Re: 1968 AMX 390, resto almost done 22yrs later!
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01/26/11 03:32 PM
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Heres the scratches , which don't look too bad in this pic I got some other little stuff done too. Cleaned and painted the horns, fixed some wires, etc.
Maybe they will buff out. Hope so. I have the same problem. Seems like no matter what I do I always end scratching something. Looking nice though.
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Re: 1968 AMX 390, resto almost done 22yrs later!
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04/28/11 03:31 PM
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New updates. I was busy with getting my 69 RR ready to sell and playing with my 71 Duster 340, so I took a little break from the AMX. I got the interior finished and all put back together. I made sure all my wiring was correct under the hood and I got it ready to start. I had to battle a few things trying to get it to run. First was the fuel line and tank. Found a pinched hose going from the tank to the line, I replaced that. Still wasn't getting much fuel and what I was getting wasn't pretty. I decided to drop the tank and having it flushed out. So I hooked up a gas can and electric pump I had laying around, fuel supply system solved. Second was the ignition system. Long story short I had two problems, a bad capacitor and it wouldn't run with the factory tach wires hooked up It took the better part of the day figuring it all out. But by yesterday afternoon I had it ready to go today. I got it fired up and broke the cam in today All went well. I had to siphon the gas up twice to get the pump working, and can still taste it...blahh. I was amazed at the amount of birdseed and crap that blew out of the taiilpipes thanks to the mice that lived in the car Next up will be and oil change, re install the tank, figuring out the wiring thats not working and then road test time!
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Re: 1968 AMX 390, resto almost done 22yrs later!
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04/28/11 03:40 PM
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I bet you will be very happy when it's done.
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Re: 1968 AMX 390, resto almost done 22yrs later!
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05/04/11 10:23 PM
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Re: 1968 AMX 390, resto almost done 22yrs later!
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05/18/11 11:25 PM
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I finally drove the car today!! I put a bout 3 miles on her. Thanks to a member of the AMC forum for giving me the info to correctly wire the tach I was able to time it correctly. Plugged a few vacuum leaks, checked the lugs and got my sunglasses. She drove good. Until I popped the vacuum fitting off on the master cyl booster, where the line goes out to the manifold. All in all it was a nice. I forgot how smooth and easy the car drove, especially compared to my Road Runner.
I had a similar surprise. I have a 69 GTO with a rebuilt front end, new coils, etc. Some may be the finger tip orginal feel PS, but the way it handles is the way it handles. My 71 Javelin has all original suspension components and sat for 20 years and has 99,000 miles on it. I put new tires on it, and it handles better than the GTO. (its all drums vs. the GTOs front discs, but aside from stopping rides and handles better). I muscled off the original shocks, and put new inexpensive Gabriels on it, and even more improvement. Who knows what will happen when I get around to replacing my near flat, rusted original leaf springs and replace some ancient dried out bushings. I think AMC performance cars don't get the rep they deserved.
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Re: 1968 AMX 390, resto almost done 22yrs later!
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11/03/11 05:39 PM
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I realized I never finished this thread. Since May I've been busy with my Duster, my RR, and life in general. When I had time I was able to get some much needed things done on the AMX. I fixed the vacuum fitting on the booster, got new shocks, a new exhaust system, and new set of tires. I'm a little dissapointed by the exhaust, too quiet. Reminds me of how a stock big block 60's mustang sounds. That will change in the future The biggest change was the tires. The old ones were 25 yrs old, flat, bald & mismatched. Some new BFG's made a huge difference I just got back from a trouble free 25 miles drive. Snow's supposed to fly tonight so I took it out to wash it and a last drive before the roads get crappy. I'm pretty happy with the results. It runs and drives nice, handles well and is easy to drive actually. The only things I have left to do is to fix the non working gauges and rebuild the suspension. That and a good clay bar rub down and some wax. But its getting covered for awhile so I can concentrate on my other resto project, my 71 340 Duster.
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