[AMC-list] 71 SC/360 Hornet posted on YouTube

[Raylin Nevland <raylin.nevland@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello everyone.  I posted a video of our SC/360 Hornet restoration.  For
those of you who are interested, you can visit the following link to view
the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQwkwwn9pmU


Raylin


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>   3. Re: snoop gremmie grem (Wrambler)
>   4. Re: 70 Javelin 4 speed (Armand Eshleman)
>   5. 1964 Classic A/C problem (Carter Braxton)
>   6. Folks just plain like a Rambler (Bruce Griffis)
>   7. Pretty Good Weekend (Joe Fulton)
>   8. Need Door Gaskets (Joe Fulton)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:15:58 -0400
> From: Marc Montoni <Freedom@xxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [AMC-list] Ambassador Kick Panels
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> I said:
>
> >>I'm working on a 69 Ambassador.  In putting in new carpet, I had to
> remove the kick panels to seal up the body joints.  The driver's side kick
> panel was in two pieces, the passenger side was in three.
> >>
> >>I'm looking for a pair of uncracked, decent kick panels.  I don't care
> about the color; they can be sprayed to match my old ones.
> >>
> >>Eventually I'll get around to pulling some off a junkyard car, but if you
> have an Ambo parts car and want to make $20 or so for each of the kick
> panels, please write or call me asap -- I'd like to put the car back
> together!
>
>
> Wrambler <wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx> said:
>
>
> >Darn, if it was fer the American I have a whole pile of 'em.
> >Unless they are the same?
> >If they are someone let me know, not sure about sliders for floor vents,
> but have 3-4 kickpanels in red for Americans.
>
>
> Unfortunately, they are not the same.  The Ambo panels are more complex.
>  Their vent section extends about 5" into the sheetmetal behind it.  They
> have to be in good shape otherwise water leaks in from any cracks at all and
> ruins the floorboards.
>
> -- M
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2009 13:10:01 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Bill Serckie <realtorbill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [AMC-list] snoop gremmie grem
> To: Rambler Nash Jeep and familyAMC <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> and it's stuff like this that just kills a car show...what a way to wreck a
> car, classic or otherwise.
>
>
> Bill Serckie
> Coldwell Banker Real Estate?& Mortgage Services
> 2 River Place Suite "K"
> Lansing, IL 60438
> ?
> Office # (708) 889-2739
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> --- On Sun, 7/5/09, tom jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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> From: tom jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [AMC-list] snoop gremmie grem
> To: "Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "AMC, Rambler,
> Nash, Jeep and family" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Sunday, July 5, 2009, 11:48 AM
>
>
> Have some mercy! not before breakfast!
>
>
> On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 07:46, Eddie Stakes <
> eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > wrote:
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> > Thought ya'll might want to see what 40 inch, yes, 40 inch rims look like
> > on a car. My first thought was Mater from the CARS movie chasing those
> > tractors.
> >
> > http://www.just-spinner-rims.com/40-inch-rims-on-donkey-kong.html
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> Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2009 00:42:48 +0000 (UTC)
> From: Wrambler <wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [AMC-list] snoop gremmie grem
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> I agree.
> They call it king of the donks, but don't say what part of the Ass/Donkey
> it is modeled off of!!!
>
> To each his own I guess, at least that was not done to a 57 rebel....
>
> Mark Price
> Morgantown, WV 26508
> 1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
> 2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrac II
> "I realize that death is inevitable.
> I just don't want to be around when it happens!"
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Serckie" <realtorbill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Rambler Nash Jeep and familyAMC" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, July 5, 2009 4:10:01 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> Subject: Re: [AMC-list] snoop gremmie grem
>
> and it's stuff like this that just kills a car show...what a way to wreck a
> car, classic or otherwise.
>
>
> Bill Serckie
> Coldwell Banker Real Estate?& Mortgage Services
> 2 River Place Suite "K"
> Lansing, IL 60438
> ?
> Office # (708) 889-2739
> Fax #????(708) 360-5787
> Cell #?? ?(773) 251-5234
>
> --- On Sun, 7/5/09, tom jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx> wrote:
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> From: tom jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [AMC-list] snoop gremmie grem
> To: "Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "AMC, Rambler,
> Nash, Jeep and family" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Sunday, July 5, 2009, 11:48 AM
>
>
> Have some mercy! not before breakfast!
>
>
> On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 07:46, Eddie Stakes <
> eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > wrote:
>
> > Thought ya'll might want to see what 40 inch, yes, 40 inch rims look like
> > on a car. My first thought was Mater from the CARS movie chasing those
> > tractors.
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> Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2009 19:47:53 -0500
> From: "Armand Eshleman" <aje1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [AMC-list] 70 Javelin 4 speed
> To: "AMC, Rambler, Nash, Jeep and family" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> If they tow that car very far with that hook stuffed up into a frame
> opening, it'll hog that hole out bigger too!
> I love how some one dorked the crap out of the hood hinges. My guess is the
> back of the hood where the hinges bolt on is pretty much gone. I don't
> think
> it's worth the $1800 starting bid much less exceeding an unknown reserve. I
> suppose though if one wanted a four speed car real bad, with correct VIN,
> if
> it is in fact correct, here you go.
>
> Armand
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ken Ames" <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "AMC, Rambler, Nash, Jeep and family" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, July 05, 2009 1:07 PM
> Subject: Re: [AMC-list] 70 Javelin 4 speed
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> > Engine just 'dropped' in. Looks like the aircleaner lid is in the back
> seat.
> >
> > Ken
> >
> >
> > Quoting Marc Montoni <Freedom@xxxxxxxx>:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > This is pitiful.  Someone left this thing to rot probably 20 years ago.
> I
> > > don't see a single surface without substantial rust:
> > >
> > >
> >
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370224873649&viewitem=#ebayphotohosting
> > >
> > > Break out that rotisserie!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > > MARC MONTONI
> > > Richmond VA
> > > http://RichmondRambler.tripod.com/<http://richmondrambler.tripod.com/>
> > > http://Hasdrubal.tripod.com/Index.htm<http://hasdrubal.tripod.com/Index.htm>
> > > http://FreeVirginia.blogspot.com/ <http://freevirginia.blogspot.com/>
> > > Cu vi parolas Esperanton?
> > > Freedom.  Responsibility.  www.LP.org <http://www.lp.org/>
> > > I'd rather push a Rambler than drive a Toyota.
> > > Visit www.AMCRC.com <http://www.amcrc.com/> or www.AMONational.com<http://www.amonational.com/>.
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> Message: 5
> Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2009 20:11:30 -0500
> From: "Carter Braxton" <cbraxton@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [AMC-list] 1964 Classic A/C problem
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> I'm trying to help out a friend out with the air conditioning on a 1964
> Rambler Classic. Someone else did a half-hearted R134 conversion on this car
> that did not work out. (The dryer had not even been changed.) Symptoms were
> no cooling and gauges showing the low side going into suction and high side
> pressure only about 120 psi on a warm, sunny day. The compressor is new and
> the hoses were rebuilt with the original fittings.
>
> What we have now done is to flush out the evaporator and condenser to get
> rid of any debris and old oil. (Quite a bit of grunge came out.) A new
> expansion valve was fitted, the compressor oil drained and the factory
> recommended amount (7 oz.) of ester oil installed. In order to maintain
> stock appearance, the original dryer was sent out to be rebuilt. The rebuilt
> dryer was installed and the system drawn to 30" vacuum for about an hour and
> a half before recharging with R134.
>
> After all this, the car still has the same symptoms -- no cooling, with
> suction on the low side and ~120 psi on the high side. Basically it seems
> like there is a blockage somewhere in the system. I also noticed that there
> is a check valve going into the dryer. It appears to be integral with the
> fitting on the high-pressure hose that connects the dryer with the expansion
> valve, and attaches to a fitting on the side of the dryer.
>
> On my own car I've had the experience of a brand-new defective expansion
> valve causing this kind of symptom. However, looking at that 45-year-old
> check valve I'm a bit suspicious of it. How likely is it to be causing this
> problem? Is it really a necessary component? (My 1975 AMC service manual
> shows what is basically the same system, but there appears to be no such
> check valve at the dryer.) If the check valve is needed, are they still
> available?
>
> -------------------------
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>  cbraxton@xxxxxxxxx
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> Message: 6
> Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2009 22:36:12 -0400
> From: Bruce Griffis <bruce.griffis@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [AMC-list] Folks just plain like a Rambler
> To: "AMC, Rambler, Nash, Jeep and family" <Amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> I wandered off earlier last week to pick up some groceries in the
> American sedan. A guy came over and had to check it out, saying he
> hadn't seen a Rambler in a long time. We chatted for a bit, then he
> stated it's been a long time since he'd seen a Classic 770. I didn't
> have the heart to tell him it was an American 330. Oh well.
>
> Then my oldest son wanted to borrow the car and take it in to work. He
> drove by a parts house with some great folks, and a woman that worked
> there really was liking the car. Drove in to work and the Service
> Manager went nuts - he had a Rambler Americna sedan with bench seats
> and a three on the tree as his high school car. I thought that was
> pretty cool.
>
> Just having fun cruising around locally. Saving up pennies for the
> clutch and pressure plate - then it's off for a longer drive!
>
>
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> Message: 7
> Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2009 19:57:26 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Joe Fulton <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [AMC-list] Pretty Good Weekend
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> I got some things done on the 65 American.  I'm slow but when I make
> progress it's generally rewarding.  It all started with the loose frayed
> emergency brake cable last week.  I couldn't stand the loose bracket and I
> adjusted the brake but I still could not get the handle to go all the way
> into the sleeve.  So I dropped the assembly and found that the cable had
> wadded up and frayed slightly at the operator end, presumably due to not
> being adjusted properly by the PO.  I bought a new cable was preparing to
> install it, but I thought what the heck?  I then started looking at the
> dash.  It's a metal dash with no pad and had surface rust from sitting in a
> damp barn or garage for over twenty years.  I needed to replace the speedo
> cluster anyway due to rust on the numerals (yes, it was that wet).  I had a
> used speedo cluster from Andy Ray in Vegas. It is a frustrating job to
> remove on a 65.  You will definitely teach the neighbors some new words if
> you remove a
>  65 American speedo cluster.
>
> So with the cluster out, this weekend I sanded the dash and I had some flat
> blue lacquer from Tower Paint left over from my 66 project.  I masked and
> painted the dash and it looks good man.  I have a new fuel gauge coming from
> an Ebay auction so I should have the cluster back in this week.  I hope to
> run the engine again and check out the transmission (and the gauges) next
> weekend (and adjust the valves for the first time while warm.)   While the
> paint was drying on parts, I continued assembling the 232 long block for a
> 76 Hornet project.  That and family stuff made it a great weekend.
>
> Joe Fulton
> Salinas, CA
>
>
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> Message: 8
> Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2009 20:03:27 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Joe Fulton <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [AMC-list] Need Door Gaskets
> To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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> I need door gaskets (seals) for the front doors on my 65 American.  I
> realize that several of the vendors have the 4-door seals, but does anyone
> make the two part (inner and outer) seals for the door perimeters of the
> 64-later Americans or just the outer seals?
>
> Also, I just need the front door seals, but I guess I'll have to buy all
> four huh?  You can read that as Rambler mentality.  I won't be mad.
>
> Joe Fulton
>
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