Re: $100 motor mounts ? the steel mounts or rubber?

["lumina333" <lumina3@xxxx>]

Yeah, I have dealt with this guy before who wants $100 each for the 
mounts...apparantely he has inventory room & can wait for his price. 
Fine, he can wait longer. I guess that AMC figured they could save 
some money in metal by making different crossmembers for their 6 & 8 
cylinder models, instead of using the V8 one on all and using 
different mounts. BTW, I am planning on saving my 6 cylinder Xmember 
in case someone may need it or I have to have it modified. I knew 
going with all AMC components that it was going to cost me more, but 
I was figuring on spending more gradually, not all at once! (LOL)-Lu-
--- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Jerry Casper 
<gremlingts@xxxx> wrote:
> I can see the steel ones being gold plated, but I
> just bought the Gremlin rubber V-8 mounts thru
> www.RockAuto.com for about $18 each, or pair, I
> forget. The rubber is easier to find, the steel motor
> mount BRACKETS are what are hard to find ( small
> AMC/specific, I think ). You need to either buy used
> or get them fabricated, either way finding them is a
> pain, as they're dealer-only items, not normal auto
> parts, so you can't get them anymore new except NOS at
> swap meets. 
> I paid $275 for a Gremlin V-8 crossmember last year
> that had been bead blasted, painted, with used rubbers
> and steel plates. I had seen it there the year before,
> and didn't have the money, but decided as he had the
> WHOLE setup, it was worth the investment... and you
> think it's hard to bite the bullet and pay that, when
> whole cars are going for that? Sure, but NOT V-8
> Gremlin cars! When's the last time you heard of a V-8
> Gremlin car sold for under $300 ? Well, I did...my
> friend Jay in PA bought one last year, the lucky dog,
> for $100. PBBBT! It was sitting in a guy's yard, the
> guy also had a Spirit Sedan ( Gremlin look-alike ), as
> well. 
> Anyway, you may as well get used to the idea that
> since AMC made different Xmembers and mounts for their
> V-8 small cars, and they're getting scarcer all the
> time, you either fabricate, or bite the dog ( er,
> bullet ) and spend what it takes to get a rare
> X=-member to do the job. Supply and demand. Or, keep
> looking for a 67-69 Rambler American with V-8, or 
> Hornet or Gremlin. Good luck! You'll need it. 
> 
> Jerry in Virginia ( with one V-8 member restored, and
> a V-8 SPirit parts car as a second donor..)
> 
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