{FORGED?} Re: {FORGED?} Re: {FORGED?} Re: my 1970 Hornet project

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On April 15, 2005 mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> That's why Ralph Bought all the plastic from the 73 Hornet I parted out. It was a one owner 60,000 mile Hornet 258, auto A/C Tilt, P/S Car that was garage kept in the Pittsburgh, PA area.
> The interior plastic on this car was like new. The problem was the garage the car was kept in was DIRT floored in the basement of a house. There wasn't any floors or rockers left to this car at all! It was a shame. Car had no damage at all. Ran like a top. BUt was as un salvagable car as you ever saw.
>   I must admit that I hesitated to buy it as I was afraid it might fall apart on the tow dolly on the trip home. It was so rough when she asked $300 I said, " I'm sorry, but that car is so rough I wouldn't give you more then $75 for it". She said "SOLD". I towed it home with my fingers crossed never having even tried to start it. I did start it at home and it started and ran perfect after 3 years of sitting. I couldn't sell the engine though. I tried. It is now reduced to crank and rods for my stroker project. I've sold off all the interior, but the main dash structure. the instrument cluster is promised to Tom. I also have some interior A/C stuff left.
>  All in all it was one of the best $75 buys I ever made. It helped out a few guys who needed stuff they couldn't find.  It has contributed to my American with it's 3 1/4 turn lock to lock steering box and the tilt column I stripped of the lock and column shift JB and stick welded all the holes and installed it. It is a sweet looking column, but took a lot of work to fit the American!
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> Mark Price
> mpriceATwestco.net
> Morgantown, WV
> 69 AMC rambler, 4.0L, EFI, 5 speed
> 65 Ambassador Conv, 327 AUTO, Basketcase
> 01 S-10 CREWCRAP 4X4
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> >I think Tom is right. There is a lot of work involved in trying to make trim parts out of metal. I was a fabricator all my life and a model car builder since I was 11 years old. There are some slight differences in all the plastic trim. Like I said it took me a year of searchng the net and from a friend here in my home town to get all the plastic parts that I needed for the interior job. It is not an impossoble task but time consumeing. John Elie once said to me that Arizona was great for rust free cars but he always went to the rust belt for interior plastic parts. I am glad my interior is going to be done soon!!!!
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 Mark contact me at amc74hornet@xxxxxxxxx I may want the main dash frame. My dash is cooked and a friend gave me on that is slightly warped. If yours is better I will buy it from you. I have all the other parts to complete the dash.
"Doc" 

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