Jim McKee Wiper Motor detail

I could not find how the wiper motor drive pieces are assembled on the wiper motor drive arm in the Technical Service Manual, so I did this little drawing. If I don’t remember the stack up between using the parts in AMC repair parts kit 812 2354, I am sure there are some other people it would help. Its attached below. Regards, Jim

Sc/Rambler On Ebay . Mike Lewis's Rare Mostly Original Car For Sale ! Rare Opportunity to buy one like this !!

Rare 98% Original Sc/Rambler On Ebay

Would really like to own this example of a very complete Scrambler . With many rare goodies .
Good luck Mike , looking forward to this car making history !
Luck to all the serious bidders !!
Bob

Wiper Motor Service AMC

Hi Bob... My friend David Bass restores SC/Rambler and AMX wiper motors. Here is the link to his web site... www.amxwipermotors.com Dave is a former SC/Rambler owner and is currently restoring an AMX. I've seen David's work first hand and he does a fantastic job. I mean his wiper motors are perfect. Please give his web site a look and please note the before and after pictures.
any comments or blog posts about David's service would be appreciated.

 

Thank you...

 

           ...Rich

Sc/Rambler Door Paint Detail

Bob:

I have a posting request.  Take a look at my combined photos of the charcoal painting on the doors.  Left vs. Right.

I am interested in getting other original paint Scramblers photos like this to help decide how common this was on Scramblers.  I have to decide how I want to restore the doors - Both like the right, or 100% "factory".  Let's try to solicit photos from others involved on the blog.

Kevin Shope

Sc/Rambler minutia from Q&A area HEATER CONTROL VALVE

Hi Bob,   In the SC/Rambler Q & A section of the blog, someone asked 
if heater control valves had numbers stamped in them.  The part number 
in the AMC Parts Catalog 1967 thru 1972 for the valves is in Group 
13.035 and is part number 319 0162.  The correct NOS heater control 
valves and my original heater control valve have "69"  stamped 
underneath the control lever in addition to "on" and "off".  The 
control lever covers the numbers up in the off position.  They are 
only visible when the lever is past the halfway open position.  Ranco 
made the valves up until about 1998 when they went out of business.  I 
believe only the valves supplied by Ranco to AMC had the numbers 
stamped in them.  The last time I saw one for sale was at the last 
Kenosha Historical Society Show there was one  correct valve in the 
original unopened AMC packaging with the punch card of the purchasing 
dealer in 1969 wrapped around the box offered for $400.00.    
Regards,  Jim

Sc/Rambler at Scottsdale

Bob:

Thought you might like to spread the word.  Maybe we can all watch another increase in the value of our cars take place this year.

(2) SC's will go up at Barret Jackson on Wednesday Night:

Lot 499.1 - A Scheme car
    weblink:  http://www.barrett-jackson.com/application/onlinesubmission/lotdetails.aspx?ln=499.1&aid=466

Lot 500 - Matt Wilson's old B scheme car - "Johnny Lightning" version
    weblink:  http://www.barrett-jackson.com/application/onlinesubmission/lotdetails.aspx?ln=500&aid=466

>From the looks of it, they should cross the block in the later hours of coverage on Wednesday night.

Should be a good way to spend a cold winters night in the northeast!

Kevin

Eric Gardner Sc/Rambler and Exhaust For Sale Details

New from Gardner Exhaust:

Here are our reproduction Scrambler  hangers.  They have been reproduced from our originals and come zinc plated, built with correct corded tire rubbers, correct bolts, lock washers, and star washers, all of the pieces  have been reproduced from the originals.  They are available with any of our Scrambler and AMX exhaust systems.  I will send you some pictures of the hangers next to original as well.

Thanks again for the posting we are excited to be able to offer these hangers to the Scrambler enthusiasts so they no longer have to make due with tired old originals.

Best Regards,

Eric Gardner

Here is the new set , following photo's are comparisons of OEM to the Reproduction set
Here is an e-mail from Eric , cost of system ommited for now ..

Bob,

You can blog these now if you like if you can keep the price off at first that would be great. We like talking to our customers so we make sure they are ordering the right stuff and we also offer differrent options. For instance we can ceramic coat the flanges, zinc the hangers but obviously that would add cost. The system as you see it with the brackets welded on but without the hangers would be $???.??.
Here is what you would get.

Front pipes, flanges, extension with donuts, adapter pipes, glasspack mufflers, tail pipes with brakets welded on, we can include clamps for that price but they obviously would not be the q-clamps. If you want q-clamps they would be $??.??/ set extra, we can include the tips, and the hangers but they would be extra also. I am working on getting the strap clamps for the tips as well.

Thanks again for the kind words and all your help on the restoration. We are going to try to start the car again today so I will try to get some pictures to you.

Best Regards,


Eric Gardner

Gardner Exhaust Systems
http://www.gardnerexhaust.com/
(845) 758-8003 (P)(845) 758-0980 (F)

Here are the pictures !!! Enjoy







Here is Erics personal Sc/Rambler ...As you can see Eric is formost a car guy and lucky for
us has reproduced the exhaust ...









WoW !!

Sc/Rambler Jack Mintuia

Hi Bob, 

Quite by accident, I now have verification there were at 
least two vendors supplying jacks for 1967 to 1969 Americans.  The 
difference between the two jacks I have discovered is the flip tab 
that changes the jack from going up to down.  One tab is almost flat 
and the other one has a small half a teardrop piece at 90 * to the 
tab.  The picture of Kevin Shope's jack on the blog has the small 90* 
tab.  At this time I don't how I might confirm it, but I think the 
jacks with the 90* small piece were the ones painted  grey and the 
flat tab ones were blue.  Not exactly earth shattering, but more 
strange stuff about SC/Ramblers.

Jim McKee provided this tidbit