Re: [Amc-list] Reinforcement on Rambler American

[Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxx>]

The National Highway Safety Transportation Act singed in September 1966 made a lot of safety devices we now take for granted mandatory on 1967 and later cars. The American received the under floor reinforcements ("subframe connectors") on all 67-69 models. That's the only known reinforcement -- it was previously only used on hardtops and convertibles. 

The SC/Rambler received all the convertible reinforcements. Unfortunately they aren't easily visible as on the 61-63 American convertibles. Converts used stiffer inner rockers and a stiffer back seat reinforcement. They would have used different reinforcement than the hardtops, but the SC/Rambler back seat reinforcement is supposedly of a heavier gauge metal than standard hardtops. It might be two reinforcements pressed together -- I've never had the back seat out of an SC/R to be able to check. I believe it's just a gauge size thicker (16 gauge instead of 18 gauge) -- same with the inner rockers and possibly some other reinforcing parts. 

Unfortunately the parts book doesn't list body components unless they were commonly available for repairs -- the inner rockers wouldn't be, just the outer covers. The TSM doesn't point out heavier convertible components either. 

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Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2007 20:53:25 -0800 (PST)
From: JOE FULTON <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Matt H. or anyone.  When did AMC begin to reinforce
the front unibody on the Rambler American bodies? 
1967?  1968?  1969?  What specifically was done, if
anything on the SC/Rambler?

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