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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Tires (John Elle)
2. Test (Ron)
3. Water Pump 1974 AMX Javelin (Richard Brown)
4. AMCs in the movies (Jeff Barfield)
5. 10 inch front brake drums wanted (Jay)
6. Spinal Staircase (Brien Tourville)
7. Re: AMCs in the movies (Jock J Jocewicz)
8. Re: 10 inch front brake drums wanted (Matt Haas)
9. Re: 10 inch front brake drums wanted (Jay)
10. Re: remember to read (and salute our veterans) (Eddie Stakes)
11. 73 Ambassador for sale - Providence RI area (David Borkman)
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 27 May 2006 06:36:00 -0700
From: "John Elle" <johnelle@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [AMC-List] Tires
To: AMC-List@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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Dave
SNIP
wut size are the best for my 68 amx fr end
SNIP
For me what has worked well is P205-70 -14 all the way around. I have
used them pretty much on all of my cars. They fit the original wheels
well and look good on the car and were reasonable in price. Although I
have P215-60-14 on the front and P245-60-14 on the rear of my 1980
Spirit.
John
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Message: 2
Date: Sat, 27 May 2006 09:20:00 -0700
From: "Ron" <1970javelin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [AMC-List] Test
To: <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Message-ID: <017a01c681a9$6d71f9c0$6601a8c0@LRLAPTOP2>
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This is only a test
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Message: 3
Date: Sat, 27 May 2006 09:55:50 -0700 (PDT)
From: Richard Brown <moby43@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [AMC-List] Water Pump 1974 AMX Javelin
To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <20060527165550.27327.qmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
Hi everybody. Can anybody please tell me where I might get a waterpump for my Javelin. I bought one from NAPA and it fits the bolt linups but the pulley is a good 2 inches to long. This water pump will not line up with the P/S or Alternator. What am I missing please. This is a beautiful car that cannot wait to run again.
Thanks,
Richard
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Message: 4
Date: Sat, 27 May 2006 12:58:06 -0400
From: "Jeff Barfield" <jrbarfield@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [AMC-List] AMCs in the movies
To: "'AMC List'" <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Message-ID: <002601c681ae$ba4f9c70$650fa8c0@JeffBarfield>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
I have known about this for a long time, but have waited to be sure of
everything before posting here. They are currently filming a movie in
Atlanta called "We Are Marshall". It is the story of the 1970 plane crash
that killed most of the Marshall University football team and coaching
staff. The movie mostly focuses on the rebuilding of the football team
after the crash. Marshall University hired a new coach named Jack Lengyel,
who is portrayed in the movie by Matthew McConaughey. The important thing
to know for this forum is that in the movie, Jack Lengyel drives a 1969
Javelin. More specifically a bittersweet orange 1969 Javelin with white
vinyl roof, white side stripes and a 343 auto. Even more specifically, he
drives my car!
Back in March, I received a call that they were looking for 4 door grocery
getters from the period and asking if I could help find some. He stated
that they had all of the Camaros and Mustangs that they could use, that they
couldn't have a parking lot filled with nothing but muscle cars. I then
said "Well if you have all the muscle cars that you need, then you probably
aren't interested in my Javelin" (which had been used as a background car in
a movie before). He stated that they might be, because at least it was
different from the others. Then a few weeks later, my cell phone rings at
6:30 in the morning on my way to work, with the Transportation Captain of
the movie telling me that he wants to use my car and that he will be using
it as the "hero car" (meaning that the main character will be driving it).
I thought about it for a nanosecond or so and said "sure". I had little
success, finding them any other cars coming up with only one non AMC car,
that car was thanks to Jeff Reeves.
The next day they picked up my car and took it to Huntington WV where
Marshall University is located. They filmed there for 3 weeks and then came
back to Atlanta to finish filming. I called when they got back here,
knowing how fickle movie people can be, and verified that my car was in fact
being used as the "hero car". I was assured that it was, and that I could
count on it showing up in the movie. Of course, you have to understand that
this movie has nothing to do with the car, if just happens to be what the
new head coach drives, so while it won't be like the Trans AM in Smokey and
the Bandit, it should show up a good bit.
I decided to post this now, because yesterday I was invited to the set to
watch them film. I watched some football practice scenes and then they
broke for lunch. Around 4:00pm they pulled my car and 5 others including a
Rambler Classic 660, around to another street and parked them along the
street waiting on them to get ready for the shoot. After about an hour of
having the side street partially blocked they moved the cars to a parking
lot. One of the guys asked me if I would move my car, I of course jumped on
the opportunity. When I got in the car, the keys weren't in it, but I just
reached in my pocket and pulled out my own set and pulled the car in. The
Transportation Captain asked how we had moved the car, since he had the keys
in his pocket. I informed him that he didn't have the only set of keys.
Around 6:00pm, fickle movie makers said that they weren't going to use the
cars. Then they changed their minds and said that they would use 2 cars,
but not mine. Then they changed their minds again and about 6:30, they
pulled my car and a Plymouth into the area. At this point they had 2
rehearsals and shot the scene 4 times. The scene involved Matthew
McConaughey sitting in my car as if he had just pulled up, taking out the
keys and then getting out of the car at the football stadium. As he walks
up to the stadium, he is met by another coach and told that he had found
them a kicker and is then introduced to the new kicker. While waiting
around Matthew McConaughey sat in my car, leaned on my car, and even played
a little drum solo on the roof. My wife and I were about 30 feet from the
car during the filming. We didn't get to meet Matthew, but we were at times
as close a 5 feet away. It was pretty darn exciting and I haven't gotten
the grin off my face yet.
The movie is entitled We Are Marshall and it is due out tentatively on
October 27. The movie is being made by Warner Brothers and also stars
Matthew Fox of Lost, David Strathairn, Anthony Mackie, Arlen Escarpeda, and
Kate Mara. Also just for fun Matthew Fox plays the assistant coach, Red
Dawson, and he drives a Jeep in the movie.
Jeff Barfield
jrbarfield@xxxxxxxxxxx
<http://www.threejeffsamc.com/>
69 Javelin SST 343
82 Spirit DL 258
73 Hornet 258 (1/3 owner)
AMO #2550
Peach State AMO
394 Creek Crossing Ct.
Grayson, GA 30017
770 466-8463
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Message: 5
Date: Sat, 27 May 2006 14:48:35 -0400
From: "Jay" <jciampi@xxxxxxxx>
Subject: [AMC-List] 10 inch front brake drums wanted
To: "AMC LIST" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Message-ID: <014601c681be$296a4ec0$be9b1ecf@Ciampi>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
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If anyone on the list is changing out their 10 inch front drums and shoes to
disc brakes, I would like to get the old parts you are disposing of (if they
aren't all worn out). I need the drums, backing plates, spindles(?) shoes,
springs, adjusters, and all that stuff associated with the drum brakes.
Contact me off list and we can try to make a deal fair to both of us.
Jay Ciampi
jciampi@xxxxxxxx
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Message: 6
Date: Sat, 27 May 2006 04:26:03 -0400
From: "Brien Tourville" <hh7x@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [AMC-List] Spinal Staircase
To: AMC74Hornet@xxxxxxxxx
Cc: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <4477D4DB.30073.1AE55E@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 19:34:22 -0400
From: AMC74Hornet@xxxxxxxxx (Mr. AMC)
Subject: [AMC-List] The Grill Resto Finished By June 4'th Is Over,
And
Will Not Be Done .
My back went out today big time. And standing is a real problem never
mind
just walking the 10 steps to the bathroom. I quit!!! my 59 year old
body
that has been disabled for almost 20 years and has defeated me on
the
grill resto job and I won't make it to Ardsley show. Be back in a
few
weeks maybe. "Doc"
++
Hi Doc~~
I've extensive spinal damage - ripped thru in 5 places etc.
spent a fortune on chiropractors until I discovered how to
realign and maintain it myself:
Get a set of crutches - I now have aluminium now but
original set were wood with rubber feet.
Adjust them to fit snug under your armpits while standing
up.
Take them into the shower with you - allow your muscles
to adjust to the warm water - let the shower spray hit
just above your hairline - this area is a 'release area'
for the muscles - the brain senses the pulsation &
releases the musculature - gently lower yourself down
onto the crutches - allow your spine to gently stretch -
you'll feel dull spots where the discs have rotated out
of place - gently do a 'snake dance' with the spine
in that area - you'll 'see' the disc that is out - it will
rotate back into place - .
Physio-Hydro-Therapy - works like a charm.
I do this with each shower & haven't had any problems since.
Give it a go & you'll be ready for the AMC shows.
Brien Tourville
NEW YORK
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Message: 7
Date: Sat, 27 May 2006 14:15:25 -0500
From: Jock J Jocewicz <namdra@xxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [AMC-List] AMCs in the movies
To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx, jrbarfield@xxxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <20060527.141526.-16494889.0.NAMDRA@xxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Good going, Jeff. It is always nice to see AMC's in movies, TV and ads.
Just hope they don't cut the scenes with the Javelin like they did back
in the 80's in which I had the "Were Gone" SC/Rambler in the TV movie
"Hot Rod".!
On Sat, 27 May 2006 12:58:06 -0400 "Jeff Barfield"
<jrbarfield@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> I have known about this for a long time, but have waited to be sure
> of
> everything before posting here. They are currently filming a movie
> in
> Atlanta called "We Are Marshall". It is the story of the 1970 plane
> crash
> that killed most of the Marshall University football team and
> coaching
> staff. The movie mostly focuses on the rebuilding of the football
> team
> after the crash. Marshall University hired a new coach named Jack
> Lengyel,
> who is portrayed in the movie by Matthew McConaughey. The important
> thing
> to know for this forum is that in the movie, Jack Lengyel drives a
> 1969
> Javelin. More specifically a bittersweet orange 1969 Javelin with
> white
> vinyl roof, white side stripes and a 343 auto. Even more
> specifically, he
> drives my car!
>
> Back in March, I received a call that they were looking for 4 door
> grocery
> getters from the period and asking if I could help find some. He
> stated
> that they had all of the Camaros and Mustangs that they could use,
> that they
> couldn't have a parking lot filled with nothing but muscle cars. I
> then
> said "Well if you have all the muscle cars that you need, then you
> probably
> aren't interested in my Javelin" (which had been used as a
> background car in
> a movie before). He stated that they might be, because at least it
> was
> different from the others. Then a few weeks later, my cell phone
> rings at
> 6:30 in the morning on my way to work, with the Transportation
> Captain of
> the movie telling me that he wants to use my car and that he will be
> using
> it as the "hero car" (meaning that the main character will be
> driving it).
> I thought about it for a nanosecond or so and said "sure". I had
> little
> success, finding them any other cars coming up with only one non AMC
> car,
> that car was thanks to Jeff Reeves.
>
> The next day they picked up my car and took it to Huntington WV
> where
> Marshall University is located. They filmed there for 3 weeks and
> then came
> back to Atlanta to finish filming. I called when they got back
> here,
> knowing how fickle movie people can be, and verified that my car was
> in fact
> being used as the "hero car". I was assured that it was, and that I
> could
> count on it showing up in the movie. Of course, you have to
> understand that
> this movie has nothing to do with the car, if just happens to be
> what the
> new head coach drives, so while it won't be like the Trans AM in
> Smokey and
> the Bandit, it should show up a good bit.
>
> I decided to post this now, because yesterday I was invited to the
> set to
> watch them film. I watched some football practice scenes and then
> they
> broke for lunch. Around 4:00pm they pulled my car and 5 others
> including a
> Rambler Classic 660, around to another street and parked them along
> the
> street waiting on them to get ready for the shoot. After about an
> hour of
> having the side street partially blocked they moved the cars to a
> parking
> lot. One of the guys asked me if I would move my car, I of course
> jumped on
> the opportunity. When I got in the car, the keys weren't in it, but
> I just
> reached in my pocket and pulled out my own set and pulled the car
> in. The
> Transportation Captain asked how we had moved the car, since he had
> the keys
> in his pocket. I informed him that he didn't have the only set of
> keys.
> Around 6:00pm, fickle movie makers said that they weren't going to
> use the
> cars. Then they changed their minds and said that they would use 2
> cars,
> but not mine. Then they changed their minds again and about 6:30,
> they
> pulled my car and a Plymouth into the area. At this point they had
> 2
> rehearsals and shot the scene 4 times. The scene involved Matthew
> McConaughey sitting in my car as if he had just pulled up, taking
> out the
> keys and then getting out of the car at the football stadium. As he
> walks
> up to the stadium, he is met by another coach and told that he had
> found
> them a kicker and is then introduced to the new kicker. While
> waiting
> around Matthew McConaughey sat in my car, leaned on my car, and even
> played
> a little drum solo on the roof. My wife and I were about 30 feet
> from the
> car during the filming. We didn't get to meet Matthew, but we were
> at times
> as close a 5 feet away. It was pretty darn exciting and I haven't
> gotten
> the grin off my face yet.
>
> The movie is entitled We Are Marshall and it is due out tentatively
> on
> October 27. The movie is being made by Warner Brothers and also
> stars
> Matthew Fox of Lost, David Strathairn, Anthony Mackie, Arlen
> Escarpeda, and
> Kate Mara. Also just for fun Matthew Fox plays the assistant coach,
> Red
> Dawson, and he drives a Jeep in the movie.
>
> Jeff Barfield
> jrbarfield@xxxxxxxxxxx
> <http://www.threejeffsamc.com/>
> 69 Javelin SST 343
> 82 Spirit DL 258
> 73 Hornet 258 (1/3 owner)
> AMO #2550
> Peach State AMO
> 394 Creek Crossing Ct.
> Grayson, GA 30017
> 770 466-8463
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> AMC-List mailing list
> AMC-List@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list
>
> or go to http://www.amc-list.com
>
>
Jock Jocewicz - President/Editor NAMDRA NAMDRA@xxxxxxxx
8537 Antioch Rd., Salem, WI 53168 (262) 843-4326
JOIN NAMDRA, the best AMC club around!!!
'06 AMC NATIONALS - SEP. 14-16, 2006 - CORDOVA DRAGWAY PARK, CORDOVA, IL
AMO#19, NAMDRA#46, AMCRC#974, NHRA#41915, IHRA#6766
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Message: 8
Date: Sat, 27 May 2006 15:30:45 -0400
From: Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [AMC-List] 10 inch front brake drums wanted
To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.2.20060527152633.02811320@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Why in the world would you want to put used brake hardware and shoes on
your car (wheel cylinders fall into that category as well)? That stuff
should be readily available (and relatively inexpensive, at least compared
with major body work to you and your car if it fails and you crash). There
are lots of places you can shave money off of projects but brakes should
not be one of them.
Matt
At 02:48 PM 5/27/2006 -0400, you wrote:
>If anyone on the list is changing out their 10 inch front drums and shoes to
>disc brakes, I would like to get the old parts you are disposing of (if they
>aren't all worn out). I need the drums, backing plates, spindles(?) shoes,
>springs, adjusters, and all that stuff associated with the drum brakes.
>Contact me off list and we can try to make a deal fair to both of us.
>
>Jay Ciampi
>
>jciampi@xxxxxxxx
>
>
>
>_______________________________________________
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>
>or go to http://www.amc-list.com
mhaas@xxxxxxx
Cincinnati, OH
http://www.mattsoldcars.com
1967 Rambler American wagon
1968 Rambler American sedan
===============================================================
According to a February survey of Internet holdouts released by
UCLA's Center for Communication Policy, people cite
not having a computer as the No. 1 reason they won't go online.
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Message: 9
Date: Sat, 27 May 2006 17:51:38 -0400
From: "Jay" <jciampi@xxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [AMC-List] 10 inch front brake drums wanted
To: <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Message-ID: <004701c681d7$bb83b300$59c41ecf@Ciampi>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
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New wheel cylinders I have already. Used drums from an Ambassador should be
OK if not overworked. Backing plates used should not be a problem as I see
it. new shoes I will use as I don;t have any and they are available. the
spring kits .....just forget that I asked.
Jay
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matt Haas" <mhaas@xxxxxxx>
To: <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2006 3:30 PM
Subject: Re: [AMC-List] 10 inch front brake drums wanted
> Why in the world would you want to put used brake hardware and shoes on
> your car (wheel cylinders fall into that category as well)? That stuff
> should be readily available (and relatively inexpensive, at least compared
> with major body work to you and your car if it fails and you crash). There
> are lots of places you can shave money off of projects but brakes should
> not be one of them.
>
> Matt
>
> At 02:48 PM 5/27/2006 -0400, you wrote:
>>If anyone on the list is changing out their 10 inch front drums and shoes
>>to
>>disc brakes, I would like to get the old parts you are disposing of (if
>>they
>>aren't all worn out). I need the drums, backing plates, spindles(?) shoes,
>>springs, adjusters, and all that stuff associated with the drum brakes.
>>Contact me off list and we can try to make a deal fair to both of us.
>>
>>Jay Ciampi
>>
>>jciampi@xxxxxxxx
>>
>>
>>
>>_______________________________________________
>>AMC-List mailing list
>>AMC-List@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list
>>
>>or go to http://www.amc-list.com
>
> mhaas@xxxxxxx
> Cincinnati, OH
> http://www.mattsoldcars.com
> 1967 Rambler American wagon
> 1968 Rambler American sedan
> ===============================================================
> According to a February survey of Internet holdouts released by
> UCLA's Center for Communication Policy, people cite
> not having a computer as the No. 1 reason they won't go online.
>
> _______________________________________________
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>
> or go to http://www.amc-list.com
>
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Message: 10
Date: Sat, 27 May 2006 17:26:02 -0500
From: "Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [AMC-List] remember to read (and salute our veterans)
To: "AMC List" <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Message-ID: <021301c681dc$913efb90$28f1b148@piageedc1iqa5q>
Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
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Frank wrote:
"I tend to agree that there is no building, nothing like the Studebaker
Museum. The BEST public AMC related museum is in Hartford, WI, the
Hartford Auto Museum. To bad it's not in Kenosha, but the city/county
doesn't want to do anything but give a token showing."
Ironically it took almost a act of Congress to get a Transportation Museum
in Kenosha, even with it's extremely rich automotive history. But watch the
pork fly for a Kenosha Civil War museum. Not to take away anything away from
Wisconsin's civil war contributions, but to me it seems like putting a Enron
museum in Houston. Or a Chevrolet museum in New Orleans. Or a casino and
topless bar museum in Salt Lake. Hmmm....not a bad idea, when is the next
flight out, I got a roll of nickles.
But the Kenosha civil war museum had a massive budget that dwarfed the
transportation museum budget if I recall, maybe some of ya'll who live up
that way can comment on the numbers. Here is a link to it:
http://www.kenosha.org/museum/civilwar.html
One more thing before I go, as I mentioned this on the baadassgremlin group.
Please be safe this Memorial day weekend, and please remember what this
weekend is all about: those Veterans who have proudly served this great
nation in the past, present, (including Frank, Steve, Hal and other Vets on
here) and those in the future. God Bless Our Vets.
http://www.planethoustonamx.com/supporttroops.jpg
(yes that is a Airborne flag; one fellow I sent that to in Iraq printed it
and has it in his tank he told me, not sure if the tank is AMC powered)
http://www.planethoustonamx.com/AMC_SC360_wflag.JPG
This is my 71 SC/360 in the Houston 71% humidity with little breeze, I have
a small 30 watt lightbulb in the tree that lights up the flag at night,
looks really grat, and mentioned to Bart's group that now other neighbors
(neighbours if Canadian) are also flying their Old Glorys.
Eddie Stakes'
Planet Houston AMX
713.464.8825
eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
*email is currently HEAVY
Call if important*
www.planethoustonamx.com
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Message: 11
Date: Sat, 27 May 2006 18:37:40 -0400 (EDT)
From: "David Borkman" <dborkman@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [AMC-List] 73 Ambassador for sale - Providence RI area
To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID:
<1055.131.128.102.160.1148769460.squirrel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1
Hi -
Saw this ad in the Providence RI area CraigsList - it is not my car.
Maybe it is of interest to someone??
=======
73 AMC Ambassador (plus parts - $750
The car is in an alright condition except the rear quarters are rusted and
areas of the floor pans. The car is rare i've only seen one other around
which i bought for parts. Which are included with buying the car(front
bumper, grille, headlight housings, 4 headlights, valve covers, 2barrel
carb, two fenders.)Theres a V8 360 with an automatic tranny. The car runs
theres a brand new starter soleniod and starter.
CONTACT me at cheerinchica107@xxxxxxx or for more pictures
The link to the ad is (includes 1 photo):
http://providence.craigslist.org/car/165312838.html
Good Luck!
Dave Borkman
Saunderstown, RI
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