Should be SBCDEFGHIJKLMNOPEEPEE!!! If they want A SBC they should buy a C -- Mark Price Morgantown, WV 1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5 " I was different before people dared to be different" -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: "Armand Eshleman" <aje1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > I think he was just trying to get a rise out of one of us Rambler > heads..................... > If he wants to spend his money on a SBC let him, who cares, he's the one > that will have to live with it. > > I think I'm gonna go to my plastic surgeon and have my belly button removed, > then I won't be like any of > those SBC lovers ever again, there just a dime a hundred dozen you know, > ROLF. > > > Armand > I was different people before different dared to be > > Hey you, come back with my belly > button......................................... > > > > > > > $10K and that's cheaper than an AMC engine??? > > > > Not a lot of support for a SBC swap around here....... > > > > -- > > Mark Price > > Morgantown, WV > > 1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5 > > " I was different before people dared to be different" > > > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > > From: "Clarence Milstead" <cmilstead@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Thursday afternoon I took my cars to my favorite garage for their annual > > > state inspection, they passed with flying colors, even the 36 year old > > > Gremlin. After the inspection I looked around the garage, in one stall > was a > > > sharp looking 1966 Ford with a 390 4-V engine complete with chrome valve > > > covers, it was getting a tune-up. In the next stall was a Jeep that they > > > were removing the front cap and radiator from. The mechanic was the same > one > > > that put the 3.55 gears and posi in the Gremlin. The Jeep had a 258 six > and > > > it was coming out and a SBC was to be installed. The mechanic said he > had > > > probably done 20 of these swaps. I told him that I might want to put an > AMC > > > 360 or 401 in my Gremlin one day. He said he could do it but it would be > > > easier and cheaper to put a SBC in. This SBC came from a pickup that > had > > > been rolled and totaled but the engine was not damaged. It will have > fuel > > > injection and all of the modern goodies. He showed me the wiring harness > and > > > computer that was on the workbench. I asked about the radiator and he > said > > > they bought a special radiator for the SBC that worked fine. Then he > showed > > > me a Jeep outside that looked great and had been lifted a little. He > said > > > the owner had over $10K in the SBC engine alone. Out of my price range. > He > > > said he thought he knew where an AMC 360 was located but it didn't have > a > > > transmission. I'll probably never do anything but if I do the SBC would > be > > > tempting. Cheaper and parts available everywhere.. > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > > URL: > > > > http://www.amc-list.com/pipermail/amc-list/attachments/20070622/671d8662/attachm > > > ent.htm > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Amc-list mailing list > > > Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Amc-list mailing list > > Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.9.6/863 - Release Date: 6/23/07 > 11:08 AM > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Amc-list mailing list > Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list