Re: [BaadAssGremlins] VOTE....make the 72 a 401 or make it stock looking

That was exactly what I was thinking Eddie. I have been with mine 7 years she has made exactly 3 car shows with me. I have even offered to buy her a brand X car if she would go and it is a big no. I don't expect her to go every week but if she would show up to the three of four big ones a year it would nice. So there wouldn't be any question about what I would do. Keep it stock. I was going to take my bench seat out of mine and got four or five comments on the bench seat so I am going to keep it in. I have found out that in most cases if the people are impressed with the way the car looks they really aren't that excited about what is under the hood and the ones that are excited about what is under the hood could care less what the car looks like.

Terry

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From: Eddie Stakes <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 3:22:31 PM
Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] VOTE....make the 72 a 401 or make it stock looking

Why not simply sleep on it a little. Not on car but on what to do. I like
the stock little 232 in it, and depends on what gas prices do with Gustav,
might be good to leave it in there if going to be driven regularly. And have
to keep in mind also some folks like Ed Fernandez has his Gremlin....with a
SIX into the 11's. So not boring six. On the other hand, I am big fan of
customs, and would probably down a bottle of Jager and get the Sawzall on it
and make a Hornet "cowboy" like AMC should have in 1971........ ..however, as
Terry noted, if your wife 'wants it to stay that way' then conversation is
already over and it is no brainer to leave it the hell alone. The reason why
is simple. Not because she has you by your red, white and blue pelotas, but
because having a old lady interested in anything AMC is major bonus and a
keeper. She can take it to cruise nights and car shows and be proud and
people seem to freak out when they see a woman drive up 'at a good old boys
meet' in a AMC! Ask Paige, she will tell you after 20 years and hundreds of
AMCs on this end.....
Eddie Stakes
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From: "jgray_55" <jgray_55@yahoo. com>
To: <BaadAssGremlins@ yahoogroups. com>
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 12:35 PM
Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] VOTE....make the 72 a 401 or make it stock
looking

> Ok.Look at photos of Joes 72. Than.... Lets have a roll call here.
> Do i put the green 72 back to stock(boring 232), maybe a stock looking
> V8 conversion( no cowl hood)? THEN put my 401/9" rear,frame
> connectors.. etc in the primered stripper model 73????? Let me know
> what all you think? I can see both sides. My car looks great(to me)
> with the big Cragars, but also i can see the argument for NOT messing
> up a 42,000 mile good paint/interior car. WAY confused now.....Joe
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