Re: [AMC-list] restore info- pacer coupe

[Joe Fulton <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

--- On Thu, 10/8/09, ksiroonian@xxxxxxx <ksiroonian@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: ksiroonian@xxxxxxx <ksiroonian@xxxxxxx>
> Subject: [AMC-list] restore info- pacer coupe
> To: amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Thursday, October 8, 2009, 9:54 PM
> 
> Anyway, the spare tire well had some minor?rust hole
> perforations, so I think I can see the top of the tank
> barely. I'd like to coat the area with some kind of sealer.
> do you recommend bondo or some fiberglass,

If the metal is sound overall I'd use pickup truck bed liner material. Duplicolor makes brushable bed liner which I used as a sound deadener and sealant on the passenger floor (under carpet) on my Pacer.  The spare tire well only has to support the tire and tools so there's not a lot of high density load there.  The spare tire cover bridges it so you don't have to worry about the weight of heavy cargo like a 24-pack of Bud in the back.

Also, around the
> cargo area there is some kind of black asphaltic type of
> padding, fairly thin, with a light brown type of paper on
> the top side. Any idea what kind of replacement stuff I
> might find to duplicate this and then maybe also putting it
> on the base of the spare tire well underneath the new spare
> to protect the floor as well as insulate it? thanks for any
> comments or ideas.

Others have used cheaper materials but I went for Dynamat sound deadener in my Gremlin (now for sale on Ebay BTW).  That black insulation was used on AMCs (as you know Ken) to quiet our tin-bodied compacts and give cars like the Concord more of a luxury feel.

Good luck with it.  Glad you are getting the wagon back on the road.

Joe Fulton
Salinas, CA

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