ya as ive said we have some car shows here at a
restruant called johnny rays in lees summit mo that i might go to in my gremlin
just to hear the reactions, but i got some body work to do and if u look in my
pics on the back end http://www.3meb.com/pics/burch/gremlin/gremlin1.JPG right
below the license plate setup it is hugley dented and no idea as to how to take
that out, thinking about just taking a piece of sheet metal and rounding it over
that area all way across, but im skeptical of welding there as the fuel tank, i
might weld it other places but that one and just use bondo right in that spot,
hell i might just take it there like that as it is still a work in progress,
daily driver lol, the carpet is cheap ass shit from a hardware store, the
outdoor carpeting, inside is red and black, i painted the dash, need to paint
headliner but no job as no paint money lol, got some spots to sand down and some
spots to fill again then repaint it. yall think i should take it like it
is?
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 8:05
PM
Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: Terry's
Gremln: (was: Is anyone going to the Amo event in ohio this year?)
Terry, part of the fun is just being there....with your
AMC. Unless it is
Mitchell, no one will diss your car. I can't tell you
the times thru the
years people have brought cars out to AMC meets and
others are more than
happy to say 'hey I see you need a grill, that vendor
over in section B-9
has a NOS one cheap' or 'where are you from? I know a
good paint/body man
(or chrome place, or interior place, or suspension
place, or performance
place, insert own here) near you'.
If
concerned about the engine bay, go to a dollar store like I do and get
several cans of engine cleaner, that foamy crap works wonders, then hit it
with a sprayer, I go to the car wash and pop it with 800 lb pressure, you
would be surprised the shit flying out from under the hood. Last time
there
was a nest of possums, three illegal immigrants, some old leftover
tacos I
cook on the intake manifold, a dead sparrow that got sucked into
the
incomplete Ram Air system, two screwdrivers (hey, gimme those) several
emissions lines, the breather lid, it was MAYHEM.
Maybe I should
tell ya'll about operating a cutting torch, but better not as
we have a
Fire Ban here in Texas due to drought.
As for paint, a cheap paint job
from Maaco will do wonders for your car
also. No one says you need to do a
concourse $5K-$10K paint on it. My white
1982 Eagle custom wagon shown
here was painted by Maaco in 1992.....that was
14 years ago.......over
100,000 miles ago......and over 100 AMCs ago. Still
looks great in 2006.
Total cost, no bodywork? $450. Something to think
about! Take
care,
Eddie Stakes'
Planet Houston
AMX
713.464.8825
eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.planethoustonamx.com
-----
Original Message -----
From: <Terry.Atkins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To:
<BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006
2:27 PM
Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: Is anyone going to the Amo event
in ohio
this year?
> You have me thinking Eddie.
I was going to enter my Gremlin in the
> display
> only class.
What you are saying even though my the bottom third of my
>
Gremlin
> is black primer with a red stripe on it with Gremlin in stick
on letters.
> I had
> to do something to cover the bondo I have
in the bottom of the doors. The
> engine has 30 years of grease and the
air pump is disconnected that I
> should go
> ahead and enter it
and let it me judged because who knows and who cares. I
> might just do
that. When I go to the local shows I keep the hood shut and
> I
>
heard more than one person say it must be a Gremlin X with that paint
job.
> Terry
>
>
>
>> Ya'll take note of what
Terry mentions below. " The one I went to in St
>> Louis
had
>> about 8 or 9 Gremlins but no 77's or 78's that is why I was so
upset I
>> didn't
>> take mine." Terry, if you would have
taken your's chances are if judged
>> you
>> probably would
have taken at least a Bronze Award. And to boot, been the
>> only one
of it's kind there. I took photos of every vehicle on the field,
>>
and there was a number of vehicles I didn't see. Don't recall seeing
a
>> Concord wagon, or 66 Rebel, no 80 AMX, no 67 Ambassador
convertible
>> although
>> two 68 Rebel convertibles, of
which one is shown here. And like the
>> NAMDRA
>> AMC
Nationals, you will see classes with no entries. It all depends on
>> what
>> shows up and where. There have been meets
(regionals) I have sponsored or
>> attended where all the cars are
68-70 AMXs, but few 71-74 Javelins or
>> AMXs,
>> on the
other hand, some, I have seen what I like to call 'the bread and
>>
butter attack' you see dozens of Ramblers,
>>
Hornets/Gremlins/Concords/Spirits/Eagles, and also station wagons and
>> four
>> doors. These are the 'bread and butter' cars
that kept AMC in business
>> day
>> in and out, so ti is
refreshing to see them on and at meets! Don't be
>> shy,
>>
you with friends, don't let that BBG Calif 500 AMX car intimidate you
>> just
>> because a $10K paint job. The field is there for
cars, all of them, from
>> six
>> shades of bondo to cars
that have made special arraingements to come from
>> museum to
display. Besides that is what my Planet Houston AMX award is
>>
for
>> thru the years, it is for cars that "show the most potential
and
>> promise"..............some owners go the course, some leave as
is, no big
>> deal it is all good. A number of other clubs are now
also giving these
>> types
>> of awards as many times it is
a incentive for the owner to keep going and
>> stay the course on
whatever it is they started! I would like to know what
>> happened to
the 70 Rebel Machine STATION WAGON in Atlanta I gave this
>>
award
>> to, would like to see it now!
>>
>> But go
to these meets, as you will learn. Take photos, it might help in
>>
your
>> restoration down the road, you can find parts, meet people
and best of
>> all,
>> have a lot of fun in 2006 with
people who share the same interest as you
>> do....in
AMC.
>> Eddie Stakes'
>> Planet Houston AMX
>>
713.464.8825
>> eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
www.planethoustonamx.com
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <Terry.Atkins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To:
<BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, January
12, 2006 7:58 AM
>> Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: Is anyone
going to the Amo event in
>> ohio
>> this
year?
>>
>>
>> > The show is in Dayton Ohio. The
show itself is Saturday July 29 they
>> > have
>> >
things planed for Thursday and Friday. I have motel reservations and
>> > plan
>> > on
>> > going up Thursday
and comming back Sunday. The one I went to in St
>> >
Louis
>> > had
>> > about 8 or 9 Gremlins but no 77's
or 78's that is why I was so upset I
>> > didn't
>> >
take mine. I noticed at the AMO site a 78 won some kind of award
last
>> > year.
>> >
Terry
>>
>>
>>
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