Hi All,
I'm looking into building an SLC street car, which of course has given me plenty of opportunity to fantasize and get carried away with all the potential things I could do as a part of the build. I did have a few questions, to hopefully bring me back to earth:
1. Am I correct in assuming that you can't really finance the kit like you would a normal car?
2. As for engines, I want to get something higher revving than the traditional LS, so looking at either building a Ford 5.2 Coyote, or buying a crashed Ferrari F136. Can either of these options fit in the stock chassis as-is, and should I expect building custom exhausts/headers to be catastrophically expensive? Also, does RCR offer engine mounts for either of these options?
3. I want to go dual-clutch, and I see that there are third party kits/controllers now to run the Porsche PDK with a third party ECU - has anyone attempted to put one in a SLC?
4. Can I get hubs from RCR with a slightly different lug pattern? The wheels I've got a particular lust for are 5x120, rather than 5x4.75".
5. If I order my whole kit at once, minus a few things that I want to spec myself (wheels, brakes, pedals, and a couple other odds and ends), am I still eligible for the whole-kit discount?
I'm an experienced machinist with access to a full machine shop, and fabrication shop.
I'm looking into building an SLC street car, which of course has given me plenty of opportunity to fantasize and get carried away with all the potential things I could do as a part of the build. I did have a few questions, to hopefully bring me back to earth:
1. Am I correct in assuming that you can't really finance the kit like you would a normal car?
2. As for engines, I want to get something higher revving than the traditional LS, so looking at either building a Ford 5.2 Coyote, or buying a crashed Ferrari F136. Can either of these options fit in the stock chassis as-is, and should I expect building custom exhausts/headers to be catastrophically expensive? Also, does RCR offer engine mounts for either of these options?
3. I want to go dual-clutch, and I see that there are third party kits/controllers now to run the Porsche PDK with a third party ECU - has anyone attempted to put one in a SLC?
4. Can I get hubs from RCR with a slightly different lug pattern? The wheels I've got a particular lust for are 5x120, rather than 5x4.75".
5. If I order my whole kit at once, minus a few things that I want to spec myself (wheels, brakes, pedals, and a couple other odds and ends), am I still eligible for the whole-kit discount?
I'm an experienced machinist with access to a full machine shop, and fabrication shop.