New Project!! Pocket Rocket Funny Car

How's the project coming along John ?

 

Now this is going to be VERYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY interesting.Do we bring hot dogs and marshmallows to the maiden voyage?
Good luck.Have fun.Be safe.
Leo

 

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I think you should just pull the motor from that black coupe and ram it into the frame until you get your jet engine done. Great project. Love to see another pic of the black coupe.

 

cool project!

 

A part of Hot Rodding that you don't hear all that much about.. Restoration is GOOD, Improvement necessary....
I would like to think the original ch***is could get 'restored' as a display... any chance?

 

Where's the powerplant? Your gonna get hurt I think. Lippy

 

If it was mine I think I would have made it street legal with halibrand midget rims and some kinda *****in' motorcycle engine. Just saying. That would screw up the troops!

 

Lippy, You sound like my dad. He keeps telling me to get an umbrella policy on my insurance. I tell him the motor is only gonna spin 100,000 RPM.

I couldn't find an adapter to kit to put the Hemi in it.. You can check out my profile and see more pics of the coupe.


I made plans on the Cleveland Autorama so I need to have it squared away by March. At this point it is coming along nicely. I got 90% of the parts I need just and I had a buddy pick the body up to do the paint job, that is way out of my leauge, I'm more the kind of guy who desingns jet engines. (not really but I'm tryin it!)

 

I can't wait to see the body pics.

 

This thing is Awesome! I like the midget Halibrand idea. More miniature cars need jet engines...

 

This thing went 6.90 @ 199 MPH? ...****ped in my pants just thinking about it.

 

Like a BOSS!

So darn cool....

The most uncool thing.....I totally wouldnt be able to fit in it.

 

Wait till the guys on bangshift see this one !
Hahaha

 

You know I told the Bangshift guys if there ever in Akron to stop by and I would take them for a ride to show them how streetable the Hotord is. Never heard back..... Wimps.... (I'll take that back, they got a great site and the coverage of the March meet kicks ****)

Anyhow, Here is an update to the Pocket Rocket. I entered in the Cleveland Autorama so I need to get this ****er done. Right now I'm looking pretty good. Here are some pics of the progress.

My buddy Dino from here in Akron is handling the paint work for me. The car has 7 differant colors including 3 differant candy colors!

 

Man that's commin together fast.....and looking mighty sharp!

I wish I woulda known you were in Akron, I woulda asked ya to see it when I was up there the beginning of December....oh well, maybe next year.

 

If your ever up again, give me a shout. Always happy to BS about cars, BTW- You would fit in it fine I would think, I'm 6' and 245 and built the ch***is around me.

 

This thing is just plain bad ***.

 

Did this car used to be stored in Sellersville, PA? As a kid (I'm 44 now) I remember two, half-scale Vega Funny Cars in his showroom. The place is now a pizza place. I built a half scale Topolino with Halibrand Midget rims because of the impression the Vega had on me. Good luck with your project. Tommy

 

John T. You are the man.

 

John. Could you tell us a little about the motor you are using...what would you compare it to?

 

Not sure were it was all of these years. It looks like it has sat outside for most of the time by the weathering on the paint.

Thanks Dave, That means a lot coming from a guy who does some of the best wheelies in a 32!

As far as the engine it is a Turbo Jet. I started with a large Turbo and added a fuel and oil system. By adding a combustion chamber between the cold outlet and hot intake it has the same princaples as a jet, ****, Squeeze, Bang and blow.

In addition to that I will be adding a afterbruner, which basicaly is just giving more charge to the exaust by adding more fuel and lighting it. I'm very anxious to start this thing!

 

Got another update, It's getting exciting now got parts back from the chromer and polisher. Also have the ch***is in primer. Once the body is painted my buddy will shoot the ch***is in Candy Red.

 

amazing work!

 

http://harrisburg.craigslist.org/cto/3563398027.html

 

Wow, Is that cool! Last year at The Reunion in BG a guy had a real nice one done with a Supercharged Honda motor on Alky. Umbro Mfg. did the kits. The front rims are fibergl***!

Mine had the body but the original ch***is was custom for the Rocket engine.

 

Still got a lot to do before the Cleveland Autorama but I should have it done no problem. The body is almost painted, once that is done the ch***is can get sprayed then I need to hope everything still bolts up the way it did on my last mock up...

The pics don't evan start to show the detail in the paint!

 

Hey John , looked great at the show !
Did you fire it up yet ?

 

Thanks man! It is about ready to fire, need a few fittings and to wire it. just need to regroup a bit. I would think by mid summer I will be getting it running.

 

Wife been *****y all evening, decided to sit out in garage/man cave and surf the HAMB. Holy ****, what a blast from the past(pun intended) Haven't seen this little rocketship in years. Fond memories of it at Thompson Drag Raceway.
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J.T.
Orlando, Fl
(former Clevelander)