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Before you start jerryrigging the wiring, something
you might want to do is check the ground wire to your wipers. And since turns
won't work, besides checking fuses and replacing them, you might want to also
check:
1. the screws that hold the fusebox to the frame,
usually two 5/16th type, these get vibrated loose and can wreck havoc on
electrical stuff if not tight.
2. check the plug on the bottom of your steering
column where the steering column plug fits into the main wiaring harness. I
can't tell you what a shitty design this is on many AMC models and sometimes I
have simply bumped it with my knee and suddenly horn might not work, or turns,
or other things because the little plugs are not solidly touching
3. check to see if your car has a main ground from
engine to crossmember. Should be on lower passenger side, if not, go get one
from auto parts store for about $5 and install.
4. on the wiper switch, (I'm doing this from
memory) I think there is a thin copper wire behind the plast part of dash and
this grounds your switch to dash frame. Sometimes if gone or someone missed
stabbing the switch this causes it to not work or have two speeds, slow and
slower, sometimes it is ultra fast like drinking Red Bull. If not there you can
get a wire and eyelet and run it to a variety of places to properly ground it
behind the dash. You can also run a wire from ignition, or dash frame to swithc
itself, then turn it on, to see if grounding it (without removing it) works
also, sometimes it does, sometimes it don't.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2006 2:59
PM
Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] Re:
Question
How hard would it be to re-wire my fuse panel on my 76 Gremlin?
I have to put a piece of wire in my panel to get my wipers and turn signals to
work. Should I just replace the panel?
Eddie Stakes <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Luke, your car is Canadian built. There is no
breakdown I am aware of how many particular models except AMX 68-70 monthly
production out there, most of these records destroyed decades ago. If you
look in my PRODUCTION/TECH file it goes into detail abot the valve cover
tags, door metal trim tags, and production figures, although I do not have
these for Hornet, but could look them up for calender year and total
production if you want. Your 76 Hornet was built however as you mention, in
the first 4 weeks of production in Canada, quite neat to see. Your parts
Hornet might be worth saving the tags off of also, as chances are it was in
line of sight in same line if built in Brampton.
You know the Brampton buildings were recently
demolished. Yes, the famous corner of Kennedy & Steeles road is flat
sadly. The shipping area is still there, and used for well, shipping from
some company. Rambler Drive....there is nothing left on Rambler Drive except
a damned gaping hole.
Sad but true. Like all our Kenosha built cars,
you can never go 'home' again.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006
8:06 PM
Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins]
Hornett vs Mavrick (was: 74 hornet grill)
How many Hornets did they build a month? Mine was built
August 29th 1975 and was number 6184. Vin # A6A087A706184
Brampton built. Also the tag above the headlight has the above date, but
the date on the door says September 1975. Also my parts Hornet was built a
day before my car.
Eddie Stakes <eddiestakes@planethoustonamx.com>
wrote:
Yes you see a lot of that on ebay. There
are people who won't put the VIN in the auction for fear of al queda
getting ahold of it. That is dumb as then they have to answer dozens of
same questions from potential buyers who want to research the VIN to see
if it is true AMX or Javelin or Machine or whatever it might be that the
seller claims. No need to be all secret squirrel about it if you put
something up in public forum like that, especially ebay, you know you
will have to answer questions, some legit some waste of time but should
try to answer them all as all it takes is one person to buy the car,
antique, comic book or whatever you selling so put as much info out
there as possibly to help people make a educated decision. I think this
Hornet (Hornett if Canadian) would have a better chance at selling if he
would have not put a buy it now for $2500. That to me, means that is
what he thinks the car is max. Whay not just put a reserve of $2200 and
no buy it now. I bet the bids would have gotten up more than $760, maybe
even approached $1500-$1700. Then, even if unsold, he could always go
back to the bidders list and contact them directly and see if they will
match or bite on a price.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, September 21,
2006 2:38 AM
Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins]
Hornett vs Mavrick (was: 74 hornet grill)
I emailed a guy on Ebay once ecause he had a '73 with
the '74 rear setup. He didn't have vin # or the build date
posted. He couldn't understand why I was asking for either one.![]()
Eddie
Stakes <eddiestakes@planethoustonamx.com>
wrote:
Yup but the people who wasted his time
emailing him because they knew it all failed I guess to see that.
Production began for the 1973 models August 1st, 1972. They appeared
in dealer showrooms roughly September 14-15th 1972. Production ended
for the 1973 models on July 30th, 1973. This car was in regular
production at least 4-8 weeks before the 74s would roll off the line
and dies changed and new parts brought into bins. Not sure why that
is so tough for those folks to understand however, again, all they
had to do is simply open eyes before hitting 'email seller a
question' perhaps!
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, September
20, 2006 11:58 AM
Subject: Re:
[BaadAssGremlins] Hornett vs Mavrick (was: 74 hornet grill)
The info tag says the build date was june of
"73.
Eddie Stakes <eddiestakes@planethoustonamx.com>
wrote:
This is a interesting comment below by Doc. The reason why
is recently on fee-bait there was a 73 Hornet for sale.
Great looking car I may add, however, the poor fellow was
fending off a lot of questions... ok, fending
off a lot
of comments, by people who had emailed him telling him he had a
74. If these people who took time to enlighten him on a car
they had never
seen, but knew it to be this or that....had
just....taken a moment of their
time.....less time in fact
to research the dumb grill as opposed to emailing
him off a
auction telling him 'I know for sure shit' they could have saved
time...but most of all, darn it, learned
something!
This is the auction:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1973-AMC-HORNETT-ONE-OWNER_W0QQitemZ320024818984QQihZ011QQcategoryZ5357QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
look
at the comments below. Holy mother of gawd where do these people
come
out of everyone is a professional! Sign me up like Shaq
I am now a officual
policzeman.
All they would have
had to do is look at (gee, or buy one, only $9) at the
cover
of AMCs own magazine instead of talking out of lower pie hole
about
"I'm sure of this, my dad hand built Hornets" or
whatever they thought they
were saying. Just buy, or take a
moment to look at:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330028137872
and
they could have saved themselve from looking like a idiot
online.....and
possibly saved the seller some grief, hell,
he might have gotten more than
$760 bid for it! To me at
least, the dumbasses asking questions, with zero
inteition
of biddig torpedoed this auction. Granted, I realize they wanted
to be helpful, and the seller should never have put their
questions in his
auction as then it makes it appear he don't
know waht he is selling. And he
does have a Hornett in
subject so maybe he dumbas too, don't know and
invited
this.
Still hate to see it happen. This Maverick is
almost same condition, and
ugly color to boot and still got
$1200 more bidding and no dumbass
questions:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1972-Ford-Maverick-Excellent-Condition_W0QQitemZ280024696326QQihZ018QQcategoryZ6057QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Amazing!
Hope
the Hornet (Hornett if Canadian eh!) is relisted, sure is a nice
car,
maybe this time the fellow won't have to fend of
instant gurus!
Eddie Stakes'
Planet Houston
AMX
713.464.8825
eddiestakes@planethoustonamx.com
www.planethoustonamx.com
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is currently HEAVY
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----- Original Message -----
From: <AMC74HORNET@webtv.net>
To:
<BaadAssGremlins@yahoogroups.com>
Sent:
Wednesday, September 20, 2006 4:58 AM
Subject: Re:
[BaadAssGremlins] 74 hornet grill
> There were 2
grills used in 74 on Hornet's. One was used in 73 and 74
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with round turn signal lights and the other was used from late
74 till
> 77 with rectangular turn signal lights. If you
have the 74-77
> rectangular grill I would be interested
in buying it. Contact me of list
> at amc74hornet@webtv.net
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