Gary Lewis Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 A PC seats & head liner are something when cleaned and looking new. I bet when he shows up to car shows no one knows what it is LOL Oh and don't even look for an AMC class as they never have one! Got to love that AMC motor color My car was a factory 390 / 4sp but when I got it it has a 360 that runs pretty good and the 390 in boxes. Someone wanted the 390 for NHRA class racing and it had to have the numbers of the 70 cars. Being I was not going to rebuild it I sold it for cash & a 401 from a Jeep for the drag car. Is your buddy a member over here http://theamcforum.com/forum/forums.html Its the only one left that I think is worth looking at, I am a member there under the same user name but have not been on for about 4 years as I was rebuilding my 81 flare side. I have done a lot of rebuilding on my Javelin just does not look it LOL If people think it is hard getting parts for our pick up trucks try getting them for a car that the company closed up in 1988 and most left over parts were scrapped. Then look at how many were built / sold and we don't have much to pick from. Dave ---- I saw a 304 in a Jeep that was that color just the other day. Was in to get my D60 and that's what they were working on. They'd done a complete rebuild but ran into a problem finding a flywheel. Took months, but they finally found one. I had to ask about the odd piping on the exhaust manifolds. Sure enough, it was air injection. They'd left it 'cause they were sure the manifolds would crack if they did anything, and they don't think they can find any more, and they've already tried to find headers - to no avail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzFace2 Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 I saw a 304 in a Jeep that was that color just the other day. Was in to get my D60 and that's what they were working on. They'd done a complete rebuild but ran into a problem finding a flywheel. Took months, but they finally found one. I had to ask about the odd piping on the exhaust manifolds. Sure enough, it was air injection. They'd left it 'cause they were sure the manifolds would crack if they did anything, and they don't think they can find any more, and they've already tried to find headers - to no avail. I have been out of the AMC loop for a bit but they where most likely right in the injection tube assy. and not being able to get replacements. As for headers I did not think they would be hard to come by. Now if looking on Summit or Jeggs you may not see them listed on line or a catalog and need to call them and even more so for the car side of things. Anything after 1970 had dog leg exh. ports for better flow and it is hard to find a set of headers that fit the opening of the dog leg and not block it. Flywheels can be hard as most places list all AMC motors (304/343/360/390/401) as using the same fly wheels / flex plates and this is not true. Each motor is balanced differently and uses it's own fly wheels / flex plates along with front balancers. Then throw in early & late cranks for the 304/360/390 and the fly wheels / flex plates also do not inter change beside the weight thing. You get a fly wheels / flex plates to fit the crank and have it match balanced to the old one. That is if you can find a machine shop that can do that! BTW AMC did not have big blocks or small blocks, they were all the same size on the outside when looking at them so you could drop a 401 in place of a 304 and no one would know unless they knew AMC's. They cast the CID on the side of the blocks by the motor mount boss unless a service block as it had no markings. AMC's are fun to mess with Dave ---- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzFace2 Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 I saw a 304 in a Jeep that was that color just the other day. Was in to get my D60 and that's what they were working on. They'd done a complete rebuild but ran into a problem finding a flywheel. Took months, but they finally found one. I had to ask about the odd piping on the exhaust manifolds. Sure enough, it was air injection. They'd left it 'cause they were sure the manifolds would crack if they did anything, and they don't think they can find any more, and they've already tried to find headers - to no avail. I have been out of the AMC loop for a bit but they where most likely right in the injection tube assy. and not being able to get replacements. As for headers I did not think they would be hard to come by. Now if looking on Summit or Jeggs you may not see them listed on line or a catalog and need to call them and even more so for the car side of things. Anything after 1970 had dog leg exh. ports for better flow and it is hard to find a set of headers that fit the opening of the dog leg and not block it. Flywheels can be hard as most places list all AMC motors (304/343/360/390/401) as using the same fly wheels / flex plates and this is not true. Each motor is balanced differently and uses it's own fly wheels / flex plates along with front balancers. Then throw in early & late cranks for the 304/360/390 and the fly wheels / flex plates also do not inter change beside the weight thing. You get a fly wheels / flex plates to fit the crank and have it match balanced to the old one. That is if you can find a machine shop that can do that! BTW AMC did not have big blocks or small blocks, they were all the same size on the outside when looking at them so you could drop a 401 in place of a 304 and no one would know unless they knew AMC's. They cast the CID on the side of the blocks by the motor mount boss unless a service block as it had no markings. AMC's are fun to mess with Dave ---- How about a factory compact (Vega/Pinto/VW Bug) with a factory 5.0 (304) Or is it Dave ---- yes it is a factory 304 / auto car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelo Voltura Posted January 11, 2020 Author Share Posted January 11, 2020 How about a factory compact (Vega/Pinto/VW Bug) with a factory 5.0 (304) Or is it Dave ---- yes it is a factory 304 / auto car I'm not sure if he is a member of that forum or not but he does post a lot of social media groups for AMC like on Facebook. I need me a v8 Gremmy!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelo Voltura Posted January 12, 2020 Author Share Posted January 12, 2020 I'm not sure if he is a member of that forum or not but he does post a lot of social media groups for AMC like on Facebook. I need me a v8 Gremmy!!! Add another to the collection amongst my group of friends, my buddy got this old girl for FREE! Garage was collapsing on her. 1955 Olds 88 And after a wash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 Add another to the collection amongst my group of friends, my buddy got this old girl for FREE! Garage was collapsing on her. 1955 Olds 88 And after a wash Wow! That cleaned up nicely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelo Voltura Posted January 12, 2020 Author Share Posted January 12, 2020 Wow! That cleaned up nicely! From my understanding, it its completely unrestored as well. Unreal how deals like that can happen. I absolutely cannot wait to get some pictures of the whole group together this summer. We've tried a few here and there but can never seem to get everyone in one at the same time. Just for the heck of it, here's some more pics of our rides and projects that I'm involved with currently...seems like the list of cars we go through is never ending. Feel free to ask any questions lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 From my understanding, it its completely unrestored as well. Unreal how deals like that can happen. I absolutely cannot wait to get some pictures of the whole group together this summer. We've tried a few here and there but can never seem to get everyone in one at the same time. Just for the heck of it, here's some more pics of our rides and projects that I'm involved with currently...seems like the list of cars we go through is never ending. Feel free to ask any questions lol. That's a really nice Olds! Yes, sometimes deals just fall into your lap. And, that's quite a collection of vehicles the group has. Is it just a bunch of friends, or a car club, or? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rembrant Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 src="http://forum.garysgaragemahal.com/file/n47789/40616792_2124188264299145_1070991120785211392_n.jpg" border="0"/>http://forum.garysgaragemahal.com/file/n47789/43614511_2184801284904509_3324476477205905408_n.jpg I had one of these back in the early 1990's. Mine was a 1984 that had a mild 4-bolt main 350 swapped into it. The 700R4 and 10 bolt rear end didn't like the extra horsepower and I had to replace the trans and rear end TWICE while I owned that car. The t-roof leaked like a spaghetti strainer, but it was still a fun car. I drove it across the country and back in the mid-1990's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swampedout Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 src="http://forum.garysgaragemahal.com/file/n47789/40616792_2124188264299145_1070991120785211392_n.jpg" border="0"/>http://forum.garysgaragemahal.com/file/n47789/43614511_2184801284904509_3324476477205905408_n.jpg I had one of these back in the early 1990's. Mine was a 1984 that had a mild 4-bolt main 350 swapped into it. The 700R4 and 10 bolt rear end didn't like the extra horsepower and I had to replace the trans and rear end TWICE while I owned that car. The t-roof leaked like a spaghetti strainer, but it was still a fun car. I drove it across the country and back in the mid-1990's. Look at this mess of smog tubes. Our old playground/mud pit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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