[Amc-list] Saturn SC 2 - 'Regression Therapy' -
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[Amc-list] Saturn SC 2 - 'Regression Therapy' -
- From: Brien Tourville <hh7x@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 02:19:28 -0400
www.cardomain.com/MakeModel/*Saturn*/SC
Check some of these SC 2 Saturn rides -
I like these Cars !
Got a neighbor with a Silver '02 3dr.
SC 2 in the Condo lot here --
chin spoiler air intake for the '02 looks fine
[lose the license plate to a different position]
- and I like the Tail light treatment - perfect
for a 'Lo-Wing' treatment.
Car has some funkie NASH / AMC overtones to it -
like ..... - *ginchie* moldedness with accents
and a shovel nose Aero thing going on.
These may be the best 'undiscovered'
lo-buk / high return fuel efficient
ride - forget the Prius - and
the body panels won't rust.
I'm looking at a 2002 in the near term -
maybe Black, or Red..... Blue would be cool.
I love my Black Cherokee 2dr. 5spd -
'Panzer' crawling over plow'd me in
snow banks in the parking lot after a
New York Winter storm.
However ..............- we're going
to see $4.19 Gal. fuel for awhile
- and -
$4.50 Gal. will be the 'norm' until
we make nice with South America so as to bring
E-85 to the East Coast.
To keep 'Streetin an AMC' ?
I like sixes, yet...where's
the American V8 sounds that 'made it all happen' -
now it's 'The Automotive Age of the Dinosaur' -
they' ain't bellowing on the Main St. tar pits
anymore - ........
they're selling on Barrett - Jackson for half
a mill !
So maybe not that Quaad Cam alloy bling -
the only one that SOUNDS any good is the
LINCOLN 5.4 with a 4.17" stroke thru duals.
AMC V8 motors SOUND good - so maybe a
360 built for Torque / Mileage with a 5 spd. stick ?
Keep the lighter cast 3.44" stroke crank - the $199.00
Forged Rods off eBay - coatings on the bearings / piston
skirts - a set of those Ultra Light Weight Tool Steel
Wrist Pins / Teflon Buttons that Venolia has - the
entire set would weigh about as much as two stock AMC wrist
pins.....need to check for a light flywheel -
I ...... remember reading the Cam Catalogs & snickering
at their 'Mile o' More'listings ?
I also recall summer evenings & $0.29.9 Gal. Gasoline at HESS
and a fill up for $7.00......... SUNOCO 260 ?
20 x $4.00 = $80.00 a Tankful ?
OK - fess up > who here voted for 'NIXON' ?
..."We Need 'Dick' in The White House"... bumper
stickers on 1969 Merc */Marauders/*
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?
Maybe a TBI on a something 4bbl. intake could
keep cruises & shows a reality - without spending
the Motel 6 cash for Fuel...... mmAn! ........
- how quickly things do change !
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From: "John Elle" <johnelle@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Amc-list] The Hornet can reclaim the garage!
To: <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Bill & Joe et al
Snip
Used Saturns are common in the junkyards
here (and I image so in Phoenix too) so if you do
screw up a body panel while "learning" I think you
could easily find a replacement...cheap (AMC content
again).
Snip
Thanks for the help, instructions and moral support
I got everything apart this afternoon and purchased
the repair parts and will re-assemble tonight if all
goes well and my back holds out. The parts were
available at the Dealer and cheaper than the same
parts I bought last month for my Town and Country.
A friend of mine North of here just sold his wrecking
yard last year and basically had the same thing
to say about early Saturns, defined as those which
were NOT re-badged Opals.
Not only are they easily repaired compared to almost
anything of those years due to access designed into
them, how novel, but the chain drive overhead cam
engines last almost forever if you keep oil in them.
He had used Saturns out there that he sold and
financed that had between 300 and 400 thousand
miles on them. Mine was purchased used in 1999
with 56,000 miles on it and is just ready to turn
100,000 miles. They are really neat cars and easy
to work on. Rear disk brakes replaced in 20 min.
per side from pick up wrenches and jack to putting
them down is only one of many examples.
The sun here does beat the heck out of the plastic
but it is holding up better than any other plastic
components I have seen. Re-do the Black/Gold
flecked paint on it and add some ghost flames
and polish the wheels up good and some interior
work it will be better than new!
I've been saving this car from beating it up and
now that gasoline is over $3.00/gal it is time to
start using something that will get 30 miles/gal+.
But tonight I should be able to put the Hornet back
into the garage.
John.
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