Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Gremlin door panel, other trim - same on X, Levi's, GT, etc? options...

[Davis Martin <martin-davis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jer,
 I think you gave in too fast and paid him too much
for the stuff you got. I woulda told him that he won't
likely find another gremlin guy looking for parts and
at most he will make the scrap wight money outta the
car. I tell my yards that and let em sit on it for a
day or so then go back with an offer on the parts. If
it gets crushed he will only get the scrap and parts
come up on ebay lots cheaper. 
 I know some of you think that is a poor additude but
it works for me and when you have very limited funds
it is also is a major factor. 
 You have to remember there are few amc guys and the
yards wanna make more off the cars then just the scrap
weight so if ya make a reasonable offer they usually
cave.
 Davis  
--- Jerry <gremlingts@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> 
>  I went to a yard I haven't been to in awhile, in
> Culpeper, VA, and found they had been cleaning up
> some. One of the cars the proprietor had sprayed
> with
> a neon orange " C "  (crusher) was a white Gremlin X
> with Levi's sticker on the fender. I took a look,
> and
> while it was totally decrepit, had a lot of good
> parts
> left. My '78 Gremlin GT has Levi's, too, and it has
> these trim mouldings on the door panels in a big
> rectangular circle ( oxymoron? ), around the center
> Levi material. I was wondering if this trim came on
> any other Gremlin model, or could be ordered, or how
> rare it is. I've only seen it on two so far, both
> Levi's cars, now. The trim was intact, had a remote
> mirror which broke the trim circle on the driver
> door,
> I don't think my GT has a remote mirror. So I
> absconded with the two tattered panels, the AC
> package
> tray, bezels, control panel, sport steering wheel,
> rear tail light lenses, misc. small parts found, and
> also cut off some of the better levi seat buttons on
> the very torn and dry-rotted material left. The rear
> seats are still there, only the driver's seat
> remained
> in front. They are salvageable, possibly, but will
> need recovered, so unless the actual frame of the
> seat
> is different, then I won't bother getting them. The
> driver seat was a thin tall bucket type, had a
> center
> release in the back area...hadn't seen that style
> before. Not sure what year the car was, couldnt'
> read
> the door tag, and the VIN was so covered with dash
> dirt, I didn't spend the time trying, I was trying
> to
> beat the clock, as this yard is only open 1/2 day
> anyway on Saturday. 
>   I spent WAY more than I intended, I thought he'd
> be
> somewhat more reasonable, but I wound up paying $250
> for all of it. He knew AMCs, and wasn't coming down
> on
> the prices of the rarer stuff. 
>   Another thing I found was the door panel arm
> rests,
> had a stainless steel band around them, haven't seen
> that in a Gremlin, either...Levi's special, X
> option,
> ??? The band is screwed into both sides, then you
> have
> to remove it to get to the two large screws holding
> the arm rest
> to the door. For some reason, I just don't remember
> those. 
>   The headliner, of course, I think is uniquely
> Levi's, with that pebbly grainy vinyl look. This one
> was mostly intact, some wear at the sun visor
> corners
> where they hit, possibly recoverable for reuse, but
> not mint. I didn't have time ( nor money, in
> afterthought!) to get it this time. I asked about
> when
> the car might be crushed, Leon said it was
> technically
> "off" inventory, but that he was hoping it would be
> stripped naked ( ie, he wants more cash for the
> parts
> left! ). I was hoping he'd discount'em, but no...oh
> well. He used to be better at bulk purchases, but I
> haven't been in so long, he's forgotten me, I
> suppose.
> Oh well. Anyway, I got alot of useful stuff if I
> need
> to do some upgrades to my Gremlin projects. 
>   Another thing I left behind was the rocker
> mouldings, they were twisted and bent, but might
> could
> use them for a mold on a good section to get all the
> bends correct....but I couldn't get the driver side
> off, partially buried under the car. They rare
> enough
> to grab anyway? These were wide, about 4 inches, all
> stainless, thin. 
>   Since the car IS scheduled for crushing, I got the
> factory trim tag info off the door. Here's the info
> :
> 
> For a white Gremlin X with Levi's
> 
> BODY : 001990
> MODEL: 7346-5
> TRIM : 313W
> PAINT: A1-GX
>        E001783
> 
> That's about it, I'll email a few other related
> questions separately. 
> 
> - Jerry in Virginia -
> 
> 
> 
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