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My "new" 72 Javelin SST |
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CamJam
Moderator Group Joined: Jan/04/2014 Location: Arizona Status: Offline Points: 6479 |
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Thanks, Earl. Yes, you're right... it's nice to have a driver I can enjoy and not have to worry so much about!
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'73 Javelin 360 (current project)
'72 Baja Bronze Javelin SST '69 Big Bad Orange AMX (2018 Teague Heritage Award) SOLD |
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CamJam
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Upholstery is done. Seats feel great, and I don't have to sit on a pillow any longer! |
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'73 Javelin 360 (current project)
'72 Baja Bronze Javelin SST '69 Big Bad Orange AMX (2018 Teague Heritage Award) SOLD |
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Shannock
AMC Nut Joined: May/23/2016 Location: Rhode Island Status: Offline Points: 412 |
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Looking great Cam! Keep up the good work, Your an inspiration. I have the same color interior. It's nice to know there's light at the end of the tunnel. This is what I'm working with.
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Tom Davies
Rhode Island 1971 Javelin SST |
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amxdreamer
AMC Addicted Joined: Jul/30/2008 Location: Vancouver, BC Status: Offline Points: 8494 |
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I actually prefer the dark carpet. It makes the interior more inviting and provides some contrasting color. Looking great Cam! When does the the hitch get installed so you can tow the AMX?
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Tony
Vancouver, BC 1970 AMX 1972 Badassador AMO#10333 |
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CamJam
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Thanks, Tony.
Tom, thanks for posting the photos of your original interior. I don't think I've ever seen the parchment interior on a '72... only a '73, which has parchment color only on the center inserts. It's nice to know that what I have looks very close to what was originally in the car. I finished installing new front wheel bearings today, and with that, everything in the front-end except the idler arm and the inner tie rod ends has been replaced. They don't seem to need it, but perhaps I'll get to them when I run out of other things to do. The incremental improvements every time I replace something and take the car for a test drive are very rewarding. When I think back on the first time I drove the car, I was afraid to go over about 40 mph because of how loose the car felt (with good reason, as it turns out because the next day one of the old tires blew). The front end now feels like the car just left the showroom, and in fact it might even be better since I installed the '94 Grand Cherokee steering box. The new wheel bearings got rid of a groan that I'd notice on smooth roads. I assumed they were causing it, but you can never be too sure. The rear diff carrier and pinion bearings are probably original as well, and surely contribute their fair share of whines and groans, but changing the gear oil in there this morning seems to have quieted it down a bit too. Thank goodness the engine and transmission on this car work well. Those are a couple of major expenses I can do without. I'll probably have the rear diff refurbished at some point, but I'm going to wait until I can find a shop that I can trust. We had a great drive line shop here a few years ago, but the guy retired and I don't trust any of the others with setting the preload properly, etc. I paid $4,500 for the car, and by now I probably have another $4,000 into it. I could have probably bought a Javelin as nice as this one for that money, but I now have new bushings, springs, u-joints, transmission seals, master cylinder, battery, wheels & tires, windshield, interior, vinyl top and a rebuilt carb. More importantly, I know what's been replaced and what hasn't because I did it myself. . Edited by CamJam - Dec/30/2017 at 5:19pm |
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'72 Baja Bronze Javelin SST '69 Big Bad Orange AMX (2018 Teague Heritage Award) SOLD |
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304-dude
AMC Addicted Joined: Sep/29/2008 Location: Central Illinoi Status: Offline Points: 9081 |
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Plus there is little to worry about on the work done, as you did your best not to change too much, like others have done with finding small to medium issues. You probably have a better peace of mind with getting down to details that could have stayed hidden, if not having to replace a top and getting into old touch up work. As for parchment interior, never seen one on a 72. My had something similar, but is not so striking with contrast. Maybe it's the lighting and dark carpet. The only other contrasting look would be the white interior option, which would be like how your seats are. Edited by 304-dude - Dec/30/2017 at 5:36pm |
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71 Javelin SST body
390 69 crank, 70 block & heads NASCAR SB2 rods & pistons 78 Jeep TH400 w/ 2.76 Low 50/50 Ford-AMC Suspension 79 F150 rear & 8.8 axles Ford Racing 3.25 gears & 9" /w Detroit locker |
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CamJam
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Been considering changing out the 998 transmission for a 4-speed A340. I found a suitable '95 Cherokee 2WD for the donor tranny today, but it has 240k miles on it, so I think I'll keep looking. It's a shame though, because so much stuff has already been stripped off the Jeep that removing the tranny would have been a breeze. |
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'72 Baja Bronze Javelin SST '69 Big Bad Orange AMX (2018 Teague Heritage Award) SOLD |
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bigbadgreen
AMC Addicted Joined: Jan/07/2009 Location: WI Status: Offline Points: 1770 |
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Always good to do the stuff yourself, so you know what you have.
Difference in definition of restored, rebuilt, and overhauled in ones eyes .I'd look for a lower mileage tranny to.interior looks great!wonder what gears would be best to run with o.d. trans? |
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Woosterkevin
AMC Nut Joined: Aug/16/2015 Location: Wooster Ohio Status: Offline Points: 432 |
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I am not a big fan of white interior, but that color combination looks great.
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CamJam
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I think 3.54 would be about perfect, but with 2.87, which I probably have (though haven't verified yet) it might be too (numerically) low. I calculate 1920 rpm @ 70 mph with my tire diameter. My Chrysler Aspen does 2100 at the same speed, so I'm not too far off. I'm hoping my diff turns out to be 3.15, which should put me in the ballpark. Will jack the car up tomorrow to find out.
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'72 Baja Bronze Javelin SST '69 Big Bad Orange AMX (2018 Teague Heritage Award) SOLD |
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