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

["Kevin" <grinding_gremlin@xxxx>]

Cool! now I know more about the swing out windows. Thanks for posting. 
Perhaps I will just put the swing outs I have out of my junk '76 Into my good 
'76. I want my '73 Grem to be as original as she can be, I don't want to put 
something on her that dosen't belong there. She has a lot of rare options so I 
want to restore her back to perfection...or at least as close as I can get for a 
back yard mechanic using an old barn for a garage. :)
As far as other peoples discussions about Gremlin value, I say right on Terry!
Who cares what they are worth as long as you like the car and enjoy driving it.
On the flip side of that, I would pay a lot for a real nice Gremlin, er... that is if I 
had the $$ to do so. I would love to have that little two seater, but I have other 
Gremmies that need me. I think personally people get hung up on the whole 
classic thing. I'd much rather have something that no one else has. It's also 
much more fun, when you find one or find a part for one it's so exciting 
because there are not many around. I wouldn't be suprised if that one day 
these guys with there Mustangs and '57 Chevs figure out what has been 
going on unnoticed all this time and then start wanting Gremlins, Then I'll 
have to find something else abscure to collect. tee hee! After all everyone 
was junking the little Nash Metropolitans back in the '70's then all of a sudden 
they became very popular. Now try and get one reasonable. I think the same 
thing happened with the little Nash Ramblers on a smaller scale. I think in a 
small way the Grems are starting to make an impression. I see em on 
commercials, TV shows, and an occasional one on the big screen. As far as I 
am concerned they have all ready made it to classicdom. :)
Later, Kevin Blah blah blah




--- In gremlintime@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "robot_tank" <robot_tank@xxxx> wrote:
> 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