Re: swing outs - Comments from a new Gremlin Time Member

["robot_tank" <robot_tank@xxxx>]

Hello all, I'm fairly new to this group. Been reading it for awhile, 
but only just got my membership approved so I can post. 

Anyway in regards to the swing open rear side windows... I had a '72 
Gremlin X 304 / 3 speed some years ago that had them. The '72 was 
the first year for those windows according to all of the AMC product 
brochures I have. There are two different mounting styles of windows. 
The '72, '73 style and the '74 and later. Since buying my current 
Gremlin last year, I wanted to put those windows in it. My '73 
Gremlin X has the fixed windows. I picked up a set with all of the 
hardware and weatherstripping. When I compared the mounts to the 
service manual I discovered that they were from a later model 
Gremlin, not a '73 or earlier. I can use them, but I'd have to drill 
holes into the body to mount them and I'm not going to do that. The 
earlier style has a 'bracket' for lack of a better term, on the 
leading edge of the window that has three (I think that's right) 
scalloped cut outs that have holes in them to screw to the window 
post. The 'bracket' then flexes to allow the window to open. The 
later model windows have a stud that pivots and goes thru the window 
post and bolts to it. There is also an upper post that goes into the 
upper window frame of the body that the window swings on. Either 
way, to install these windows you need not only the windows and 
hardware but you also need the associated weatherstripping as the 
window sealed by laying against the weatherstripping with a tight 
fit. Finding decent stripping is difficult at best. It's not 
reproduced.

All of this being said, I would like to trade my '74 and later swing 
out windows, hardware, and weatherstripping for a '73 and earlier 
set. Must be complete. If anyone's interested, please email me back 
directly.

If I can figure out how to post pictures to your photos site, I'll 
post some pics of my Gremie X. This is a great site. I have a car 
show story or two I'd like to share sometime with everyone also.

Regards,
Tom Cloud
'73 Gremlin X 401/auto
'67 Rambler Rogue Convert 290/auto
'80 Eagle Wagon Sport
'84 Eagle Wagon

--- In gremlintime@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Kevin Hauser 
<grinding_gremlin@xxxx> wrote:
> Hey Karla, The swing out rear windows. I have a '76
> Grem with them intact. Of course the car was basically
> driven to death so it is only good for parts now.
> Non the less it has them, I'm having trouble figuring
> out how to take them out because I wanted to add them
> to my 1973 X. I have seen a few Grem ads with the
> swing out windows in them dating from '73. I'm
> thinking it's one of those things like the sunroof
> Gremmies, couldn't have made many like that. out of
> seven Gremlins I have collected ranging from '71-'76
> it is the only one I have ever seen with them in.
> And beleive me I have looked at a lot of Gremmies
> besides my personal collection as well. Another
> interesting thing, out of seven grems I have collected
> only three are repairable the rest have been loved to
> death. I suspect if I lived in a warmer climate They
> all would be fixable but unfortunatly in MN the rust
> sorta takes over and before log there isn't much car
> to fix anymore, as is the case with the Grem with the
> flip outs. I originally wanted to fix the car, I
> rescued it from an impound lot. It was really rusted
> and someone broke the ignition. I fixed the ignition
> and started the car to find out it had a blown
> connecting rod (ouch). So, since I had another '76
> Grem that was from Geogria with a melted interior I
> decided to strip the rusty Gremlin and transfer all
> her good peices to my rustfree car. Well it was
> rustfree, it has some rust through now but it is
> fixable so I'm still moving forward with the resto.
> at any rate I have blabbed enough.
> Take care, Kevin
> 
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