Grant's SL-C Build tread

LOL patience and a screw driver just work your way around the inside till the little tabs release it a bugger to get back together too but it can be done.
 
Ok I finally got it work out and how to do the black out the edges on the Marguard lexan windows.
After a lot of time and money, trials and F ups. I can't believe how something so simple can be such an ass pain.
You start be tracing the edge of the window flange on to the window with a non permanent felt pen. I did mine on the outside of the window.
Then flip it over I used fine line masking tape to copy it on the the inside of the window.
Sand the edges with a scotch brite pad then clean with mild soap and make sure its dry.
Check and make sure the tape is still sticking and you want to paint this soon after you had masked as the tape will let go in the tight corners after a day or two.
Using window primer, I used (Sika Primer-207) bought from a auto glass shop, paint the black on, starting at the masking tape edge and go all the way around the tape then stop and quickly remove the mask as the primer will be come stringy real fast and look like pizza being pulled apart making a mess of your nice sharp edge don't worry if you get a few of them. Once you have all the masking tape off go back and finish painting the rest of the area you want blacked out but DO NOT go back over area you have already done it will make a mess. after 15 mins go back and push any stingy bits back sharping up the line with your finger nail then leave it for a day or two to set up real good.
Go back re-mask your edges and repeat it take two coats for total black out and non scratch border. Also when putting on the second coat it will melt into the first coat so DO NOT not go back over it as it will make a mess if you need to touch up wait a day or two and go lightly.
Doesn't look great on the inside but the door will hide it, but most importantly it wont come off just from wiping it.
 
Ok So the exhaust system I built earlier did not turn out not so well after all.
Fran did said to watch the heat and at first it seemed to be ok. So after you put 500 hours into body and paint and put the whole car together is when you find out that the exhaust gets really really hot and you will melt the paint off the car. So back to the drawing board after three days of searching for a unicorn muffler that has to fit exactly and be semi quite .... well it doesn't exist. Being I've made everything else from scratch why not the mufflers too. So three try's later and another hundred hours or so we have custom made mufflers that flow, sound nice and are not to loud, they fit and most important low heat and they can be easily repacked or opened right up in mins if I wanna track the car but being that they flow so good, I think I'd just leave them as they are.
once I figure out the mounts I will wrap them in the a alum heat shield shown in the pic's to help further reduce the heat.
 

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couple more pic`s of the rubber mounts and head shielding
 

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Did some finishing touches on the interior, finished the filler panels between the seats and doors installed another control panel for fuel pumps and in-reserve system.
 

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Your interior is really coming along. I like the integration, and approach to the seating. The aluminum work for the trim is a great touch, especially as it ties in with the work on the console.

Thumbs up!
 
Thanks Guys, it was a lot of work lol
its a day away from being on the road got the reg for it today Woo Hoo !!!
few little things to do still, then its going for its first drive this week :)
 
its going in to the biggest car show we get here on Saturday should be over a 1000 cars Im thinking it will do well as it steals the show every where I take it. I'm a little leery as I can't keep people to stay back from it. This could be its last showing. I'll put more pics up soon I'm going to do a photo shoot with it here soon with some hotties :).
It goes for a chassis tune on the dyno tomorrow its already haywire just hoping to get it to idle some what better.
 

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Thanks Gents, I am very happy with how it turned out, can't wait to see how it will be after its properly tuned, It's already pretty crazy.
 
Here's a look at the dyno session Chris spent a whole day and I mean a whole day getting it dialed in, Did an awesome job it runs fantastic. made 530 hp and 455 Fpt at the rear wheels on reg gas.

CCMR Performance
 
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Put my car into the World of wheels this weekend and placed second, a brand new 2018 McLaren 720S right out of the show room took first, I was surprised the judges could even see the Mclaren....most the time there were to many people standing around the SL-C to notice it. Superlite pretty much stole the show. My mouth was ready to fall out of my face after three days of explaining to people what it was they were looking at.
 

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