1980 AMC AMX (Spirit) Build Thred

So here we go... The beginning...

A lot of searching has brought me to this point, my lease of a Mini Cooper S has come to an end and I was looking for something different, I wanted something with style that was unique, after searching eBay and consulting my boyfriend who restores classic cars as a hobby I found my gem, a 1980 AMC AMX! It was sitting in a field about 2 hours north of Manhattan, NY. 

The car caught my attention right away, it was sleek and I’ve never seen one before. So I put an offer in and the seller accepted it almost immediately, it was mine for $3,000. So my boyfriend picked up the trailer, loaded up his pickup and off we went!

From the sellers description on ebay: “LOW MILEAGE AMC 360 V-8 WITH MANY PERFORMANCE UPGRADES WITH LESS THAN 8K MILES. TRANSMISSION 904 WITH ALL HEAVY DUTY PARTS. REAR END IS A FORD 8.8 WITH NEW BEARINGS AND SEALS, ALSO NEW COBRA CLUTCHES.”

So when we got there we were handed a folder full of receipts, looks like the car started it’s life out in Colorado, where it looks like the 360 got a lot of nice attention at the machine shop, I’ll write up a list below; and the transmission was also given a lot of attention.

We knew the inner rockers and rear floor pans, not a huge deal according to my boyfriend, but the body was straight.

We got the car loaded up and began the voyage home, where the interior was immediately stripped.

So here’s what I can confirm the previous owners have done to the car biased on the information provided in the receipt folder, unfortunately no documentation for the machine work done to the motor was available

Edelbrock RPM Air-Gap Manifold

CompCam Magnum 280 Cam Kit

CompCam High Energy Pushrods for Flat Tappet Cam

Hedman Headers 15/8 Tubes  -3” Collector

Holly Avenger 570 Elec Choke Carb

Hi-Torq Mini Starter

Transmission Work:

Rebuild Kit, Shift Kit, Filter, Thrust Washers and Bushings, Clutches, Convert 904 Transmission 904 to heavy duty, Flex Plate, Custom Built Super Stall Torque Converter

Some other work that was done was 11” Dual Fans for the rad, and a 8.8 Trac Lock Kit and Minispool Cross Shaft for the rear end.

Also the 4 gauge pod by the shifter was filled with autometer gauges for the Oil Pressure, Water Temp, Voltage Gauge, and Trans Temp.