Frame connectors wanted

A have cut up a few of these, and Javelins too. The 68 Javelins ( a 66 American too) have an extra rocker panel support. These is on the inside of the outer rocker, and is as thick as the thickness of ALL THREE of the other rocker structures ( inner, outer and middle rocker sections). These cars would be stiffer, then the later ones that just have the three piece rocker. This also might have had something to do with that Federal safety standard. If so, that would mean AMC had to make their cars weaker to be safer.

Message-Id: <5.2.0.9.2.20051227192627.02c58250@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 19:35:23 -0500
To: mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx
From: Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Fw: Frame connectors wanted

At 04:16 PM 12/27/2005 -0500, you wrote:
>" From: Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx>
>"
>" <snip>
>" >these would be the best, but also the stock frame extensions from
a
>" >'68/9 american should be fittable. they don't connect directly
to
the
>" >rear rails, but they extend the front rails all the way back to
the
>" >kickup over the axle.
>" <snip>
>"
>" Not all 1968's have these. There were a bunch of structural changes
to
>" []
>" You want these from a car that lists that it meets Federal Safety
Standard
>" #204 on the door tag.
>
>i'll bet this kicked in on 1/1/68, mid model year.

The safety standard [on the NHTSA site I referenced] said it did but the
parts book offers no clue on when AMC actually started doing it. The
parts
book specifically says to look to see if the standard is listed. My parts

book covers 1967 and 1968 but the AMX isn't listed so a later printing
may
list starting body numbers for when this change happened. Anyone with a
later parts book care to look it up?

Matt

mhaas@xxxxxxx
Cincinnati, OH
http://www.mattsoldcars.com
1967 Rambler American wagon
1968 Rambler American sedan