Re: American floor panes

[Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx>]

Andre,

I think those "rails" are just the changes made for Americans to comply 
with Safety Standard 204 (this applies to cars destined for both US and 
Canada -- they both have a standard 204). My 68 American and the 68 
American you have that I got the parts from were made prior to Jan 1, 1968 
and didn't have them. My parts book didn't turn up anything on the plates 
for early 68 Javelins.

Matt

At 08:09 AM 3/2/2005 -0600, you wrote:
> The story was the 69 SC/Ramblers ONLY received these "convertible" sub
> rails, and for years I believed it too. Then I got in a 69 2 door post
> 6cyl car it had these rails. I got a 68 in it too had the rails. So I
> figured AMC did this to all American after the 67 343 V-8 issues they had
> with needing to strengthen the body. I have found however that 66
> Americans and early 68 Javelins have a HD steel plate INSIDE the rocker.
> The thickness of this brace is equal to , or a little thinker then the
> combined thickness of the other three pieces used to make the rocker up.
> Why AMC remover these on latter cars, I do not know.
>
> Andre " A.J." Jacobs,
> web page http://southtexasamc.tripod.com
>  (830)-980-3165 , akjamc@xxxxxxxx
> Owner & Proprietor, South Texas AMC
>
>
> Andre " A.J." Jacobs,
> web page http://southtexasamc.tripod.com
>  (830)-980-3165 , akjamc@xxxxxxxx
>
> Owner & Proprietor, South Texas AMC

mhaas@xxxxxxx
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1966 Rambler Rebel
1967 Rambler American wagon
1968 Rambler American sedan
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