I am not a big fan of the BW trans. Looking at a 71 Matador360/auto... what kind if trans does it have? Is it the 3 hole balancer of 4 hole? Thanks Jesse --- On Mon, 4/21/08, amc-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx <amc-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: amc-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx <amc-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Amc-list Digest, Vol 16, Issue 55 > To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Date: Monday, April 21, 2008, 3:00 PM > Send Amc-list mailing list submissions to > amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list > or, via email, send a message with subject or body > 'help' to > amc-list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > You can reach the person managing the list at > amc-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more > specific > than "Re: Contents of Amc-list digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. 70'javelin sst for sale. (jerry tucker) > 2. Re: OT:Follow the directions > (Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx) > 3. Re: general mumblings (Tom Jennings) > 4. Re: general mumblings (Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:35:50 -0700 (PDT) > From: jerry tucker <gbodydude@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [Amc-list] 70'javelin sst for sale. > To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Cc: gbodydude@xxxxxxxxx > Message-ID: > <804010.92759.qm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > Hate to do this,but I have a 1970 javelin sst for sale.It > has power steering,power drum brakes,a/c.IT is a fla car.It > has very soild floors.the tailpanel needs some rust > repair.was a 304 with a auto floor shifter.I do have about > 90% of all the parts. I do have some extra parts.I'am > asking for $2,ooo.call for more info at 239-458-8188. car > is in fla. > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:38:20 +0000 > From: Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [Amc-list] OT:Follow the directions > To: "AMC/Rambler owners, drivers and fans." > <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: > <042120081838.22874.480CDF1C00019BFE0000595A2215555884CDCBCD0A0C079D9F059D0E03@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Probably be some big stink to get the traction control and > abs to dissable in pursuit mode. > Then some big stink about getting the system put back to > "normal" when the vehicle is resold. > Some more big stink about them not being liable should the > officers wreck the car.... > > Me I like ABS. > When it works. > When it brakes it sucks. > OUr XJ and Altima to not have it, no problem. > My Dakota had rear. it was OK > S10 had four wheel. it was OK > The WJ has four wheel. It is OK > > Would I pay for it if I had the option to not get it? > NO! > Airbags? > Yep, different item. > I'd take side curtains too. > Though I usually look both ways before pulling out... > > -- > Mark Price > Morgantown, WV > 1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5 > 2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrc II > " Chronic Pain Hurts" > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: JOE FULTON <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > --- Sandwich Maker <adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > > > traction control and abs are already leaching > > > critical thinking from > > > our drivers. car talk had a caller a few weeks > ago, > > > not a youngster > > > iirc, who said his volvo [sic] vibrated when he > > > stepped on the brakes, > > > but only on snow and ice, and he asked how did it > > > know? to their > > > credit, they replied right off that it was his > abs, > > > and if it was > > > happening he was driving way too fast. > > > > > > traction control will teach drivers to treat the > > > accelerator like an > > > on/off switch too. > > > > I was re-reading an old Hemmings MM mag last night, > > particularly the aricle about the LAPD training > > center. The LAPD was evaluating the latest Mopar cop > > car entry (Magnum?) with the Hemi and although they > > liked the power of the engine, they were very leery of > > the traction control. They did not want the computer > > taking over during extreme maneuvers during a pursuit. > > They wanted the officer (driver) to have total > > control and would train him/her on that basis. I > > don't know if Mopar ever submitted a formal entry. > > > This was just a test car. > > > > Joe Fulton > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Amc-list mailing list > > Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:46:45 -0700 (PDT) > From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: [Amc-list] general mumblings > To: "AMC/Rambler owners, drivers and fans." > <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: > <alpine.DEB.1.00.0804211140430.20397@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII > > > If I was a younger more ambitous man I'd knock the > whole thing apart one more time. > > Toss in the 258 crank and rods, but honestly it > doesn't need them. > > The 242 does just fine. > > Still got 10 cu ins over the 242 with a better head > and EFI. > > Course 265 or is it 275/ would be more fun.... > > Today I accidentally pulled out of the gas station in 3rd, > instead of first. The 1-R/2-3 Twin Stick gate is about > 1/2" > of sideways stick motion, it's easy to do. > > In that split second I thought, 'damn carb, that > off-idle flat > spot is getting worse' then realized what I'd done. > > Didn't bother to downshift to 2nd. > > Old, heavy, gutlless motor, but it's got torque in > weird > places! I have never, ever heard it ping, and I've got > it > advanced to 10 degrees static instead of 7, stock. Slightly > softer mech advance spring too. > > > I'll photograph this 195.6 OHV block sitting in my lab > on its > pallet. Man, is it old fashioned! You can easily picture > the > wooden mold it's made from. Everything is perfectly > rectangular, > nearly everything is square-edged, like even the detailing > inside the cam-follower access cover. The ledge that > collects > oil for the cam followers is square. With a square lip. > Round > holes for the oil to fall to the pan though. There's > not a > modern idea within 6 feet of this motor. What fun! > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:52:29 +0000 > From: Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [Amc-list] general mumblings > To: "AMC/Rambler owners, drivers and fans." > <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: > <042120081852.7301.480CE26D000DF2EB00001C852215555884CDCBCD0A0C079D9F059D0E03@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Hmmm. > Why'd you rebuild it? > You could have just did the third gear pullout, then engage > O/D! :] > All you needed was a new clutch :] > > How's the leak with gear lube in it? > > -- > Mark Price > Morgantown, WV > 1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5 > 2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrc II > " Chronic Pain Hurts" > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx> > > > If I was a younger more ambitous man I'd > knock the whole thing apart one more > > time. > > > Toss in the 258 crank and rods, but honestly it > doesn't need them. > > > The 242 does just fine. > > > Still got 10 cu ins over the 242 with a better > head and EFI. > > > Course 265 or is it 275/ would be more fun.... > > > > Today I accidentally pulled out of the gas station in > 3rd, > > instead of first. The 1-R/2-3 Twin Stick gate is about > 1/2" > > of sideways stick motion, it's easy to do. > > > > In that split second I thought, 'damn carb, that > off-idle flat > > spot is getting worse' then realized what I'd > done. > > > > Didn't bother to downshift to 2nd. > > > > Old, heavy, gutlless motor, but it's got torque in > weird > > places! I have never, ever heard it ping, and I've > got it > > advanced to 10 degrees static instead of 7, stock. > Slightly > > softer mech advance spring too. > > > > > > I'll photograph this 195.6 OHV block sitting in my > lab on its > > pallet. Man, is it old fashioned! You can easily > picture the > > wooden mold it's made from. Everything is > perfectly rectangular, > > nearly everything is square-edged, like even the > detailing > > inside the cam-follower access cover. The ledge that > collects > > oil for the cam followers is square. With a square > lip. Round > > holes for the oil to fall to the pan though. > There's not a > > modern idea within 6 feet of this motor. What fun! > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Amc-list mailing list > > Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Amc-list mailing list > Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx > http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list > > > End of Amc-list Digest, Vol 16, Issue 55 > **************************************** ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ _______________________________________________ Amc-list mailing list Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://splatter.wps.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/amc-list