Re: [Amc-list] AMC V-8's in Atlanta

[Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Most, pick and pulls rent hoists or pull the engine after you unbolt everything.
Call ahead.

--
Mark Price
Morgantown, WV
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
" I was different before people dared to be different" 

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From: "Clarence Milstead" <cmilstead@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> I went to the two local Pull a Part junkyards yesterday and I counted about
> 8 AMC 360 V8 engines, complete, still in their assorted Grand Wagoneers and
> FSJ Cherokees.  Price, intake to oil pan, sans accessories, plus core
> charge, less then $200. 
> 
> Same deal for the 401 engine I found there a year or so ago. 
> 
> 360s are currently still very common around Atlanta. Granted, not all of
> them may be "drop in and go" ready, but I would be willing to bet that at
> least a couple would be good for 100K plus miles in "drop in"
> 
> condition. There's an 89 Grand Wagoneer there now that obviously has been
> off the road for years-due to body damage. Good likelihood that it received
> that damage early in its life and was just parked with low miles. 
> 
>  
> 
> They are still out there, but lots of times you just have to put some effort
> into looking for them.
> 
>  
> 
> Sounds fantastic, nothing like that around here. Makes me want to jump in my
> van and head East. One question though. How would I get the engine and
> transmission out of the car and on my trailer? I can't do it by myself.
> Would the yard crew help or what? When you say sans accessories does that
> mean "bare?" What would I have to buy/find to make it run? If I can get a
> good one for a reasonable price I might buy it and store it until I'm ready
> to put it in the Gremlin. 
> 
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