Project "Red Rocket"...yea, that's right!

[BanditDave]

Finally had a chance to get the car out of the garage and working on her. Tore into the front end and pulled off the fenders, hood and core support.

Got a few pics of the original straight six…kinda cool in its own way. Can’t wait to get this guy up and running and ready to rock and roll.

I plan to pull the engine and tranny tomorrow and hopefully begin separating the body from the frame. I am going to strip the frame of the suspension and take it to a place in Toms River, NJ to have it blasted. I am then going to smooth the factory weld seams gusset accordingly. I will also be adding structural supports in key areas. Finally it will be taken to a place near me to be powder coated.

Enjoy the pics!








My gorgeous fiancée and helper!!!



Yea…this is gonna change…haha

[tones2SS]

VERY NICE! The tear down begins,......

[BanditDave]

Here's yet another update! Luckily I accomplished what I have been setting out to do every day I work on her.

Today was getting that old powerplant OUTTA THERE!!!!

For being a six cylinder, GM made sure that biotch takes up a TON of space!!!

After I muscled that out of there I got my helper to power wash...she did a great job!

On to the pics!!!!

[BanditDave]

Decided to do a little buttoning up on the motor for now...gonna run carbed for a little while until I can afford the fuel injection. I want to upgrade the suspension and rolling stock first...get her moving. Then possibly do the injection then body or vice versa...



Oh well...on to the pics...sorry for the clutter...too much crap in the garage!!!

[mike343sharpstk]

That olds power looks killer, I get where your comming from. EFI is either expensive or it takes a bunch of your time to build using some of the home build options.
Lots to do, hard to pick where to start and what the priorities are.

[BanditDave]

Originally Posted by mike343sharpstk

That olds power looks killer, I get where your comming from. EFI is either expensive or it takes a bunch of your time to build using some of the home build options.
Lots to do, hard to pick where to start and what the priorities are.

I most definitely plan on doing the EFI but I know myself too damn well and won't be able to not drive the thing...hahaha

So like you said...all in stages. I am definitely knocking out the suspension first then wheels and tires to make her a roller.

From there, we'll see what the bank account will allow.

[tones2SS]

Very nice. Good luck.

[BanditDave]

Well...I think I might have taken a slight shift in directions...a coworker of mine had been working on me for a while to pick something up off him and oh well...I couldn't resist:



I got a ridiculous deal on this baby! Goin' blowthrough now!!!

[mike343sharpstk]

What's the compression ratio in the motor?
Will it need to go lower to utilize that whirligig thing?
Cool!

[DriverzInc]

Looks like a cool project! I like your choice in wheel! Hope we can help you with them when the time comes!