AMC Friendly Vendor List

Will put up Vendors that help make it easier to restore our cars .
Any Vendors or manufactures that you know of can go here ...

www.amxmgs.com/ Makes a lot of parts , and can take a sample part that you need .
And might make it for the rest of the AMC crowd ..

Gordy Chilson PROAMC SC/RAMBLER PARTS IN PA 412 606 9998 GORDY .
Gordy has a lot of stuff and puts a ton of time in to help the hobby .

Amark AMC Parts
http://my.att.net/p/s/community.dll?ep=16&groupid=168823&ck

(904) 962-4931 Cell (This is the best number to reach me at.)
(904) 777-1675
(904) 777-1674 For Fax Orders
Email: amarkpri@bellsouth.net
Send Payment To:
Mark Shuford
6501 Firestone Road
Jacksonville, FL 32244

Comments on Vendors:
theamcguy said...
I have had good dealings with all 3 vendors. They all provide quality parts and prompt shipping. Highly recommended.



Any more Vendors you have good dealings with , let me know and will post ASAP
underdog@fairpoint.net
Also Vendor's reading , feel free to send your store info . Free ...
Note:Am looking for any and all info to post and or research ...

Bob

U-TUBE AMC CLIPS

Any of these you find , please post them .
Here are some for staters . Will move this post to favorite lincs area after awhile .

The Sc/Rambler sounds hot !!Cecill County Sc/R . Story? who's car??
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5xo1FX6yJ8

SC/R burnouts having fun in 1988 userid:hotrambler
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVg6ahvCwzg&feature=related

Sc/Rambler Me And My SC Clip( I Can't Drive 55) user id Hotrambler
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE-ln4Uw6P8&feature=related


FOR SALE: $17,500 1969 AMC NPS/RAMBLER AMERICAN userid: FOR SALE: user:NOSTALGIAPROSTREET
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MprJbp3oLpU

Beep Beep destoys a Vette !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQ_n7el_QiM&feature=related

Rapid Rambler userid: Rumblerr
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUjMDwP6PRQ&feature=related

All stock Hurst SC/Rambler at Keystone raceway,Pittsburgh Pa userid:matt69scrambler
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXLLdUw2EZA&NR=1

Cross-Ram intake on my 1969 Hurst SC/Rambler
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HQ2xnbFpzA&NR=1

66 Rogue having a great weekend at the drags . info on this ??
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm3vIu78Uk8&NR=1

Shttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyH471mtuDQ&NR=1

c/Rambler Dyno run
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyH471mtuDQ&NR=1

stick shift AMX drag race 9.43@139 user id mloboda
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJa33-RNVso&NR=1

Wheels standing 1970 AMX SS/H Qualifying #1 user id SuperStockAMX
HOLY SMOKES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5m9fjOA_Ujk&feature=related
Qual 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldYWaG8TJpU&feature=related
Wheel standing 1970 AMX - Eliminations and sparks flying
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbSRCpOTGiQ&feature=related

Jim's 1969 AMX User Id BoiseAMC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8jaNtM6G8s&NR=1

9.11 AMX PASS Userid : radamx2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoTimC9uhho&feature=related

Dragon Lady AMX at Bandimere Speedway userid: 03cooper47
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-QlCIecnb0&feature=related

1969 AMC AMX S/S Pete's Patriot userid:richnat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49y6SnUQbA8&feature=related

1969 amx blown quarter mile dyno run userid: shvdcat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r83xGyxEKIQ&feature=related

amx dyno 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4Op1VgFH7s&feature=related

8 second 69 AMX N/A powerglide king street userid:jrkoff
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fq1h0K_uKhc&NR=1

Gordy Chilson's Funny Car Chilson Family reunion 2008

Dennis Coffey sent these for us to see . Enjoy ...
This was quite the show stopper , was rolled out later afternoon .
Crowd pleaser or what !!!











Thank you Dennis , hope to see everyone next fall !!

Bob

Ramblers Americans rogues Open to the blog

Hi every one ,
Was brought to my attention that we can have more fun with the blog by
including more cars ...

I put one post up of a 64 american that is a project underway ..Ah , I think this car looks like its pretty tame . Well its really pretty wild ..........

Any pictures or stories of your car are welcome ...

E-mail them to me at underdog@fairpoint.net or you can add a comment to a post that is already in progress ..

Thanks
Bob

BARRETT JACKSON SC/RAMBLER ! ! !

Hey all ,
Am going to put up imformation on the upcoming 2009 Barrett Jackson auction .
They have two cars . An "A" and "B" scheme .
http://www.barrett-jackson.com/
lot#936 and lot#936.1

Will put info you might send me and I'll get at it ...
e-mail underdog@fairpoint.net or leave a comment on this post ..

At least one of the cars was previously owned by Mike Coon .
Will try to find the present owner ...
Thanks
Bob

Sc/R Minutia will merge into designated areas misc..

We can all try to start a chat here . Hope it goes well .If not a forum might be worth looking into . A lot of talent resides within this blog ...
Sooo , anything from introduction to a cool show . or anything that you want to see covered .
Thanks
Bob Rascoe

Parts to Mull over ,
Here is what is left of an OEM hood pin lanyard etc
Screw


Parts that mount to the radiator support:






Pin Clip details:



















Hood Pins:


Note the added sheet metal weldment (passenger side pin)





Mirror glass and a sample one of the guys can do for your glass .
These are the best I could photograph so far . The sample is not the right
thickness . So if you get this done it will be like the real ones ..


Here is what I believe to be a few original hood ornaments .


Can see how this was assembled here:


What are the reproduction ones like ??

Here is a link to the Barret Jackson Auction for 2009 coming up .

An A and B scheme car are on the list .
Any one know who's these are ??
http://www.barrett-jackson.com/application/search/carlist.aspx

Look for 936 and 936.1 and there are photo's and curious imformation in the
listing . Especiall the counts broken down to how many A schemes to B scheme cars made ??!!??!!

Bob

PARTS WANTED Sc/Rambler

Any parts or services wanted can go here :
Easiest way to use the blog is to add a comment . Or e-mail me at underdog@fairpoint.net . I'm Bob Rascoe and will be happy to pass info along ...
Also in the blog there is a parts available list . A few contacts of sellers are there ...

NEEDED : Peter Stillo is in need of an original hood scoop ..
pstillo@sandyinc.com

I had a request for a set of seat belts ,

Also a set of the twin bench seats that are 1969 only for the Sc/R
Note: Gordy Chilson has seats in stock and will sell them restored , every part is gone through . From the springs to the recline drum that wears out ..
Ready to install . Or he can have your cores done ...

Note two: Hi Bob,

I just got my seats and headrest back from Doc of Doc's Upholstery in Belvidere IL and I can say without aprehension it very well may be the best upholstery job I have ever seen on a vintage muscle car. Doc's attention to detail is bordering on a obsession. The headrest he reupholstered for me probably never looked that good from the factory. The color is a dead on match to the originals I sent. The piping is perfect and perfectly straight and all the correct sizing. the seats are tight and straight. I can't thank Doc enough for being an actual craftsman who takes pride in what they do.

The good news for the Scrambler community is that Doc actually owns a B scheme car with the original upholstery so he knows exactly what it should look like. Better news yet is Doc has the makings right now for I believe 5 more batches of seats and head rests for the Scramblers. I implore anyone who is on contemplating getting their seats reupholstered to contact Doc right away before he runs out of the material 815-547-5408. You will not regret this decision.

Eric

390 etc .Engine Stocker to Mods

Here is Jim McKee's contact imfo . Jim is one of the best sources of imfo and always
freely passes excellent imfo . That I trust with out a doubt ..
Enjoy !
Bob Rascoe

Hi Bob, I have no problem posting my phone number or e-mail address. 727) 343-1445 and jmmckee@earthlink.net I am taking a few new customers, but there is a big rush that will start shortly for bracket engines for next season and they take priority here. Street engines around this time can easily get pushed back by the race guys. Regards, Jim

Q:What is the P/N and casting number on the 68/69 rods ?
A: cast 3191739 P/N 3191740
Jim McKee writes:
Hi Bob, I am not sure if the number in your e-mail is a part number or a casting number. 68/69 connecting rods are part number 319 1740. These rods are 5.790" center to center length. 70 390 and 71 401 rods are part number 319 7049 and have a 5.858" center to center length. 72 and up rods are part number 321 5954 and have a 5.858" center to center length. 72 and up rods have a smaller balance pad on the small end to clear stock AMC pistons. All these rods are forged and I have phenomenal luck installing ARP bolts and resizing the big ends up to 7000 rpm. Shot-peening raises the rpm limit to 8000 rpm on these rods with the ARP bolts. I have a customer with these rods in his bracket engine turning 7700 rpm with over 500 runs now. Ken Parkman, Popular Hot Rodding Magazine Engine Masters contest entrant with a 634 horsepower AMC 360, has a bracket engine turning 7000 rpm and has over 1100 runs on the engine. Please rod bolt stretch all your rods and record the free length using a ball micrometer for each rod bolt, so you can check for permanent rod bolt length deformation at the next tear down. Do not sell AMC forged rods short.


I know you didn't ask about bearings, but is an important subject when talking about AMC rods. ACL or King mains are the only ones to use in a performance AMC engine and the only completely acceptable stock rod bearing is King. All King bearings are soft, relatively speaking, and are therefore usually easy on the crank journals. Federal-Mogul bearings are a better choice for stock rebuilds. Do NOT use Clevite OEM bearings except in low horsepower stock rebuilds for low rpm usage. Clevite OEM bearings just don't have the load carrying capacity of previous Clevite OEM lead complex bearings. About five years ago the metalurgical composition of Clevite OEM bearings was changed and the electro-deposited layers are now an aluminum complex and the bearing surface will hen-check, chunk out, and fail horribly in even mild performance applications. This problem can not be improved with higher oil pressure, bigger bearing clearances, or any crank journal modifications. Clevite OEM bearings has been sold to a Japanese company and Clevite HP bearings has been sold to Mahle. Clevite HP/Mahle bearings don't exist for AMC unless you convert to Chevy rods. All ACL rod bearings come in an ACL box, but are Clevite OEM bearings inside. I have have had success with Calico coated bearings. Jerry Ehlert, at Calico, tries to talk you out of coating Clevite OEM bearings and will tell you they don't do it. When pressed, he will admit the 275 degree coating bake cycle causes problems with the bearing surfaces. If your bearing won't take 275 degrees without degrading, I don't want it in my or any of my customer's engines


Regards, Jim


Just for information, 290-304-343-360 cast rods are all 5.875

King Bearing site: http://www.kingbearings.com/advantages.html

Eddie Stakes reply:
Hi Bob, these are 68-69 390V8 rods, AMC used casting #3191740 which appears in the big 67-72 AMC Dealer Book (of which I have a copy of that big ass book on DVD, you can see one in my ebay auctions:

http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZeddiestakesQQhtZ-1
is for 390V8 68-69 only. I haave enclosed a photo here of axctual parts book and well a connecting rod from the garage here with the old style AM script emblem and the 3191739 casting circled on it. Take care and good luck,
Eddie Stakes
713.464.8825
eddiestakes@planethoustonamx.com
www.planethoustonamx.com
email volume post Hurricane Ike
EXTREMELY HEAVY, reply time 20+
days
photo coutesy of eddie Stakes !


Dan Curtis reply:
Bob,

Those are indeed 68/69 390 rods. I have a NOS rod in my hand and that is the number it has on it.



Best Regards,

Dan Curtis

d.curtis@cox.net

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