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Manuel
AMC Fan Joined: Mar/21/2011 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 26 |
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Posted: Mar/21/2011 at 4:27pm |
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Hi there!
I'm Manuel. I'm 19 years old and live in the Netherlands. I don't know if there are more people from Europe (or the Netherlands) on this forum, but after a few months of watching on this forum, I thought: It's time to register an account and post the project I'm working on, together with my old man. We're restoring a 1969 AMC Javelin 343 SST Karmann (or 79-K). I haven't seen one on this forum so maybe it is a bit of an unknown car here. Only 281 79-K's are produced and 4 of them are still driving around in my country. Here are some picture of ours: My dad bought the car in the same state as shown on the pictures. We already have the majority of the body panels, but we need some help with other parts. Parts are very hard to get for this car (as you probably already know), especially in our country. Pretty much everything needs to be delivered from overseas. We're not planning to work on this car soon (because my dad hasn't much time on his hands), but we first want to get the engine running and the brakes working.
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JavelinRob
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looks fairly rust free , do you have all the glass for the car , doors and chrome trim , interior etc... looks like mine when I got it
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Jeepnofear
AMC Fan Joined: May/28/2009 Location: Chattanooga TN Status: Offline Points: 24 |
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So what's the difference between a Karmann and a regular Javelin?
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PlazinJavelin
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Very cool, welcome. http://www.american-motors.de/en/karmann/ "Javelin parts were delivered from the U.S. and assembled in Rheine." |
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RSX 401
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First of all.....welcome to the AMC Forum.
Glad to see you will have a father and son project. Take your time and remeber, no matter how minor the work is, it's still progress.
Please keep the photos coming.
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I'll follow these lines a little ways more,
Until I can find what I'm looking for. With the pedal to the metal, I'm gaining my speed. Riding down low in my AMC..... |
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Tim
AMC Fan Joined: Mar/23/2011 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 1 |
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Hi,
I am also located in the Netherlands, and also busy with the restauration of a 79k Karmann. Great car to work on. 40 years, but all bolts just come loose. That different with today's cars....
Engine runs like a charm... After all these years....
What a car!!! Why did they stop making these??!!???
You are 1 of the 9 Karmann javelins I have seen on the net.... Thet are quite rare since only 281 are built in germany. Did you know we also have a dutch AMC club??
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Manuel
AMC Fan Joined: Mar/21/2011 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 26 |
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Yes, we have the glass, chrome trim, all the bodywork, etc. The interior is 90% complete also. We only need some engine-, transmission-, chassis- and brake-parts. We need a new radiator and a few things that have to do with the braking. So I'm going to search for that first.
The Karmann's are built in de Karmann factory in Germany. They have "km/h" speedometers, instead of "mph". And also the lights are European. And some other minor stuff.
You are the owner of the '70 Javelin SST 290, right? I saw it on http://www.amcjavelin.nl Dave (the webmaster), has spoken to me via email already. Our car should be on that site soon. |
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Manuel
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Sorry for my inactivity on this forum. I had a lot on my mind in the last few months.
We also haven't got much time to work on this car right now, but that will change in the near future. But I have a small update to share with you guys, because we sent the busted radiator to a radiator expert. It'll be as good new and ready to install by next week.
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ramblerman390
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so far so good think's for pic
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want to go fast... get an AMC!
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SST343
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Manuel - Very interesting project. Please continue to update us on your progress.
Good luck. |
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