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Old 02-17-2008, 05:55 PM
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Well, as many of you know the end of last season was a bit of a roller coaster for the Red Rocket and the Stenod Racing team. We went from a race ready car to a wall stricken mess:





From there we put humpty dumpty back together in a couple days. The results were not pretty but impressive none the less:





So what updates are in store for the Red Rocket? The first thing in line is to try and fix the beat up body. For starters we took the car back apart all the way down to the bare chassis:








From this point we decided to upgrade to a Joe Van O Ultra Lite carbon hood:




Next step we put the Red Rocket in the hands of Todd Reiter from Reiter Metal Craft for the body work and paint:








As progress unfolds I will keep the updates comming; from paint completion, chassis updates, engine and powertrain to final assembly.

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When you get the car back just remember "Don't eat walls", Just kidding. Should be better than new when you get it done.
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Car looks pretty damn good, good luck this season. Hope to see you guys at some of the big races this year.
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read about the previous slip up. looks like new now. have fun and make some great passes
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amazing progress so far
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where did you get that cartman redrocket decal?
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gonna look great. glad to see the resurrection
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Car is lookin great! Glad most of the damage was just to the skin and legs. Just an excuse to upgrade whatever is being replaced I guess. A little more carbon fiber can never hurt. Good luck finishing the project.
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that hood looks much better! cant wait to see it done.
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damn yall are rebuilding that car faster than i am building my first one! lol

VERY nice so far, hope this season goes flawless for you guys
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Glad to see it making a full recovery Always come back bigger and better!
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i like it with all the mix match body parts hahaha
but great looking hood and bad *** car guys stay safe and fast
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Nice!
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Thanks! The cartman decal was made by Greg at Stickerdude Graphics.

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Hey Tom cars looking good.... Let me know if we can be of any help
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Good luck with the Build the car will look awesome with the new hood.
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Looking good Tom! Glad to see it getting fixed again. But i was even more impressed to see it back together as fast as it was before. Stenod did some great work there!
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Looking good Tom!
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Looking good Tom.

I'll have tell m bro about that painter. Looks like he does an awsome job.


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