JetFire
 

Brought this home today, been in a garage for 20+years, factory all aluminum Turbocharged V8, all original:
http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r...ps4c95389c.jpg


If you don't know what it is, see this:
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Re: JetFire
 

Greg,

Congratulations. Tell us more about how you found it and include some pics!

Gregg

Re: JetFire
 

Factory boost gauge:

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r...ps76277f3b.jpg

Factory Turbo, carb, and injection unit going out for restoration:

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r...psf1f1b013.jpg

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r...ps057516d1.jpg

Re: JetFire
 

Don't forget the 'Rocket Fluid'!!! Water/alcohol mix injected post turbo for a little liquid intercooling!

Re: JetFire
 

----Moose Milk!!!.....Bill S

Re: JetFire
 

Oh yes, the Turbo Rocket Fluid. And it has the <span style="font-weight: bold">4</span> speed Hydromatic transmission

Re: JetFire
 

Could that be the only factory console-equipped car to have the old style automatic trans shift pattern? (reverse at the opposite end as Park)

Very cool find, by the way. How neat is that technology for 1962?!?!?! Love the youtube commercial, too....bow tie wearing driver giving the car's no-seat-belt-wearing occupants whiplash from the turbo rocket power [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/haha.gif[/img]

Re: JetFire
 

Trans is a Jetfire only OX562 stronger 4-speed Hydramatic auto with a 3.64:1 first gear, 3.03:1 2nd, 1.58:1 3rd, 1:1 4th, 3.36:1 rear
and Bill you just made me notice that my car has NO seatbelts!

Garage find at home:

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r...ps9ef486c8.jpg

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r...ps79677ce9.jpg

Re: JetFire
 

This is the original Jetfire motor that I just rebuilt. I call it ZL-1 &quot;lite&quot;. 215 all aluminum snarling cubic inches! 1hp per cubic inch, same power to weight ratio as a 442!

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r...ps1316ac84.jpg

Turbo almost ready:

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r...ps06b689a6.jpg

Interior just needed carpet and front NOS uphostery:

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r...ps6507724a.jpg

Re: JetFire
 

WOW! Neat car. I had heard of these back in the day but never seen one. Great score on a neat car.

Dave