"Some modification required", is the understatement of the year. I don't think Santa knew just how much work it was going to be to put the Red Rocket together. The troubles started on step one when we tried to assemble the steering on it. The welded parts didn't match up with the bolt up parts. And it was up hill from there. So to make a long story short, we had to take it to my friends race car shop twice. Cut the chassis completely in half, realign all the steering parts, manufacture and re-weld parts, and installed a front bumper. After getting the help we needed, we brought it back home and I finished putting it together. Finally it was ready to put oil and gas in the engine and with the first pull it started! It was dark and raining hard but I jumped in it and made a few shake down runs through the cul-de-sac. Soaking wet I had to give it one more test drive because its so much fun. The Red Rocket is ready for action. Thanks Santa!
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