[BaadAssGremlins] Re: 77 AMX leaf springs wanted

["Bill Renshaw" <lionwren@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

--- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Dan M." <vegadan@...> wrote:
>
> Doc, mine has the 2 bbl.  I guess its not too bad, but I did pick 
up 
> an Offenhauser intake manifold, and I do have a Holley 390 4bbl 
that 
> I plan to put on.  I also picked up a Chevy HEI which will be going 
> on soon.  The last thing I'm looking for is a header.  That's what 
I 
> would like to do for now.  Eventually, I'd like to switch to the 
> later 4.0 head, and maybe add a turbocharger.
> 
> The car is not show condition, but it is a very presentable 
driver.  
> I purchased it from the estate of gentlemen who passed away last 
> year.  He bought the car used in 1978.  It was orgignally white, 
and 
> has been repainted.  It has some bondo, but not too much.  The 
> interior is in excellent condtion with the exception of 2 tears in 
> the drivers seat.  It has a/c (complete but needs a recharge), rear 
> window defroster, and the original am/fm stereo that still works.  
> 
> It is my first decent old car (after several failed projects), and 
I 
> am really looking forward to taking it out to local cruise nights 
> and showing people something different.
> 
> Dan
> 
> --- In BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, AMC74HORNET@ wrote:
> >
> > Dan does your six have a 2 bbl carb? My good friend had a 78 
> Concord AMX
> > 6 cyl 4 speed that since he had absolutely no mechanical ability I
> > started working on it after we became friends. He was tired of 
the 
> old
> > what's an AMC or being ripped off by mechanics. I found it to be 
a 
> peppy
> > little car and as you said fun to drive. My 258 1 bbl auto orange 
> 74 has
> > a few minor engine mods and is just fine for me. Especially with 
> the
> > current rise in gas prices. I need to add a B&M trans pack to the 
> trans
> > to firm up the shifts and that will give a little better gas 
> mileage.
> > You will notice a big difference with a front sway bar. I 
remember 
> the
> > name of the sway bar mfg. Addco, but they don't sell retail I 
> ordered a
> > front and rear on from a place in N.J. but can't remember their 
> name.
> > The front one was a bolt in almost. The rear did not fit at all. 
I 
> was
> > told it would fit all Hornets but it didn't so I sent it back.
> > "Doc"
> >
>
   Dan, I would like to say somthing about the offenhauser intake 
manifold. Besides I dont know crap about them. My preference is 
Clifford Performance. I am not sure if the Clifford header will work 
with the offenhauser intake. They have changed the style of their 
headers. I have the "old school" long tube headers on my Gremlin. The 
long tube do produce more tourqe then the shorties that they have 
now. But the only problem with the long tube design is ground 
clearence problems. I only have about 3 inches of ground clearence 
with the long tube design, speed bumps are a pain and some of them do 
make a scrape. NO MATTER HOW SLOW YOU GO OVER THEM!! I ended up 
welding a skid plate on the very lowest tubes and I have had the 
collector welded up once before. You have a good carb in the Holley 
390. I have also had the Carter 400 spread bore and it was a pain to 
work on. Metering rods where easy to replace but the jets themselves 
are a pain. The whole top of the carb has to come off to replace 
jets. The Holley is easier to work on. The 4.0 head is a good choice. 
It flows way better then the 258 and Clifford does make a complete 
kit, head, gaskets ect. Not sure if the offey will fit the 4.0. Good 
luck on the turbo. I have also heard of super chargers on inlines 
also, but I dont know about an AMC. Building a 300 horse inline can 
be done, but its very expensive. It costs more for all the speed 
goodies then a V-8. If I had known what it was going to cost to do 
mine, I would of swapped a V-8. But I have too much money and time 
into mine to tear it out and redo it....again. It is kind of fun to 
beat up on the stock V-8's and the sound of a screemin' inline.... 
theres nothing like it. Good luck, let us all know how things go!! 
Bill ID. 





 
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