Re: [AMC-list] What did you do on your AMC this Weekend?

["Dan Strohl" <DStrohl@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks for reading HCC!

On Project HMX, I'm slowly finishing up the rear suspension/axle rebuild
and swap that I've been dragging my feet on over the last year. Got the
parking brake cables reconnected, bled the brakes and torqued the U-bolt
nuts down to the settings in the FSM. I then took it down off the
jackstands for the first time in about forever. Also swapped the stock
'79 AMX steering wheel (with the foam fake leather grip that's slowly
deteriorating) for an earlier AMX steering wheel (with a hard rubber
grip). Just have to reinstall the exhaust, replace the battery and
she'll be ready to hit the road again. My timing is impeccable,
considering we had sleet and snow here this morning.

dan




Date: Sun, 7 Nov 2010 20:49:31 -0800 (PST)
From: Joe Fulton <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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Ok, I'll go first.  The original intent was to put the rebuilt water
pump on my 65 Rambler (A-1 Cardone rebuild from Rockauto).   I needed to
paint it Lancelot Turquoise first to match the engine.  Mixed up the
paint on Saturday, painted it.  Mixed up too much paint and I didn't
want to waste it (Rambler mentality).   I have a 64 Classic in the
garage which it so happens had Lancelot turquoise interior trim.  I
sanded, masked and painted the upper metal on the doors and I still had
paint left over.  So I hauled out the spare tire (which also was
Lancelot turquoise and masked and painted that wheel. I finally threw
away a small amount of paint. That and reading an old issue of Hemmings
Classic Car took most of the afternoon, but I did drain the radiator and
pull the fan, hoses and belt off the Rambler in preparation for the pump
change today. I also have been bead blasting accesory brackets for the
232 engine mentioned below and painting them gloss black.
 

Today it rained.  The car is outside so I was outa luck.  I did degrease
the rebuilt 232 that is targeted for my Gremlin in a few weeks and
painted it with the post-1974 or so AMC non-metallic blue.   Joe Fulton
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