[BaadAssGremlins] Re Mexican 282-6

["Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bill these are same bored out 232/258 family of engines. They were used by 
VAM which is Vehiculos Automotores Mexicanos which was AMC's Mexico 
division, sort of like AMI was AMC's Australian division. I have some great 
photos on my site (and mroe to load) of stuff, weird stuff like the four 
door Lerma, which is a four door Spirit. Arcticboy has a nice VAM page also:
http://www.arcticboy.com/Pages/arcticboysvam.html

The Gremlin by VAM
http://www.planethoustonamx.com/parts/74_VAM_Gremlin.JPG
note Hurst shifter & Hornet front clip;
1975 AMX, which will freak out some who think the AMX name was discontinued 
in 1974, which it was not, VAM used it for 75, 76, then AMC resurrected it 
in 1977:
http://www.planethoustonamx.com/parts/75_Matador_AMX_pic.JPG

Here, scroll down in my links section to the bottom where I have some great 
links on VAM and photos:
http://www.planethoustonamx.com/bodyLinks.htm

Enjoy!
Eddie Stakes'
Planet Houston AMX
713.464.8825
eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "William Renshaw" <lionwren@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, June 16, 2006 11:32 PM
Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] getting crap for swapping to V8


> Mexican 282 six cylinder.???!! W.T.F.?? Is it just a stroked 258? What 
> head
> does it use? I know you can swap the 4.0 head to the 258 block and add all
> the goodies to the 4.0 head like fuel injection and all the stuff. But, I
> have never heard of the Mexican 282 6. Is a V-6 or an inline? Could some 
> one
> here explain it? If I was a betting kind of guy, it sounds like a bored 
> and
> stroked 258. Am I right on this???
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> Bill Renshaw Lewiston Idaho
> AKA Brother B.
> As always....Keep on a Ramblin'!!
> 1973 Gremlin X "clone" (project)
> 1970 Original Hornet "plain jane"
> 1974 Matador Coupe "Parts car"
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>>From: "Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Reply-To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>To: <BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] getting crap for swapping to V8
>>Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 17:33:28 -0500
>>
>>Something to consider is simply getting rid of all the vacuum lines,
>>desmogging/devacuuming it if you will, I have done it on dozens of my six
>>cylinder cars and what a difference it makes with lots of extra pickup and
>>get go. As for a six, somewhere on here is Ed Fernandez Gremlin with a six
>>which runns 11 second 1/4 miles times, putting away 90% of the V8s it went
>>up against. That is something else to consider. With the sheer numbers of
>>Jeepers out there, there are al sorts of performance parts for the 232, 
>>258
>>and Eddie Stakes'
>>Planet Houston AMX
>>713.464.8825
>>eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>*email is currently HEAVY
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>>www.planethoustonamx.com
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>>   ----- Original Message -----
>>   From: CJ
>>   To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>   Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 10:17 AM
>>   Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] getting crap for swapping to V8
>>
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>>   It's the original motor that came with my 76 Gremlin, but the vac lines
>>r a pain.
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>>   Bradley Jones <wagonmasterx5@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>     A 258 V-6 ?? That's a rare engine
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>>     CJ <redneck2212@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>       A AMC 258 V6 has more vac lines than any V8 Mopar engine ive seen.
>>It has a lne from the bottom of the block, a line from the top of the
>>block, three more lines from the carb not including the line from the 
>>rotor
>>cap and the fuel line. and if one is off your screwed.
>>
>>       baadass73gremlin@xxxxxxx wrote:
>>         In a message dated 6/14/2006 7:37:10 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>>redneck2212@xxxxxxxxx writes:
>>           On a V8 Mopar engine there is a heck of a lot less vacuum 
>> lines.
>>
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>>         WTF??compared to what engine? a inline AMC a V8 AMC?and vacuum
>>lines is the reason why you want to go through hell swapping engines?
>>         Bart
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