Resurrecting the Rambler

[Sean Marconette]

Most use the spot where the radio was for a switch panel or gauge location. I have seen more golf carts at the track with radio's than I have ever seen in a Stock or SS car. Your radio is cool, but not needed.

Thanks for sharing your build!
Sean

[Pinballer]

Those who know me realize putting a radio back in a STK car would not be out of character at all for me. That being said, look at what I'm building here! Being exclusive won't bother me too much.

But Ed has ruined my dreams of hiding the delay box inside the radio. What should I do now? Nitrous bottle under the back seat?

[MR DERBY CITY]

Brian , In your own words...can't truthfully claim it ....this really concerns me....if you build this car to the Letter of the rule book, you will really be challenged to run the index.

[Pinballer]

We can only wait and see how it all turns out.

[jmantle]

Originally Posted by MR DERBY CITY

Brian , In your own words...can't truthfully claim it ....this really concerns me....if you build this car to the Letter of the rule book, you will really be challenged to run the index.

???? I read the rule book, I built my car to be legal. It has run 14.29 on my 15.50 index.
I really don't know where you're coming from. I always thought part of S/SS was to be legal, not to see how much you can get away with.

Jim Mantle V/SA 6632

[Pinballer]

That is one flyin' Pacer Jim!

If my T car can run a 14.29 by the end of this year, I'll be ecstatic.

Not really much to report from here as far as the build, most of April and early May are super busy for me. Spent the last three weekends doing pinball work everywhere, and running back and forth to Pennsylvania to a major pinball event. Today, I finally got to spend some time with the car. Couldn't get real deep into anything, the car is on the trailer and too much still going on today catching up on things, but in between people coming by and picking up their games I hauled back from out east, I was able to attach the newly purchased left fender flare and a front spoiler that I finally unearthed from a real good AMC guy out in Colorado. These pieces are like hen's teeth, there just aren't any out there (they only made about 2900 of these AMX cars and that was 37 years ago), and if you do find some flares and spoilers that might be available, you expect them to be roughed up to some extent and you have to fix them and make them work. The blending in the flare edges where they mate together into the spoiler comes later when the weather gets a little hotter, I can't fiberglass this stuff when it's 55 degrees out.
Couple of pictures after I resize them...

[Ed Fernandez]

Originally Posted by Pinballer

That is one flyin' Pacer Jim!

If my T car can run a 14.29 by the end of this year, I'll be ecstatic.

Not really much to report from here as far as the build, most of April and early May are super busy for me. Spent the last three weekends doing pinball work everywhere, and running back and forth to Pennsylvania to a major pinball event. Today, I finally got to spend some time with the car. Couldn't get real deep into anything, the car is on the trailer and too much still going on today catching up on things, but in between people coming by and picking up their games I hauled back from out east, I was able to attach the newly purchased left fender flare and a front spoiler that I finally unearthed from a real good AMC guy out in Colorado. These pieces are like hen's teeth, there just aren't any out there (they only made about 2900 of these AMX cars and that was 37 years ago), and if you do find some flares and spoilers that might be available, you expect them to be roughed up to some extent and you have to fix them and make them work. The blending in the flare edges where they mate together into the spoiler comes later when the weather gets a little hotter, I can't fiberglass this stuff when it's 55 degrees out.
Couple of pictures after I resize them...

Hide the box in the wheel flare. Don't tell anybody I told you that.

[Pinballer]

Too late Ed, the box is in a different location.

Here's the pics I promised, and I forgot about the striping effort on the left side. I'm painting them all on instead of ordering the immensely overpriced decal kit. Save money where you can you know...

[MR DERBY CITY]

Originally Posted by jmantle

???? I read the rule book, I built my car to be legal. It has run 14.29 on my 15.50 index.
I really don't know where you're coming from. I always thought part of S/SS was to be legal, not to see how much you can get away with.

Jim Mantle V/SA 6632

Love your car jim, that s quite an accomplishment.....and I thought Ed. F.(Red Sox fan ) AMC was unique....LOL....

[Ed Fernandez]

Originally Posted by MR DERBY CITY

Love your car jim, that s quite an accomplishment.....and I thought Ed. F.(Red Sox fan ) AMC was unique....LOL....

Also a dejected NY Islander fan MJ.
Brian, I hate topee on your corn flakes but if you want to run deep into the index some of the things you are doing (full interior,wheel flares etc) will have the effect of going down the track with an open parachute behind you. You'll see that a lot of fast older stockers were built from bottom end no frills models.Just saying.