Re: Rambler Retrograde

[Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 2006-02-14 at 04:53, farna@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Damn the luck! Didn't you just get back from your trip to Germany? I guess you should never leave the country... ;>

Yup, welcome home!

> Well, sounds like the perfect time to stick a 4.0L EFI in a Hornet to me...

Unless I can find a good low-mileage or rebuilt 232 or 258, long block,
we're gonna buy a new car. I simply don't have the time nor inclination
to rebuild a motor -- it'll take me months. I have FAR TOO MUCH to do as
it is.

It'll probably take a week for State Farm to decide on the stolen car;
either unrecovered, or recovered repairable, or recovered ruined. Until
that time we're in limbo.

When/if the time comes (I assume we are NOT getting the car back in
repairable condition at this point) I'll want to move fast on either a
new motor and trans (I have a rebuildable 904) or another car.

If we get a car, it'll be 1972-1979, to get a 232/258 and Torqueflite.
Hornet, Gremlin, Spirit. It's got to be a reliable daily driver. We
should have $4000 to work with. I'd consider a Borg Warner trans car if
it's been rebuilt in recent memory. Won't have to be a flashy model,
four doors OK, reliability will be key. 


> 
> On February 14, 2006 Tom Jennings wrote:
> 
> > Not a good month for vee-hickles.
> > 
> > 1. Josh's 72 Hornet's 232 died; lack of top-end oil, one dead cylinder.
> > 
> > 2. I drop my 70 Hornet off for painting. It's a week or two from
> > completion.
> > 
> > 3. Saturday night, our 96 Honda gets stolen.
> > 
> > 4. Today, while driving around recovering from #3, the alternator in the
> > 63 Rambler dies. (BUZZZZ in stereo, voltage runs up to 16+ volts.)
> > 
> > So we went from 4 usable cars to one (after disconnecting alternator,
> > new alt. goes in Thursday).
> > 
> > It's unlikely we'll get the Honda back in drivable condition. It was
> > insured, so we'll likely get $3000 - $3500 for it, which we'll apply
> > towards an AMC product.
> > 
> > See next posting...
> 
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