Re: [Amc-list] '61 Fuelie

[Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx]

I've only had my American 15 years.
I hesitate to think how many thousands I've dropped into a $350 car.
how many hours of work on said car?

Does that count???

--
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>
> For being an AMC 'Ground-Breaker' running an AMC TURBO '6' - how is it
> you're showing up HERE of all places talkin' an 'Antique' '61 Chevie going
> into a GREMLIN ?
> 
>  
> 
> That was a little out in left field. That engine would really wind, right on
> past the 6,200 redline. I figure the Gremlin and the 'Vette are about the
> same weight so the performance would be about the same. Only problem is that
> the 'Vette had 11:1 compression and needed 100 octane gas or it would ping.
> Yes, I've been working on my Gremlin ever since I bought it in Dec '70.
> Always trying to make it better in some way or other. I'm really a 1950's
> hot rodder at heart. First engine I worked on was a flat head Ford. You must
> have read the Turbo article. I did it all myself except for a little help
> with the mount. Runs great and with the 3.55 gears I had to add traction
> bars to keep it from twisting the springs. I may check into the Atlanta
> 360's and stockpile one. However, the turbo runs great for now. When I
> mentioned the Chevy 350 in a Jeep I didn't mean to start a firestorm, at
> least it increased traffic on the board. I guess the 350 is almost the
> universal replacement motor in many vehicles. Interesting to read the venom
> from some people, I wonder how many of them have kept an AMC car for 36
> years? When I spent over $1K to rebuild the engine in what was probably a
> $500.00 car that was commitment. That's the point that most AMC's go to the
> bone yard. I bought the Gremlin because it was different and it's really
> different and rare today. Thanks for the comments.
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