Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Am I Insane or Lucky?

[Todd Tomason <jayscore@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Be gentle with it.  That motor is a little big for that tranny and rearend.  
As I recall, the 998 was used with the 304, and the 904 was used with the 
I-6's.  They look the same externally, but the 998 is a little stronger than 
the 904.  The 360 normally used a 727 transmission.  

The rear is probably an AMC 15.  (This was later sold to Dana to become the 
Dana 35.)  These were commonly used with the I-6 motors.  The V8's usually 
got the AMC 20 rearend.  This was definitely the case on the bigger cars, but 
I'm not so sure on the small cars.  

If you don't drive it hard this setup should be fine.  If you're racing it, or 
pulling crazy stunts at the local malt shop, you should be looking for 
upgrade parts to swap in.  

Todd

On Friday 04 January 2008 19:16, lumina333 wrote:
> Maybe insanely lucky! I bought a 1981 AMC Spirit today. Running. With a
> 360 V8. With a B&M shifter. With a ton of extra parts. Check out
> the "Lu's 81 Spirit" folder for photos. Needless to say, when I saw the
> Spirit in this guy's yard with a 'For Sale' sign on it, I
> started....um....salivating! Much thanks to my best friend, John, who
> found it and drove me to it this afternoon! I couldn't get to the bank
> fast enough. Price was SUPER reasonable, considering all the extras
> that came with the car. It was originally a 4 banger, and the owner put
> a 360 from an '84 Wagoneer in it as well as a 998(?) transmission from
> a '79 Spirit in it. He said it had a Dana 15 rearend in it. He stripped
> a black AMX and changed the original blue interior to black. He also
> put a Concord hood on it. Tell me what you think! ~Lu~
>


 
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