Re: Fw: engine swamp

[adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)]

" From: Kingkoopa1431@xxxxxxx
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" where can i buy engine mounts so i can put a bigger engine in my 67 amc
" rambler with the inline six 199!

you don't need any new mounts to drop a 258 or jeep 4.0 in.  check out
the strokers group at yahoogroups.com on how to build the 4.0 for
serious power.  member dino savva has a website with several
formulas...  want 300 hp on pump gas without bottle or blower?

you'd be well advised to beef the whole drivetrain for that.  an amc20
v8 rear end would be logical, but rather rare for the american.
almost the only other one narrow enough is a '74-6 dart 8.25", and it
has 5x4.5" lugs but they're still backward-threaded on one side.  it
backed 318s in the dart.

at least one other strokers member has an american with a 4.0 in it.

" and do u have any clutch kits for the 199 3 speed

clutches should be available from all the usual suspects.  amcs from
the early '60s at least to as late as '75 or so were still using the
same clutch.  if you're beating on it, perfection hytest parts for the
early '70s hd 10" clutch will also fit, though initial freeplay
adjustment is tight. everyone else subs a 10.5" pp which -will-not-fit-
the earlier bell.  and a mopar slant-six hd 10" pressure plate should
work with the early '70s hd disk, and bolts to the 9 1/8" flywheel
pattern instead of the usual 10.5" one.

another drop-in upgrade you might like is a '68-'72 amc t14 3sp with a
'68-'70 rambler or javelin 232 driveshaft.  it's full synchro and
you'll really like it in stop-and-go. it uses the same clutch and
bellhousing as the t96 you have now, and the same output yoke but it's
~2" shorter.
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