Re: [BaadAssGremlins] 74 Hornet Headlight Switch & Fuel Gauge

[Bradley Jones <wagonmasterx5@xxxxxxxxx>]

The thing about AMCs, is that they were tightwads and tried to save a buk where ever they could. That's why parts from so many cars will interchange. My doors and front seats are out of an '82 Concord. I've got a black dash (entire unit) out of a Gremlin that will be going in hopefully this summer.  If I decide to go with a floor shift, I have the tilt wheel out of an Eagle.  Been collecting parts for a few years. It;s about time to start replacing them.

AMC74HORNET@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Thanks Brad. My car is a combination of different year Hornet parts I
> liked over the years so it actually looks stock except for the button
> and tufted door panels. The Javelin buckets I added are similar to the
> Hornet ones I could not find upholstered with the stock 74 Hornet seat
> insert material. I added a tac where the clock went and an under
>  package
> tray factory gauge pod with 3 Auto Meter gauges, water temp and oil. I
> also added a 73 Hornet "X" steering wheel. I added an early Hornet front
> fender Bee to the radio delete panel with double stick tape and made my
> own Hornet emblem where the one was missing on the glove box door. The
> exterior will just have the stock factory double pin stripe and stock 74
> Hornet emblems with 77 AMC flairs and louver added painted the factory
> color. The Western Turbine style wheels are very similar to the AMX
> turbine wheels with a few more ribs and  phony 3 spoke knock off. I made
> emblems for the center of the knock offs using the AMC R/W/B emblem
> below the hatch as a template and painted the ribs between he ribs on
> the wheels orange to match the car.  It has raised white lettered BFG
> T/A radials for tires. Slightly smaller ones on the front for sway bar
> and fender clearance. All in all I am very pleased with the looks of the
> car. The
>  light smoke orange tint that was applied to the side windows
> yesterday compliments the orange paint. I was going for the subtle look
> on this car versus the flamed, panel painted, pin stripe, flared and
> louvered job on my yellow car ala the 1970's when I last panted it. It
> turns out the subtle look I was going for on the orange car catches more
> attention than the flamed yellow car ever did. When I visited my mother
> yesterday at the nursing home I had 4 people comment on how nice the car
> looked before I had the windows tinted. To bad  can't drive the car for
> 2 days now as I can't roll down the windows till the tint dries. I have
> the drivers window open even in the winter with the heater on and open
> in the summer with the A/C on. Call me strange.
> "Doc"

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