Re: [AMC-list] chinese amc emblems, jeeps, muscle cars oh my

["Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

There is a lot more than shoddy Chinese AMC emblems being dumped out there in market. What bothers me is important components of our cars being henco en china from brake items, to engine and transmission parts, since (I guess) they can't be produced competively in US market anymore, so sent overseas to be made in the Nike factories by 12 year olds making 12 cents a week. So let's do a $50K rotisserie restoration on a muscle car, and only brake pads, engine gaskets, pistons, (pick somehting) available will be Chinese made.

I was reading this site:

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/chinese-government-our-car-exports-suck/

And liked this comment, but it is unfortunately true:
"I try to avoid buying anything made in China, but it is rather difficult and expensive. And in truth, the rest of the world lowered it standards in response to Chinese “quality”.

As time goes on, my guess is more and more Chinese stuff will "flood" the market with low standard crap. I was reading a thread on a non AMC site about crappy altenators, and 'lifetime' starters that have a lifetime of about a year before you have to replace. On a starter....I have 'lifetime' starter from O'Reillys, not sure where it was made, the brand name is Ultima, and the guys that work there jokingly call it 'ultima mieirda' (sic) for 'ultimate piece of poo. Some I have on my AMCs have worked great thru 100,000+ miles, hurricanes, flooding, high water, heat, humidity, cold, volcanos in Iceland, so really great, however, some like wife's 88 Eagle, have to replace on time frame like damned swallows coming back to Capistrano. 

Waltrip at least can do NAPA commercial with straight face while being stalked, surrounded by Chinese auto parts:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u621j21T6r8

Maybe we can get some more forged steel crankshafts for 390/401 done hench en china

http://www.made-in-china.com/products-search/hot-china-products/Auto_Parts.html
Eddie Stakes
713.464.8825
eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.planethoustonamx.com

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: baadass73gremlin@xxxxxxx 
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  Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2010 11:02 PM
  Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] chinese amc emblems, jeeps, muscle cars oh my





  More sh*tty made parts...greeeeat :-(
  Bart

  In a message dated 3/28/2010 8:30:40 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
      
    You probably saw this coming! Chinese muscle cars......

    http://www.chinacartimes.com/category/beijing-auto-works/

    It's one thing to see Chinese 'AMC NOS emblems' on ebay, another however to see BAW 
    thinking about buying of a number of automakers, check out the Jeep, Chrysler and Volvo 
    comments. Check out the BAW B40 from the March 10th release. I was commenting a few days 
    ago about Chinese brake components for our American made cars....the stuff sold over 
    counter at O'Reillys and Auto Zone, my guess is that is all that is out there now, even at 
    NAPA and other places, don't honestly know.

    Note the "three door Jeep" thread also. A lot of people, AMCers alike, don't realize AMC 
    had a plant in Beijing in 1970s for Jeep. It mentions 1984, but according to some of the 
    stock holder reports, the relationship goes back a few years earlier than that.
    Eddie Stakes
    713.464.8825
    eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    www.planethoustonamx.com 





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