Re: [Amc-list] I shoulda had a V8! (in a '64 American)

[JOE FULTON <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

A guy drove down from Fairfield with his wife to buy
parts from my 65 American parts car last weekend. 
According to him, it is a clean 220 65 American
2-door.  His wife does not do well with carbureted
cars, so he is putting a crate Chevy smallblock with
TPI in the car, along with a fatman front suspension. 
He said he has always been a hotrodder, but that his
high school car was a 65 American with the flathead
six.  

So yes, about any smallblock size V8 will fit.  Try to
keep it AMC though, huh?

Joe Fulton
Salinas, CA
--- Matt Haas <mhaas@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> I've seen V8's (AMC and otherwise) in 64 and 65
> Americans and they fit 
> really well since the V8's are also several inches
> shorter than the 199 
> and 232 sixes. You'll need a crossmember from a
> later American, Hornet, 
> or Gremlin to make it work. You can either buy a V8
> crossmember or a 6 
> cylinder one and use the Bulltear adapters (or make
> your own).
> 
> Matt
> 
> Thomas L. DeBusk wrote:
> > I've just acquired a 1964 Rambler American
> convertible. It's sat in a  
> > field for several years, top gone.
> > 
> > I'm evaluating it and considering what to do with
> it. I also have a  
> > Jeep 360 that was destined for a J10 already built
> and sitting on an  
> > engine stand. It's tempting.
> > 
> > I'm wondering how difficult it would be to install
> the V8 in the  
> > American instead. Apparently the '64 & '65's are
> shorter than the '66- 
> > ups. Does that matter?
> > 
> > And are there easy shortcuts? Like replacing the
> engine cradle with a  
> > later V8 one? Or is fabrication better? Any wisdom
> would be welcome.
> > 
> > Thomas
> > 1964 Rambler American convertible
> > currently 196 OHV, AT
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> -- 
> mhaas@xxxxxxx
> Cincinnati, OH
> http://www.mattsoldcars.com
> 1967 Rambler American wagon
> 1968 Rambler American sedan
>
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