@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).
@@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.
@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.
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!
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
@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 ... 🤞
@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. 😎
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.
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....
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 :)
@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! :/
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 !
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
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.😉
@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!
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 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.
@@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.
I was seriously considering getting rid of my c6z and adding a bunch of cash for one of these a while back until I went and looked at it. I had watched that guy's videos where he builds one after another and it looked so good but in person it was a different story. One of the first most obvious things no one talks about is how off center the steering wheel and pedals are from the seat (I know this is a track car thing but in person no bueno) and then there's the quality of the fiberglass which was cracking on this car with only a few thousand miles on it. Then there was the different areas that it throws gravel and a few other things. In the end I was glad it had a few miles on it and not brand new and wasn't even interested in test-driving it just wanted to get in a real car and drive away. Videos and pictures are the only place these look like a supercar in person not so much
@Clutch Carabelli - I’m interested to hear whose car it was that you saw (maybe tell me what State the car is in?). I think it’s a bad idea to paint these cars right away because the bodies need time to season and stabilize - which is why my car is plastidipped. I know one owner who learned this the hard way and had to do a full repaint after the body seasoned. The steering wheel and center positions are also interesting, I plan to talk about that the next time I get to shoot a video. Steering wheels are off center on every car that’s built, it’s just so common that we don’t notice it until it’s suddenly different (like in the SLC). It’s interesting to me that you picked up on it though! I spent a lot of time thinking about how I would address this on my build. Thanks for the info!
@@CamThai the car was in Arizona a few years ago and not trying to cut down your car bro if I built it I would be into it but to buy one somebody else built for a hundred plus grand is not something I was interested in though the geometry Mid Engine has to be great. Anyhow enjoy and do honest follow-ups because the other guys just selling them PS if it helps at all the worst cracks we're at the back hatch pivot areas. They looked very reinforced from the factory but they were cracked all to shit..so maybe watch them and maybe there's something preventative you can do
@Clutch Carabelli - cool, thanks for the heads up! My rear is reinforced in several places, I got the heads up from another builder who experienced similar cracking. I've spent years looking at and reviewing other peoples' builds and there have certainly been a few things I've seen that made me shudder for sure. It's one of the risks you take if you buy someone's project car - the quality of that build is so dependent upon what that person knew at the time they were constructing. Thanks again!
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.
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.
@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.
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.
@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.
@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!
I bought a kit from RCR and it’s not a Superlight. It’s a lot less sophisticated than yours and is much more a race car than yours (crude) or else you spent a lot of time making cool carbon fiber bits than me. I often times feel I’ve bitten off more than I can chew and have found it difficult to build on half a shoestring budget but hope I can be as proud of mine as you are of yours. Nice job!
The only part that I don't call stock is the twin turbo, because not all cars engine have twin turbo, the rest parts yes i call stock or modified, although is my opinion ;)
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?
@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.
But why are the rear breaks towards the back of the car instead of the middle like almost every other sports/super car? Is it better weight distribution that way? Just seems odd to me.
@Leroy Deuster - that's a very good question and one of the design choices I don't agree with ... but not enough to redesign it myself. Brakes located toward the middle would help promote anti-lift of the rear during braking.
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.
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!
@SS Offshore - yeah, the door lifting thing is interesting. I've had mine into triple digits and haven't seen the doors open yet but I think the car you're thinking about was going a lot faster than I've been going. For anything on the street I don't think the door lift is an issue - but it's crazy to see (if you're thinking about the same video that I am!). There may have been some body sealing issues that car had as well since it was originally built to be a track car - so pretty minimal sealing.
If i built one, i would definitely have to have an extra latch fabricated for each door to keep that from happening. I saw the guy on the racetrack video......lots of door lift for sure.
Yeah, you dont really notice it on the street. If you happen to be in Mexico doing some high speed runs, you can actually feel the top of the door gap lifting opening up a little on the top rear part of the door frame. It's not an issue as these things are far from well sealed anyway, but it's just another fun little personality quirk these things have! Cool cars regardless, it's crazy how much attention these things gather. Even stopping for gas requires an extra 10 min for questions and the photo shoot! 😂
@tengu190 - I’ve never heard of a single person who has received or built one of these. The only posts on the internet showing these are from DDR themselves. If it were real, and were a successful kit, there should be more information available. There are zero in process build pics, videos, etc. seems like vapor ware ... www.miami-gt.com this guy purchased his kit in 2012 and is still in the middle of suing DDR to get his money back for a kit that was never delivered. Not sure how the DDR competes with this when it’s never been seen competing at any sanctioned event in the US. Maybe my google skills are lacking, seems like that $20k exotic car scam to me.
@tengu190 - I failed to realize that “the ferret” in the UK built one. So that’s 3 ... Kit was released in 2008? Doesn’t sound like a successful or proven product to me ...
Congrats man!! You should be very proud of the car and yourself for building it. I have to say though, the plastidip doesn't belong on a car like this. Otherwise, beautiful car!
@Ed Jackson - Thanks for the kind feedback! Generally you don't want to paint a fiberglass bodied car until the body has seasoned, otherwise you'll have to repair the paint after it disorts/cracks/pops air bubbles. It would be a shame to put thousands into a paint job only to blend repair areas a few months later - or even do a full repaint. I know of at least one owner who's done a complete repaint due to this issue. Plastidip lets me put some kind of color on it until the body has completed seasoning.
Is your Superlite really registeted in California? How were you able to do that? I thought it would be impossible. You need a full video just on the registration for California.
Yep, really registered in California! SB100 makes it super easy to register a kit car in CA. Full story on the entire process here: socalslc.com/2018/10/01/54-sb100-my-journey-to-being-road-legal/
It's a cool car, but how come there are no videos of track racing. I would like to know how it matches up against other sport cars. Also you can get a used Maclaren for about the same price... Which car would you rather have?
@Ivan Stoev - I don’t have the desire to track my car, those days are over for me. There are a few owners that I know of who do, but they’re not so much into the TH-cam thing. The factory released a few videos and you can see the chassis is very competitive, there are a few teams using an SLC in NASA events. I believe there was also a Netflix documentary that followed the Robertson Racing SLC during a 25hr endurance event. The factory set lap records at most of the tracks it competed at and took the NASA unlimited championship the year it competed. I believe privateers came in 2nd during another series, losing out to a factory supported R8 ALMS car. That’s a fair amount of racing pedigree if you’re looking for it. But to be clear - my car is nothing like the factory race car or the Robertson Racing SLC since I built mine to be street friendly as opposed to an all out race car. However, in all cases the base chassis is the same (the race cars use a heavier duty cage and race oriented suspension components). I had considered a McLaren before building an SLC, obviously I went with the SLC. I think most people who opt to go with an SLC do so for many different reasons, most of which can’t be fulfilled by a comparably priced McLaren/insert some other exotic name. I’m sure a good number of SLC owners either currently have or have had a (insert some other exotic name here). In my case I wanted the experience of building my own car, which I could service myself in my own garage. McLarens are notorious for less than favorable reliability and repair costs.
@Jacob Ellis - San Diego is a pretty long haul just to see a car, but I'm planning to be at the Mira Mesa Cars & Coffee event this Sunday. Look up #carscoffeedonutssocal for more info.
@Podesta is Moloch - no dumb questions - the windows on my car are fixed, can’t go down or come off (easily). There is an option for a split window that you could adapt to close and open partially but I decided to do the single piece for my car.
@@CamThai gotcha, thanks for the answer! it does look more aerodynamically sound this way, but i dont know whether or not the practicality missed is worth it
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0:19 doug demuro alert
@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).
Cool
Adobe video editing program is 10 bucks a month. Well worth it.
Cam Thai is the kinda guy who quotes Doug Demuro in his videos.
Was about to say the same thing...."THIS....is not Doug Demuro...."
can't ticket you for not having a stock exhaust if stock doesn't exist
California would probably impound the car and not let you have it back.
Anthony Allard incoming lawsuit lol
@@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.
@@anthonyallard3156 California is shit anyways, even more so 3 years from your reply.
I can’t figure out if he hates the car or loves it.
Thats what you call a project car.
Mx G that’s facts😂
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
@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.
Cam Thai when can I stop by and check it out?. I’m right down the street from you.
You can tell he watches Doug DeMuro
@edward Shaylitsa - ummmm ... who doesn’t?! 🙄🤗
@@CamThai Doug the dough boy lol
7:53 Nice Miata door handles.
I love the blank buttons, very batman.
Amazing build! Fun to drive would be an understatement. Those Fan control /A.C/heater rotary knobs are also a New Flyer Bus part #.
Started laughing when u said, “turn it around if you want to defrost your face”.
May be weird but she’s a beauty. Great build man, I wish to build a kit car someday.
@Scottius Nevious - thanks!
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!
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.
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
@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 ... 🤞
Love the doug demuro parody
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.
Nooo it's totally practical what are you talking about
@@MrDavidelliottjr as long as you never go off road I guess. Not me
MrDavidelliottjr No way it’s a shit daily driver
@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. 😎
carbon fiber. yes. we get it
That's another Demuro nod.
4:03 Change the shifting stick and the car is perfect.
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.
Did a great job for building his own car.😎
I absolutely love the retro supercar design that RCR has going on.
Haha I really enjoyed your review. I am currently looking at SLCs right now. Thanks for sharing!
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....
Love the Carbon Fiber Cam! Keep the videos coming!
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
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. 👍🏼
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 :)
I liked everything about it except for that turn signal lever.
@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! :/
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
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 !
Very interesting video. So many neat features and quirks...love all the carbon fiber! Congrats on a great build.
Looks great,doesn't look kit, cheers
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
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.😉
@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!
Thanks for posting i was planing on getting one but I'm also from California and I worry with all the stupid regulations.
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.
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
@@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.
@@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.
Don’t think anyone would know how to steal this car because of its quirks. Great video
"quirks and features" love that
I was seriously considering getting rid of my c6z and adding a bunch of cash for one of these a while back until I went and looked at it. I had watched that guy's videos where he builds one after another and it looked so good but in person it was a different story.
One of the first most obvious things no one talks about is how off center the steering wheel and pedals are from the seat (I know this is a track car thing but in person no bueno) and then there's the quality of the fiberglass which was cracking on this car with only a few thousand miles on it. Then there was the different areas that it throws gravel and a few other things.
In the end I was glad it had a few miles on it and not brand new and wasn't even interested in test-driving it just wanted to get in a real car and drive away.
Videos and pictures are the only place these look like a supercar in person not so much
@Clutch Carabelli - I’m interested to hear whose car it was that you saw (maybe tell me what State the car is in?). I think it’s a bad idea to paint these cars right away because the bodies need time to season and stabilize - which is why my car is plastidipped. I know one owner who learned this the hard way and had to do a full repaint after the body seasoned.
The steering wheel and center positions are also interesting, I plan to talk about that the next time I get to shoot a video. Steering wheels are off center on every car that’s built, it’s just so common that we don’t notice it until it’s suddenly different (like in the SLC). It’s interesting to me that you picked up on it though! I spent a lot of time thinking about how I would address this on my build.
Thanks for the info!
@@CamThai the car was in Arizona a few years ago and not trying to cut down your car bro if I built it I would be into it but to buy one somebody else built for a hundred plus grand is not something I was interested in though the geometry Mid Engine has to be great. Anyhow enjoy and do honest follow-ups because the other guys just selling them
PS if it helps at all the worst cracks we're at the back hatch pivot areas. They looked very reinforced from the factory but they were cracked all to shit..so maybe watch them and maybe there's something preventative you can do
@Clutch Carabelli - cool, thanks for the heads up! My rear is reinforced in several places, I got the heads up from another builder who experienced similar cracking. I've spent years looking at and reviewing other peoples' builds and there have certainly been a few things I've seen that made me shudder for sure. It's one of the risks you take if you buy someone's project car - the quality of that build is so dependent upon what that person knew at the time they were constructing. Thanks again!
Awesome build! If you don't mind me asking, how much have you put in this project? Total?
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.
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.
@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.
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.
@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.
I love this car and you did a fantastic job! Wish you lived in Texas, I wanna see this bad boy!
Woah, Doug demero #2 with those quirks and features
@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!
I love the car, I'm all about rare looking cars you dont see everyday, I would love to buy that car!
I like this video a lot. It was a different kind of preview. Much more weird and quirky than the car itself.
A lot of compromises for street car. Its definitely a "race replica". Awesome job building it. Looks good sir.
Impressive. You are extremely gifted. My thoughts are you could do just about anything you put your mind to.
@SuperUber1101 - super nice of you to say, thanks!
holy Fuck this deserves way more views. Badass
Ok Doug demiro.. “quirks and features”
I LOVE THE CAR
Highly informative video on a very interesting car. Thanks cam!
Any smokers out there noticed the time on the rear view mirror read 4:20!!!
Probably the best slc I’ve seen congrats!
can you please make a video on a pricing break down. That would be much appreciated
I bought a kit from RCR and it’s not a Superlight. It’s a lot less sophisticated than yours and is much more a race car than yours (crude) or else you spent a lot of time making cool carbon fiber bits than me. I often times feel I’ve bitten off more than I can chew and have found it difficult to build on half a shoestring budget but hope I can be as proud of mine as you are of yours. Nice job!
How much did it cost overall?
$87,500 for the kit
William Allen holy fuck
A little pricey for a kit car.I'd rather get a GTR
@William Allen - $49k USD for the kit, minus engine and transaxle. Check out superlitecars.com for more info.
@@CamThai thanks, I know the kit price, but then you need the engine, trans, tires... Etc that add a pretty penny to the overall price
The only part that I don't call stock is the twin turbo, because not all cars engine have twin turbo, the rest parts yes i call stock or modified, although is my opinion ;)
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?
Awesome car. Congratulations on your build.
DO YOU HAVE A VIDEO OF THE CAMERAS WORKING AND HOW YOU MANAGE TO CHANGE VEIWS . THAT WOULD BE GREAT BECAUSE IT DOES HELP OUT
You definitely meant to film about the visors at 4:20 😆
Thanks for pointing out all the Carbon fibres. I wouldn't have figured it out without your hand pointing on them.
@Tanver Ahmed Sunny - you’re welcome! Thanks for stopping by!
Man I’m torn if I want to get a used 911 or build myself one of these. Pretty cool man, great build.
@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.
Leave it green, it's an awesome colour. And I love the shape. It's beautiful. Imo. Peace from the UK
That’s a very very nice build👍👍
Is it possible to install an automatic dual clutch Transmission because everyone uses a manual
This is hilarious! I like this guy’s sense of humor
But why are the rear breaks towards the back of the car instead of the middle like almost every other sports/super car?
Is it better weight distribution that way? Just seems odd to me.
@Leroy Deuster - that's a very good question and one of the design choices I don't agree with ... but not enough to redesign it myself. Brakes located toward the middle would help promote anti-lift of the rear during braking.
this looks better than the FFR option.
you must be very happy to have one! I really want a kit car but im 20 and im stuck with my 2018 silverado lmao
When I was 20 I was sporting a dodge neon with a blown head gasket, keep hustling and stay focused!
Dope car. Even cooler house. 😉
Very cool car, sounds glorious.
Damn that is amazing. And it sounds extremely aggressive. Great job man! Earned my sub 👍🏼
@Nick Holliday - thanks, appreciate the kind feedback!
Great review!I enjoyed this video and I learned a lot about the car.
You dint build it, you assembled it :)
Everyone’s got their own definition of built I suppose.
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.
🤯 I MUST SEE MORE OF THIS! 😯
I like it it looks great for being built in a garage
@Dylan Jones - thanks ... I think? ;)
That’s awesome, good job 👍
Shit id get super car kit if it handles like a vw gti mk5 or newer i just love the handling on turns so yes i would get one
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!
I love all the quirks in these cars... Including how the doors lift up at high speeds, lol!
@SS Offshore - yeah, the door lifting thing is interesting. I've had mine into triple digits and haven't seen the doors open yet but I think the car you're thinking about was going a lot faster than I've been going. For anything on the street I don't think the door lift is an issue - but it's crazy to see (if you're thinking about the same video that I am!). There may have been some body sealing issues that car had as well since it was originally built to be a track car - so pretty minimal sealing.
If i built one, i would definitely have to have an extra latch fabricated for each door to keep that from happening. I saw the guy on the racetrack video......lots of door lift for sure.
Yeah, you dont really notice it on the street. If you happen to be in Mexico doing some high speed runs, you can actually feel the top of the door gap lifting opening up a little on the top rear part of the door frame. It's not an issue as these things are far from well sealed anyway, but it's just another fun little personality quirk these things have!
Cool cars regardless, it's crazy how much attention these things gather. Even stopping for gas requires an extra 10 min for questions and the photo shoot! 😂
hey man where did you get all the carbon fittings? I dont see them on the website.
@Andrew Burton - which fittings are you referring to?
Cool car, and cool video! Thanks for sharing!
Don't forget the DDR Grullion is also competing with this car in the kit car racing realm.
@tengu190 - I’ve never heard of a single person who has received or built one of these. The only posts on the internet showing these are from DDR themselves. If it were real, and were a successful kit, there should be more information available. There are zero in process build pics, videos, etc. seems like vapor ware ... www.miami-gt.com this guy purchased his kit in 2012 and is still in the middle of suing DDR to get his money back for a kit that was never delivered. Not sure how the DDR competes with this when it’s never been seen competing at any sanctioned event in the US. Maybe my google skills are lacking, seems like that $20k exotic car scam to me.
@@CamThai ATS Racing ran one and there was an electric variant a start up was working on as well.
@tengu190 - I failed to realize that “the ferret” in the UK built one. So that’s 3 ... Kit was released in 2008? Doesn’t sound like a successful or proven product to me ...
Congrats man!! You should be very proud of the car and yourself for building it. I have to say though, the plastidip doesn't belong on a car like this. Otherwise, beautiful car!
@Ed Jackson - Thanks for the kind feedback! Generally you don't want to paint a fiberglass bodied car until the body has seasoned, otherwise you'll have to repair the paint after it disorts/cracks/pops air bubbles. It would be a shame to put thousands into a paint job only to blend repair areas a few months later - or even do a full repaint. I know of at least one owner who's done a complete repaint due to this issue. Plastidip lets me put some kind of color on it until the body has completed seasoning.
@@CamThai Sounds logical
I want Doug to review one of these
Is your Superlite really registeted in California? How were you able to do that? I thought it would be impossible. You need a full video just on the registration for California.
Yep, really registered in California! SB100 makes it super easy to register a kit car in CA. Full story on the entire process here: socalslc.com/2018/10/01/54-sb100-my-journey-to-being-road-legal/
I like the leafy green.
dont like the doug deuro similarity, but i love the car. Stunning
Sick car, minus the heater, A/C and radio.
is that interior door handle from a NA miata ?
@koz mo - yep, the interior and exterior handles are straight off a Miata. I originally had them but they found their way onto the editing room floor.
@@CamThai Now this isn't bad at all. Do you know which car also shares the interior door handles with the Miata? The DB7.
@BL4CKF0X - lol I was not aware of that!
This looks like a proper sport car. Corvette C8 SUV lovers are confused.
What kind of dash cam rear view mirror is that???
@Tosin Oduwole - it's an Autovox X2
It's a cool car, but how come there are no videos of track racing. I would like to know how it matches up against other sport cars. Also you can get a used Maclaren for about the same price... Which car would you rather have?
@Ivan Stoev - I don’t have the desire to track my car, those days are over for me. There are a few owners that I know of who do, but they’re not so much into the TH-cam thing. The factory released a few videos and you can see the chassis is very competitive, there are a few teams using an SLC in NASA events. I believe there was also a Netflix documentary that followed the Robertson Racing SLC during a 25hr endurance event. The factory set lap records at most of the tracks it competed at and took the NASA unlimited championship the year it competed. I believe privateers came in 2nd during another series, losing out to a factory supported R8 ALMS car. That’s a fair amount of racing pedigree if you’re looking for it.
But to be clear - my car is nothing like the factory race car or the Robertson Racing SLC since I built mine to be street friendly as opposed to an all out race car. However, in all cases the base chassis is the same (the race cars use a heavier duty cage and race oriented suspension components).
I had considered a McLaren before building an SLC, obviously I went with the SLC. I think most people who opt to go with an SLC do so for many different reasons, most of which can’t be fulfilled by a comparably priced McLaren/insert some other exotic name. I’m sure a good number of SLC owners either currently have or have had a (insert some other exotic name here).
In my case I wanted the experience of building my own car, which I could service myself in my own garage. McLarens are notorious for less than favorable reliability and repair costs.
Cam Thai thank you for this very intelligent answer! I appreciate it!
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
1:39 Weird, so this car uses NA Miata door handles?
I think it's sick. The tail is a bit big and I would like to see the roof lower 2 inches with more swoop and less balloon but I likey.
Im currently stationed at port hueneme in oxnard ca and would love to come see your ride!
@Jacob Ellis - San Diego is a pretty long haul just to see a car, but I'm planning to be at the Mira Mesa Cars & Coffee event this Sunday. Look up #carscoffeedonutssocal for more info.
dumb question here, can you adjust the windows? as in can you put the windows up and down to pay for parking, go to a drive through, etc?
@Podesta is Moloch - no dumb questions - the windows on my car are fixed, can’t go down or come off (easily). There is an option for a split window that you could adapt to close and open partially but I decided to do the single piece for my car.
@@CamThai gotcha, thanks for the answer! it does look more aerodynamically sound this way, but i dont know whether or not the practicality missed is worth it
Have Doug DeMuro review it that would be cool!
Cool! I like the green. I wanna put a Mazda rotary on it.
I love this thing. I would definitely build one if I could. Second time watching and it is tight for kit car.
The wing is a little crazy bro, but other than that, I really like it. Besides isn't it what you think/like that really matters.