There are two styles of battery trays in the 1961 to 63 F-85’s. All Jetfires, ’62 and ’63 were shipped with the top bracket style. (Maybe the Turborocket engines would pull so many G’s that they would dislodge the battery from the base clamped tray style! Ha!!!) All ’61 -’63 F-85’s, except the Jetfire, had the base clamped style. Pic attached.…[Read more]

Welcome to the turborocket group! Nice car!
The inner hood insulator is available from Fusick Automotive. Online store: fusickautomotiveproducts.com
The trunk liner is a different story! I have not found a direct replacement manufacturer of the fabric and foam pad backed liner. Someone else out there might give you a lead to something close that…[Read more]

Welcome to the turborocket group! Nice car!
The inner hood insulator is available from Fusick Automotive. Online store: fusickautomotiveproducts.com
The trunk liner is a different story! I have not found a direct replacement manufacturer of the fabric and foam pad backed liner. Someone else out there might give you a lead to something close that…[Read more]

Hi All,
Yes, the “S” shaped hose is unique to the Jetfire and the “J” hose is common to all 215’s. The 2 & 4 bbl cars “S” hose looks similar but has one leg long enough to reach all the way to the water pump, all as one piece.
All the Jetfire coolant transfer tubes that I have seen/used are straight with “bumps” on both ends to help seal the hose…[Read more]

It goes from the heater control valve to the intake manifold. Space was too tight for me to put the two hoses in place with the turbo system mounted to the intake manifold. I originally installed the intake with the turbo system in place but had to take the turbo back off to get the hoses installed! Just a “heads-up” for all!

I do not have experience with any engine other than the 215 cid in the F-85’s. I am sure there is someone that follows this website that can give you some guidance for other engines swapped into the little Olds or Buick bodies. Here is a pic of a Chev/Corvette 350 tucked into a 1963 Jetfire body. Good luck and have fun……….

I do not have experience with any engine other than the 215 cid in the F-85’s. I am sure there is someone that follows this website that can give you some guidance for other engines swapped into the little Olds or Buick bodies. good luck and have fun……….

Don’t sweat the drive shaft too much. The drive shafts are all two piece units to accommodate the steep angle from the back of the engine to the differential. The rear section of the drive shafts are within an inch of each other for the three tubes, 3-speed, 4-speed or automatic.The front section is about 31″ long for the 3-speed, about 20-1/2″…[Read more]

Here is where the VIN is stamped into the frame on my 1962 Jetfire.

Here is where the VIN is stamped into the frame on my 1962 Jetfire.

The Jetfire was the only model/engine that used a metal pipe to carry the heater coolant return along the right valley of the head and intake manifold. The metal pipe on the Jetfire engine has a small, short nipple at the firewall side of the pipe for the coolant from the turbo compressor housing and throttle body to be returned to the water pump…[Read more]

Hi Greg,
I can give you some info/help. Email your needs and a pic or two of the unit.
See my ad in the classifieds at:

Browse Ads

Jim

There has been 5, 14″ wheels for sale in the classifieds, call to see if still available.
Exhaust system or parts available at Waldron Exhaust
http://waldronexhaust.com/cart/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=61_49_84

It would not be a surprise that the old glass replacement books would miss that the 1962 Jetfire was introduced some 7 months after the 1962 model year started, April 19,1962. If their books were not updated to include the late entry of the Jetfires, then the 1963 book/listing would be all they have to go on.
Yes, the 1962 and 1963 glue in…[Read more]

Great, Thanks for the pic’s. Very unusual Jetfire!I would like to see a pic from the drivers seat that would show the steering column and shift arm as well as the manual choke and pedal set. Possible? Thanks, Jim

Here are the 1962 and 63 parts book pages for washer jars. The 1962 book shows the F-85 jar number 583347, same as on my jar too. 63 book # is different but the listing implies a different number for F-85’s. The 1962 style 583347 jar has a large “cut-out” on one side to accommodate the optional air conditioning line passing through the core…[Read more]

Here are the 1962 and 63 parts book pages for washer jars. The 1962 book shows the F-85 jar number 583347, same as on my jar too. 63 book # is different but the listing implies a different number for F-85’s. The 1962 style 583347 jar has a large “cut-out” on one side to accommodate the optional air conditioning line passing through the core…[Read more]

Sorry for the hard to see scan. This one might be better.

Yes, there are two different size windshields for the 1961-1963 F-85’s. As stated, there is a rubber gasket seal mounted version and a glue in version. They are close in size and I do believe some installers have mixed the two styles. To my knowledge, all Jetfire bodies were supplied with glue in styles from the factory and all convertibles are…[Read more]

Hello turborocketeers, the ad is now up under Parts for Sale. Check it out!