AMC Engines , to Roz (was: Re: New To Site)

["blue77gremlin" <blue77gremlin@xxxx>]

--- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, rozs86@xxxx wrote:
> I really don't need body parts. This Gremlin is in perfect shape. 
Tiny bit 
> of rust on the passenger side door. The interior is immaculate. My 
husband is a 
> body tech and one of our best friends does interiors. So I guess 
I'm kinda 
> lucky. In this area it's hard to find a motor because the Jeeps 
are for Mud 
> Boggin. As a matter of fact Sunday we went to a local car show and 
someone 
> overheard talkin about it. The guys son-in-law had a mud jeep he 
wanted to sell 
> just to get it out of the yard. Motors like that had the crap beat 
out of 
> them. Come to find out it is my husbands cousins jeep. I don't 
know what to do. 
> In this area it's hard to find someone to rebuild it. This is 
Chevy and Ford 
> country. We got awhile yet, so I'll see. Thanks Roz in PA


Hey ROZ,
When I got my Gremlin a few months I said I would put a V8 in it. 
The owner said, " A chevy?"
I said no probably an AMC. He said, " A chevy would be cheaper."
I told him he was probably right. I have chevy motor of all varities-
350 400 and also big block 396, 402 and 427 laying around. I still 
thought I would go with an Amc V8. Well if you look around you will 
find. I guy at work that mud bogs said he would sell his 360 with 
forged pistons and another 360 with factory 4 barrel. He said he 
would make me a package deal. Last month I found this 71 Matador 
with a 304 and only 50000 some miles on it. So you see it can be 
found. That is what is fun to me is the hunt for the goodies. I'm a 
believer of keeping the engine brand the same as the car. Anyone can 
put a chevy in a gremlin a real car person would put an amc motor in 
it. I talked to the mix at Kenosha and we talked about the problems 
that evolve around the chevy in the amc car. Hey I was a die hard 
chevy guy up untill a few years ago. At the Kenosha show I met a lot 
of great people. That is one thing about AMC cars- the owners are 
pretty cool people. They are helpful and will do alot for you.
Well enough crap from me. Your car will be cool no matter what.
SCOTT