Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: Terry's Gremln: (was: Is anyone going to the Amo event in ohio this year?)

[Hal <strlcuckoo_46@xxxxxxxxx>]

Maaco may be Okay but I'd beware of "Earl Schiebe" at
least in Austin. No prep unless you do it and
"overspray", orange peel, runs, and I drove from
Wichita Falls for that(twice as they were going to fix
it the second time......NOT) Finally had a local guy
shoot her for $1000.
Hal

--- eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> 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
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Yahoo! Groups Links
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > 
> 


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