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No, there are no AMCs in any salvage yards here in Houston, but you will
have to find someone willing to cut the plug off as opposed to selling harness
however, but possibly someone on here can help.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2007 1:04
PM
Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Re:
Question
Turns out the plug going to the ignition had a burned wire. Now
I need another plug. I went to local scrap yard and the only 258 V6 is no
longer there. I'll have to ckeck another yard. Do you have one? Thanks for the
help I apreciate it. redneck2212
Eddie Stakes <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
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@planethoustonamx.com>
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
Email
is currently HEAVY
5-12 day reply times, call if
important
----- 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
> 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
>
"Doc"
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Technology,
sufficently advanced, would be indistinguishable
from magic.
Redneck
from birth. Rebel by choice.
CJ
Technology,
sufficently advanced, would be indistinguishable
from magic.
Redneck
from birth. Rebel by choice.
CJ
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