The reason he is talking about painting the engine red is because the car is going to be a drag version of the Bond car. "The Man With The Golden Gun" "Doc" ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Give the gift of life to a sick child. Support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital's 'Thanks & Giving.' http://us.click.yahoo.com/5iY7fA/6WnJAA/Y3ZIAA/YtqqlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BaadAssGremlins/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: BaadAssGremlins-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
--- Begin Message ---John, AMC painted many of their engines gold before 1967 including the 290
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- Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 23:44:54 -0600
and 343V8. As for what to do with the hood, maybe something intimidating
like this......
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From: "John W Rosa" <JohnRosa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "BaadAssGremlins" <BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 9:19 PM
Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] Blue Hornet....red maybe?
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> Well, the blue '73 Hornet has been here long
> enough that I'm starting to get ideas for it
> ...damn it.
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> Looking at my copper '73, I see I already have
> a nice 'road' car...360 has plenty of juice,
> it has dual anti-sway bars...a good balanced
> car for the turns.
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> Which brings me to the Spirit...which is pretty
> much setup the same way, but has a 258. If I
> moved my 401 there...it'd just be a quicker
> version of the 360 Hornet.
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> So....since the blue Hornet is gutted, maybe
> the 401 drag car idea has more merit. And
> since it's a 'late-73' with all the 74 updates,
> maybe it needs a quicky/cheap Maaco paintjob in
> Matador Red...and a set of white X-stripes.
> Then, 15" Cragar S/S wheels and whitewalls...
> you know...like a certain famous movie car we
> all know.
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> Funny idea: Paint the engine GOLD. Get it?
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> One car for the turns... another for straight
> lines.
>
> And that spare hood...hmm....cut it out for a
> bird-feeder scoop maybe?
>
> Geez.....if only it were sold, I'd stop!
>
> John W Rosa
> http://www.JavelinAMX.com
> My AMCs:
> 1973 AMC Hornet X hatchback 360/Auto
> 1973 AMC Hornet hatchback, no motor (project?)
> 1981 AMC Spirit DL 258/Auto (project?)
> 1974 AMC Javelin AMX 401/Auto/Go (parts)
> 1977 AMC Gremlin 258/3spd (parts)
> 1979 AMC Spirit DL 258/4spd (parts)
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