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I'd start with a tune-up. Points and/or bad condensor could cause issues. It might be a good time to put a Pertronix Ignitor II in there and be...
Old engines with rope seals are like old Harleys... they usually mark their spot after a drive! Seriously, if it's just a little spot after the...
The front suspension troubles are mostly a myth. I've had one pull the steering knuckle out of the lower trunnion, which is generally what happens...
Chrysler and Edsel also used a push-button shifter for auto trannys in the late 50s. It was a fad that lasted 3-4 years. Edsel was the only one...
Great! Nothing like really driving it the first time on the road, even if it is only a few blocks. Now that it's running/moving good you can think...
You still have the six cylinder front spring in it, don't you? You might want to order a set of V-8 springs from www.coilsprings.com. I can get...
All 1950-83 Nash/Rambler/AMC vehicles used bolt-on spindles separate from the steering knuckle and steering arm (three pieces instead of one like...
VERY good job on the console! Will the upper part be hinged to open?
The Kenosha Homecoming show is worth going to even if you don't take your car! The only place you will see 1200-1500 AMC related vehicles at once,...
There actually was a station wagon design proposal in 1956, with two prototypes built by Pininfarina. Would have been much more practical, but I...
The AMC Reunion is held every four years. Was to be 2021, but rescheduled for 2022 due to COVID. https://kenoshahistorycenter.org/events.html#...
Sorry, I don't. The lights were from a badly rusted bumper. Try joining www.theamcforum.com and asking about one. There are a couple people on the...
I put the yellow marker lights from a spare front bumper in the backup light holes on mine and use them for turn signals. Don't have a backup...
I've had a Rambler since the summer of 1979... except for about 18 months when I first joined the USAF in 83. Sold my Rambler about six months...
The Met ultimately "met" it's death due to the cost of building in Britain and shipping over. That and most Americans considered it just too...
That's actually easy. The accessory pulley just bolts to the balancer via the puller bolt holes. IIRC it's a flat pulley and just bolts flat to...
I've used an under dash system in a previous 63 Classic wagon. You want the highest cooling BTU unit you can fit! I'm running the factory...
"Be sure to carefully inspect the rocker panels and anywhere a suspension/steering components mount for rust. They had a wishy washy suspension...
And we make drop plates for the spindles! Lower car 1-5/8". You can make them to drop it about 2-1/2" by putting the bottom holes of the spindle...
If you can describe how the calipers mount or post a photo of the calipers I can probably tell you what you have. The Pacer brakes are probably...
AMC used at least four different spindles. They all use the same bolt pattern from 1952-83, so they will all interchange. All used the same...
"but there was no automotive business link between AMC and Studebaker-Packard" Actually, there was! George W. Mason was the head of AMC. His...
Great progress so far! Hope you get it running soon.
It is same as early SW, Ford and Mopar -- 75-10 (sometimes listed as 73-9).
Rambler (AMC) used the flat head 195.6 through 1965 for the base model American only (58-65). Their 56-65 195.6 OHV engine was a converted 195.6...
Sorry I didn't reply sooner, don't check things here on the HAMB that often! I get PMs in e-mail though... and alerts on threads I'm following...
Grant still makes that adapter, but you have to buy it in a kit -- they don't sell it alone. AMC used a different supplier up through 65. They had...
Well, not the best way to get a trophy, but at least you got to spend some quality time with the kid! Lowering... You mentioned it bottomed out?...
Except for the raised part at the front (just under dash... for gauges?) it looks very much like the factory console. Looking good so far!
My first Rambler was a 61 American wagon with the flat-head. It would hold 55 up all but the biggest hills, but that's about all you could ask of...
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