Re: My (new to me) 1967 American

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 I would stay with the liquid cooled trans as well.
If you go concourse restoration route, then maybe I would pull it, but since the liquid colled was an option on all Americans I would doubt you will ever be called on it. 
Just do away with the aftermarket cooler and make everything as it would have been if it was truely a factory liquid cooled trans car.
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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From: farna@xxxxxxx
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Date:  Tue, 24 May 2005 08:03:12 -0400

>Switching the radiator for a factory look is probably your best bet. I know there were HD stick trans options, I would think there was an HD auto option too. If so the model 4x (I would assume that's what it is) in there now would be it. Even for concourse judging date codes aren't looked for unless the judges are really stuck between two cars. I don't think a factory looking install with AMC parts would ever be noticed. 
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>On May 23, 2005 Matt Haas wrote:
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>> At 10:04 AM 5/23/2005 -0400, you wrote:
>> >Matt, is this going to be a perfectly restored car or more of a driver
>> >that is shown some?
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>> That's the question I'm struggling with. The car is really nice now and it
>> has such low miles that I can see myself doing an almost concourse type
>> restoration on it and I never thought I'd want to do that to a car. On the
>> other hand, I know that the original transmission is marginal for a wagon
>> and what's in there now is better. I have the radiator that came from the
>> car the transmission came from and the stock tranny cooler lines (I have a
>> couple of other things from it as well) so I could have it serviced and
>> dump the aftermarket cooler. Of course, a properly date coded radiator
>> would be better but...
>> 
>> Matt
>> 
>> mhaas@xxxxxxx
>> Cincinnati, OH
>> http://www.mattsoldcars.com
>> 1967 Rambler American wagon
>> 1968 Rambler American sedan
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