non AMC motors etc

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I have already gotten leads on several wreced 2 wheel drive 5.7 Hemi trucks not far from me. The cost of the complete wrecked vehicle is less then what I would spend on the Edlebrock parts. Acording to what I've been reading, even the Edlebrock fuel injection conversion would be too radical for the AMO crowd because technically the AMC factory did not offer it as an option. These same narrow minded people that think like this must really hate all the resto mods currently out there. I believe certian cars that are rare or have some type of history should not be overly modified, but my car was a junkyard find with no drive train at all and certianlly not rare. It doesn't even have a current title at this time, but I am working on it. I do not participate in judged shows anymore since I used to show my slightly modified Donohue. It was also a sure to be crushed junkyard find that is currently owned by an AMO member in Michigan. This car was also sans drivetrain when I got it, b!
 ut it had a 401/727 in it when I sold it. Certianlly not correct, but at least it was saved to fight another day. I am not building this Hemi powered 72 Javelin to compete with factory correct, AMC powered cars as I have no desire to ever show it at a judged show. I have an AMC powered 77 Prostreet AMX that I can not drive very far to shows because it does not get very good miliage and is highly modified.I want a car that I can actually use this time. While I personally would never use a Chevy or Ford motor in an AMC, I have seen a really nice Rambler with a complete Chevy Drivetrain and interior that was pretty nice. I will never build a concorse correct car as the financial output would far exceed the payback in the end. I do not build cars for profit, but the scarcity of stock usable parts is pretty hard to ignore. I have been looking on Ebay for the few stock parts I do need, and some sellers think used junk is gold plated. I do plan to sell off the stock parts I will n!
 ot be using so someone else can use them on their project.At the club 
meeting at my house last night, not one person objected to my plans after seeing what I had to work with.
Richard Payne
Las Vegas
77 Prostreet AMX
72 Javelin.