--- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxx> wrote: > Yes a 77-78 AMX rear louvers will fit a 71-74 AMX/Jav but you wil have to > cut off the bottom two louvers. That is because the rear glass on the 71-74 > is shorter than the 68-70 AMX/Jav glass. A 77-78 AMX rear louvers fits great > on those, here is a photo fo ym old 68 AMX "The Red Death" sporting a set > onf them. I sold her a few years ago for $3000. > The 74 Hornet is a 304V8 hatchback, bought for $150, had earl scheib paint > it when he was drunk for $250, and I applied the painted on stripe kit, sold > that car to a lady for $1000, sure was a fun sled, it is still around too, > she still drives it daily. Of, those 77-78 AMX louvers are tough to find, > and good metal as opposed to some of the flimsy crap some used to sell like > J. C. Whitney. Those originals ones usually command about $150/cheap to > $400/high a set. The flimsy tin type are supposed to clip under the chrome, > but the problem with that is they vibrate. The original 77-78 ones do not as > they are thick metal. Good luck, as I personally like louvers on back of my > AMC's as it helps keep the heat out and also keeps the impossible hard to > find soft, and hard, interior plastics from getting destroyed by the sun, > also helps the carpet, especially cut pile carpet, from turning to dust. Oh, > the 77 white AMX in the background had a 401V8 in it, we drove the hell out > of it, nice car, sold it 4 years ago for $1000. The fellow who bought it > only wanted the 401/727 out of it as a 'dono' for one of his 73 AMXs. > Welll....... > after driving it daily for a week or so 80 miles round trip to NASA where he > worked, he decided to leave it alone and restore it some more! Go Hornet! > Eddie Stakes > www.planethoustonamx.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "amc74hornet" <AMC74HORNET@xxxx> > To: <BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 4:55 PM > Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] Hey Eddie/ rear Window Louver For A Humpster > Javelin? > > > My son just went to put the 77 Hornet AMX rear window louver in th garage > for me that came a few days ago and asked me to see if I could find one for > his Javelin. Personally I never saw one on a Humpster Javelin, but he said > it was a factory option? I need some input from you as I am a Hornet man > myself, I havent got a clue about Javelin's. Did the factory make one for > the Humpsters? and what is the running price of a good one. Or would an > earlier one fit? > "Doc" > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links So your telling me that there was no factory louvers for Humpster Javelins? I have seen the thin metal ones on 2 seater AMX's many years ago and thought the were factory. I just paid 150$ for a decent 77 AMX louver. "Doc"