I spoke to Jack Molleur a couple of days ago, about the SLC. I mentioned to him that I've not been able to see one in person yet, and would really like to at least see a car that is being built and spend some time discussing the in's and out's of the car.
I am in West Palm Beach every week for work, and have read that there are a few SLC builds going on down here. He arranged for me to meet with Wayne Morob in Jupiter, Florida. Wayne put aside the early portion of the Super-Bowl to make the time to show his car and take me for an over the top blast through Jupiter. :thumbsup:
Since I have been involved with a GTM build for quite some time, I had some reference to compare one to the other, and get a feel for what the SLC would be.
When I pulled into his driveway, I could see the silhouette of his car from the rear. Even from a couple hundred feet away, it looked menacing. As I got closer, it was even more so.
One of the first things that really surprised me right off the bat, was how much bigger the car seems compared to what I thought it would be. It's a wide car to say the least. And pictures really don't do it justice. There are lines in the body work that you really don't see in most pictures. I stood there with my mouth hanging open. I know i must have looked a bit silly; but I was with another car guy. I'm sure he understood!
A couple of really cool things that Wayne did was to incorporate automatically actuated doors. From his key fob, he can open and close the doors using hydraulic actuators... That was pretty cool to see.
He also fabbed a very nice "Tubi" style muffler/exhaust. Very nice work!
He's using one of the original race splitters in front, which yields about 2 1/2" of clearance. I'm not sure how it gets over the speed bumps in his neighborhood, but it does... He also uses the RamLift Pro system when he needs to pick the nose up.
Wayne asked if I'd like to go for a ride... Let me think for a nannosecond... Yesssssssssss!
To say that the ride through his hometown was over the top really doesn't come close. Let's just say that I'm REALLY glad that All the Police, Sherriffs, and State troupers were at Dunkin' Doughnuts, or some other place that completely held there attention for a little while...
It seems that without fail, these type cars bring the Rock Star Image to the table. This was certainly no different. Lots of stares, a few pictures, plenty of thumbs ups, and a Ricer that looked over with that look in his eyes... and then QUICKLY thought better of it. Of course Wayne showed him that he made the right choice... I couldn't see behind me, but I have no doubt that there were a couple of nice 13" wide tracks left behind as souvenirs for others to admire.
We then made our way back to Wayne's house to tuck the SLC back in, safely away from the eyes of all the "Witnesses".
I really figured that he would be eager to wrap the SLC presentation up, so he could watch the rest of the Super Bowl. ( Neither of us knew at that point that we weren't missing ANYTHING there...)
He took the time to answer my questions, and made me feel welcomed. It's always a blast and a pleasure to be able to spend some time with a fellow gear-head, and compare notes.
Thanks again to Jack for putting this together for me, and to Wayne for the invitation.
Very much appreciated.
Mike
I am in West Palm Beach every week for work, and have read that there are a few SLC builds going on down here. He arranged for me to meet with Wayne Morob in Jupiter, Florida. Wayne put aside the early portion of the Super-Bowl to make the time to show his car and take me for an over the top blast through Jupiter. :thumbsup:
Since I have been involved with a GTM build for quite some time, I had some reference to compare one to the other, and get a feel for what the SLC would be.
When I pulled into his driveway, I could see the silhouette of his car from the rear. Even from a couple hundred feet away, it looked menacing. As I got closer, it was even more so.
One of the first things that really surprised me right off the bat, was how much bigger the car seems compared to what I thought it would be. It's a wide car to say the least. And pictures really don't do it justice. There are lines in the body work that you really don't see in most pictures. I stood there with my mouth hanging open. I know i must have looked a bit silly; but I was with another car guy. I'm sure he understood!
A couple of really cool things that Wayne did was to incorporate automatically actuated doors. From his key fob, he can open and close the doors using hydraulic actuators... That was pretty cool to see.
He also fabbed a very nice "Tubi" style muffler/exhaust. Very nice work!
He's using one of the original race splitters in front, which yields about 2 1/2" of clearance. I'm not sure how it gets over the speed bumps in his neighborhood, but it does... He also uses the RamLift Pro system when he needs to pick the nose up.
Wayne asked if I'd like to go for a ride... Let me think for a nannosecond... Yesssssssssss!
To say that the ride through his hometown was over the top really doesn't come close. Let's just say that I'm REALLY glad that All the Police, Sherriffs, and State troupers were at Dunkin' Doughnuts, or some other place that completely held there attention for a little while...
It seems that without fail, these type cars bring the Rock Star Image to the table. This was certainly no different. Lots of stares, a few pictures, plenty of thumbs ups, and a Ricer that looked over with that look in his eyes... and then QUICKLY thought better of it. Of course Wayne showed him that he made the right choice... I couldn't see behind me, but I have no doubt that there were a couple of nice 13" wide tracks left behind as souvenirs for others to admire.
We then made our way back to Wayne's house to tuck the SLC back in, safely away from the eyes of all the "Witnesses".
I really figured that he would be eager to wrap the SLC presentation up, so he could watch the rest of the Super Bowl. ( Neither of us knew at that point that we weren't missing ANYTHING there...)
He took the time to answer my questions, and made me feel welcomed. It's always a blast and a pleasure to be able to spend some time with a fellow gear-head, and compare notes.
Thanks again to Jack for putting this together for me, and to Wayne for the invitation.
Very much appreciated.
Mike
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