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Old May 9, 2015 | 09:26 AM
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Looks great. Wish we had neighbors like you...could have a lot of fun.
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Old Jun 6, 2015 | 09:21 AM
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I was LITERALLY mobbed by about 10 people when I drove up to the local parts store (those guys and I have a history, not all of it good) to show it off to them.




The second I pulled into the driveway I was again mobbed but this time by the neighborhood kids.

at least I'm neighborhood famous and not known as the "creepy dude" down the street LOL

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Old Jun 6, 2015 | 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by maxharvard
I was LITERALLY mobbed by about 10 people when I drove up to the local parts store (those guys and I have a history, not all of it good) to show it off to them.



The second I pulled into the driveway I was again mobbed but this time by the neighborhood kids.

at least I'm neighborhood famous and not known as the "creepy dude" down the street LOL
I suspect you're going to get mobbed frequently in this car. Great build and thread; I've been fascinated with these things since Superlite started selling them and people started racing them at the 25 Hours of Thunderhill.

I'm curious if those 25H cars had any influence on you. One team ran the same setup (I think) with an LS/997 transaxle. I didn't catch which LS they had, but they claimed 550 horsepower which would be about right with the LS376/525.

Any plans to track the car, also?
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Old Jun 6, 2015 | 03:25 PM
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If the car was bright red, the ladies would be thinking " He must have a small *****"

lol. Just kidding. Bad *** build !!
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Old Jun 7, 2015 | 06:17 PM
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Awesome, awesome, awesome!!! I was just talking to a couple buddies about the SLC. There was a guy out at the Festival of Speed that was white with the LS9 motor swapped in and it made us all want one. I even configured one on their website (Deep Blue, race tail and Forgestar CF5 wheels). Congrats on the build and can't wait to see (and hear!) more.
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Old Jun 7, 2015 | 07:48 PM
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Test drive video coming soon!

But for now... Hot girl in hot car

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Old Jun 8, 2015 | 08:34 AM
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is it really that loud inside that you can't have a conversation or was that the mic/camera?
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Old Jun 13, 2015 | 09:31 AM
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nice build
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Old Jun 13, 2015 | 06:26 PM
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SLC stands for super loud car
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Old Jun 14, 2015 | 10:54 AM
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Turns out I had a AC wrap itself around the crank pulley, hence the noise.

I will be adding noise deadener soon.
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Old Jun 14, 2015 | 11:31 AM
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This car will be fun! I love it.
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Old Jun 16, 2015 | 07:33 PM
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I need one of these...
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Old Jun 16, 2015 | 08:12 PM
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so I was on the site, but what all does the kit come with? Does it come with seats and gauges, engine trans? or is it just a chassis with a body?
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Old Jun 16, 2015 | 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by exodus_gs1
so I was on the site, but what all does the kit come with? Does it come with seats and gauges, engine trans? or is it just a chassis with a body?
http://superlitecars.com/index.php/pricing-and-contents
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Old Jun 17, 2015 | 12:04 AM
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Does your car have the front end lift system installed? If not, would you recommend it? That nose seems awfully long and low. Have you hung up on anything yet? Car looks killer man. Great work
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Old Jun 17, 2015 | 02:26 PM
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Very nice build
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Old Jun 23, 2015 | 08:37 PM
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Cool thanks man
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Old Jun 30, 2015 | 09:09 AM
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First drive video and first race video

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Old Jun 30, 2015 | 12:19 PM
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good to see it out on the road! hope everything is going well debugging it. can't wait for my ride!
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Old Jul 10, 2015 | 12:46 PM
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love this build. plz keep us updated on how your liking the car ie. street driving
any thing youd do differently if you were going to do another one?
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