Re: My (new to me) 1967 American

[Teamamc <teamamc@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have door panels on ebay. also have good armrests from the 67 I am parting
out. Might have new fuel vacumn pump correct for the year.
Let me know
Bryan
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Matt Haas" <mhaas@xxxxxxx>
To: <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2005 10:44 AM
Subject: Re: My (new to me) 1967 American


> I don't know about a vacation. I think it's just a different set of
> concerns and the stuff I'm already worried about with it is probably
harder
> to deal with. I'm already worried about stuff like:
>
> - Should I have the original fuel pump rebuilt or just buy a new one?
> - Should I look for factory looking fuel hose and clamps or should I just
> use typical parts store fare?
> - Should I find an air cooled automatic from a 1967 American (the guy my
> friend bought the car from may still have the original which would be
> ideal), rebuild it, and replace the existing M-35 that came from a 1968,
or
> should I just track down the correct 1967 radiator with a transmission
> cooler, or should I just leave it as it is (wrong tranny, original
radiator
> which doesn't have a tranny cooler, and an after market tranny cooler)?
> There's nothing wrong with the current transmission (and I'm sure the
> aftermarket cooler is much better than the factory one) but it bugs me a
> little that the wrong one is in it.
> - How much effort do I want to put into finding a better looking heater
> hose (the one from the engine to the heater core)? What I have works but
it
> detracts from the otherwise clean look under hood. The original heater
> hoses were about to burst a few years ago and when I helped my friend who
> owned it at the time change them out, we found the heater core has a 5/8"
> fitting and the engine has a 3/4" fitting. We ended up using a copper
> reducer fitting to splice the two sizes together. It works but neither one
> of us really liked how it looks.
> - When the car gets repainted (the paint is in really bad shape on the
roof
> and thin on the hood), is the body shop going to be able to make the over
> spray look right on the door jambs and rockers? I have no doubt that
> getting over spray in those areas isn't going to be a problem but I don't
> want it to be too perfect.
>
> Then there's the normal stuff that still needs done: dash pad, one of the
> arm rests is cracked, some of the door panels are warped (luckily, the
> vinyl's perfect), there's a cigarette burn in the driver's seat, carpet
> needs replaced, wind lace and weatherstripping have had it, and it needs a
> little rust repair.
>
> I can hardly wait to get started!
>
> Matt
>
> At 10:48 PM 5/21/2005 -0700, you wrote:
> >Yes, sir... It looks My-T-Fine!  What you might call getting a head start
on
> >the fix-up.  It'll seems like a vacation working on that one.  Probably
not
> >what you're used to...   Nice going.
> >_____________________________________________________________________
> >Ralph Ausmann  -  Hillsboro, OR - > http://mysite.verizon.net/res79g4m/
> ><ralph.ausmann@xxxxxxxxxxx> -  http://clubs.hemmings.com/classicamx
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Matt Haas" <mhaas@xxxxxxx>
> >To: <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2005 2:30 PM
> >Subject: My (new to me) 1967 American
> >
> >
> > > I finally got my 1967 American Wagon home today. I'd hoped to drive it
but
> > > the fuel pump's bad so that wasn't an option. I snapped a few pictures
and
> > > put them on my web site. You can see them at
> > > http://www.mattsoldcars.com/1967american/asdelivered.shtml.
> > >
> > > Matt
>
> mhaas@xxxxxxx
> Cincinnati, OH
> http://www.mattsoldcars.com
> 1967 Rambler American wagon
> 1968 Rambler American sedan
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