[BaadAssGremlins] Amc Team gremlin update

["Davis" <martin-davis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 It has been a while. Last sunday Bill came over and we got the 
battery switch in the rear mounted. I had to custom fabricate a place 
to mount the switch. Then I put the battery in the box and figured 
out where to drill the hole for the cable. Got that done and then 
Bill soldered the connections on the cable and installed it to the 
battery and the cut off switch. I used 1/0 copper welding cable for 
my pos battery cable.
  Now that we had power running up front we searched the wire harness 
for the keyed switch power. After Bill cussed me out for removing the 
harness when I took the car apart, We found the right wires. Got the 
key to work so it energized the starter wire when the key was turned 
to start. Hooray!!!  Then I mounted my MSD 7AL2 ignition under the 
dash behind the glovebox. There is a vent right there so it will get 
pleantyof air.That was enough for that day.  
 Thursday when I got home the flexplate was waiting for me. By the 
time Bill got there I had the flexplate on the engine, tranny up and 
in with 2 bolts in. I got one more in and then Bill put in the other 
3 and tightened them all. Then while bill turned the engine over for 
me I put the converter bolts in.
 Then we slipped the Lokar flexable tranny dipstick tube into place. 
Added a little sillycone and she's all sealed up. I mounted the top 
in the previous location and it looks great. 
  Next came the headers. I got out the pass side and cleaned the red 
goop off from the dyno session. Took the #8 Tube off and put in the 
header from under the car. Had to jack it up 5 more inches befor it 
slid in. Bill was trying to get the front bolt started while I held 
it up from underneath. He said it wasn't happening. So I came up to 
look. We had to cut a small tab off from the controllarm with a 
sawzall. I had pre fit the headers but with stock heads. The aluminum 
heads are larger. So with that done Back under I went and Bill 
grunted and mumbled till he gave up and said it couldn't be done. My 
turn. Bill dove under the car and I had the first bolt in in under a 
min. From there I got the copper gasket inplace and got another bolt 
started. Next came the starter. Would not go in from under the car. 
SO I decided to try from top. Whadda ya know it dropped right down!! 
Glad I got a ministarter!  Got it bolted in and Bill headed home. I 
worked for another few min and got the #* tube in and all the bolts 
in the header and tightened up. 
  Yesterday when I got home Summit packages were waiting. My new 
radiator, and 6an fittings for the tranny cooler lines and the 
electrical bulked fitting to run the power to the starter. 
 I turned on the heat and dug in. I had to take out the brass 
fittings from the tranny. Rear one came right out. The front one 
crushed from the pressure of the wrench. I had to get out the torch 
and heat the tranny arround it then grabbed it with vice grips and 
got it to turn. What a PITA but finally got it out. The new AN 
fittings went in smooth and I hooked up the front hose and left it 
long to be routed and cut to length later. 
 OK next came the drivers side header. went in from underneath and it 
snaked right in. Took a while but I got the front bolt in and slipped 
in the gasket, got a middle bolt in and went for the back bolts. ( 
sure am glad I prefit everything) There wasn't much room for my hands 
as the oil dipstick, steering collum, master cylinder, and line lock 
were all right in the way scratching the crap outta my hands! I did 
get the rest of the bolts in and tightened.
 Drive shaft. It needs to be cleaned and painted but I want to get 
the car running and that can be done later. So in it went! (it was 
too cold out to do any painting on cold metal anyway)
   I was ready to call it a night so i pulled out teh new radiator to 
check it out. Nice looking and very light. But it is too small. I 
need a 26 and this one is a 24. I was thinking I could mount it 
easier being smaller but the fan doesn't fit now and I don't want to 
buy a new fan so I will send the radiator back to summit for an 
exchange on monday. 
 Today the wife works so It is me and the boy. Work on the car will 
wait till sunday. I do have to get 2 of my propane tanks filled today 
though. had somne snow (a dusting) and it is only 12 degrees out.
 Thanks for taking the time to read and follow my progress. I have 
posted more pics on my pics page.
 Davis     



 
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