After much research, meeting Fran and touring Race Car Replica's last November, purchasing an engine and trans, followed by more research & consideration I pulled the trigger today and made an appointment for next week to order my SL-C. Delivery timing should work out perfect with the completion of the 1966 GTO convertible I am currently restoring for the DW. I purchased this for her 3 1/2 years ago as a 25th wedding anniversary present. Been working on it since. It was a rear engine car when I bought it (engine was in boxes in the trunk!) and needed a lot of TLC. The SL-C will seem easy (or at least different) after all the sheetmetal work I have done on this car. It has undergone a complete, body off the frame restoration.
I will be building my SL-C to be street driven, shown at car shows, autocrossed, and run at some track days possibly in the future. I am building a street tail and currently cannot decide on red with white stripes or yellow with black stripes (like my 69 Camaro SS). Engine of choice is a GM LH6 (yes a 5.3 truck engine, this is a "budget" build) that I have already built up with a new cam, supporting equipment, etc. to produce 450 HP and 225 ft. lb. of torque. This will be connected to a G96-01 with limited slip that I have also already purchased. If I find I need more power in the future the 5.3 will be perfect for a twin turbo addition (but I doubt I will need it).
My order from Fran includes:
Street Tail
Low mount mirrors
CF5V black wheels
white get coat (will paint after getting it on the road for at least one season)
Gentleman's seat (I am 6'2" and a hefty 265 lbs, I have already test fit myself into an SL-C at the factory and the seat works well for my proportions)
Fiberglass Interior Tub
Fiberglass a-pillar covers
Fiberglass inner door panels
Front box heat deflector
All other items are "standard" from the kit
I am a mechanical engineer by trade and have already developed a build plan, Microsoft Project schedule for the build, and have designed a few parts/options I will be adding including my own design of a pneumatic lift for the front springs similar to the hydraulic lift only more compact (it will only add 5/8 to 3/4" to the installed spring height in the front shocks). I have already read thru most all of the posts on this forum and want to send out a huge "Thank You" to everyone who has shared so much information on this board. It has already helped me out immensely and I am certain I will continue to use it throughout my build.
Not sure if I will do a build thread yet as I am not much of a writer. If I do it will be more of a picture log than anything.
I will be building my SL-C to be street driven, shown at car shows, autocrossed, and run at some track days possibly in the future. I am building a street tail and currently cannot decide on red with white stripes or yellow with black stripes (like my 69 Camaro SS). Engine of choice is a GM LH6 (yes a 5.3 truck engine, this is a "budget" build) that I have already built up with a new cam, supporting equipment, etc. to produce 450 HP and 225 ft. lb. of torque. This will be connected to a G96-01 with limited slip that I have also already purchased. If I find I need more power in the future the 5.3 will be perfect for a twin turbo addition (but I doubt I will need it).
My order from Fran includes:
Street Tail
Low mount mirrors
CF5V black wheels
white get coat (will paint after getting it on the road for at least one season)
Gentleman's seat (I am 6'2" and a hefty 265 lbs, I have already test fit myself into an SL-C at the factory and the seat works well for my proportions)
Fiberglass Interior Tub
Fiberglass a-pillar covers
Fiberglass inner door panels
Front box heat deflector
All other items are "standard" from the kit
I am a mechanical engineer by trade and have already developed a build plan, Microsoft Project schedule for the build, and have designed a few parts/options I will be adding including my own design of a pneumatic lift for the front springs similar to the hydraulic lift only more compact (it will only add 5/8 to 3/4" to the installed spring height in the front shocks). I have already read thru most all of the posts on this forum and want to send out a huge "Thank You" to everyone who has shared so much information on this board. It has already helped me out immensely and I am certain I will continue to use it throughout my build.
Not sure if I will do a build thread yet as I am not much of a writer. If I do it will be more of a picture log than anything.