If it allready has those rails in it I would not bother either! I knew the 65 conv has them and they put them back into the Americans somewhere around 68 to cut flex for the v-8 and meet new road/crash standards too IIRC. I was under the conv last night and it is covered with those rails, plus corner bracing, plus the added rocker rails. Must weigh a ton... -- 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: Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxx> > Pre 63 AMC bodies have continuous rails from front to back -- no point in > subframe connectors as they are already tied directly together. There is an > extension that runs under the front seats which could be extended to join the > rear rails where they curve back in, but it's not necessary and won't help > resist twisting much. An additional cross member or two might held there, but > the pre 63 bodies are actually much stiffer than later ones. > > ---------- > Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:04:25 -0700 (PDT) > From: d stohler <das24rules@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: [Amc-list] 67 Ambassador convertible is finally in the paint > shop > > was under casper (62 classic custom 2 door) a week or so and noticed it is > rusting out underneath. where the front subframe ties into the floor pans is > gettin pretty rough. most likely from the oklahoma humidity/winter salt on the > roads. didnt drive it much in the winter, but if it even THREATENS to freeze, > they were salting the roads. what a bunch of panzies. hopefully this winter i > can get casper into the body shop (my garage) this winter and get the body > cancer and that underbody rust fixed. by the way, speaking of subframes, would > it benifit any for me to make some for that body car? as mark (i think it was) > said, he can jack up any corner and doors still shut fine, mine is the same way, > so no worries there. but there is a 304/t5 in the works for it. not a lot of > torque, but i dont want to be poppin windshields, or misaligning doors either. > not for hotrodding, just for some streetable "fun". > > -- > Frank Swygert > Publisher, "American Motors Cars" > Magazine (AMC) > For all AMC enthusiasts > http://farna.home.att.net/AMC.html > (free download available!) > > > _______________________________________________ > 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