Re: [AMC-list] 77 AMX doors wanted & door interchange question

[Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx>]

...assuming they were Gremlin doors and not Spirit doors....

Ken


Quoting Joe Fulton <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>:

> I have corresponded with the owner of the 77 AMX and he said he had already
> swapped Gremlin doors in the car and they did not fit so Hollander is wrong
> in this case.  The body line does not line up at the top of the door.  I
> suggested that the owner drill out the spot welds and move the window frames
> down or use the window frames from his hornet AMX (and of course use that
> glass too).  
> 
> Joe Fulton
> 
> --- On Mon, 11/9/09, Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > From: Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: Re: [AMC-list] 77 AMX doors wanted & door interchange question
> > To: "Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "AMC, Rambler, Nash,
> Jeep and family" <amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: baadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Bob FRANSON" <bobretiredusn@xxxxxxx>,
> amc-list@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Date: Monday, November 9, 2009, 3:33 PM
> > Hollander says their number 2234:
> > 70-78 Gremlin, 70-77 Hornet 2door, 78-79
> > Concord 2door, 79 Spirit sedan, 77-78 AMX. Note that 72 and
> > later doors will
> > have the side-impact beam.
> > They also say their door number 2556A will fit. That adds:
> > 80 Concord 2door, 80
> > Eagle 2door, 80 Spirit sedan. They seem to think the 81 and
> > later is somehow
> > slightly different. They use #2556B but say B will fit A
> > but not that A will fit B.
> > 79+ hatchbacks (Holl. 2519)- Spirit, AMX, SX4, will fit
> > with change of glass and
> > frame. 
> > 
> > Ken Ames
> > 
> > 39Master85w.partscar,67Marlin343,68AMX343,70Machine,73Matador2drht401,
> > 73Hornet4dsd,73-74-75-76GremlinXs,75PacerX,76Hornet2dsd,77Matadorcpe,
> >
> 2-77AMXs304,78AMX304,78Gremlin,78GremlinGT,78Concordsw,79Concordhb,79PacerDL304,
> > 2-79AMXs304/401,2-80AMXs258/401,2-80SpiritDL258/304,80Eagle4dsdn,3-81SX4s,
> > 
> >
> 81SpiritGT,81Concord4dsd,82Eaglesw,2-85Eaglesw,2-80J20/360,85J10,2-88Eaglesw,
> > 
> > 89Sentra4dsd,94Sentra2dsd   (44)
> > 
> > AMCA = http://clubs.hemmings.com/clubsites/amcalberta/index.html
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Quoting Eddie Stakes <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> > 
> > > Dear eddiestakes,
> > > 
> > > Bob below is restoring a 77 AMX. He is looking for
> > some doors in good shape,
> > > and also 
> > > would like to positively ID what doors interchange
> > with the 77 Hornet. I told
> > > him 73-77 
> > > Hornet hatchback and 78-80 Concord Hatchback, but some
> > of you could probably
> > > better 
> > > elaborate better on this. I also thought that Gremlin
> > doors would work if one
> > > took off the 
> > > upper metal window brace and rewelded their own
> > hatchback window brace from
> > > existing door, 
> > > yes or no? Feel free to reply and thanks in advance to
> > all who might, be sure
> > > to copy your 
> > > reply to Bob also who would appreciate it.
> > > Eddie Stakes
> > > 713.464.8825
> > > eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > www.planethoustonamx.com
> > > ====================================
> > > 
> > > Hey Eddie; If a guy were looking for a set of doors
> > for a two door '77 AMX
> > > (Hornet), where might he look? I'm looking for a set.
> > They don't have to be
> > > perfect, but by the same token, I don't want them all
> > rotted out.
> > > I kind of miss hearing from you. Bob
> > > 
> > > -bobretiredusn     bobretiredusn@xxxxxxx
> > > 
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