Re: Hello all first post.!!!

["amc74hornet" <amc74hornet@xxxx>]

--- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "deezildennis" <dsinks@xxxx> wrote:
> Hello all, this is my first post here i thought I'd say hi.
> Im in the process of getting a 1970 hornet with a 199ci and 3spd auto.
> I am also getting my hands on a sweet amc 401 fresh rebuild to go in 
> it.
> 
> I figured I would join this forum as well since us amc's need to 
> stick together. (and our cars are kinda the same :)
> 
> First things im dealing with is Im mainly trying to figure out if I 
> should get rid of the auto thats in the car or get a 727 and use that.
> 
> Things like what years to get disc's off of would be nice as well.
> My cars condition is ...
> Its got 4 wheel drums and no pwr brakes.
> Has power steering though.
> Decent paint with little rust. 
> Dent on fender, might be fixable.
> Good interior, needs front recovered. Can I just use later style 
> buckets maybe even out of a another brand car?
> Engine is going to be pulled and sold extremly cheap 67k original 
> miles.
> It has rally 500's on the back and hubcaps in front! LOL!! poor kid.
> Going to look at it close tomarrow in the day light. 
> 
> Anything I should be looking for?
> Glad to be here.!!

Welcome, you will like it here, there is a great group of people here. On the trans question what year 401 are you getting because 72 and newer only a troqueflte will fit because of the way the crank is machined. But I also have heard that there is adapters to put a torqueflite behind an earlier engine. The 70's auto in your car is a Borg Warner aluminum case, they don't even make good flower pots. Ask Eddie Stakes, he's trying to fill in the swamp behind his house with the Warners. I'd look for a parts car and get the complete power disc brake set up out of it. I drove a non powered front disc brake Concord and it was not nice. I don't know what year but mid 70's AMC changed to a better disc brake setup. I got mine out of a 79 Concord for my original Hornet which was non-power drums while my new 74 has the earlier set up. I have two 74 Hornet Hatchbacks, one I bought new and the other one I just bought 4 months ago.
"Doc"