Re: [BaadAssGremlins] More Slow Progress

From: Davis Martin <martin-davis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2005 06:44:22 -0700 (PDT)

Exactally my point Doc. Anyone can build a camero. last night on American Muscle was a show about AMC and mostly the RWB cars but they had a cool 78 gremlin in FLA that was certified to 7.50's they said how us amcers are a rare breed and that we can't just pick up a catalogue and get parts. we have to be creative. They also said when they see the occasional amc at a show it is in better shape then the other brands there.

Davis

AMC74HORNET@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

CAMERO!!!!!! I don't think so. That would be the same as me owning a
Ricer. It works for some but not me. Even being severely disabled now
and with the large amount of tax free money I got last june I still do
most of my own work and what I don't do I look over the shoulder of the
person doing it. I tell people anyone can build a Chevy with deep
pockets and a catalog, it takes a real man to build an AMC. I have been
taking pic's of the progress and will have them posted when I am done.
The slow progress due to a multitude of things has me frustrated. But I
am still plugging away at it. Later I am off to my friends shop with the
new drivers side rear panel.
"Doc"

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From: Davis Martin <martin-davis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2005 04:21:28 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] More Slow Progress

Doc,

I have resigned to the fact that nothing is ever easy for us AMCers. If it were we would be workin on a camero

Davis

AMC74HORNET@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

What I thought would be a 1/2 hour to 1 hour job took almost 3 to
install the pass side rear door panel. I made these panels completely
from scratch using an old original one from my yellow car for a
template. The pass door panel just about popped in and was a perfect
fit, the pass rear one was a fight. I am using original factory clips to
hold the panels on not like some custom interior builders that use trim
screws. I was slightly off on the mounting holes for 2 clips and
couldn't get them to line up with the holes in the body no matter how
hard I tried. with the other 5 clips the panel fit nice but I had to do
somthing about the 2 missing ones so I added a piece of 2 sided exterior
carpet tape in place of the clips. It was that or nothing. I also had to
drill one new hole for the factory chrome trim screw that holds the door
panel at the very back to the hatch panel because of the extra paddling
on my custom panels. What a pain but the results once you looked at it
is beautiful. Today I will attempt to install the drivers side rear
panel. I hope this one will go in without a problem. Yea right fat
chance. Everything I have done on this car in the last 18 months since I
bought it has been a fight.
"Doc"

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