Re: {FORGED?} A Lot Of Cabin Fever Here

["Jim Blair" <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

A: I have a beautiful day off here in the Pacific Northwest (Seattle) and 
I've been working out in my yard in short sleeved shirt trying to clean and 
organize all my excess parts for an upcoming swap meet (probably for naught 
as I doubt I will get the weekend off I need but there are more later this 
summer). I'll be loading up an '80 4.2L (last of the tin valve cover motors) 
that has a rod out the side (from an '80 Cherokee full size) in a few 
minutes and was wondering if anyone could use the head? (It'll replace '81 
to '86 and maybe later, but those had aluminum covers) The shape of the head 
changed after this year which will not allow the plastic cover to fit. I 
also pulled all the Vee belt accessories off it to sell (PS pump and 
brackets with steering box, Delco alternator bracket for non-AC. I have the 
AC one around somewhere too from an Eagle I parted )
   I have a couple '91 4.0L HO blocks for cores (ran, but had low oil 
pressure/compression, and I put the HO heads on other projects) $25 each, 
and they even have some minor accessories left (AC mount and idler) I have 
an '88 non-HO 4.0L head I pulled off my Comanche $25 (head gasket was 
starting to leak, so I swapped heads for less down time)
   I have decided to put the 727 from the '80 FSJ into my '73 J4000 along 
with a Chev NP208 (as soon as I can afford the Tcase rebuild kit and 
driveshafts for the swap)


From: AMC74Hornet@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: {FORGED?} A Lot Of Cabin Fever Here.
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Anybody but a few of us working on our cars? After collecting/repairing and 
making new interior parts for my new Hornet for the last year it is finally 
in the shop for a final dissassembly and parts painting before starting to 
go back together in the next few weeks. Parts have come from people here, 
local friends, Ct. AMO swap meets over the years, the people at Bart's group 
Badd A$$ Gremlins and from people I was steered to that were selling parts 
on eBay, thanks everyone. Other parts came from A.J. and Kennedy. Finally 
the 500$ really clean car body wise with many mechanical problems is a nice 
driver after spending 4,500$ repairing them and around 2,000$ for a new 
interior is almost done. It will be a nice driver. The car has parts in it 
from N.Y., N.J. Texas, Alabama, Ct., California, Penn. Florida, Mass, N.C., 
and Canada. I can't wait to finish the interior so I can start working on my 
other Hornet in the spring, that one I bought new 31 years ago the 12th of 
this month.
"Doc"

Jim Blair, Seattle, WA '84 J10 Black Jack (getting lifted and stroked!), '73 
J4000 304/TH400/QT tow truck http://www.virtualjeep.com

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