lol - pretty sure there are several things I've done that have caused folks to wonder what I was thinking!
Agree on the cable - however, the RCR cables feel pretty good. I like some amount of notchiness. On my road bike I ride Campagnolo mechanical because I like the noise and notchy shifting - click click click. Shimano mechanical is ultra smooth and quiet, but that tactile feedback just isn't there the way it is with Campy. The R8 shifter / heavy knob / RCR cables feel pretty good. A little less friction might take it over the top but I'm not sure it's worth the $280 to me. I initially didn't pull the trigger because I didn't even know whether the cables would be long enough/appropriate for the SLC. Didn't want to plunk down the greenbacks and find out I was wrong since they're special order parts.
A cool milestone today - I drove the car!!
About 2 inches. I got the clutch bled and adjusted and while the car was on the ground decided why not? Started the engine up and put it in gear ... rolled forward then my rear tires contacted my QuickJack lift. D'oh, I hadn't bothered to move them out of the way since I was only planning on doing the clutch. Put it in reverse and backed it up another 2 inches. SWEET.
I really can't get over how low this car is, it's so crazy. I remember the first time seeing an SLC in person - it was over at Jack's place and his spider was on but the front and rear clams were pulled. Maaaan... it looked like it was going 200 mph just sitting there. I think the thing that really pulled my eyes toward the car was the rear diffuser - don't know why, but I just love the way it looks.
This is me sitting flat on the ground, next to the car ... camera level as best as I could get it. I'm not a big guy - this car is low!
Also put my big boy pants on today and drilled the holes for my seat. No going back now!
Go-kart session TBD, working on electrical and various other things while we schedule some time at the exhaust shop. I'll need a hand from my father-in-law to get the car back up to the street ...