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    Restarting my SLC project in West Texas

    Never had personalized license plates before . This time I earned them . Black and gold theme to boot !!!!.
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    SL-C chassis #2 for sale

    beautiful car, good luck with the sale , just curious why selling it after so many nice upgrades with only 2600 miles? I am sure it is a lot of fun to drive .
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    Restarting my SLC project in West Texas

    All good, a/c belt squeak is gone,lift pump was fixed at the factory and both cylinders O-ring seals replaced, everything is being sent back to me today. Super cool video Mark!!! Can't wait to do it again !!! Thanks for sharing !!
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    Restarting my SLC project in West Texas

    It was getting close to start heading home time, I started asking around if anyone had a jack , I needed to see what happened to the a/c compressor belt, and tensioner. Then I ran into Emerson, a master mechanic and racer with a full set of tools and a floor jack on the back of his SUV. How...
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    Restarting my SLC project in West Texas

    Once I was at the cars and coffee I noticed a drone hovering around my car . I found the drone owner and we had a long talk about the car and his hobby, he did a couple of cool drone videos that I will post later , the pictures were also awesome !!!
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    Restarting my SLC project in West Texas

    And finally day 3 of my trip, another 75 miles back to Austin for a Sunday morning cars and coffee, Sunday morning on hwy 35 was awesome, very little traffic, a couple of stretches in which 2 guys on fast mototrcycles and I did a couple of pulls, I have not had that much fun in 4 wheels in...
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    Restarting my SLC project in West Texas

    So moving on to day 2 of my maiden voyage , drove to a car show in Austin with Mark B, I sayed in New Braunfels , so it was about a 75 mile drive early Saturday morning , quite pleasant, traffic was not bad at all . I was flying the entire time , lots of people drive 90 miles an hour on hwy 35...
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    Joel B SL-C build Thread

    I totally agree on the a/c , car will be super hot without it , or at a minimum add some airplane vents to the windows like howard's , his is a track only car . if you are remotely considering street driving , then a/c is a MUST , in my opinion, otherwise it will be intolerable above 70 degrees...
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    Restarting my SLC project in West Texas

    HA HA. yes Neil, those are always the top 3 questions .
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    Restarting my SLC project in West Texas

    So I will post on my maiden voyage to Austin, about 220 miles, first stop was the Martin brothers shop in Johnson city, hardly anybody there on friday afternoon but I could see some of the projects they are working on, amazing stuff . Unfortunately I could not talk with their tuner , since I...
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    Restarting my SLC project in West Texas

    I am going to a car show with Mark B in Austin Saturday, we will be representing the SLC team !!! My first road trip . Just for schitts and giggles I am going to stop by the Lamborghini dealership Friday afternoon in the SLC to tell them I want a milder, slower , less scary car and see what...
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    Restarting my SLC project in West Texas

    Thanks Kurt. Definitely not perfect, there are a few trouble spots , It would have been much easier to start with a decent paint job :-) but it was cheap, got what I paid for . with 2 kids in private schools, I have more time than money
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    Restarting my SLC project in West Texas

    And to finish up my mega update , added a few touches to the rear clam window Fight for your dreams in spanish with gold letters. the P for Purdue , my alma matter , and Rice and MIT stickers where my kids go to college. Cheers everyone !!!!
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    Restarting my SLC project in West Texas

    Went to the first cars and coffee with my family . Everybody had a blast and enjoyed the attention.
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    Restarting my SLC project in West Texas

    added a cup holder and an arm rest that has a storage area as well, attached them to the side impact bars using the plastic rod I had leftover from the dashboard spacer . Turned out very nice and very practical . It is as practical as you can get for an slc :-) Of course I made a food run to...
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    Restarting my SLC project in West Texas

    added some mesh to the a/c drain to keep bugs and debris out, it comes through the floor and it is secured
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    Restarting my SLC project in West Texas

    It was time to install the windshield . Decided to let the pros do it, only charged me $125. Totally worth it . The owner ended up doing it , super cool guy who loves cars
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    Restarting my SLC project in West Texas

    To put final touches I added a gold stripe to the rear clam as well as plasti dipped the SLC letters gold to match, and added 2K clear coat for protection . Really love the gold touches on the black paint
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    Restarting my SLC project in West Texas

    I wrapped the steering column cover in black leather to match the interior. Getting good at the leather thing :-)
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