thanks. you'd be surprised how hard it has been to identify the year and model. redline themselves couldnt help me, but the guy was pretty sure it was the 600c. and the bike is definately circa 1986 mets. possibly earlier. no later. i am thinking its a 1984 redline series 3 similar to this. this is what the decals looked like.
http://bmxmuseum.com/bikes/redline/1073