Re: Was Help needed!! Now Hobby
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Re: Was Help needed!! Now Hobby

I use the word "Hobby" for all the young and old people that it is now a
"Hobby" too that AMC/Rambler's were not a life style like with me. I
learned to drive in 1962 on the old man's 60 American 4 door bath tub
and bought my first Rambler and a new one at that in 1965 and have had
one as a driver since them. I believe that makes 41 years connectively
owning them and 46 years driving them. My yellow Hornet I have had for
32 years as of the 14'th of this month. It is not a hobby with me but
just my car of choice as it has always been. I picked up the yellow car
at the upholstery shop this morning and the seats's are gorgeous just
like the orange car was after New Years when I picked it up. He made
then look the same. I don't like change. I brought that car home and
took the orange car to my friends shop and he put on the polished rear
bumper filler I got from Davis. While he did that I did a finish trim on
the carpet and installed the finished door sill plates. The front bumper
filler will go on next week. Head light door and grill restoration is
next along with stripping the 77 AMX flairs and air dam and painting
them to match the car. Masking the grill to paint the silver and flat
black is going to be a challenge. I could do as my friend at the shop
said just paint it all flat black like the 77 AMX, but I can't. :-)
"Doc"
--- Begin Message --- Hey Doc you used that word. "Hobby" LOL
Terry


> Welcome to the world of AMC Bill. As Eddie has been saying for years,
> sheet metal is drying up and what is left goes for big bucks. Especially
> a lot of plastic parts that the sun's UV rays have dried up and made
> brittle and are cracked and crumbling. The people here are great in
> helping with parts or putting you onto where to get them. Happy hunting.
> Davis here put me onto 2 NOS fenders for my 74 Hornet for 200$ a piece
> which was fine with me. This is not a cheap hobby and we can' order a
> new fender from a catalog like some brands can.
> "Doc"
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  • From: "William T. Renshaw" <lionwren@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 05:21:27 -0000
The pictures that I posted are not the best pictures of my Gremiln. It
has been sitting for about 17 years in storage, so its kind of FITHLY!
Pretty much down right nasty as far as I am concerned. Anyway, I am
going to be starting on putting my Gremlin back into shape here real
shortly, just have to make some room in the garage to tear it down and
go through everything. The motor has a flat cam and the reverse idler
gear in the T-10 4 speed has taken a big dump and dont work like it
should any more, but more than likely that is the minor problems that I
am going to have. One problem that I do have is the grill is about in 3
pieces and been glued more times than I can count. The fenders are off
a 71 and when I put them on, I had no idea that they are full of bondo
and now the bondo is cracking. I am not sure if I should "try" to find
some other fenders or fix the ones that are on it. I need some parts
and any one that could send me in the right directions for some decent
parts I would greatly appreciate it. I do look at ebay but some of
those prices just down right scare the crap right out of me. 400 bucks
for a grill!! 200 bucks for a fender!! I remember that I could at one
time buy a whole car for 100 bucks!! I do know that parts for these
cars are far and few. Any come back on body parts will be and greatly
appreciated. Bill Renshaw Lewiston Idaho





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