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Today's Topics:

   1. Rebel Machine Wanted (Eddie Stakes)
   2. Rebel 67-70 2dr/4dr wanted (Eddie Stakes)
   3. 70-76 Gremlin wanted (Eddie Stakes)
   4. Re: Rambler American grilles (Matt Haas)
   5. I'm looking for my old '69 BBG AMX (Metropolitan57@xxxxxxx)
   6. Moving in L.A. (Mike Kindle)
   7. Re: 85 Eagle 4x4 (Jim Blair)
   8. Las Vegas Car Show (Todd Tomason)
   9. Re: 85 Eagle 4x4 (Sandwich Maker)


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Message: 1
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 18:52:39 -0500
From: "Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [AMC-List] Rebel Machine Wanted
To: "AMC List" <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: thewizardofgaz@xxxxxxxxx
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 WANTED WANTED WANTED Want to buy a 1970 Machine. Would prefer a 4-spd RWB 
car but would consider anything. Not afraid of something needing work but 
would like everything that is Machine special to be there if at all 
possible. The closer you are to North Dakota, the better. To give you an 
idea of my budget, I am not trying to steal something for $5K but the $40K 
Rhode Island Red's are a bit out of my league. Please email me or call me 
evenings if you think you have something like I'm looking for, ask for 
Roger. Thanks for the ad Eddie. Love your Ebay listing!!  Roger Gazur 
thewizardofgaz@xxxxxxxxx 701-873-242
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Anyone that can help them out feel free to give them a shout above, thanks,
Eddie Stakes'
Planet Houston AMX
713.464.8825
eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.planethoustonamx.com



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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 18:54:21 -0500
From: "Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [AMC-List] Rebel 67-70 2dr/4dr wanted
To: "AMC List" <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: furygt@xxxxxxxxxxx
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Looking for a 1967 or 1968 Rebel 2 door or 4 door.  Eric F 
furygt@xxxxxxxxxxx
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anyone with a 67-68 (talked to them today also, they would consider a 69-70) 
Rebel for sale give them a shout above, thanks,
Eddie Stakes'
Planet Houston AMX
713.464.8825
eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.planethoustonamx.com



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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 18:55:23 -0500
From: "Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [AMC-List] 70-76 Gremlin wanted
To: <baadassgremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "AMC List" <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: AUTOPARTS101@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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WANTED AMC GREMLIN 1970-1976 RUNNING CONDITION FOR A DAILY DRIVER FAIR TO 
GOOD SHAPE I WILL HAVE IT SHIPPED SO DISTANCE DOES NOT MATTER EMAIL ME PICS 
AND PRICES SHAUN AUTOPARTS101@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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anyone that can possibly hook them up give them a shout above, thanks,
Eddie Stakes'
Planet Houston AMX
713.464.8825
eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.planethoustonamx.com



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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 22:28:42 -0400
From: Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [AMC-List] Rambler American grilles
To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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Grilles are different for each year of this final body style.

1966 are bright dipped on the face with two vertical lines that break the 
grille into thirds.
1967 are bright dipped on the face with no vertical lines.
1968 are mostly black with a bright dipped band just above the middle with 
a RAMBLER badge in them
1969 are the same except no RAMBLER badge
SC/Rambler grille appears to be the same as the 1969 grille except it's all 
black.

1967-69 grilles can all be interchanged without problem so the grille isn't 
the best way to tell these cars from year to year. 1966 also used different 
headlight doors and fenders so I'm not sure how well that year grille fits 
on a later car.

The black is satin black. You can see some good pictures of a perfect 1968 
grille at 
http://www.mattsoldcars.com/gallery/EdmundAnderson2004/low_mile_american/index.shtml. 
You can see a so-so SC/Rambler grille at 
http://www.mattsoldcars.com/gallery/teague97.shtml (near the bottom). These 
pictures are not all that good but you can clearly see that it's not like 
the 1967 grille.

Matt

At 03:58 PM 7/25/2006 -0700, you wrote:
>   Just curious...
>I have noticed that SC/Rambler grilles are painted
>completely black.  Are they the same as 68-69 grilles,
>with the "silver bar" painted black also, or are they
>the same as a 67 grille, without the bar from later?
>Can't seem to find any good pics at the moment... I
>assume this is the "satin" or "competition" black as
>opposed to flat black.
>mike
>
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1967 Rambler American wagon
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Message: 5
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 23:39:26 EDT
From: Metropolitan57@xxxxxxx
Subject: [AMC-List] I'm looking for my old '69 BBG AMX
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Hello,
 
I've been an infrequent lurker on this list for the past ten years.   I've 
always been a admirer of AMC cars, and one of my most painful experiences  was 
the sale of our Big Bad Green AMX in the summer of 1976.  I don't  recall the 
purchaser's name, but he was headed to Princeton, New Jersey for  college from 
Tacoma, Washington.  I've seen numerous pictures on the net of  BBG AMX's and 
always wondered if one of them could be "MY BABY".  
 
The car was had a rather unusual set of options.  It was a 390 with Go  Pac, 
four speed, 3.54 posi rear end.  The weird thing is that it came with  vacuum 
wipers and manual steering.  It had charcoal woven vinyl upholstery,  a 
standard AM radio, and dash plaque #10248. It came with the Magnum wheels and  trim 
rings.  The wheels were subsequently replaced with Ansen 14x6 dished  aluminum 
wheels. I had installed an Addco rear sway bar, an Accel dual point  
distributor, Holley 600cfm carb, Hooker headers and a Sig Erson cam.  I had  
fabricated and installed a sheetmetal spoiler to the front of the car.  I  would hope 
that the current owner has had the good sense to correct my  indiscretions.  
One thing that I truly regret is that I drilled the hood to  install locking 
hood pins. 
 
The car was purchased in Manatowoc (sp?), New Jersey in September,  1969.  I 
suspect that it was a special order car intend to be drag raced  and the deal 
fell through. I can't imagine a dealer flooring a car like that  intentionally.
 
If there is anyone out there in AMC land that knows the whereabouts of this  
car, I would love to hear from them.  I know I have the VIN somewhere, but  
there is 30 years of water under the bridge!  I assure that my intentions  are 
pure.  I simply want to know how she has weathered the  storm. 
 
Thanks for listening to my rambling.
 
Mike


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Message: 6
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 22:56:54 -0700
From: "Mike Kindle" <mike90066@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [AMC-List] Moving in L.A.
To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <BAY113-F13C9DC72BCF588D106DBAFC5B0@xxxxxxx>
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I'm having a mid-life car crisis.
The 69 wagon is doing a great job making trips back and forth as I move from 
the hot valley north of LA to a smaller place in cool Culver City.  Today I 
started packing up parts in the 100 degree garage .  It's amazing how much 
stuff one can accumulate in almost six years.  I have one box labeled "Parts 
for cars I do not own."
And maybe it's just the heat but the idea of de-Ramblering continues to nag 
at me.  Ten years ago I was looking at replacing a 68 American with a newer 
car when I ordered a TSM, and started tinkering instead.  I now have 3 
Americans and a 59 Met, boxes of parts, and more on the car to-do list than 
can be accomplished by me in a lifetime.  I've learned a lot and it is 
definitely part of who I am, but I need to get back down to one car for this 
city life.
And if it is to be one it should be the Met, because it fits, saves gas, and 
I don't have to maintain my own parts department.  And if I only have one 
car to focus my attention on rather than spreading it over four or sometimes 
five. . . it might actually wind up looking good.  Right now the cars are 
feeling more like a burden than a joy, and I wonder how different my life 
would have been. . .

But it may just be the heat and moving all these parts.

Anyway I may be looking to find good homes for one or more of the following 
Rambler Americans:
65 2dr
68 2dr
69 wagon.
And some boxes of parts.
In Los Angeles.  I'll have more info soon.

Mike Kindle




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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 23:12:40 -0700
From: "Jim Blair" <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [AMC-List] 85 Eagle 4x4
To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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Hey! Another Webtver! (that's what I started out on this list with in fall 
of '96 when they first came out) As for the Eagle, it could be a number of 
problems. Some big, some small and some a PITA.
   First, make sure the rear (or front if it's in 4x4) driveshaft isn't 
spinning w/o the car moving (which means the 2 piece axle stripped or spider 
gears broke) Model 15 rear axle. Swap in an XJ D35 or upgrade to a D44 axle. 
You'll need to fix the shock mounts but the 1 piece axles are a nice 
upgrade!
   If that's not it, the '85 was last year of the %$@#^&* vacuum front axle 
so make sure it's in 2WD and the tcase isn't 1/2 way to 4x4 (the vacuum 
motors tend to stick and replacing at least the one on the front axle with a 
manual cable or perma locking it and rerouting the vacuum hoses to go to 
just the tcase shift motor (see a diagram for '86 to '88 to see how to make 
yours shift on the fly)
   Once you ensure the tcase is in 2wd, pop the drain plug and see if black 
gritty oil comes out (that would be a blown viscous coupler. No holes in the 
tcase? (I have seen ones blown apart when the chain let go after being 
stretched too far)
   Once you eliminate the other stuff (by the way, the trans will shift and 
you'll feel it if the trans isn't wiped out. It will often grind when you 
shift to park too) Check the torque converter bolts didn't fall out. If it 
was vibrating a bit, the front pump or the converter may have died.
   A VERY nice upgrade for the Eagles with automatic is the 727 from an '80 
to '91 Grand Wagoneers (easy to spot in the junkyard because the front 
driveshaft is driver's side, same as the Eagle). Much stronger than the 998 
(especially in the torque converter dept and load haulling and a direct bolt 
in with very minor parts swapping from the old one) The FSJ transfercase is 
also a nice upgrade with low range.
   For those who tow seriously, a NP208J (available as an option '80 to '88) 
is the strongest.


Jim Blair, Seattle, WA '84 J10 Black Jack (getting lifted and stroked!), '73 
J4000 304/TH400/QT tow truck http://www.virtualjeep.com

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From: "Mann Olegs" <mannolegs@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [AMC-List] 85 Eagle 4x4
To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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Hello, I have an 85' Eagle 4x4 ,258,auto.
  It was driving /shifting fine.  I parked it one day,then got
in and drove off and stopped to check my mail. IT will not move
now. I can jack it up and it will roll the wheels but will not
shift. I checked the fluid it is good and clean. I dropped the
pan changed the filter ,same problem. Any suggesions??? Could
there be an easy fix.?? Never any signs of going bad!!
Thanks in advance.

Also I am looking for f&r bumpers and a right frot fender for a
65' American 330??

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Message: 8
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 06:29:51 -0500
From: Todd Tomason <jayscore@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [AMC-List] Las Vegas Car Show
To: AMC List <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Message-ID: <200607260629.51070.jayscore@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Mark Ogulnick asked me to post a reminder about the upcoming Las Vegas car 
show.  The show is October 28-29 in Boulder City, NV.  You can contact Mark 
at chicago0516@xxxxxxxxx for more details, or check the club website at 
http://www.angelfire.com/retro2/snamc/.  

Todd


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Message: 9
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2006 07:48:26 -0400 (EDT)
From: adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)
Subject: Re: [AMC-List] 85 Eagle 4x4
To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <200607261148.k6QBmQA14926@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

" From: "Jim Blair" <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>
" 
" 
"    A VERY nice upgrade for the Eagles with automatic is the 727 from an '80 
" to '91 Grand Wagoneers (easy to spot in the junkyard because the front 
" driveshaft is driver's side, same as the Eagle). Much stronger than the 998 
" (especially in the torque converter dept and load haulling and a direct bolt 
" in with very minor parts swapping from the old one) 

it will cost you mileage though.  the 727 takes almost twice as much
hp to spin as the 998.

a jeep wrangler tf999 aka 32rh [-not- 32re!] is also stronger in the
converter area and should be a drop-in if the 727 is.
________________________________________________________________________
Andrew Hay                                  the genius nature
internet rambler                            is to see what all have seen
adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx                       and think what none thought


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