Sold the UGR TT 6-Speed Gallardo and Bought a..........
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12-11-2011, 09:37 AM
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Sold the UGR TT 6-Speed Gallardo and Bought a..........
.............2008 Gallardo Superleggerra, that happens to be at UGR getting the stage 3 TT kit. 
I had the opportunity to drive my good friend Bob Helms SL a few months ago and I was sold. That thing felt as fast on 10 psi of boost as mine did at 15 psi of boost, and that's all it took. A combination of gearing, 300 lbs less weight and the UGR proprietary shift program account for that.
The car that I bought comes with a story. In January 2011 Jamie Carter asked me to go look at a yellow SL that was at Lambo Houston getting some service work done. He was in the market and wanted to buy it. So, off I went...took 30+ pics and Jamie ended up buying the car. He shipped the car from Houston to UGR and within a week found a white SL and bought that. Kevin at UGR bought the yellow SL from Jamie and kept it for himself and subsequently built the white SL for Jamie. Well, fast fwd to a month ago...Kevin was building the car for a customer (yellow SL) and the deal fell through. I swooped in and now own a 2008 yellow SL. Car should be home in a month or two and is VERY clean. It has 2900 miles on the odometer. As for my style...I never thought I would own a yellow car, but here I am, the owner of a yellow SL.
I will update this thread with pics and progress on the build. In the meantime here are pics from January 2011 when I went to look at the car for Jamie:
The car will have the wheels painted black and the calipers yellow as well as tail lights and markers blacked out like this:
Here is where Kevin is with the build...motor DONE, tranny DONE...turbo kit next:
I had the opportunity to drive my good friend Bob Helms SL a few months ago and I was sold. That thing felt as fast on 10 psi of boost as mine did at 15 psi of boost, and that's all it took. A combination of gearing, 300 lbs less weight and the UGR proprietary shift program account for that. The car that I bought comes with a story. In January 2011 Jamie Carter asked me to go look at a yellow SL that was at Lambo Houston getting some service work done. He was in the market and wanted to buy it. So, off I went...took 30+ pics and Jamie ended up buying the car. He shipped the car from Houston to UGR and within a week found a white SL and bought that. Kevin at UGR bought the yellow SL from Jamie and kept it for himself and subsequently built the white SL for Jamie. Well, fast fwd to a month ago...Kevin was building the car for a customer (yellow SL) and the deal fell through. I swooped in and now own a 2008 yellow SL.
Car should be home in a month or two and is VERY clean. It has 2900 miles on the odometer. As for my style...I never thought I would own a yellow car, but here I am, the owner of a yellow SL. I will update this thread with pics and progress on the build. In the meantime here are pics from January 2011 when I went to look at the car for Jamie:
The car will have the wheels painted black and the calipers yellow as well as tail lights and markers blacked out like this:
Here is where Kevin is with the build...motor DONE, tranny DONE...turbo kit next:
#3
12-11-2011, 09:56 AM
Congrats! A head turner for sure.
I love Jamie's white Lambo, actually most the cars Jamie has, or had. Being a Cleveland native I get the pleasure of seeing his pics posted on local forums.
Justin Kresty
I love Jamie's white Lambo, actually most the cars Jamie has, or had. Being a Cleveland native I get the pleasure of seeing his pics posted on local forums.
Justin Kresty
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12-12-2011, 07:16 AM
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