Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Am I Insane or Lucky?

["Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Todd mentions below the 904, 998 series trannies. My 68 Rebel convertible 
"Machine" has a 71 LAPD policia 401 engine in it I dropped in it in 1987. 
The trans is a 904 light duty torqueflite. Something of note here is that is 
has had no problems taking the torque from the 401 thru the years, with only 
one rebuild. Some of the miles I have put on this car are 1/4 mile at a 
time; it currently has 127,000 miles on it.

The 904 and 998 are excellent "low end" transmissions, they wind up real 
QUICK. The 727 may be better, even more indestructable perhaps, but the 
904/998 serers are equally indestructable. You can find a LOT of speed stuff 
for the 904/998 at 1/2 the price of 727 same; like 3000 stalls, modified 
valve bodies, shift kits. Go look at shift kits for them all over ebay for 
instance.

The 727 has all sorts of great 'upgrades' also; and my 72 AMX 360/727 would 
chirp tires at 70mph for instance, quite impressive for 3400 lb car. The 
904/998 series were used on AMC 258-6 and 304s; the 360s and 401s got the 
727. Both really good trannies however.

One thing on the light duty ones; if they sit, for a extended perooid of 
time (like someone not driving car) the bands rust and disentrigrate; then 
you lose drive and reverse gear. I had a little 72 Gremlin here I bought and 
it didn't have 3rd/reverse but we drove it all over place for 2 
years......in 2nd gear, just stayed off freeways and below 50mph. Paige 
would sometimes forget and got stuck at Taco Bell in parking space when she 
pulled in and could not back out for instance. I don't remember why I didn't 
ever get that trans rebuilt, as have a good trans guy here in Houston that 
will completely go thru them for $500. Might be because I bought the Gremlin 
for $200, don't remember, ended up selling it for $750, sure was a solid, 
rustfree little car however and really dependable, even with no 
drive/reverse!

I would recommend getting on my VENDORS list and contacting, call, don't 
email, John donato at Donato's Engineering, as he is a specialist for 30 
something years on 727s, and 90s and 998s, including interchanges, so I 
would suggest talk to him first, then decide what you want to do. Take care 
and good luck,
Eddie Stakes'
Planet Houston AMX
713.464.8825
eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.planethoustonamx.com
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Todd Tomason" <jayscore@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2008 9:37 PM
Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Am I Insane or Lucky?


> 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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