John, part of Tom's problem was he put the slightly higher deck 71+ engine in a 1970 model. Apparently AMC made some minor tweaks to the 71+ body to better fit the taller engine. I'd never heard of anyone having as much trouble as he did either, but then we're talking about Tom... ;> Actually, I'd never heard of anyone using a later engine in a 1970 model. There were a few other seemingly minor differences with the 70 not on later models as well, IIRC. -- Frank Swygert Publisher, "American Independent Magazine" (AIM) For all AMC enthusiasts http://farna.home.att.net/AIM.html (free download available!) _______________________________________________ AMC-List mailing list AMC-List@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.wps.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list or go to http://www.amc-list.com