Re: [Amc-list] modern six in an old-six hole

[Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Metric pistons is kind of missleading actually, my fault.
The pistons themselves are the same size, but somewhere around 96 they decided to go to Metric rings!
The metric rings for some mysterious reason cost more, go figure...

--
Mark Price
Morgantown, WV
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrac II
" I realize that death is inevitable.
I just don't want to be around when it happens! "

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
> Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> > That's my plan, I also found out last night I got better deal than I
> > thought. Since these are the non metric ring pistons the rings are
> > half the cost of the metric ringed versions, like $39.99 compared to
> > $80! They have a racket going. Metric pistons are $20 each, rings are
> > $80 a set. Standard ring pistons r $29.99ea rings are $39.99. What a
> > rip as you know the pistons are cut from the same molds!
> 
> Metric pistons? First I ever heard of this? Are these 4.0 pistons, is
> this some early-AMC vs.late-Chrysler marketing crap?
> 
> > It's on the bench, I need to stick the tailhousing on it and measure
> > it. I will do so shortley. I saw at one time a web page that listed
> > all th eshifter placements, all Of them!
> 
> I found a lot of trans dimensions, but oddly, the one that would be a 
> 'deal killer' (shifter under the dash? in the middle of the seat?) is 
> never listed!
> 
> Yeah, I occasionally look at ePay but was puzzled why the 
> non-needle-bearing trannies go for the same as the WC? I am in SoCal, 
> I'll likely find one locally anyways.
> 
> 
> 
> > Orthopedic doc will decide if I've magiacally gotten better POOF, yer
> > healed!!! 
> 
> Yeah screw the patient, what do they know?!
> 
>  > While I'm at it I'm pulling cat5 as I got
> > a whole pile of it free. I know I will want to upgrade at some point
> > so I'm doing the runs so they can be pulled and swapped out as I want
> > for Cat6 or 5e cable.
> 
> I hate working with this stuff now! We have a TiVo (new in 1999!), a 
> receiver for sound, and a Squeezebox for audio (check it out, great 
> device!) and a 27" tube TV (old). WHen it all craps out I wanna go with 
> a MythTV box -- one tiny little miniITX computer that does it all! I'm 
> tired of the boxes and remotes and IR blasters and crap.
> 
> > Anyone want a whole pile of 327 and 287
> > stuff? I can then put the stroker in the Convertible... :]
> 
> I go back and forth on s**t like this -- part of my wants to play with 
> all the interesting stuff (a small slick "stock" v8 that'll rev higher 
> than stock), the old 195.6, the "new" six, EFI, etc but the weary (and 
> slightly more practical) me would like to stick to one "platform" -- 
> like the AMC six -- and stick to that. Hell I have three of them running 
> now. There's a lot of room to play in that six still!
> 
> THe 327/287 is a cool motor but yeah, it's a pile of iron! And it's 
> getting expensive to play with and choices are limited. That never stops 
> us, but I'd probably be better off with fewer projects.
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