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Old Apr 27, 2010 | 05:53 PM
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This is the car I'm building. 2200lbs, mid engine, LS7, Ricardo 6 speed transaxel. Should be a mean street ride!
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Old Apr 27, 2010 | 08:14 PM
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"Street ride"... wow. Nice build. They seem to have some really nice cars to build.

You seem to be done, how far along are you?
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Old Apr 27, 2010 | 10:30 PM
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Very nice. what is the length from the Center of the axle to the front of the accessories..? I was considering doing something crazy with a setup that that... my secret sleeper project.. (one day I'll get it started).
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Old Apr 27, 2010 | 10:37 PM
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Damn. I want one.
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Old Apr 28, 2010 | 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by rotor vs. piston
"Street ride"... wow. Nice build. They seem to have some really nice cars to build.

You seem to be done, how far along are you?
I should have mine ready to drive by fall. The two pictures of the finish car are of the shop car at RCR. I'll get some pics of mine, I made naca ducts under the doors on mine to duct air to transmission oil and engine oil coolers. I fabricated the rear clip hinge and gas strut attachment points and front clip hinge, along with other stuff.
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I bet that kit is expensive as hell
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Old Apr 28, 2010 | 12:24 PM
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Wow, that looks like a blast!
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Old Apr 28, 2010 | 01:52 PM
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Damn. I want one.
+1, this thing is super cool!
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Originally Posted by bczee
Very nice. what is the length from the Center of the axle to the front of the accessories..? I was considering doing something crazy with a setup that that... my secret sleeper project.. (one day I'll get it started).
From the front of the engine to axle center is 36". From axle center to the rear of the transaxle is 20.5"
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Old Apr 28, 2010 | 03:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Tainted
I bet that kit is expensive as hell
It's not really a kit, when I think of a kit, Factory Five is what I see. There are 28 of these at this time. It comes as a roller, doors not hinged, body sitting on the frame and wheels and tire. All of the fluid and gas lines have to be run, complete wiring, and a lot of body cutouts. No engine or trans axel. The body is gelcoated to your color preference. $43k
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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 11:22 PM
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Doe's anyone know of a site with a good assortment of LED tail lights. I need some 4' round and 4 1/2" round tail lights. I really like the 2005 and up Corvette tail lights, but they are so damn expensive. Thanks, Al
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Old Apr 30, 2010 | 11:39 PM
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43k seems expensive.....i am sure you can manage the tail lights...haha
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Old May 1, 2010 | 07:18 AM
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Originally Posted by 04600rr
43k seems expensive.....i am sure you can manage the tail lights...haha
True, but $500 for Corvette tail lights is a bit much!
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Old May 1, 2010 | 01:01 PM
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Awesome, can't wait to see more build pics!
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Old May 1, 2010 | 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by thorconstr
True, but $500 for Corvette tail lights is a bit much!
agreed just bustin your *****....one hell of a good looking car
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Old Oct 21, 2011 | 02:20 PM
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i know this is an old post, but do you have any updated pics of your car?
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Old Oct 22, 2011 | 09:28 AM
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ebaker,

Go to the GT40s.com forum and to the RCR sub-forum. There is a "sub" sub-forum devoted to the SLC. There are now over fifty being build and several now on the road. Two notable SLCs are being campaigned, one will be at the 25 hrs @ Thunderhill this year. The factory SLC just won the SuperUnlimited class at NASA for 2011.
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Old Oct 24, 2011 | 05:10 PM
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Thanks cantdrive55, I've already joined up on GT40s.com forum and have started my own questions thread. I'm thinking about building mine as a RHD car for the Texas Mile in a few years. What part of Texas are you from? I'd love to make a trip to check out your car.
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I have 4 tail lights out of an 87 Corvette, they are about 4 or 4.5 inches in diameter, I'll measure them tomorrow if you're interested, make me an offer. They have about 30k miles in them.
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Old Oct 25, 2011 | 09:22 AM
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San Angelo.....my newly built shop is near Christoval. My car is not completed as yet. I had a 1 year hiatus while moving and then building a shop. But, you or anyone is welcome to visit.
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