AMC-List Digest, Vol 8, Issue 22
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Today's Topics:
1. Going to the NAMDRA meet (Nick ALFANO)
2. 9-11 from the front (Michael Bailey)
3. 9-11 from the front (Michael Bailey)
4. Intersting MACHINE article from:
AMCRebelMachine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Brien Tourville)
5. AMCRebelMachine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Brien Tourville)
6. Eagle Kammback bumper ends (Brien Tourville)
7. car show in lawton ok (d stohler)
8. Original PCV valve? (Matt Haas)
9. Re: Original PCV valve? (Tom Jennings)
10. HELP for storing/moving a vehicle near Cordova/Davenport (Jesse)
11. Re: amcrebelmachinegroup (Eddie Stakes)
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 07:13:09 -0700 (PDT)
From: Nick ALFANO <71amx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [AMC-List] Going to the NAMDRA meet
To: amc list <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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We are leaving for the NAMDRA meet in Cordova early
Friday morning. I will have our tent sent up Friday
mid day and all day Sat so stop by and say hi. Tent
is green and I will be pulling a large trailer with a
newer style White Dodge Ram. Most products will be
specially priced for that weekend so stop by and save
some dollars. If anyone going is in need of something
specific, please let me know by tomorrow. Would
probably be best to call as I will be loading the
trailer most of the night.
Thanks and hope to see you at the meet.
Nick
Nick Alfano
Alfano Performance
Kenosha, WI. 53142
262-308-1302
262-942-8271 after 6pm central and weekends
Alfano Performance
Kenosha, WI. 53142
262-308-1302
262-942-8271 after 6pm central and weekends
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 10:08:30 -0700 (PDT)
From: Michael Bailey <route66rambler@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [AMC-List] 9-11 from the front
To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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A friend in the Marines over in Iraq sent me this picture:
http://www.route66rambler.com/web/route66rambler.com/WeRemember.jpg
Just thought I'd share.
mike
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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 10:09:36 -0700 (PDT)
From: Michael Bailey <route66rambler@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [AMC-List] 9-11 from the front
To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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A friend in the Marines over in Iraq sent me this picture:
http://www.route66rambler.com//WeRemember.jpg
Just thought I'd share.
mike
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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 13:11:12 -0400
From: "Brien Tourville" <hh7x@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [AMC-List] Intersting MACHINE article from:
AMCRebelMachine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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From: MSN Nicknamefordamc (Original Message) Sent: 1/19/2006 8:33 PM
I too have a Bayshore blue Machine with a blue interior. It took a
long time to restore the interior, it got to the point where I was
ready to give up & sell the car. But I stuck with it & the end result
looks good. Check out the PICTURES part of this site & go back to
page 2. There are a couple of pictures of my Machine interior posted.
To paint hard parts in the interior (dashboard, kick panels with
vents, front inside metal trim around the window, package shelf, rear
sail panels, steering wheel) use PPG Duracryl Acrylic Lacquer # 13814
Blue metallic. A good auto body supply store should be able to mix
this for you.
To paint soft interior parts (door panels, seats, door arm rests,
seat backs, dash pad) use SEM vinyl dye elastomeric coating #1625
Silver Blue metallic. Again, a good auto body supply store can mix
this for you. Buy a can of PPG vinyl conditioner # UK 405 and use
according to the directions on the can before you spray the vinyl
dye. This stuff works great when used correctly.
Door panels are a huge problem on blue interior cars. I looked for
12 years before I found any, & what I found were in poor condition.
The problem is that blue interior panels (seats are different too)
have a different grain than the black or tan interior cars. So, you
can't dye black or tan ones blue if you want the interior to be
correct. That makes it much harder to find them. The panels I found
were blue, but had been painted black. The front panels had a backing
board that had completely deteriorated, the back panels were decent.
The vinyl on the front panels was also very wrinkled, affecting the
panels about 1/3 of the way up. I started restoring them by removing
the rotten backing boards. Save them for patterns for the new backing
boards!! I then started carefully scrubbing the black paint off of
the panels with a toothbrush, a stainless steel toothbrush, & brake
fluid. Brake fluid is the only thing that will soften the paint but
not destroy the vinyl. This trick works great on painted plastic too,
by the way. After tons of hours I had most of the paint off. I had to
sparingly use PPG UK 405 to clean the remainder off. You have to be
really careful with this product when cleaning with it as it can
soften the vinyl & damage it. I then used an iron (like you use for
clothes, DON'T tell my girlfriend I did this!!!) to carefully smooth
out the wrinkles. Next, I bought two different thicknesses of door
panel backer board from a local upholstery shop. I cut out the base
first, then used the thinner board to create the raised parts of the
panel. I glued it all together with contact cement. Then I carefully
glued the vinyl onto the new board, using contact cement, gluing
about 4" at a time. When all this was done I sprayed the panels with
the SEM dye. If the two chrome stripes are missing from the top of
the panels, use 1/4" chrome pinstriping, from the auto body supply
store. I would guess that I have 80 hours total in the restoration
of these panels.
Seats are a problem too. The companies that deal in old NOS
upholstery material don't have any of the blue used in the Machine
left. Legendary Auto Interiors does reproduce both of the types of
vinyl used on Machine seats in blue. I used their product & it looks
great & has held up great. A local upholstery shop made the covers
for me. The bad thing is that Legendary has the worst customer
service I have ever experienced. Expect lots of delays & broken
promises when dealing with them. But, after years of looking, they
are the only people I could find for this stuff. I have samples of
this material, email me if you want a sample.
That is all I can think of right now. If you have any questions,
ask!! Scott
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milnersXcoupe
NEW YORK
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Message: 5
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 13:22:42 -0400
From: "Brien Tourville" <hh7x@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [AMC-List] AMCRebelMachine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <45080622.10605.54510F0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
Wanted 1970 AMC Rebel Machine Any leads would be appreciated. J
Jahnke
jahnkejl@xxxxxxxxxxx ========================================= anyone
with
a lead or car for sale give J a shout above, thanks, Eddie Stakes'
Planet
Houston AMX
713.464.8825 eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.planethoustonamx.com Email is currently HEAVY 5-12 day reply
times,
call if important
=== ===
AMCRebelMachine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I sent him this URL - these guys are Machine Hounds!
They find 'em in boxes - in closed salvage yards -
in fields & other countries > never seen a tighter nitt
group with a dedicated faction of learned restoration
suggestions outside of ours.
Want an example of 'AMC Appreciation' ?
A 'builder' Machine - not originla color etc. - in Canada -
$25K. .......... did I mention 'Firm' ?
"...whiners' need not apply..."
milnersXcoupe
NEW YORK
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Message: 6
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 13:26:13 -0400
From: "Brien Tourville" <hh7x@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [AMC-List] Eagle Kammback bumper ends
To: mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <450806F5.3407.5484BF2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
I need rear bumper ends for the
Kremlin.
anyone with a stash or leads take
two steps forward.
milnersXcoupe
NEW YORK
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Message: 7
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 17:42:55 -0700 (PDT)
From: d stohler <das24rules@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [AMC-List] car show in lawton ok
To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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i just got home on r&r leave from iraq. found out the day after i got home and got the rambler on the road again there is a car show on the 16/17 weekend. www.trailoffear.com if anyone will be around in the area. if so, drop me a line. i will have my 62 classic there. i just put 2 new door pannels, and front kick pannels, and front and rear carpet in it today. all 4 headlight trim rings. my new tail light lenses. i got some 17" bfgoodrich ta kdws. hopefully my rims get here before the show. well, anyway. feels GREAT to be back in the U.S. and with the wife and rambler again. frank, hope you got a safe trip home. i go back in 2 weeks.
dave stohler
(915)252-3887
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Message: 8
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 20:50:23 -0400
From: Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx>
Subject: [AMC-List] Original PCV valve?
To: mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <5.2.0.9.2.20060913204618.027cd008@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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I just finished changing out the PCV valve (new one is NOS from the mid
70's)and grommet on my 67 American. The PCV valve I took out is a pretty
heavy device (probably weighs as much as a score of current aftermarket
replacements) with NoVo stamped into it. Anyone know if this is the
original one?
Thanks,
Matt
mhaas@xxxxxxx
Cincinnati, OH
http://www.mattsoldcars.com
1967 Rambler American wagon
1968 Rambler American sedan
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Message: 9
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 18:31:11 -0700 (PDT)
From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [AMC-List] Original PCV valve?
To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0609131829350.6498@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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On Wed, 13 Sep 2006, Matt Haas wrote:
> I just finished changing out the PCV valve (new one is NOS from the mid
> 70's)and grommet on my 67 American. The PCV valve I took out is a pretty
> heavy device (probably weighs as much as a score of current aftermarket
> replacements) with NoVo stamped into it. Anyone know if this is the
> original one?
I can't tell you if it's original, but is there ever any reason
to replace them, as opposed to just clean them? There's a spring
I suppose could lose tension, but the valve seat is metal.
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Message: 10
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 20:16:33 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jesse <j2sax@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [AMC-List] HELP for storing/moving a vehicle near
Cordova/Davenport
To: AMC List <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Message-ID: <20060914031633.67369.qmail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
OK, my son REALLY wants us to travel in the 79 AMX,
but I have a Jeep that I want to pick up 60 miles east
of COrdova.
Does anyone know of any local AMC'rs I could leave the
Jeep with for a month? (who won't strip it!) I have
to be up there for meetings the 17-18th, so I could
pick it up then.
THere is a chance that the J truck will drive, but I
can't drive 2 at once!
Any ideas help would be appreciated. If nothing comes
up, I have to slap a radiator in my J10 and make the
trip up in that.
THanks,
Jesse
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Message: 11
Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 23:27:42 -0500
From: "Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [AMC-List] amcrebelmachinegroup
To: <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Is there a website for this group?
Eddie Stakes'
Planet Houston AMX
713.464.8825
eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.planethoustonamx.com
Email is currently HEAVY
5-12 day reply times, call if important
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