[Shotimes] 1994 bondurant - rousch sho on Ebay

Dave Kegel d.kegel@comcast.net
Thu, 25 Aug 2005 08:29:51 -0500


Several of us were mumbling about that aluminum subframe for days after that
convention!

Dave

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Subject: Re: [Shotimes] 1994 bondurant - rousch sho on Ebay


> The aluminum Sables were a special experiment by ALCOA. Ford did not 
> commission them.  Those bodies were worth megabucks!

Yeah I still can't believe we let the one at the Madison convention get away
with the doors intact ;)

That stupid thing was 2550 lb (according to one of the students there) and
it was full of eletrical/battery packs (wicked heavy stuff) in the trunk!

Boy those would be a chassis to die for, for the NASA Touring car series.
Cage that thing with a cam'd 3.2L.  Even to meet the ~2900 lb or so weight
spec, just add in ballast down on the belly and towards the rear.  Get the
F/R weight split pretty good and the center of gravity WAY down with the
belly pan ballast, would probably be 12" lower than a typical track SHO.

Would be one athletic "Pig".

mark
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