Re: Pacer brakes fit 74 gremlin? (and stupid polls!)

["Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxx>]

Yes, you can use the Pacer discs on Gremlin and Hornet. And in late 70s, AMC
started using Bendix again, I believe the V8 Spirits but don't quote me on
that but it was not the crappy four piston Bendix setup AMC had used from
1965-71. When people call and ask me to interchange for earlier models I
always suggest 72-78 Mata/Amb/AMX/Jav series as most times those are the
heavier duty setups. But many Grem/Hor/Con/Pac also came with heavy duty
brakes and those are worth grabbing. When in stock, I sel the whole used
setup, calipers, rotors, porportioning valve, spindles, backing plate and
master cylinder and booster (if one) for $350 and can't keep them in stock.

Now Doc, the roadside is littered with vile comments about those folks who
have a pompous opinion about what 'the worst cars ever built' were. My
favorites were two articles in Forbes magazine. Yes, Forbes.
http://www.forbes.com/2002/10/21/1021feat.html
And:
http://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/2004/01/26/cx_dl_0126feat.html
Now depending on which catbox you are putting your Forbes magazine in, the
results will vary. Not sure why the list changed in 2 years above, but
again, I have said it a million times, this is a magazine (tabloid) that was
encouraging people to buy Enron stock years ago. Worldcom too. So if anyone
believed that they surely would believe the 'worst cars' list. Actually I
hope they did believe Forbes and bought Enron & Worldcom, hell, throw in a
little Martha Stewart Livin in Prison stock too. In other words I hope those
gullible folks that followed Forbes advise lost their ass and are now living
in a trailer down by the river (with apologies to the late Chris Farley!).
But you have these stupid polls from hack writers from time to time.
Amazingly enough, sometimes you even see these 'worst car' polls in
automotive magazines. Now ya'll go vote above, looks like Yugo is pulling
away in one poll, but we need a big block of votes to get Gremlin out of
first in the other poll, I say everyone vote for GTO!
Eddie Stakes' Planet Houston aMX
www.planethoustonamx.com

Well Eddie can you use the disc setup off the front of a Pacer on a Gremlin
or a Hornet? I heard in the past that the 74 Gremlin was on the list of
worst made cars but the Hornet wasen't. How could that be as they were made
with the same parts. And talk about ugly, just look what the big 2 and Heir
Mopar are offering in the way of cars today. I concidered buying a PT
Cruiser as I liked the retro look of it but couldn't get my fat old butt in
it. There is nothing like slideing into one of my comfortable Hornets for
me. Although the yellow onw with bucket seats is more comfortable than the
new one with the bench seat. Hopefully the bucket seat problem will be
solved soon.
"Doc"





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