decent, but there’s not likely any car that would turn ME into a great driver, with or without aids.
Um. Does it drive?
Ok Doug demiro.. “quirks and features”
I LOVE THE CAR
are those miata handles?
@Keenan Swope - yep!
holy Fuck this deserves way more views. Badass
Cool car, and cool video! Thanks for sharing!
Gonna give it a Cam score?