sprint200 Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 I'll be very "out-of-character" and make a long story short. Many of you know that I've had a Boss 302 Laguna Seca on order since last December. Well it seems that the dealership was one allocation short and what was to be my car is going to a gentleman near Boston. So, rather than cry over spilled milk, I did what I should have done in the first place: Buy a real race car! With the help of svttim, I have purchased a car built in the championship winning Rehagen Racing shop in Livonia, MI. We brought it home a little over a week ago, and I'm in the process of re-badging it for race duty in the Hallett COMMA racing series for next year. I'll post progress photo's as I go along, but here are some shots from this past weekend. This is the sister car to svttim's race car, only with a few less "go-fast" parts. So I'll have plenty of room to up-grade..........and a bad excuse if he beats me in next year's Mid-America race! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbackg Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 That is sweet. Congrats and thanks for sharing those pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali_KR Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Well played sir! I be diggin' it za most Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MY500SS Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Fantastic................... . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherri Leicht Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Cool Jeff! But why didn't u leave it white......the fastest color :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMcGuirk Posted September 1, 2011 Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprint200 Posted September 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Cool Jeff! But why didn't u leave it white......the fastest color :-) Sadly, the car was already painted. I would have preferred white or (of course) orange.................. But they "made me an offer I couldn't refuse" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCD Posted September 2, 2011 Report Share Posted September 2, 2011 That beast is sweet!! Red is the Fastest color!! :happy feet: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaylan1521 Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 Very cool! Look forward to seeing it go at Hallet next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blkGT500nCA Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 Looks like fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprint200 Posted September 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 My First Mod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gth0007 Posted September 6, 2011 Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 I'll be very "out-of-character" and make a long story short. Many of you know that I've had a Boss 302 Laguna Seca on order since last December. Well it seems that the dealership was one allocation short and what was to be my car is going to a gentleman near Boston. So, rather than cry over spilled milk, I did what I should have done in the first place: Buy a real race car! With the help of svttim, I have purchased a car built in the championship winning Rehagen Racing shop in Livonia, MI. We brought it home a little over a week ago, and I'm in the process of re-badging it for race duty in the Hallett COMMA racing series for next year. I'll post progress photo's as I go along, but here are some shots from this past weekend. This is the sister car to svttim's race car, only with a few less "go-fast" parts. So I'll have plenty of room to up-grade..........and a bad excuse if he beats me in next year's Mid-America race! Nice post. You made a good choice in selecting Rehagen Racing. One of the premier Mustang race shops anywhere. My FR500S previous owner is currently involved with Rehagen(George Winkler, Winkler Automotive) It looks like they use the "caged body in white" Ford Racing service part as a basis for their many race cars. True race cars are not cheap, but the Rehagen built cars are far cheaper/safer/faster then attempting to build your own. The pictures you posted shows a lot of shared parts with the FR500S and FR500C and Boss 302R cars. Is your car new or does it have a race history ? I chose to go with the "used / as raced" car for the history and of course a cheaper price. A few dings / dents / here and there but adds character to the car. If you do a Google search for "George Winkler Mustang Challenge" there are some neat youtube clips of my FR500S. Good luck in enjoying driving a true race and keep the update posts coming. regards, Larry. note: Red is the only color for a Mustang race car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprint200 Posted September 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2011 gth0007, I believe this car was a BIW from FRPP and RR added their own cage. It does indeed use many of the FR500S componenrts as well as parts from the Ford GT and FR500C along with some other 3rd party vendors such as Maximum Motorsports. Two big differences between this and an FR500S are the weight and the engine. This is not a "sealed" engine and has a "little" bit more umphhh than the S's and the car is considerably lighter from my understanding. I'll get this one one a set of scales as soon as is practicable. This car has two NASA "wins", both piloted by Dean Martin, I believe; and some track time for a NASA License school (a driver with which I am aquainted, as well). Let's just say that "The Price (was) Right"! :happy feet: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry T Posted September 8, 2011 Report Share Posted September 8, 2011 Awesome car!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT/SC#0471 Posted September 8, 2011 Report Share Posted September 8, 2011 Congratulations!!! SUPER CHOICE!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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