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scott
AMC Addicted Joined: Jul/10/2007 Location: Wildwood Pa. Status: Offline Points: 3502 |
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Stan, I have a stone stock (right down to the emissions air pump) 390, backed by 3:54 gears. This is in a 70 Rebel Machine. The T-5Z has a 2.95 1st gear, .63 5th. The low 1st gear is great on the hills around here, the OD is great on the highway. 23+ MPG at 65-75 on the highway. I see the Pennsylvania plate on the Javelin, where in the state is it from??? |
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Kansas Transit
AMC Apprentice Joined: Oct/28/2014 Location: Glasco, Kansas Status: Offline Points: 69 |
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Hey Scott, I was born and raised around the Easton, Pa area, my wife and her mom were more towards Wilson, boro.
I do know that car was purchased new at R.L.Youngs AMC on Freemansburg, Ave, Wilson Boro, Pa. |
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farna
Supporter of TheAMCForum Moderator Lost Dealership Project Joined: Jul/08/2007 Location: South Carolina Status: Offline Points: 19692 |
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I wouldn't worry about stress on the front sheet metal. It's held the car up great for over 40 years now, so unless it's severely corroded there isn't much to sorry about. The AMC engineers knew their job! There is little stress in front of the suspension crossmember. The main job of that metal is to hold the radiator and bumper. It does help support the suspension crossmember a bit in a truss like effect, but there isn't much stress on it. If there is some corrosion or thinning of the metal due to battery acid just cut it out and weld good metal in. The bodies are generally all 18 gauge steel, with multiple layers in places and thicker small panels where bolts will be threaded into them or reinforcements to prevent crushing box sections. I cut a total wreck 63 Classic up (saved the few parts that were usable) and measured many sections with a sheetmetal gauge tool... all 18 gauge, everywhere.
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232jav3sp
AMC Addicted Joined: Jan/09/2013 Location: Texas Status: Offline Points: 2451 |
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I just swapped over the frame rail and fender apron and trough from my parts car into my car. The frame rail is stronger then you may think.
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