Superlite SLC - Walkaround

Here's a walkaround video of my Superlite SLC.
Frame/body: Superlite Cars
Engine: GM LS376/525 crate motor
Transaxle: Graziano 6-speed manual (Audi R8/Lamborghini Gallardo)
Wheels: Forgestar CF10 19F/20R
Tires: Michelin Pilot Super Sport
Paint: NiO green plastidip (DYC.com)
For more details hop on over to my blog at SoCalSLC.com

[@dosdg9856]

Me: watches the whole video waiting for him to start the car

[@oxyrisin]

I was thinking the exact same!

[@notbuju]

Same too

[@jasonH5997]

Me too...lol

[@jamesallen4447]

Yep

[@johnalfred7646]

You know why? Cause it doesn't work

[@akhosha2]

Congrats on the build! Looks great!

[@billiondollardan]

When I see builds like yours I really want to get one

[@CamThai]

billiondollardan - thanks for the kind feedback!

[@ALT3REDB3AST]

Insane that these are road legal. I want!!!🤤

[@Jelly_Tots]

Very nice looking car....

[@aseheavyindustries798]

awesome color

[@lamberko]

Great job 👍👍👍

[@The_Drive_Inside]

Awesome 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻..... I’m soooo jealous!!! Beautiful dash setup and love all the carbon inside. Is there a lot of road noise without carpet?

[@CamThai]

The Drive Inside - thanks for the feedback! Not much road noise at all but I’m using a ton of Second Skin Luxury Liner Pro to knock down road noise. The carbon tub covers everything around the driver except right around the seat and the foot box forward of the ~knees. It’s hard to see in the video but I have carpet between the seat and the seat pan, and carpeting on the floor and sides of the foot box as well. There’s an aluminum panel my feet rest on so my heels don’t totally tear up the carpet.

[@deluch22]

Looks great, love the green! Is it fast enough for you or do you wish you would have gone with a little more hp?

[@CamThai]

Mike Bahia - thanks! I was talking to another SLC builder and he said this, and I think it rings true. I wouldn’t want more or less power. I think it’s one of those things, once you get a taste or accustomed to a certain power level you wouldn’t want less. But I think these cars are already fairly overpowered at 500+hp that it’s a bit silly to want more. It becomes more difficult to drive or use unless you are into drag racing/high speed events. I’m good with where I’m at!

[@deluch22]

@@CamThai That is good advice. It makes more sense to have balance and enjoy the car than win horsepower competitions. I would like to build one with track qualities that can go across the country. Such an awesome car. I hope to start an SLC build soon but the Cdn dollar is below the US (i'm in Canada) the car is 33% more expensive at the moment, along with all the other pieces that will likely come from the US. That's around $80k Cdn and that's with no engine or transmission....so I am jealous....the carbon fiber looks good and your dash reconfiguration is bananas. The only thing I would recommend is the colour of the interior door but I understand, I guess your original plan was orange....

[@CamThai]

Mike Bahia - lol yeah, I was originally going for an orange/black theme and the red threw me for a surprise. I have some new door cards I’m working on that will be standard black carbon to replace the red. Best of luck with the future project if you decide to jump on it. I definitely understand you on the exchange - I took out student loans in Canadian $ (for a US school) when it was ~30% in favor of USD then had to repay those loans when cdn $ was at par or stronger than USD. Double screwed.

[@deluch22]

@@CamThai Ouch. The markets have been up and down for a while and are unpredictable, but at least you have what I call a 'self-built exotic' now to forget about those missing dollars. A crazy idea for me is to bring one to the Nürburgring and see if it can set some record times!

[@justintreon]

Are all the carbon fiber pieces real carbon fiber or are some vinyl wraps that look like carbon fiber? Do you really need the grate over the radiator exhaust since all the leaves would blow out when you drive? What are you protecting against that will destroy the front radiator? (I assume something BAD happened in the past)

[@CamThai]

There is no carbon vinyl on the car, everything carbon is either solid carbon or (real) carbon fiber applied to a fiberglass substrate. I prefer to have the grate over the radiator exhaust, I suppose leaves and whatever else fall in there would get blown out eventually but why let stuff collect in there at all? Just my own OCD I guess. If it were a track/race car I'd leave the grate off but I don't think it's appreciably restricting the flow on my application. The decision to add the grate isn't based on something happening in the past. It's an extra layer of protection just because.

[@nssherlock4547]

keeps the cats out .

[@carmesin76]

How much is cost you to finish the project?

[@anthonyisgro7185]

Why not open the rear fender intakes more than what you already did? Just wondering.

[@CamThai]

@Anthony Isgro - the size I made it follows the projected lines from the front wheel vent. Going bigger would make the side look goofy.

[@PurgatoryVLM]

Wow.

[@xx8658]

I have a question is it street legal

[@CamThai]

@Vortex Sans - sure is! Check out my other videos or check out my blog at socalslc dot com.

[@MS-hb3ol]

How much did it totally cost u?

[@MsMilios]

Awesome τέλειο τέλειο

[@jimjohnson7931]

Why duz the pl8 say turbo?

[@CamThai]

@Jim Johnson - I used to design turbos and I use it as my gamer tag. Driving the SLC is kind of like driving in a video game 😎

[@Winchuff]

Absolutely Beautiful! but... The gear knob is way too big.

[@CamThai]

Mike Whincup - that’s what she said ...

[@diytypeofguy6502]

Every time I think I'm over these cars ...I see one and I start wanting one again 🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️

[@Ebackfive]

You forgot the start up and rev and the pov drive

[@munamahmed291]

I went straight to the end of the video to see this. =(

[@CamThai]

@Giovanni Crumble - ORLY? ;). Check out my other videos!

[@KDD8]

@@CamThai Are you some sort of engineer?

[@CamThai]

@Hakasauars - indeed, was it my dry sense of humor that gave it away? ;)

[@KDD8]

@@CamThai Absolutely not hahah. it was a lucky guess

[@wwgbert]

Wow what an amazing build, did you see that Tavarish picked one of these up that has been wrecked? That guy is going to need major hours to repair and rebuild his car. Anyway beautiful build and great mods.

[@CamThai]

@Mike Gilbert - thanks for the kind words! I’m looking forward to seeing Tavarish’s build progress, will be a fantastic result I’m sure!

[@notbuju]

Yeah he'll probably sleep on his way to the top. That dude restored a murcielago

[@vincentleviangelomagbojos5241]

So this is the one that tavarish picked up and fixing with that rotary heart? Nice!

[@CamThai]

VINCENT LEVI ANGELO MAGBOJOS - no, this one is mine. Tavarish picked up a wrecked one and is just getting started. I expect it’ll take him most of a year to complete his if not longer. He’s got a lot of projects in the pipeline I imagine.

[@Fliszt88]

Congratulations on the build Cam! It looks awesome and you did a great job. I've been following your build thread and have enjoyed reading through all of your posts. Super helpful information all around. Can't wait to build my own here within the next few years!

[@CamThai]

Fliszt88 - good luck! Hit me up with any questions!

[@TVmadethemdoit]

The gated shifter. Well played

[@TVmadethemdoit]

We need a start up dont u think?!

[@myinfinitestate1586]

Why in the hell did you not start the damn thing and drive it? It looks nice, I guess? Geez! I wonder how it drives and performs? Well, that will remain a secret........

[@CamThai]

@myinfinitestate - check out my other videos!

[@jnathannger8654]

no startup? you awful tease you

[@kaidiego]

This is incredible! It would be awesome to see an expense breakdown etc. Love it man, super cool!

[@taylormkct]

Nice job, not sure about the colour though. I like the design changes you made to the interior. Are you going to do any track time in yours as this is where this car would excell and bring a smile to your face?

[@CamThai]

lol, I hear you on the color. Test sample came out looking better but final product wasn't quite what I expected, my fault actually. It's plastidip so relatively easy to change the color, I have 3 new colors already purchased and waiting. First color change will be in a few months. Trying a few different colors out till I do a "real" paint job.Likely very few track days in my future. I enjoy driving in the canyons but time commitment for doing track days is tough with work and family.

[@lsvej1]

have it feature in Jay Leno garage for a overview of the car!!!!

[@JDub33333]

The best part is, no one will know what it is! Only true men of culture.

[@kanggoo57]

More like every nitpicker of the internet who watches tavarish etc. now everytime ill see one of these i can fucking hear the dipshits saying OOH DID YOU KNOW THATS A SUPERLITE SLC??!?!?

[@osamabinladen824]

@@kanggoo57 LOL

[@ziptiejedi5658]

That's an awesome car man. You did an great job with the fit and finish. I really like how you finished the car out and made it more of a driver and not just a track day car. I really dig the rear view cameras and head unit you installed. Since its the head unit has apple car play you could use a bluetooth dongle and display a ton of engine gauges/parameters of the tv screen. Something to look into if your wanted a few extra gauges on top of the lcd screen in the dash.

[@kingsmustrise]

love the color.

[@pleasejoe]

Clean job on interior mods.

[@TheLinKuei]

Sweet build. Hope to see thing Ripping. How much did you put into it? After purchasimg the actual Kit

[@issamo868]

Amazing car, cant wait to see Tavarish's, you guys should collab

[@kwasg3]

Really nice build, and the custom touches are outstanding. I am very interested in how the time investment of this project stacked up. How did it compare to estimates that are out there? I find that kits often claim X hours to bolt together, but if you actually want to pay attention to detail it is often doubled, and you end up mocking up and redo-ing several times to fix something that isn't quite as advertised. Then, you went the additional steps of going after fit and finish. An example of what I mean is like finding you can't pull the wheels when the car is in full droop. So, I am betting you have maybe 3x time in this to get everything as you liked it? Did you keep track of real hours? Thanks!

[@CamThai]

kwasg3 - thanks for the feedback! I’ve heard 500 hours to build this and I think Allan/Zakari is at about that for a street car, but he’s built over 20 of these now and he’s got a system. It took me about 2400hrs, that’s guessing but I basically spent a calendar year working 8hrs a day, 5 days a week. If you’re working evenings and weekends it will take you longer because of all the breaks that will be inevitable. Note that this is my first component car and I had to deal with a lot of OCD during the build process which slowed me down quite a bit. For a rough track car with ok fitting I think you could build it in 600-700 hrs if this is your first project. The detail work is where you dump all your time - I had it in go-kart mode after about 550hrs. This also assumes you stay with a more cookbook build and don’t customize too much. This car represented a lot of firsts for me - first time working with fiberglass, carbon fiber, bodywork, paint, wiring, etc. I really didn’t know what I was getting myself into!

[@ElectricVehicleSpace]

Hi, how much the total built cost you and how long it took from start to finish? Thank you.

[@CamThai]

@Portable Electric Vehicle - about as much as a nicely equipped BMW. It took me about 2400hrs to complete.

[@ElectricVehicleSpace]

@@CamThai 2400 hours? Why did it take you so much time? Can you buy it all the parts so you can assemble it in 2 weeks? How much would that cost? Thx

[@CamThai]

@Portable Electric Vehicle - 2400hrs because I work slowly ... I'm guessing you haven't been around custom built cars, they can (and should) take a lot of time. You can buy all the parts at one time and have the entire car in pieces in your garage. SLC builds typically range from about 80-120k in materials for a nice street car, less for track oriented builds.

[@nulife734]

I was hoping he gonna run the engine but overall nice

[@anujadassanayake5732]

Awesome build! How much did it cost you all in?

[@ze_german2921]

Is it everything you expected? It is a lot of money for a Kit Car. Would you do it again or just buy a R8? Does it actually perform ell in corners or is it a pain to drive? I know Kit cars is nothing like OEM but how good or bad is it?

[@CamThai]

ZGERMAN - it's mostly what I expected. I had to change my expectations along the way a bit when I discovered my fabrication skills weren't up to snuff. Everyone wants to build an oem-like car but realistically very few people have the ability to make that happen. Even outsourcing a bunch of stuff, very few shops can produce oem level fit/finish for interiors. "It's a lot of money for a kit car" - depends on what your definition of a lot is, and what your goals were. $30 is a lot of money for a piece of cardboard with a picture on it, but reasonable for a puzzle. So part of what you're paying for is the experience of putting this all together yourself. The car corners and drives well for the streets/canyons. You can't reach the limit of this car on the streets safely. I don't really intend to track the car but those who have tracked the car say its capabilities are extremely high. The "base kit" offered by Superlite is really meant for a street car. Heavy track or race usage requires upgrading to the race suspension/heavy duty options. It's only a pain to drive if you built the car incorrectly or poorly. Fortunately my car drives straight and isn't at all darty. It moves pretty effortlessly between lanes and I can take my hands off at ~80mph and it tracks and brakes straight. How "good or bad" it is is a function of how well it was built. I've seen the full range of SLCs now and the bad ones ... are bad. The good ones aren't oem fit/finish/quiet, but that's not your highest priority if you want to own an SLC. R8 - funny enough, I considered buying an R8 for a very long time but my wife convinced me to get an S5 (more practical). After all is said and done, I could have purchased a new R8 for the price of the SLC and S5. Would I do the R8 knowing what I know now? DEFINITELY NOT. I've come to realize the R8 just isn't the car for me. It doesn't move me the way the SLC does. I've also discovered that many exotics just don't interest me the same any more. The SLC has definitely tweaked my view of what an exotic or unique car really is. I don't know what it's like to go cruising around in a lambo/ferrari/exotic whatever, but I can tell you the crowds and looks I get in the SLC are on that order or more. I get smiles, thumbs up, and cameras pulled out every time I'm in the car. Koenigsegg has been the most popular guess thrown my way so far.

[@ze_german2921]

Cam Thai thank you for that lengthy reply. It answered all my questions!

[@gapyrodawg5181]

Hell yeah, Awesome job👍💥👍 living the dream of many of us!!!!

[@patrickstar9813]

Does it work under water?🌊🚘

Not the colour body or wheels I would have chosen but the rest of your customizations make a lot ofd sense.

[@CamThai]

Don’t keep us in suspense, what would you have done?!

[@andrewlangley9507]

Might want to work on the wing angle. Overall, it looks good.

[@helicocktor]

Don't want the angle of attack to be _too_ aggressive though

[@andrewlangley9507]

rs murdoch I’m no aerodynamicist, but it looks like your angle combined with the profile would be generating lift. I think there is a thread about race setup on the GT40 forum. See what they suggest and dial it back form there. IMHO. Nice build. Doing the preliminary on one myself. Did you drop in on Fran before buying? If so, was it worth the trip?

[@The4valanche]

@@andrewlangley9507 Holy sh*t you are right, that angle is AWFUL. It's rotated so far back that it forms a U shape towards the horizontal plane. There is no way the air flow will adhere. It WILL generate lift, no doubt about it.

[@andrewlangley9507]

Huxxy At some point, a wings angle of attack prevents the profile from generating lift. (Or downforce in this case.) Imagine if the leading edge was sitting 1” above the trailing edge. The only unknown is whether or not his current setup is past that point. Look at any wing on cars that require them for downforce. They simply are not setup this way.

[@CamThai]

@Andrew Langley - hey sorry, just saw this comment. The wing angle I've got it on is pretty aggressive actually. Going much more and the trade between downforce and drag gets less optimized - and for the street having a crazy amount of downforce just isn't necessary. As far as I know, I'm the only one who's done a study on wing angle, you won't find any discussion of wing angles or (actual) recommendations on GT40s or the wiki. If you're super into it, do a search for the Selig 1223 airfoil design and you can come to your own conclusions. Or check out my blog post here: socalslc.com/2018/09/29/53-red-bull-gives-you/ At the time of the video, I had the rear wing on setting 2. A lot of people get stuck on the idea that rear wings should be canted at a ~30-degree angle; a properly designed wing doesn't work by having air slam into it to "push it down". A properly designed wing works by having air BELOW the wing move faster than the air above it, creating a low pressure zone and "sucking" the wing down. And while I'm also not an aerodynamicist, I've touched the subject in various engineering classes. I opted to purchase the SLC sight unseen, haven't visited the factory before. For the guys who have visited the factory, everyone's always had a really positive experience.

[@samdanger4846]

loved the attention to detail . how much would a turn key like this cost cash price ???

[@CamThai]

Thanks! Check out Zakari3030 on KZbin, he can build you one for a reasonable rate. Something like this would be in the 110-120 range.

[@ssoffshore5111]

Lots of nice custom touches Cam, well done... including the start up screen! ;)

[@CamThai]

SS OFFSHORE - lol thanks, and thanks to EricM for the super cool pic!

[@returnedfavor]

And this was built from the ground up? Very awesome man!

[@CamThai]

@returnedfavor - I started from the bare chassis and went from there. Check out this post for pics of the frame: socalslc.com/2017/01/04/9-time-to-get-naked/

[@Forever_Broken2023]

Great Video Cam! I really enjoyed seeing what you have done to the inside. Did you plasti dip the car or is that a full on paint job?

[@CamThai]

Mitchell Smith - Thanks! The green is plastidip. The black is paint (base coat/clear coat). Carbon fiber pieces have been clear coated. Fiberglass bodies need to season before they become dimensionally stable, I’m sure cracks and pores will open up over the next year. Would suck to spend a bunch of money on a paint job then have to repaint because defects have opened up!

[@bmuns6445]

Passionate about cars. Love this cars lines. Here's what I would change if mine. Inquire about cost to replace the hood scoop and rear window vents with polished aluminum or cover inserts. Your green color is nice. I like the BMW M3 baby shit yellow color. And I'd find a way to beautify the rear end. It looks very plain and stamped. Maybe round off corners, maybe insert a light bar across the back. But this car is definitely one of my favorite shaped cars. Looks like a Porsche race car for the street. You have a beautiful car. I live in LA near LAX. Would love to experience a ride in your car if your SoCal local.

[@sonicnofadz]

Really awesome job on this build, although the plastidip looks a little rough (peely). Consider getting a real paint job, would look killer. All in all much respect, excellent work!

[@david_100]

CONGRATS, i follow ZAKARI3030, i love these cars , and you have done a phenomenal job

[@jalenad11]

VERY nice touch with the R8 gated shifter! I had flirted with the idea of paddles in a car that I'll almost surely go too fast, but I don't want to get knee deep in electronics. I'm stealing your idea. Lol

[@JoelKSLC]

Nice video Cam, car looks terrific.

[@FrankValchiria]

the shell is fiberglass?

[@CamThai]

@FrankValchiria - yes

[@EpicTube84]

Because of tavarish now these cars are popping up each time im on KZbin 😏

[@riceball4u172]

No, they had been in KZbin for years!

[@osamabinladen824]

@@riceball4u172 Exactly

[@bawalther]

Love the build. Nice work. The CF10s and carbon work look great. Can't wait to see more on road videos tearing up the socal canyons.

[@CamThai]

@Bandit60 - thanks! Check out my Palomar drive video if you haven't already. It was my first time in the canyons with the car, trying to shake it down and get a feel for how it drives. A very different experience/a lot more raw with no power steering, brakes, or bushings in the suspension! I discovered pad knock-back is a very real thing!

[@bawalther]

@@CamThai I liked the Palomar video. hope to see some more canyon videos as you get used to the car and start pushing her a little harder. I used to live in San Diego and canyons in my Z06 were my favorite thing to do. Hope to get back there soon. I'm sure Palomar is tough without power steering since it's so tight. Did you consider the race electric power steering option?

[@CamThai]

@@bawalther - Palomar was surprisingly tight, it was my first time driving that road. I can see why so many accidents happen. Actually, the steering wheel has a nice weight to it once you're moving. Starts out really heavy (parking lot speeds) then gets really light

[@bawalther]

@@CamThai you should go up Palomar to East grade(more open) , over to Julian and out and back 78 from Julian(almost as tight as Palomar) . Then leave Julian southbound and go out sunrise highway(more open) . Also Montezuma valley Rd that goes from Julian to borego springs is awesome.

[@CamThai]

@Bandit60 - thanks, I’ll have to try that!

[@baronpatterson5668]

Hey Cam! I just spoke with SLC yesterday and had a great conversation with Fran. I guess my first of many questions for you is “would you do it again”?

[@CamThai]

Baron Patterson - you probably have a bunch of questions, why don’t you hop onto my blog and shoot me a message through the contact page and we can email/call each other so I can better answer your Qs. Answer to the question - yes! I’m happy with how the project turned out and I achieved what I set out to do.

[@baronpatterson5668]

Cam Thai - Thanks Cam!!

[@DonFronShow]

Cam Thai where’s your blog? And awesome job on the build!

[@CamThai]

DonFronShow - check out SoCalSLC.com

[@P60B40]

It looks like a diy Senna... which is most definitely not a negative comment this shit is absolutely badass especially that u built it for yourself so it's truly urs

[@JoelKSLC]

Hi Cam, wondering how you like the standard manual doors vs. doing the electric actuator modification Allan does. Any regrets on keeping it simple and using the provided gas struts and bear claw? Keep up the good work on all your SL-C related info!

[@CamThai]

Definitely prefer the manual option. Too many risks with the electric actuator. Biggest is power outage in case of a wreck. Those actuators have enough holding power to keep you trapped inside. You'd have to break out the glass, don't think you'd be strong enough to knock out the poly side windows.

[@domenicozagari2443]

Nice work, i dont think the wing is effective.

[@CamThai]

Thanks!

[@JohanGavieres]

Wow! And with California plates. Now that’s awesome

[@Salvaba]

I love this. Every time I see an SLC, I just think about how I would love to mod this. Give it like 3 years and make it the ultimate car. I absolutely love the twin lights on the back, the carbon fiber scoo, louvers, side skirts and stripe. This thing looks so sick. I’m just imagining here thinking about my ultimate build like “okay. Carrera gt v10. Pdk with paddle shifters.” These cars are literally hand built by their owners so it’s basically always a unique car. Your build looks sick. It looks like a 1000 horsepower supercar

[@CamThai]

@Salie Vabayer - thanks for the kind words! Hope you enjoy the videos!

[@muhammadawisabdshahadan1117]

Wow,this car made in Thailand gayezzzz...next,tapi Bahasa mereka tamil

[@Notmynamehere]

What material did you use to make that extra air vent and A piller tweeter look so factory?

[@CamThai]

@Austin Threde - Thanks, I spent a lot of time working on that dash panel! It's all fiberglass/bondo. I then painted it black and topped it with Alsa soft touch paint. Check out the links below for a bunch of photos and how I did each. Dash panel (scroll to bottom): socalslc.com/2018/02/25/27-the-first-cut-is-the-deepest/ Tweeter housing (scroll to bottom): socalslc.com/2018/07/30/43-red-is-the-new-orange/ Dash & a-pillar work (about the middle): socalslc.com/2018/04/28/34-the-struggle-is-real/ The Table of Contents page has my blog organized by topic: socalslc.com/table-of-contents/

[@j-kamautomotive1817]

I love in southern California as well... how the f**k did u manage to register it? If u can elaborate please do.. like details...and what the dmv asked for..n the hastle. Tha ks in advanced

[@CamThai]

Check out my blog post on SB100 for details, it was super easy!

[@EcSsAwS]

Nice car I want one of those with a K20 or a 2J Maybe a RB motor.. But those are iffy Super super nice car You covered all the bases MINUS a start up and drive around.. Great job on the car

[@CamThai]

Eric Salyer - lol thanks for watching. I was running out of time and rush hour was starting so the drive video will have to wait. Keep your eyes on the channel, will try to get it up soon.

[@EcSsAwS]

Right on Maybe one day I'll see this at a car show I've been looking into "kit cars " this is at the top of list I've seen a few videos.. Majority use LS motors Couple with v10 or v12s But nobody uses a 600 to 1000hp. 4 cyl or 6cyl

[@CamThai]

Eric Salyer - LS motor is the easy way to go with this car. Plenty of guys out there making 600+ hp, mine is probably one of the lower hp cars out there to be honest. First car I saw with the CF10 wheels was a 1500hp SLC. Extreme hp in these cars just makes it harder to drive, especially without any real traction control, stability control, or aids. It’s more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow. ;)

[@CRA677]

Have you had any issues with the Auto-Vox? I'm not exactly enamored with the unit I'm currently using.

[@CamThai]

CRA677 - I've had a few issues with the auto-vox but nothing that wasn't resolved without a reboot. I added a right-angle adapter for the power cord and had noise/flicker issues until I jiggled the cable and moved it around, seems to have fixed it. Have had blocky/broken up image but a power cycle fixed it. Those issues seemed random and have repeated maybe once or only happened once. Otherwise unit has been running fine. I always only use it as a rear camera and do have a memory card installed if that makes any difference.

[@CRA677]

@@CamThai Thanks! I ask because I have read a lot of reviews indicating that the screen will randomly change to vertical rows of a rainbow color.

[@CamThai]

CRA677 - knock on wood, hasn’t happened to me yet!

[@muzikunit7148]

You did some good work i like The changeup

[@manuelrodriguez4662]

You've made a great work with this car! You've though about everything. But I can't stop wondering, What about wiper blades? What if it rains in the middle of your ride??

[@CamThai]

Just drive faster! A bit of a joke but also serious ... in a light rain the water gets pushed off the windshield pretty easily by oncoming air. In a heavier rain ... you’d be a bit nuts to keep driving the car, safer to just pull over and wait it out. I didn’t like the look of wiper blades and I’m a fair weather driver only. If it’s going to rain I don’t bother pulling the car out.

[@sicelogumede6295]

Wow this thing looks insane

[@brendenellasfunadventures4186]

Cam u need to help me start one . To finish I don't care how long it takes

[@wagnernascimento2819]

Hi, awesome build, loved it. Can you explain how the front lift works? I got a car that's a bit low for the garage I park in, was wondering if theres a way to set up a similar system on mine.

[@CamThai]

@Wagner Nascimento - there's a discussion of the lift system on my blog here: socalslc.com/2017/03/04/11-suspended-suspension/ It's basically a hydraulic cylinder that's installed between your spring and spring seat (assuming you have coil-over suspension). When you want to lift the front end you energize a pump that pushes hydraulic fluid into the puck to make it taller. This then pushes down on your suspension and you lift the front end. It's good for about 2-3" on my car. Here's the website for the manufacturer, good folks to work with and very friendly/supportive of their product. www.ramliftpro.com

[@anthonysilva5015]

Too cool! I love these cars and maybe one day will own one. Thanks for sharing, great mods you did.

[@jlehm]

If it's that involved to open the rear hatch, I would install a fir suppression system in the engine bay just in case...especially after putting all that time and money into it.

[@CamThai]

That’s great advice!

[@mothertrucker]

what do you do if you get caught in rain? do you have a special coating on the front window?

[@CamThai]

Drive faster!

[@coydog7902]

Whatever happened to the 3 rotor

[@CamThai]

CoyDog790 - that’s Tavarish’s car. I started out with the LS3 V8 in mind when I began my project.

[@tommycortez_]

How hard is it to register a car like this in California ? Do you have to have all the emission components for registration?

[@CamThai]

@Tommy Cortez - super easy, check out my blog and search for SB100 for details. Only emissions equipment I had to have was a PCV and it’s now exempt for life.

[@clifflee5404]

Is the roof scoop not functional as an air intake/induction? Would be nice to get that ram air effect. Sort of like the Maclaren F1.

[@CamThai]

It is on some builds - in my case I’m just taking that air and dumping it onto the engine.

[@chris681975]

External door hinges look terrible they let the whole car down and look like they came off a 1950's land rover big design flaw

[@CamThai]

@Chris Chris - there are so many other design features on the car to pick on, I’m surprised the hinge would elicit such a response. Different strokes for different folks as they say. I’ve seen Rover hinges, they’re much uglier.

[@shawnl3151]

Very nice

[@LGvLoGs]

Is this a kit car or a production car and also how much does it cost

[@gabrielmilori1862]

Might have missed it if you mentioned it, but those look like F8x M3/4 calipers?

[@CamThai]

@Gabriel Milori - Brembo calipers are off a Camaro

[@austin125psnetwork]

Thank you for providing three most detailed walk around of a slc that I've seen. I really like how your car came out. You did a great job. About how long did it take you to build and at what pace?

[@CamThai]

austin125psnetwork - Thanks, appreciate the kind feedback. It took me about 2400hrs, about a year 8 hours a day, 5 days a week. Some of that time was spent running around getting supplies and learning how to do stuff. I could probably do a second car in half the time and less with more cars. I think Allan has a nice street car build down to 500-600hrs now (he’s built 20+).

[@austin125psnetwork]

@@CamThai Allan is Zakarii right? Is he still building them, but not making videos?

[@CamThai]

austin125psnetwork - yup, he’s still building them. He’s probably working on some pretty trick builds so maybe a little longer than usual.

[@microwaveaspoon]

Absolutely stunning car

[@RichADio]

I'm guessing you have some robust syncros dry shifting like that.

[@CamThai]

Terrible. I’ve had to replace the synchros like 3 times already! Do you think that’s the problem? I sit in my car and make vroom vroom noises and bang through the gears nightly.

[@adamdrury9677]

You're amazing with carbon fiber. Do you have your own autoclave?

[@CamThai]

Adam Drury - thanks, appreciate the kind feedback! All the carbon I’ve done is wet layup, I’m just now starting to experiment with vacuum.

[@cfrancishui]

Might wanna clear your throat before you speak?

[@berngalvin192]

very nice vehicle; and a very good job on the video; thanks

[@rfeliciano2224]

I just wanted to hear the car run but all I got was the history of the car so annoyed by this video

[@CamThai]

@R Feliciano - check out my other videos, plenty of startup and driving

[@chrisdooley6468]

Gorgeous vehicle for sure. I’m anxious to see Tavarish restore and put that F430 engine in it with those Bentley turbos bolted on. That’s going to be an INSANE build but I’m anxious to see you do stuff with this.

[@username12345.]

Nice Video it was amazing thangs for the Informations

[@kiwihame]

Really well done Cam. Some great, well considered mods.

[@sroslow]

Why does your license plate say “trbo” when the car is naturally aspirated?

[@CamThai]

Hah - good observation. It's an inside joke, I used to design turbos for a well known manufacturer and I now use it as my gamertag when I play video games. Driving the SLC is a bit like playing a video game.

[@UsherLinder]

Very nice! Thanks for showing us all this stuff.

[@joedirt7091]

If you dont have some kind of ventilation system or air condition system it would get really hot inside without roll down side windows.

[@CamThai]

@Joe Dirt - unfortunately roll down side windows aren't possible on this car. It's got a fully functional air conditioning and heater system which keeps it pretty comfortable inside the cockpit!

[@robertstaff]

nice work.

[@DigitAllHD]

Great build... not a fan of the reddish carbon on the doors, it looks out of place and isn’t tied to any other accents on the car

[@CamThai]

Agree - it was supposed to be orange but turned red after I applied the resin. Plan to redo them in standard black in the future. Thanks for watching!

[@Shortdraw01]

Nicely finished out. Lots of homebrew mods.

[@h001139]

Great video. Thank you for posting.

[@CarLoverPhotography]

Lubricate your hinges so they don’t squeak

[@salimbinshagra6546]

Congrats man this car is freakin awesome but till need some special touch to make it unique as u can see under the dashboard all wires and relays bolck naked also if they Improving a headlights and the tail light design with 3D modeling and printing I guess it's possible to creating something new and unique but overall i think it's that car i'd to own , actually im planning to order one sooner just i study a plan to adding different engine Ford Ecoboost v6 with twin turbo 800-900hp powered with holley efi ecu and holley 12.3" colored dash as far as i know the holley ecu not supporting DI fuel system i wish figure it out asap , keep on to filming and show us the accelerating with this beast 💪🏽