Re: [AMC-List] my 62 classic project

[Mark Price <markprice242@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Aren't the plates in place for belts on the these cars? You can buy the reinforcement plates from any aftermarket belt place. I suggest using them as they are easy to use and give that extra bit of strength even with the heavy floors in th eearly cars.
I forget what engine you are going with, but the amc-15 will hold up well to normal use and the occasional brunout. My EFI 4.0L T-5 and 255/60/15"s haven't broken mine [yet]! 
   T-5 shifter location, if staying with a bench, get a S-10 tailshaft housing and top cover with rods. It wil clear the bench easy and you can goosneck bend the shifter to clear the dash
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Mark Price
markprice242ATadelphia.net
Morgantown, WV


---- d stohler <das24rules@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
> i am NOT going with a ford 8.8. i been told the 8.8 disk brake kit will fit the amc 20 bolt pattern on the output flange of the axle tube. if not, i will be able to fabricate it to fit. you say the m15 will work, i will leave it in for now, get rid of the torque tube, and have me a m20 standing by for when the 15 goes.  
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>   i was thinking i might have to go with some bending on shifter again with a t-5. my steering shifter took a crap on me a few years ago, so i got a hurst truck 3 speed floor shift kit and put it in, mounted on the left side of the trans tunnel. had to take a torch to it and give it a few degrees bend back a little to clear the dash. the shift pattern is bass ackwards, but kinda cool that way. when in 3rd, it wouldnt go in if the seat had to be slid forward much more than where im comfortable. works well tho for now. 
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>   another issue i forgot to mension. seatbelts. the car never had any in it. is the floor pan strong enough in these cars to run bolt thru with about a 2-3" washer on the bottom side to keep from pulling thru to easy? doesnt bother me much ridin without them, but the wife, she is paranoid about it ya know? im content to go with just some lap belts with chrome latches. 
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