[Amc-list] Looking for Information...

["GaryBeck" <garybeck@xxxxxxxxx>]

" I have a '69 Javelin that was my high school hot-rod. It has been in storage for 30yrs. It's still a nice looking car and won't take much to get her running again. I'm looking into updating it.
" 
" Can anyone here help - I'm looking for information on the following:
" 1. Is there a parts interchange manual for AMC - I've seen them for Chevy's and Mopars.

none that i know of, outside of hollander's.
--Thanks. I found the Hollander Interchange Classic Search Manual IV for $150. Contacting them to verifiy if it includes AMC - "most popular domestic vehicles of the era" so it may not...

" 2. Best 4-wheel disc brake conversion kit(s).

none i know of.  stock front disks up to '83 will bolt on, someone has a kit that uses ranger rotors, someone else - on the list, i believe - has an amc20 rear disk kit.  cj amc20 kits would probably work, with redrilled rotors.

the 'big bendix' front disks used '74-8 on big amcs and across the board '75-6 are the most powerful, with calipers used on fords as big as f-250s, but the rotors are getting scarce and expensive.  there's a mopar rotor that ought to fit this spindle but afaik it hasn't been tried, and it would need a modified caliper bracket as it's an inch larger.
--Isn't AMC20 the skinny weak tube that rusted away next to my garage? Can't remember what I exchanged but it has big tubes and hardened axles. It took the power better than the T-10S did. I'm finding lots of brake kits - many already attached to new suspensions.

" 3. Suspension conversion kits. I just found RideTech air suspensions. Others?

with some underhood surgery it's possible to convert to the '70-up all-balljoint setup.  in today's parts situation it's more maintainable but there's a real question as to whether it handles any
better.

--Just realized that the '69 Javelins have trunnions so front and rear suspensions will be ripped out. There's lots of suspension/brake kits available. Not worth the time scrounging for scarse parts. Mustang II kits are plentiful and many others.

" 4. Anything on motor conversions and fitment - preferably big block Chevy or small block strokers(406-454ci).

chevies are like bellybuttons; everyone has one.  why not work over a 401?  the crank is forged to start with and amc had some of the best-flowing heads in the industry, big blocks included.
--My 390 ran well enough to loft the front wheels and break mainshafts on the nodular iron T-10S. The altitude in Denver (thin air) hurts asperated motors though. Availability and technology of Chevy motors (crates too) is far better today as well as supercharger capabilities. 

" 5. Richmond 5-speeds and fitment. May go automatic this time (700R4).

easy.  get a ford unit and use a late-'70s t150 3sp bell, to bearing
and pilot bushing.  the t150 is a toploader 3sp.

for the th700r4, advance adapters has a setup intended to allow gm
th400s to replace the jeep one, but it works for other gm autos too.
--The tranny needs to take the HP. Richmond manufactures an updated T-10S but the 5 speeds are sexier and handle higher HP.

" 6. The old N50 street slicks stick out of the fenders several inches. Anyone shorten/tub a Javelin/AMX for today's bigger 15 inch rims?

you could have stockton wheel make you up a pair of steelies with
custom backspacing.  this does assume the stock wheelwell is wide
enough and the spring isn't in the way.
--The rim offset on the 12 inchers already have minimal clearance on the leaf springs and stick out of the fender well 3 inches at the top. I read that the later Javelin/AMX's have deeper wells. Plus I don't remember what tube is in it: GM, Ford, or Dana... So, good reason to rip out the leafs, reframe, and tub for a newer narrowed tube.
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Andrew Hay                                  the genius nature
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