It seems like it's customary for builders to put together a completion announcement and I haven't done so yet. So ... here's mine!
SLC Chassis #269 is officially complete.
I came across the SLC while watching a YouTube video and was intrigued. What followed next was months of obsessive searching for any and all information I could find on the car. I literally read every post in the SLC Clubhouse section of the GT40s site going back almost 10 years.
I had originally intended to build a "cookbook" SLC, keeping things as basic as possible. Along the way I wandered quite a bit and ended up with a fair number of customizations. Several options below will sound very similar to JBurer's SLC (Allan's #17 build). While fine tuning the configuration for this car John and I communicated frequently and shared our ideas for what our visions of an "ultimate street/canyon SLC" should be. When he or I disagreed with the other we would debate until we either agreed or agreed to disagree - we tended to agree more often than not.
Anyway, enough rambling - some details about the car as it stands today:
Configuration:
A few photos from a recent shakedown drive:
And a video from today's adventures. Watch or FF till the end for a surprise!
Superlite SLC drive - Palomar - YouTube link
SLC Chassis #269 is officially complete.
I came across the SLC while watching a YouTube video and was intrigued. What followed next was months of obsessive searching for any and all information I could find on the car. I literally read every post in the SLC Clubhouse section of the GT40s site going back almost 10 years.
I had originally intended to build a "cookbook" SLC, keeping things as basic as possible. Along the way I wandered quite a bit and ended up with a fair number of customizations. Several options below will sound very similar to JBurer's SLC (Allan's #17 build). While fine tuning the configuration for this car John and I communicated frequently and shared our ideas for what our visions of an "ultimate street/canyon SLC" should be. When he or I disagreed with the other we would debate until we either agreed or agreed to disagree - we tended to agree more often than not.
Anyway, enough rambling - some details about the car as it stands today:
Configuration:
- Orange gel coat, race tail
- Type 3 hard anodized suspension
- 20" rear / 19" front Forgestar CF10 wheels in gunmetal gray
- 325/25/20 & 275/30/19 Michelin PSS tires
- Carbon fiber center caps
- Tilton pedal assembly
- Brembo brake calipers powdercoated candy Orange
- Dropped floor pan
- Ramlift front lift kit
- Street splitter w/optional tunnels
- Revised door assembly for increased open angle
- JMolleur roof tunnel
- 1-pc windows w/ceramic tint by RDA auto glass & tint
- LS376/525 crate motor tuned by Excelsior Motorsports
- 450rwhp on prohub dyno
- Improved racing oil pan w/scraper & baffle kit
- Dirty Dingo AC compressor mount
- Graziano V8 transaxle w/OEM axle heat shields
- Audi R8 clutch assembly
- LS7 exhaust manifolds
- Ed Hanson exhaust system w/Vibrant mufflers & Corsa exhaust tips
- Cerakote coated exhaust system
- Accusump 3-qt accumlator
- Improved racing thermostat oil cooler adapter
- Earl's 25-row engine oil cooler
- RCR carbon fiber tub & roof panels
- Tillet B5 carbon fiber/FRP seats
- Schroth Profi-II 6-point harnesses
- NRG quick release steering wheel hub adapter
- Momo Eagle leather steering wheel (350mm)
- Raceseng Slammer shift knob
- Audi R8 gated shifter assembly
- Customized dash painted w/Alsa soft touch
- Door interior skins painted w/Alsa soft touch
- Carbon fiber door trim & door cards
- Carbon fiber shifter tunnel
- Vintage air AC/heater system
- More sound and heat blocker than imaginable!
- RCR Carbon fiber rear wing w/CF end plates
- RCR carbon fiber engine bay louvers
- Carbon fiber hood, door, and roof accents
- Carbon fiber rear intake scoop
- APR carbon fiber GT3 mirrors
- Fully ducted radiator discharge w/enlarged exit
- Enlarged side intakes
- Recontoured front and rear wheel wells
- Full front and rear wheel well liners
- IPCW smoked LED rear tail lights
- LED center brake light
- LED fog lights
- Hella dual horns
- Painted w/plastidip NiO green (for now)
- Covered body panels painted in black base coat / clear coat
- Underbody covered in U-Pol Raptor bedliner
- Custom vehicle wiring harness / GM crate engine controller harness
- Aim MXS Strada dash
- Alpine iLX-107 stereo
- Auto Vox X2 rear view mirror/monitor system
- Blackvue 650s-truck dashcam system
- Digital Guard Dawg iKey PKE system
- Optima yellow top deep cycle battery
- Hidden battery cut-off within driver's reach
A few photos from a recent shakedown drive:



And a video from today's adventures. Watch or FF till the end for a surprise!
Superlite SLC drive - Palomar - YouTube link