Hi Doc, Thanks for the tip. The Wedgewood Blue on their site looks like a pretty good match. I am not sure I understand the rest of your message though. What is plastic prep? What is "tac"? What is "Sand free"? Thanks Paul ________________ > > Message: 18 > Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 06:21:54 -0400 > From: AMC74HORNET@xxxxxxxxx > Subject: SEM Paint & Aerosol Products (Plastic Dyeing) > > Paul check out this site. I have used their products for years. But > with > me it has always been black so I don't know if they have or can custom > mix the color you need. You don't have to be a professional to do it > yourself, you only have to know how to use a spray can. First you > spray > on and wipe off the plastic prep, then you tac the piece off and spray > on the sand free and over the sand free while it is still wet spray on > the color coats like using a regular spray can. You then can use a > semi > clear cote over it. I just did a dash for my Hornet. On the top I used > the sem and the semi clear and on the face I used regular gloss black > enamel because I like gloss on the face pieces of the dash. > "Doc" > > > ---------- > > http://www.premiumautocare.com/sempaaepr.html > > > [This message contained attachments] > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > __ > ______________________________________________________________________ > __ > > Message: 19 > Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 06:31:47 -0400 > From: AMC74HORNET@xxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Re: Problems > > 74 was the last year for the points. In 75 they used a Ford system I > think and had many problems with it. Both my cars are 74's so I still > have points and no cats or electronic ign., or EGR valves. The only > thing I am stuck with is that seat belt interlock system, which can be > bypassed with a 2 inch piece of wire at the plug under the hood. The > diagnosis on new cars costs more than 100$ never mind the parts. > "Doc" > > > > [This message contained attachments] > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > __ > ______________________________________________________________________ > __ > > Message: 20 > Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 07:35:08 -0400 > From: AMC74HORNET@xxxxxxxxx > Subject: My Most Favorite Thing On Old Cars Starts Today Wiring > > Yesterday I polished out the gloss part of the dash cleaned out the > car > so I can sit in the front seats so today I can start the wiring for > the > gauges and check on the fuel gauge wiring and just neaten things up > while the dash is out. Luckily for me it appears the only damage the > previous owner did was to butcher the center dash for an after market > radio and did not butcher the wiring. I hate working on cars with > butchered wiring. Amazingly this whole car seems to be an original > unmolested 31 year old survivor. It has a few dings and a couple of > small dents but the paint has not been touched up and it is almost > rust > free. Even though I have spent a fortune on mechanical repairs I would > rather do that than rust repair. On the interior I could have gotten > away with only spending 4-500$ on new carpet and some plastic > repair and > upholstery but that puke tan with the plaid 70's leisure suit style > seat > inserts had to go. It is a milder version of the interior I have in my > yellow Hornet. I don't like change, both cars now use the same keys > too. > "Doc" > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > __ > ______________________________________________________________________ > __ > > Message: 21 > Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 07:46:10 -0400 > From: AMC74HORNET@xxxxxxxxx > Subject: Hey Grandpa!!!!! > > On my way home yesterday from my friends shop I stopped to borrow a > TSM > from my friend. While waiting for a traffic light a guy behind me > starts > honking his horn and yelling at me. I was trying to figure out what I > did when he gets out of his SUV and walks up to my door telling me he > has a white 75 Hornet "X" Hatchback home in his garage. We couldn't > talk > as the light turned green. I wonder if that was the car I passed on 1 > 1/2 years ago because the owner wanted to much money for it. Anyhow I > thought I knew all the local AMC guys in the area and there are not > many > of us. > "Doc" > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > __ > ______________________________________________________________________ > __ > > Message: 22 > Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 05:13:59 -0700 (PDT) > From: Davis Martin <martin-davis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Amc Team update > > Olly, > The crank on 1971 and older engines are different and will not > accept the nose of a torqu flite converter. You use the original > flywheel and mark and drill new holes for the converter or better > you take the original flywheel or "flexplate" to a machine shop > with a newer flexplate and have it match balanced. > Davis > > Olly <mrmopar00@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Why do you need an adapter plate to put a 727 behind a 343? What > do you use for a flywheel though? > > Olly > > Davis Martin <martin-davis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Doc, > Ya I have been workin hard and I have a ways to go yet. I have to > fix my tow dolly monday. As for work I get jobs from the union > hall. There are a bunch of jobs starting in a week or so. > Aran is doing great. He has started to "furnature walk" I expect > he'll be walking on his own in no time now. He is 9 months now. > I am not sure which warner I have in the RWB grem. I just know it > was the stocker in the 343 amx it came out of. Condition unknown. I > do however have the adapter kit to mate a 727 up to a 343 ! I > happen to have a spare 727 TCI built with reverse pattern VB and an > 8" TCI 4500 stall verter! I have the drive shaft that fits that > combo as well from 2 owners ago. > Back to work on my grems in the morning!.I am starting to get > psyched again! Thanks > Davis > > AMC74HORNET@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > Man Davis you have done some serious work to the cars. Working > construction can be a pain as you may not have a job when the > project is > done. Do you work for the same company all year round or get work from > the union hall? How's the baby doing? Is that a cast iron Warner > you got > behind that 343 in the latest Gremlin? I hate them aluminum ones and > parts may be hard to find for both the iron and alumium ones. Forget > about shift kits. I'll keep my torque flite's thank you. > "Doc" > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > From: "Davis" <martin-davis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 12:32:02 -0000 > Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] Amc Team update > > Well it's been a while since I have posted. Been busy with work then > got laid off so started workin on the black car and the RWB car. The > black car I decided to run oct 1st at Lebenon Valley. I went with it > last year and made 3 runs 12.89, 12.66, and a 12.67 @107. This year > the car will look like hell as it still needs a new DS rear quarter( > I rebondoed it)and it will be in grey primer. I have spent the last 2 > weeks working on the body. I finished sanding the car to bare metal. > Had some dents in the roof to dolly and fill. Cut out rust and welded > new metal in the top of the DS fender( bought better fender and hood > at chilson show but need to pick it up in Mass.) The repair made will > sufice for the track. Stripped and fixed small dents in doors. > Painted all bare metal with a coate of self etching primer. Then the > whole car has 2 coats of NASOn primer-fil. Grey Primer filler. I put > the windows back in, bumpers back on, tail lights in, and finished > cleaning the interior of previous roll cage that is now in the RWB > car. I just need to add a grille and install the hood. Then I need to > bring it to have the front end aligned. last winter I rebuilt the > front of the car. Bead blasted everything, new bushings, new inner > and outer tierods, new idler arm, new pitman arm, new v-8 hd coil > springs, and new lakewood drag shocks. The engine is unchanged. still > has 140K miles and may blow up at any time, who knows? Car will be > lighter this year as the roll cage is gone ( not required till 11.5 > but really cause I don't have the time to install the new cage I have > for it)I will change all the fluids, and I have a demon 850 carb to > swap on if I get time. maby I will get a 12.5 outta it this year? > The RWB car now has roll cage, frame connectors, moroso battery box > in the back, rci 8 gal fuel cell, 1/2" line to holley black to barry > Grant filter, to holley regulator to holley 750 , hornet dash painted > black replaces the old aluminum dash, racing seat installed, shifter > installed, car is wired up for preliminary running. Car runs and I > ran it thru the gears yesterday on jack stands. There is a fuel cell > leak( the bung), there is a tranny leak to investigate, brake line > leaking , so there is much to do and the engine is still bone stock ( > have 291-c heads and torker intake, roller timming set, and summit > big cam for it but now that season is over I may go a different > direction. O ya installed msd 6al and mallory unilite dizzy and accel > coil. > Today is the wifes b-day so I will not work on the cars till > tomorrow. I was able to write this long post cause she is still > sleeping. > Anyone from BAG going to Mopar/amc day at the Valley? Lebenon Valley > dragway lebenon NY. > Davis > P.S. > Bill's Spirit will also be there he should be running 10.2 or close > to it. car looks and runs AWSOME! My digital camera broke so I will > post pics when I can. > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! for Good > Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. > > SPONSORED LINKS > Amc gremlin Automotive maintenance Automotive radiators > > --------------------------------- > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > > Visit your group "BaadAssGremlins" on the web. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > BaadAssGremlins-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of > Service. > > > --------------------------------- > > > > > [This message contained attachments] > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > __ > ______________________________________________________________________ > __ > > Message: 23 > Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 05:17:34 -0700 (PDT) > From: Davis Martin <martin-davis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Amc Team update > > That is the kit I have. As for going radical.... as long as you use > good ARP hardware you are fine. And you definitly need to have the > 360 flexplate balanced....unless you are feeling lucky LOL > Davis > > baadass73gremlin@xxxxxxx wrote: > In a message dated 9/19/05 9:07:50 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > mrmopar00@xxxxxxxxx writes: > Why do you need an adapter plate to put a 727 behind a 343? What > do you use for a flywheel though? > > Olly > > > > You mean flexplate and you could use the 360 one tho their may be a > lil vibration as i had a 727 behind my 343 i had and the kit i got > from American Performance constisted of a special hub and the bolts > for the flexplate and crank end and this half mood shaped bar that > acted as a spacer for the trans to the block.if Davis has the same > kit i have its really only good for stock and mild applications as > i wouldn't trust it with something radical. > Bart > > > SPONSORED LINKS > Amc gremlin Automotive maintenance Automotive radiators > > --------------------------------- > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > > Visit your group "BaadAssGremlins" on the web. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > BaadAssGremlins-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! 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He > was not at the chilson show because he was at a points race that > weekend. > Davis > > baadass73gremlin@xxxxxxx wrote: > That's the WIBG car he races i don't think its his or is it?last i > recalled Don ran a dragster with a AMC motor.or has he since sold > it?Don did however have a 70 Gremlin with a 78 Concord AMX front > end which looked awesome that Grem was built by one of there > Therber bros and Don sold that gremlin to Stu Forney and Stu then > sold out on AMC and sold that grem to another guy in Tenn. while he > ruined his AMCs with chevy power. > Bart > > > SPONSORED LINKS > Amc gremlin Automotive maintenance Automotive radiators > > --------------------------------- > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > > Visit your group "BaadAssGremlins" on the web. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > BaadAssGremlins-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! 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