Matt
A have cut up a few of these, and Javelins too. The 68 Javelins ( a 66 American too) have an extra rocker panel support. These is on the inside of the outer rocker, and is as thick as the thickness of ALL THREE of the other rocker structures ( inner, outer and middle rocker sections). These cars would be stiffer, then the later ones that just have the three piece rocker. This also might have had something to do with that Federal safety standard. If so, that would mean AMC had to make their cars weaker to be safer.
Andre " A.J." Jacobs, web page <http://southtexasamc.tripod.com>http://southtexasamc.tripod.com (830)-980-3165 , <mailto:akjamc@xxxxxxxx>akjamc@xxxxxxxx Owner & Proprietor, South Texas AMC Message-Id: <5.2.0.9.2.20051227192627.02c58250@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 19:35:23 -0500 To: mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx From: Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Fw: Frame connectors wanted
At 04:16 PM 12/27/2005 -0500, you wrote: >" From: Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx> >" >" <snip> >" >these would be the best, but also the stock frame extensions from a >" >'68/9 american should be fittable. they don't connect directly to the >" >rear rails, but they extend the front rails all the way back to the >" >kickup over the axle. >" <snip> >" >" Not all 1968's have these. There were a bunch of structural changes to >" [] >" You want these from a car that lists that it meets Federal Safety Standard >" #204 on the door tag. > >i'll bet this kicked in on 1/1/68, mid model year.
The safety standard [on the NHTSA site I referenced] said it did but the parts book offers no clue on when AMC actually started doing it. The parts book specifically says to look to see if the standard is listed. My parts
book covers 1967 and 1968 but the AMX isn't listed so a later printing may list starting body numbers for when this change happened. Anyone with a later parts book care to look it up?
Matt
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