OstarMotorsport
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- Jun 15, 2010
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orlando,
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Shep back at it !
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I realize that. By low boost I meant maybe 50 or so in reference to Shep. I'm just speculating based on his past accomplishments....
Its a 9" ford. Its been in there when the car was full unibody. It is now a tubeframe car so it hangs in there a little better. It also appears he is running a 26x10.5 in the rear now vs the 26x8.5 all around like he used to and we currently are.
I remember there always being a huge debate over what rear end he was using, and him saying to the effect of "its definately not a ford 9 inch but I'm not saying what it is"
a 25.5 cage would barely fit in a unibody if it was still a unibody. I don't know but I'm just speculating keeping the unibody would be kinda a waste
I thought it was still a unibody, but with a 25.5 cage.
No more unibody. It was twisting and flexing that unibody to no end, so he had to go full tube frame to keep it safe. The body panels have been meticulously hung back on the car to keep it looking as near to an original dsm as possible. Think of it as a pro-stock chassis under a dsm body.
Hopefully someone is smart enough to take detailed pictures.
Phil did a great job with the car.
my buddy at haggardfab.com did the rear end and front tube setup on the dogbox car as you can see it on his website. It is a upgraded 03 cobra rear with all the goodies done to it with upgraded axles. They may be weak but in a light car they can handle a lot moreI wonder if Sheps rear is similar to dogbox racings evo rear. I believe dogboxs rear is like an 2003 mustang cobra rear, and he did everything himself. Really an awsome setup he came up with. Strong rear and still independent suspension!
The Legend ran today! Unfortunately there were no clean passes though. The first pass started off great but he started going sideways about half track and let off coasting though with a 10.0. His second time out something let lose early in the pass and he shut it down. Luckily there was nothing major damaged but unfortunately no clean passes either.
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Everyone watching in anticipation as Shep prepared to go down the track at the Shootout for the first time in 6 years.
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Hopefully this helps with the rear end debate.
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Me with Shep's Talon.
I have more pics and video of his car from today that I will be uploading soon.