Re: [Amc-list] Pacer Front End

[Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx>]

He's teasing of course, Buick made the 401, not Olds, and the 390 was Cadillac,
not Ford.

;)

Ken 


Quoting Frank Swygert <farna@xxxxxxx>:

> 
> SERIOUS ANSWER: He's an idiot when it come to AMC. AMC bought the rack and
> pinion steering assembly from GM. It won't fit ANY GM cars though -- it was
> made to order. Now the seals and all are standard GM, the rack width is what
> had to be special for the Pacer to prevent bump steer. The setup is similar
> to the 70s Camaro/Nova only in the placement of the coil spring -- between
> the frame and lower control arm. 
> 
> NOT SERIOUS AT ALL: Don't you know anything about AMC Kent? They only
> assembled cars from parts made by everyone else. Bud and Fisher made the
> bodies, they bought engines from several sources -- Ford 390s, Chrysler 360s,
> Chevy sixes, Olds 401s. They sometimes had the bore altered a bit to change
> the size -- the 258 six instead of the 250. Chevy didn't mind, they were
> phasing out the 250 in their cars anyway. They used what they could from
> whoever would give them the best deal. That's why it's hard to interchange
> parts -- sometimes you find a Motorola alternator, sometimes a GM (Delco),
> and on older ones you'll even find a Ford (Autolite) generator. Isn't it
> obvious they didn't make anything themselves? 
> 
> 
> 
> ======================
> Date: Sat, 01 Nov 2008 16:03:31 -0400
> From: "KENT ANDERSON" <65marlin327@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> At a cruise last night, I met a fellow who seemed to know AMC's pretty well. 
> He mentioned the front end under the Pacer is a 70's Camaro/Nova front end,
> rack and pinion steering, and all.  Anyone able to confirm?
> 
> -- 
> Frank Swygert
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