Re: [Amc-list] Ambassador for sale

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Is it ussterly incompatable? Or does it need the adapter plate the P/S boxes used up til the early 70's? IIRC someone one makes adpate rplates that may work. I saw it listed on a website, Flaming river or Borgeson etc; They listed one for an earl 60's Chevy, You need to gather the box numbers to sort all that out. I have a spare plate here, you never know when you might need one!

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Mark Price
Morgantown, WV
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
> On Sat, 31 Mar 2007, Sandwich Maker wrote:
> 
> > and it should be easy to retrofit saginaw integral ps - didn't the '65
> > or '66 have it?  the ps gear would mount with a sill plate adapter
> > anyways, and probably take the existing pitman arm.
> 
> Just checked; the 63-65 steering box is utterly incompatible
> with the 70-up box. Frank solved this problem though in his
> 63 Classic.
> 
> 
> I distinguish between "bolt-in" changes and ones requiring mods
> such as drilling cutting or adapting, and unless someone is
> hot-rodding I assume what people want is "bolt in" (or really
> close to).
> 
> I don't mind hot-rod level changes personally, none of my cars
> are stock/collectable but those sorts of mods are ALWAYS more
> work than they appear, and you almost always "discover" little
> subtleties that smart factory engineers built in; clearances,
> bolt access, size, weight, etc... these are all fine for project
> cars, but for daily drivers a "surprise discovery" that a new
> strut bushing requires 4 hours of fiddling and adjustment is
> not usually welcome. In a hot rod it's part of the project!
> 
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