Re: [AMC-List] 69 Vs 70 suspension

[Mark Price <markprice242@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I know of at least one 64-5 American that this was  done to.
IIRC the builder said ,"neveragain!"
I see no reason to do this at all. As others have said fix the original it is a solid design and works well. It would be way down on my list of things to do.
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Mark Price
markprice242ATadelphia.net
Morgantown, WV


---- Sandwich Maker <adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
> " From: "Dan Curtis" <d.curtis@xxxxxxx>
> " 
> " Well it's a bit more complicated than just the shock towers.  Up through 69 
> " AMC used trunions in place of upper ball joints so not only do you not have 
> " an upper ball joint in your car, you also do not have the associated sub 
> " frame and mounting points for the upper ball joint assembly and associated 
> " sub frame pieces on your 69 AMX.
> 
> but all that stuff is on the same inner fender panel with the shock
> tower.  i assumed that when he wrote 'shock tower', he meant the whole
> panel.
> 
> i have heard of '69 amxes converted to '70-style front ends, so the
> panel as a whole seems to be a straight fit.  i would like to know if
> the '68-9 amx panel is the same as the '64-9 american, which it shares
> suspension with.  careful eyeballing says yes.  anyone have a body-
> panel parts book?
> 
> yes, popping or drilling all the welds to remove the inner fender
> panels would be a job, but it can and has been done.
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