[BaadAssGremlins] Digest Number 450
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[BaadAssGremlins] Digest Number 450
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- Date: 25 Jul 2004 16:57:13 -0000
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There are 11 messages in this issue.
Topics in this digest:
1. Re: Re: Hey Davis
From: Davis Martin <martin-davis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
2. Gremlin to Kenosha....
From: Joe <jgray_55@xxxxxxxxx>
3. Gremlin wheel opening molding/ interior parts needed
From: Joe <jgray_55@xxxxxxxxx>
4. Somebody please
From: "ndaracer1975" <ndaracer1975@xxxxxxxxx>
5. Somebody please
From: "ndaracer1975" <ndaracer1975@xxxxxxxxx>
6. Plastic Repairs & Roll Bars
From: AMC74HORNET@xxxxxxxxx
7. Re: Gremlin to Kenosha....
From: "amc74hornet" <AMC74HORNET@xxxxxxxxx>
8. What Parts To Order And What Projects To Do On What Car First
From: "amc74hornet" <AMC74HORNET@xxxxxxxxx>
9. Re: Plastic Repairs & Roll Bars
From: Davis Martin <martin-davis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
10. Re: Gremlin to Kenosha....
From: Davis Martin <martin-davis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
11. Re: Plastic Repairs & Roll Bars
From: AMC74HORNET@xxxxxxxxx
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Message: 1
Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2004 09:34:25 -0700 (PDT)
From: Davis Martin <martin-davis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Re: Hey Davis
Nice job Davis,and you should take measurments of your gremlins inside and then give them to a reputable rollbar/cage maker or Competition Engineering or Chassis or Chris Alston and have em make you up a set.Chassis Enginering did my 4 point for under 200$course i went to Jupiter Fl. and picked mine up so it saved me on shipping since i was only 45 minutes away lol
Bart
I actually have the roll bar that we cut out of the Amc team gremlin to have coppied but finding the metal isn't as easy as I thought. Most race shops only use DOM tubing which is 3 bucks a foot! S&W has a listing for a hornet 8 point for under 150.00 plus 55 for shipping. not bad. I will be contacting CE monday as they are in CT about an hour from me.
I went out and worked on my grille for 2 1/2 hrs thismornin. Lots of sanding, repairing cracks and broken spots with Plastic weld system, more sanding, more repairing, spotputtying, and one hopfully one last repair(all the old repairs are breaking). I still have about another 2 hrs of work on it before it will be ready for paint. The wife called me in to bring her to the clinic. Turns out she has poison ivy. Thats a bummer.
Today I have to move my puter room to a make shift room in the un=finnished basement.
Later,
Davis
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 00:19:28 -0700 (PDT)
From: Joe <jgray_55@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Gremlin to Kenosha....
I had planned to drive my 41,000 mile 1972 Gremlin
(not cherry...but nice)to the Kenosha show from
central Illinois....BUT ...I just was informed last
Wednesday...BAD NEWS!!!!After eleven years working at
the Mittsubishi auto plant here in Illinois, I'm out
of a job(at age 49)!! They only ran two shifts in
assembly .Now they are ELIMINATING 2nd shift/laying
off 1,200 workers in October!!! Also, i just drove it
to a show today(trying to cheer up)..on the way
home..LOUD weird noises from front wheels/brakes. I'm
pretty sure the lining detached from the shoes? No
$$$ to fix right now. Gotta try to align $$$ before
October.Anybody think bad if i popped it on my trailer
and towed it to Kenosha??May be last show i'm able to
attend for along while.I HAVE to sell my two 67
Ambasador convertibles/67 American project/69 Javelin
project.TONS of 67 Ambassador parts..alot are NOS.My
72 Gremlin and my wife's 74 AMX are staying, will do
what ever to keep them!!! Still hoping to V8 my Grem.
Thanks Joe
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 00:26:34 -0700 (PDT)
From: Joe <jgray_55@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Gremlin wheel opening molding/ interior parts needed
Anybody have any spare good black interior parts for a
1972 Grem? I need a couple of pieces. Rear hatch area
moldings below hatch opening.Also drivers side A
pillar trim.Also need a drivers side front wheel
opening molding.All my other wheel opening moldings
are great.The original 90 yr old lady owner scraped a
garage door,or something with the left front. I can
trade 1967 American parts, 67 Ambassador convertible
,69 Jav...etc?? Just lost my job. Thanks Joe
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 08:11:35 -0000
From: "ndaracer1975" <ndaracer1975@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Somebody please
shoot Bilwin. Man, what a nit picky mofo. Sweatin' his ass off over
1cc. His car better run atleast 8's with all this effort and years of
research. There are guys who slap mills together in a weekend with
old used parts and put em together with sledge hammers in gravel
driveways that run 10s. So why sweat the small details? What a joke.
He needs laid bad. Where's GremlinXgirl? LOL
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 08:24:46 -0000
From: "ndaracer1975" <ndaracer1975@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Somebody please
slap Bilwin. Man, what a nit picky mofo. Sweatin' his ass off over
1cc. His car better run atleast 8's with all this effort and years of
research. There are guys who slap mills together in a weekend with
old used parts and put em together with sledge hammers in gravel
driveways that run 10s. So why sweat the small details? What a joke.
He needs laid bad. Where's GremlinXgirl? LOL
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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 04:34:35 -0400
From: AMC74HORNET@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: Plastic Repairs & Roll Bars
That Plastic Welding System is great stuff, I use it on
everything plastic. The only plastic it won't work on is the flexible
kind. A word of advice, back all cracks up with a thin piece of plastic
or plexiglass glued in with the Plastic Welding System to prevent the
cracks from opening again. Take my word on this is as it is from
personal experience.
That 8 point cage from S&W was the basis of the modified cage
in my yellow Hornet. It is well worth the money.
"Doc"
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Message: 7
Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 10:10:52 -0000
From: "amc74hornet" <AMC74HORNET@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Gremlin to Kenosha....
--- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Joe <jgray_55@xxxx> wrote:
> I had planned to drive my 41,000 mile 1972 Gremlin
> (not cherry...but nice)to the Kenosha show from
> central Illinois....BUT ...I just was informed last
> Wednesday...BAD NEWS!!!!After eleven years working at
> the Mittsubishi auto plant here in Illinois, I'm out
> of a job(at age 49)!! They only ran two shifts in
> assembly .Now they are ELIMINATING 2nd shift/laying
> off 1,200 workers in October!!! Also, i just drove it
> to a show today(trying to cheer up)..on the way
> home..LOUD weird noises from front wheels/brakes. I'm
> pretty sure the lining detached from the shoes? No
> $$$ to fix right now. Gotta try to align $$$ before
> October.Anybody think bad if i popped it on my trailer
> and towed it to Kenosha??May be last show i'm able to
> attend for along while.I HAVE to sell my two 67
> Ambasador convertibles/67 American project/69 Javelin
> project.TONS of 67 Ambassador parts..alot are NOS.My
> 72 Gremlin and my wife's 74 AMX are staying, will do
> what ever to keep them!!! Still hoping to V8 my Grem.
> Thanks Joe
>
>
>
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Sorry about the loss of the job Joe. Wouldn't it cost more gas $$$ wise to tow it than spend the money for new brake shoes and drive it?
"Doc"
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Message: 8
Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 13:16:28 -0000
From: "amc74hornet" <AMC74HORNET@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: What Parts To Order And What Projects To Do On What Car First
I got a rebuilt Carb comeing for the orange car monday. I need the sock/filter for the NOS fuel tank sender I have to go in the orange car. If the auto parts store can't get it I will try Kennedy in Ohio or A.J. in Texas. I already have the shop to install the sender lined up. As soon as I get the sock/filter I will have that done. I also am ordering the Dynamat Extreme to finish the floor in the front of the yellow car after I have the Hurst Shifter installed. 3/4 of the interior is already done with it. I have to see the guy at a different shop about the shifter installation moday. Then the yellow car goes to the upholstery shop for the seats to be done and the custom made front carpet installed. I got a price of 700$ for the seats and carpet. It sure will be nice to see these cars get the parts and work done on them they need. This is sure fun being able to order whatever I need and not have to worry about how I am going to pay for it. Later All.
"Doc"
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Message: 9
Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 07:01:09 -0700 (PDT)
From: Davis Martin <martin-davis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Plastic Repairs & Roll Bars
Doc,
Way ahead of ya. I backed up all the cracks with plastic, except one that I used a piece of metal flashing. I spent another 2 hours working on it last night. Sanded it with 220 then spot putty, then sanded it with 400. Then I cleaned it with MEK and a Qtip. made sure it was all clean n dried. I started to spray it with bondo brand brown primer and it started tp wrinkle! so today if I can get some time I will resand it with 400 and try spraying it with a different kind of primer. I know the wrinkles indicate dirty parts but I used MEK which I use to clean all my parts with before paint. Never had paint wrinkle before. Maby it is a chem reaction with the old paint?
I am going to make some calls this comming week to see what I can do about my roll bar. I may very well get the one from S&W. If I do I may go pick it up. I am going to Maryland in about 2 weeks to pick um a 70 390 service engine, and a spare 401 for the new Amc Team project. Bill is in Canada picking up the next Amc Team car this week.
Davis
AMC74HORNET@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
That Plastic Welding System is great stuff, I use it on
everything plastic. The only plastic it won't work on is the flexible
kind. A word of advice, back all cracks up with a thin piece of plastic
or plexiglass glued in with the Plastic Welding System to prevent the
cracks from opening again. Take my word on this is as it is from
personal experience.
That 8 point cage from S&W was the basis of the modified cage
in my yellow Hornet. It is well worth the money.
"Doc"
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Message: 10
Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 07:04:14 -0700 (PDT)
From: Davis Martin <martin-davis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Gremlin to Kenosha....
JOe,
Sorry to hear about the job loss. I am sure you will get a better job in the future, maby this is a move up for ya.
I would trailer it to the show. no shame in that.
Davis
Joe <jgray_55@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I had planned to drive my 41,000 mile 1972 Gremlin
(not cherry...but nice)to the Kenosha show from
central Illinois....BUT ...I just was informed last
Wednesday...BAD NEWS!!!!After eleven years working at
the Mittsubishi auto plant here in Illinois, I'm out
of a job(at age 49)!! They only ran two shifts in
assembly .Now they are ELIMINATING 2nd shift/laying
off 1,200 workers in October!!! Also, i just drove it
to a show today(trying to cheer up)..on the way
home..LOUD weird noises from front wheels/brakes. I'm
pretty sure the lining detached from the shoes? No
$$$ to fix right now. Gotta try to align $$$ before
October.Anybody think bad if i popped it on my trailer
and towed it to Kenosha??May be last show i'm able to
attend for along while.I HAVE to sell my two 67
Ambasador convertibles/67 American project/69 Javelin
project.TONS of 67 Ambassador parts..alot are NOS.My
72 Gremlin and my wife's 74 AMX are staying, will do
what ever to keep them!!! Still hoping to V8 my Grem.
Thanks Joe
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Message: 11
Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2004 12:07:34 -0400
From: AMC74HORNET@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Plastic Repairs & Roll Bars
Wrinkling is indeed a chemical reaction to a difference in paint and
usually only happens when you try to use lacquer over enamel.
If the problem persist with the other primer you try you may have to
strip the grill and start from square one. The only thing I have found
that strips paint off of plastic parts other than a very expensive model
paint stripper without melting them is Castrol Super Clean. You have to
submerge the part in it for 24-48 hours for it to remove the paint. Oh
it does not remove lacquer paints only enamels.
"Doc"
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