Re: [AMC-list] hinges & hoods breaking (was: olga's mattador)

[Ken Ames <ameskg@xxxxxxxxx>]

If I'm thinking the same as you're thinking, I think the factory purposely put a
small bend in the hood brace so it WOULD fold. That way in a collision the hood
folds rather than come back through the windshield.  
; )

Ken Ames

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Quoting Eddie Stakes <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:

> Komrad Russ, the shock towers are high selling point on car.
> 
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/AMC-Matador-olga-cassine-/150508069113?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item230afae0f9
> 
> Better than Lada!
> 
> http://www.oldrussiancars.com/
> 
> Actually some of those old Russian cars are rather cool. Frozen probably, but
> cool. As for 
> the Matty, the biggest problem on them was NOT shock towers....but hoods too
> heavy for 
> springs. They commonly, and I do mean commonly, break or crack just in front
> of the hood 
> hinges in the metal which was not reinforced. This extended to all 74-78 
> Matadors....including coupes......four doors and wagons, and also the one
> year only coffin 
> nosed 74 Ambassador. There is a AMC memo out there letting dealers know about
> keeping the 
> hinges well greased, but that would not solve problem, you just had factory
> defect there. 
> This sometimes extended to the Hornet and gremlin models as while hoods not
> as heavy, when 
> you would go to close the hood it would buckle in same spot due to weakness
> in metal and 
> one (or both) of the hinges giving way. Want to see photo, email me directly
> and ask for 
> 77 AMX hood photo which has this problem. I also have had a number of AMCs
> with this 
> 'collaspable hood syndrome' thru the years unfortunately. And have to replace
> usually 
> whole hood and or both hinges.
> Eddie Stakes
> 713.464.8825
> eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> www.planethoustonamx.com
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "russ hathaway" <russh97309@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Rambler Nash Jeep and
> familyAMC" 
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> Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 12:46 AM
> Subject: Re: [AMC-list] olga's mattador
> 
> 
> > Eddie; whats he mean by "the shock towers rusting". Is this just another
> persistant 
> > story that circulates, like Chevy supplying the 327 engines to
> rambler.....Russ
> >
> >
> >
> > 
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