Superlite SLC - It's weird!

My Superlite SLC - it's a bit weird.
**Yes, I meant MIRROR, not WINDOW!
For more details hop on over to my blog at SoCalSLC.com

[@vlkihepan]

0:19 doug demuro alert

[@CamThai]

@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).

[@TheDarksonicr]

Cool

[@notsure4261]

Adobe video editing program is 10 bucks a month. Well worth it.

[@maoristereo]

Cam Thai is the kinda guy who quotes Doug Demuro in his videos.

[@muttbone01]

Was about to say the same thing...."THIS....is not Doug Demuro...."

[@bruh-pn7hn]

can't ticket you for not having a stock exhaust if stock doesn't exist

[@anthonyallard3156]

California would probably impound the car and not let you have it back.

[@entertainmentmachNO1]

Anthony Allard incoming lawsuit lol

[@cr4zyw3ld3r]

@@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.

[@myusername3689]

@@anthonyallard3156 California is shit anyways, even more so 3 years from your reply.

[@R0XYF0X]

7:53 Nice Miata door handles.

[@brucewayne-ej3cx]

I love the blank buttons, very batman.

[@edwardshaylitsa7127]

You can tell he watches Doug DeMuro

[@CamThai]

@edward Shaylitsa - ummmm ... who doesn’t?! 🙄🤗

[@celyl]

@@CamThai Doug the dough boy lol

[@generalsixty2133]

Amazing build! Fun to drive would be an understatement. Those Fan control /A.C/heater rotary knobs are also a New Flyer Bus part #.

[@tips4truckers252]

Love the doug demuro parody

[@matthewlee2880]

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.

[@RaceMentally]

I can’t figure out if he hates the car or loves it.

[@mxg2315]

Thats what you call a project car.

[@jamesmatthew899]

Mx G that’s facts😂

[@GarretSterling]

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

[@CamThai]

@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.

[@RaceMentally]

Cam Thai when can I stop by and check it out?. I’m right down the street from you.

[@PioneerPauly]

Haha I really enjoyed your review. I am currently looking at SLCs right now. Thanks for sharing!

[@bruces12]

Very interesting video. So many neat features and quirks...love all the carbon fiber! Congrats on a great build.

[@DaMaster25]

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!

[@robert23497]

Highly informative video on a very interesting car. Thanks cam!

[@scottiusnevious5143]

May be weird but she’s a beauty. Great build man, I wish to build a kit car someday.

[@CamThai]

@Scottius Nevious - thanks!

[@JoelKSLC]

Love the Carbon Fiber Cam! Keep the videos coming!

[@N4CR5]

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 :)

[@JohanGavieres]

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. 👍🏼

[@zacharygaubert9750]

Started laughing when u said, “turn it around if you want to defrost your face”.

[@AtarRoux]

carbon fiber. yes. we get it

[@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney]

That's another Demuro nod.

[@themk7805]

Probably the best slc I’ve seen congrats!

[@cdoutland]

Did a great job for building his own car.😎

[@Ab20222]

Awesome car. Congratulations on your build.

[@dergreg_]

4:03 Change the shifting stick and the car is perfect.

[@bobbyross2023]

This is hilarious! I like this guy’s sense of humor

[@SuperSpud69]

I absolutely love the retro supercar design that RCR has going on.

[@bigboy6704]

"quirks and features" love that

[@allywilkeforsenate]

Great review!I enjoyed this video and I learned a lot about the car.

[@eperales714]

I’m having a bad day today. For some reason I was able to watch this whole video peacefully without clicking out of it. Nice review 👍

[@CamThai]

@Ed Perales - hey man, thanks for the nice words - hope your day has gotten better!

[@robertrishel3685]

That’s a very very nice build👍👍

[@cjohnsonj4938]

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 !

[@pvnugget]

That’s awesome, good job 👍

[@nicholas6349]

Damn that is amazing. And it sounds extremely aggressive. Great job man! Earned my sub 👍🏼

[@CamThai]

@Nick Holliday - thanks, appreciate the kind feedback!

[@shawnl3151]

Great videos Cam!

[@eddieds312]

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

[@batmayn]

Cool car, and cool video! Thanks for sharing!

[@drew6273]

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.

[@DjDolHaus86]

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

[@CamThai]

@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 ... 🤞

[@emperor002002]

🤯 I MUST SEE MORE OF THIS! 😯

[@bmuns6445]

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.

[@rolandocrisostomo2003]

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.

[@Audfile]

Nooo it's totally practical what are you talking about

[@schulzy1544]

@@MrDavidelliottjr as long as you never go off road I guess. Not me

[@chrisvig123]

MrDavidelliottjr No way it’s a shit daily driver

[@CamThai]

@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. 😎

[@duckman5642]

Looks great,doesn't look kit, cheers

[@kjmix1]

Beautiful car great job

[@drummerdoingstuff5020]

I love this car and you did a fantastic job! Wish you lived in Texas, I wanna see this bad boy!

[@qx4n9e1xp]

I like this video a lot. It was a different kind of preview. Much more weird and quirky than the car itself.

[@philipholman1713]

I love this thing. I would definitely build one if I could. Second time watching and it is tight for kit car.

[@yogiguitar1]

awesome car dude great build

[@daverunner3397]

Very cool car, sounds glorious.

[@FiveJiggawatts]

Cool car man. Bravo on building your own car.

[@TommyMccoyMedia]

This is dope. I want to start making car review videos and I stumbled across this 😂🙌🏽. We may not be as polished as Doug but we can try!!! Cool car bro!

[@davidkennedy1077]

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]

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

[@davidkennedy1077]

@@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.

[@davidkennedy1077]

@@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.

[@Darksagan]

holy Fuck this deserves way more views. Badass

[@Ih8GoogleandApple]

Don’t think anyone would know how to steal this car because of its quirks. Great video

[@alexanderromero8533]

Awesome built

[@hugopulido9446]

I liked everything about it except for that turn signal lever.

[@CamThai]

@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! :/

[@Themanu2222ful]

love your car! is awesome

[@thecarguychannel]

That’s is actually very very lovely!!!!

[@DreadlordofArch]

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

[@bruceh92]

Looks really good man 👍

[@dreamghost0110]

Thanks for posting i was planing on getting one but I'm also from California and I worry with all the stupid regulations.

[@RandoMix360]

I love the car, I'm all about rare looking cars you dont see everyday, I would love to buy that car!

[@CarrotsWithLegs]

Woah, Doug demero #2 with those quirks and features

[@CamThai]

@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!

[@Archibald_h]

A lot of compromises for street car. Its definitely a "race replica". Awesome job building it. Looks good sir.

[@WheresTheAnyKey1]

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

[@humveekid]

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?

[@sickturtle13]

BRO I love the cupholder!

[@michaelking4578]

Sweet vehicle. Congrats. Subscribed.

[@stacydornan9765]

Nice build bro,what engine is in it and how much did it cost to build

[@Audfile]

Its really good looking!

[@nathantowe4148]

God this thing looks soooo good

[@spidermike3866]

Man I’m torn if I want to get a used 911 or build myself one of these. Pretty cool man, great build.

[@CamThai]

@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.

[@Cepted]

Awesome build! If you don't mind me asking, how much have you put in this project? Total?

[@CamThai]

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.

[@davidpoole6969]

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.

[@CamThai]

@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.

[@davidpoole6969]

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.

[@CamThai]

@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.

[@matthewdarroch6378]

Very well done 👍

[@manuelortuno6330]

OMG the sound is so cool

[@superameric8]

Impressive. You are extremely gifted. My thoughts are you could do just about anything you put your mind to.

[@CamThai]

@SuperUber1101 - super nice of you to say, thanks!

[@misato21]

Cool! I like the green. I wanna put a Mazda rotary on it.

[@robertrishel3685]

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.😉

[@CamThai]

@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!

[@19Clutch69]

Congratulations

[@dylanjones2321]

I like it it looks great for being built in a garage

[@CamThai]

@Dylan Jones - thanks ... I think? ;)

[@philipallen7956]

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....

[@geraldgoodiii6993]

Ok Doug demiro.. “quirks and features” I LOVE THE CAR

[@jiveturkey9993]

Looks like you did a damn good job.

[@gmax876]

Cool car!

[@jaymorris3468]

Leave it green, it's an awesome colour. And I love the shape. It's beautiful. Imo. Peace from the UK

[@AndrewBurtonS-group]

hey man where did you get all the carbon fittings? I dont see them on the website.

[@CamThai]

@Andrew Burton - which fittings are you referring to?

[@andrecallison]

dont like the doug deuro similarity, but i love the car. Stunning

[@20spray1]

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?

[@CamThai]

@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.

[@AdventureWithAnthony]

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.

[@lknanml]

Nice build. I'm heading down the GTM route hopefully next year. Need garage space first. I do like these but I like windows. I really do like the LMP1 look though. SLCs pull off the supercar ace car look 100%. How did the build go?

[@CamThai]

@LKNANML - the build went about as I expected, just longer. I figured there would be scope creep but I ended up doing a LOT more than I originally intended, which blew my timeline way out (about doubled it). But I had given myself a cushion of 20% on budget and I came in just under overall.Good luck with the GTM! I wouldn't let windows be a deciding factor between the two kits ... there have been a few builders who've built both a GTM and an SLC and they'll tell you the SLC was the higher quality/easier car to build. Zakari3030 has been contracted to build both GTMs and SLCs - he refuses to do any more GTMs. I personally think the engineering is more advanced on the SLC. At the end of the day total project cost between a GTM and SLC are basically even (given similar specs).For more in depth details on how my build went check out SoCalSLC.com, I cover everything from start to finish. Best of luck whichever direction you go!

[@lknanml]

@@CamThai Thanks for the heads up on quality. I've seen a few issues here and there on them. I have to admit I have not done as much research on the SLC and I have only seen them and not been in one where as I have driven a few GTMs so maybe I am biased with them. Love the temp paint job by the way. How's it holding up?

[@CamThai]

@LKNANML - you're probably going to get biased opinions depending on whether you speak with an SLC or GTM builder. I'd highly recommend you spend some time on GT40s.com and read up on the SLC to get a better understanding of what's on the market. Either project is a HUGE financial and personal investment. The plastidip is holding up surprisingly well, I'm very impressed with the product.

[@MikeGubisch]

Dude this is so cool

[@vitakyo982]

Very good job man ...

[@stephenmontgomery5807]

Love this

[@lovelyjeanlouis8743]

sounds great

[@demetriusjohnson3677]

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?

[@CamThai]

@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.

[@DnT4ks]

Dope car. Even cooler house. 😉

[@dave5833]

Nice job Sir

[@marijuanapuffs]

Any smokers out there noticed the time on the rear view mirror read 4:20!!!

[@tomermahlis12]

Is it possible to install an automatic dual clutch Transmission because everyone uses a manual

[@issamakhamreh2120]

Very well done, how long did it take to build and cost :)

[@CamThai]

@Issa Makhamreh - thanks! It took about 2400hrs and cost about as much as a nicely equipped BMW.

[@ramonrodriguezist]

idk you, but i really like it, i would love to have it for real, be proud of yourself and congratulation

[@estebanu9349]

This is So Sick.. if you were to ever sell this what do you think you would try to sell it for ? Mad props it's Beautiful

[@martind349]

I like the leafy green.