My little project car, not a mopar but close

Posted By: gremlinsteve

My little project car, not a mopar but close - 12/11/14 08:08 AM

Picked it up after the other car was lost and stolen by my local chasis shop.

Found this one sitting in a barn whereit was parked 9 years ago.
Got her for a song. Added fuel, cranked right up. Been sorting out the issues she has from sitting but it's getting closer to taking longer and longer trips.

V8 car with auto on column. Factory ac and sway bar car.

I'll start by posting up some pics or videos I have.
I broke the top end of the motor down, ported the heads using a lt4 chevy valve. 11/32 and light. Cut the valves down to a 1.84/1.50 so even lighter now.
Flowed .252 at .500 lift when down.

Used a PC seal, a pac 1218 conical spring also And a light retainer.

The intake was simple, popped a eBrock on her, nothing special. Added a holley 600 and new cam I ground
218/224
261/287
475/485 lifts
108 plus 4
Installed at 104

Headers and a dual exhaust with x pipe.

I am planning an upgrade to the suspension. Using control freak or no. Waiting for approval from the CFO at this time on the ex spence.
Right now I'm looking at the level 8 strike five wheel design.

Drop the front 1 5/8
Rear 1 inch.

The rear s a 3.54 geared posi and the trans is a good 904/998

Hope you enjoy the sounds. I'm not good at videos or pics.

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Posted By: gremlinsteve

Re: My little project car, not a mopar but close - 12/11/14 08:09 AM

Another

Posted By: gremlinsteve

Re: My little project car, not a mopar but close - 12/11/14 08:11 AM

The car is. 1973 gremlin x
Trans am red with white stripe and white seats.

Posted By: gremlinsteve

Re: My little project car, not a mopar but close - 12/11/14 08:14 AM

Video attemp

http://s42.photobucket.com/user/gremlins...DA.mp4.html?o=7

Posted By: gremlinsteve

Re: My little project car, not a mopar but close - 12/11/14 08:14 AM

http://s42.photobucket.com/user/gremlins...3D.mp4.html?o=9

Posted By: gremlinsteve

Re: My little project car, not a mopar but close - 12/11/14 08:16 AM

Thug wheel is oing to be a 17x9 square with a 245/45/17 tire.
The car has Kyb shocks, a complete set of poly suspension bushings and I just finished doing the rear spring packs.

I'm looking at the will wood rake upgrades also

Posted By: Uhcoog1

Re: My little project car, not a mopar but close - 12/11/14 03:14 PM

Awesome Steve! Videos sound great!

You going to hit up the autocross with the gremlin?

And you really should introduce everyone to your Paxton supercharged 426 G3 Hemi 1966 charger as well...

Posted By: amxautox

Re: My little project car, not a mopar but close - 12/11/14 06:41 PM

posi or Twin Grip?

Looks and sounds great. I think it'd be fun to drive a Gremmi.

Posted By: gremlinsteve

Re: My little project car, not a mopar but close - 12/12/14 03:38 AM

I would like to runs some laps.
I think they turn rather well.

I'll post up more. And introduce the blue bomblet soon
My two Owner ice owned it al my life child

Posted By: dangina

Re: My little project car, not a mopar but close - 12/12/14 07:57 PM

awesome car! one of the coolest cars I had ever seen was a gremlin X levis edition

Posted By: gremlinsteve

Re: My little project car, not a mopar but close - 12/15/14 02:09 AM

A few pics for y'all

I lowed it this weekend in the front. Prepping it for the new wheel combo
Almost 1.75 inches lower in the front now.

Not sure if I am going to lower the rear, I could use opinions on that

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Posted By: amxautox

Re: My little project car, not a mopar but close - 12/15/14 02:24 AM

Just put bigger tires on the rear. Get a little more rake.

Posted By: Skeptic

Re: My little project car, not a mopar but close - 12/15/14 02:40 AM

Cool little car

What CID engine? Yes, lower the back.

Posted By: 72Swinger

Re: My little project car, not a mopar but close - 12/15/14 03:07 AM

Quote:

A few pics for y'all

I lowed it this weekend in the front. Prepping it for the new wheel combo
Almost 1.75 inches lower in the front now.

Not sure if I am going to lower the rear, I could use opinions on that

The opinion on that can vary ALOT. If you are going to run same size tire at all 4 corners I would bring the rear down to level or slightly raked. If you're going with taller rear rubber then wait and see how it looks and go from there.

Posted By: gremlinsteve

Re: My little project car, not a mopar but close - 12/15/14 04:15 AM

I'm looking at this wheel.
Level 8 Wheels strike 5

17x9 with zero offset.

it appears it will fit fine at that size

possibly a 17x7 in front.

225/40/17 and 245/45/17 tires.

the current rear tire is a 27 inch tall piece. it has several inches between fender lips and tire. of course the gremlin has serious pockets so there is no rubbing or chance of it. I'm going to lower it if i do that tire, i think the car would look even better and its fitting of the tire and wheel choice.

that engine is the original 304. it runs surprisingly well. i have a 393 inch destroyed 401 in the garage I'm starting work on right now. ill run ls1 rockers on it, a decent hud flat tappet cam and shoot for around 500-550 hp at flywheel.

of course thats probably way too much for such a light car though.

steve

Posted By: ntstlgl1970

Re: My little project car, not a mopar but close - 12/15/14 04:35 AM

Cool Gremlin, good buddy of mine is into AMC's. He had a Randall Gremlin for a while, that was a nice car too.

Posted By: gremlinsteve

Re: My little project car, not a mopar but close - 12/15/14 06:25 AM

Thanks for the kind words

Posted By: gremlinsteve

Re: My little project car, not a mopar but close - 12/15/14 10:16 PM

Stole the wise wheels . For a temp look of what a17x8 would of like
I bold bang to lower the Aron the trig chice.

225 front/245rear

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Posted By: AlexP

Re: My little project car, not a mopar but close - 12/16/14 03:58 PM

http://www.team3wheels.com/

Take a look at these wheels...I think they will fit the style of the car well.

Posted By: gremlinsteve

Re: My little project car, not a mopar but close - 12/16/14 05:38 PM

Yes the do

Posted By: Skeptic

Re: My little project car, not a mopar but close - 12/17/14 05:07 AM

I like the look of the Level 8 Wheels strike 5s. I am probably going to get a set of 17 X 9 for my Barracuda-$$ a little tight right now.

Posted By: gremlinsteve

Re: My little project car, not a mopar but close - 12/18/14 11:11 AM

Decided to order up a msd atomic efi for the car.
Got it so cheap I could not pass it up.
Also picked up wildwood front and rear braking systems for the car

Posted By: Sxrxrnr

Re: My little project car, not a mopar but close - 12/18/14 10:20 PM

Have an Atomic on our 55 T Bird 292 with a 4 speed AOD Mustang automatic transmission.

Have struggled for a year now with its predilection for the engine to stall when coming to a stop. Have gone thru several firmware upgrades to ECU. Is slowly becoming more reliable but has been a pita. Have high hopes for it once it settles down.

Can you share what was too good a price to pass?

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Posted By: gremlinsteve

Re: My little project car, not a mopar but close - 12/19/14 05:28 AM

Why'll, I have a total of 3k in all of the parts. Willwood brakes front and rear and the msd efi

Normal would have been 3600-3700

Posted By: Twostick

Re: My little project car, not a mopar but close - 12/19/14 05:46 AM

Quote:

Have an Atomic on our 55 T Bird 292 with a 4 speed AOD Mustang automatic transmission.

Have struggled for a year now with its predilection for the engine to stall when coming to a stop. Have gone thru several firmware upgrades to ECU. Is slowly becoming more reliable but has been a pita. Have high hopes for it once it settles down.

Can you share what was too good a price to pass?

Does the Atomic use an Idle Air Control and can you read data logs from the system. The data log can tell you if it is going rich or lean before it quits. Ideally it should idle 90% on the throttle blade setting and use the IAC (if it has one) to trim it on the fly.

This is assuming that it has a wide band O2 controller to run it closed loop.

Sorry for the hijack

Kevin

Posted By: Sxrxrnr

Re: My little project car, not a mopar but close - 12/19/14 09:04 AM

Quote:

Quote:

Have an Atomic on our 55 T Bird 292 with a 4 speed AOD Mustang automatic transmission.

Have struggled for a year now with its predilection for the engine to stall when coming to a stop. Have gone thru several firmware upgrades to ECU. Is slowly becoming more reliable but has been a pita. Have high hopes for it once it settles down.

Can you share what was too good a price to pass?

Does the Atomic use an Idle Air Control and can you read data logs from the system. The data log can tell you if it is going rich or lean before it quits. Ideally it should idle 90% on the throttle blade setting and use the IAC (if it has one) to trim it on the fly.

This is assuming that it has a wide band O2 controller to run it closed loop.

Sorry for the hijack

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Atomic has Idle Air Control(IAC)adjustment via throttle blades. Page 14 of installation manual.

http://static.summitracing.com/global/images/instructions/msd-2900.pdf

Unfortunately no data logging facility which is a weakness in the system which confounds troubleshooting efforts.

System does utilize a single O2 sensor.

Posted By: gremlinsteve

Re: My little project car, not a mopar but close - 12/22/14 02:21 AM

Photoshop done sye one or e

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Posted By: gremlinsteve

Re: My little project car, not a mopar but close - 12/27/14 04:28 AM

New up
Dates are, the Willwood brakes are on these way

Also ordered a atomic efi that also shipped and a new hood. He hod is a fiberglass piece that has a 70 amx scoop

The gas tank is being restored since it's full of crud
I am about to pull the front suspension apart and install the poly bushings also.
Soils should be ready for a good cleaning of its underside and then off o paint

Posted By: gremlinsteve

Re: My little project car, not a mopar but close - 01/20/15 02:47 AM

Gas tank was fixed by bead blasting the interior and a coating system called renew used.
The efi is on the car and working.
Sounds any runs good, but I have not driven it yet.
I pre assembled the brand system last week. Waitin fora better time to instal as the weather in fixin to go south again.

I'll try to snap some pics

Posted By: Supercuda

Re: My little project car, not a mopar but close - 01/20/15 07:15 PM

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Gas tank was fixed by bead blasting the interior and a coating system called renew used.
The efi is on the car and working.
Sounds any runs good, but I have not driven it yet.
I pre assembled the brand system last week. Waitin fora better time to instal as the weather in fixin to go south again.

I'll try to snap some pics

I was gonna ask why you didn't just get a new tank, my experiences with fuel tank liners, while 30 years ago and on motorcycles, is bad so I am leery. But then I see finding a new tank for your Gremlin is hard to do so never mind and good luck.

Posted By: gremlinsteve

Re: My little project car, not a mopar but close - 01/21/15 05:42 PM

They do not make tanks for gremlins
I had no choice. Plus it's a lifetime warranty do I'll have to trust it

Here is a pic or two of the brakes

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Posted By: gremlinsteve

Re: My little project car, not a mopar but close - 01/21/15 05:43 PM

One more

Posted By: Supercuda

Re: My little project car, not a mopar but close - 01/21/15 08:23 PM

Quote:

They do not make tanks for gremlins
I had no choice.

I found that out trying to help, lol.

All else fails, if you need to I guess Tanks, Inc can use your old one as a pattern to make you a new EFI one, but that is the expensive route. Might be able to talk them into a slight discount as you would be providing them a new line item to sell, must be one or two other Gremlin fans out there

My old lady would love one, but I have seen exactly one in this town in the last decade and it wasn't for sale. I have vivid memories of helping push my Pop Warner football coach's Gremlin back when I was a kid. It was bright Green, lol.

Posted By: 4speeds4me

Re: My little project car, not a mopar but close - 01/21/15 09:42 PM

Guy in highschool had one with a 401/4-speed. Parked it when the left front wheel would no longer touch the ground.

Posted By: gremlinsteve

Re: My little project car, not a mopar but close - 01/22/15 02:28 AM

What's funny is they make a brake system and even some 1 and a eighth sway bars
But not that stuff that makes it actually remain running.

This gas tank liner has a lifetime warranty. So I hope it was worth the funds. Other wise I am going to be building a fuel tank.

Quote:

Quote:

They do not make tanks for gremlins
I had no choice.

I found that out trying to help, lol.

All else fails, if you need to I guess Tanks, Inc can use your old one as a pattern to make you a new EFI one, but that is the expensive route. Might be able to talk them into a slight discount as you would be providing them a new line item to sell, must be one or two other Gremlin fans out there

My old lady would love one, but I have seen exactly one in this town in the last decade and it wasn't for sale. I have vivid memories of helping push my Pop Warner football coach's Gremlin back when I was a kid. It was bright Green, lol.

Posted By: bonefish

Re: My little project car, not a mopar but close - 01/23/15 01:50 PM

I love those Gremlins,when I got out of the service in 73 I bought a LEVI GREMLIN.it was white w/ all LEVI int.Now I wish I would have kept it.

Posted By: gremlinsteve

Re: My little project car, not a mopar but close - 01/24/15 02:43 AM

Thanks for the likes. And as soon as the weather breakers I'm without pneumonia and time is right , I'll pop in the sway bars, the front and rear brakes and tidy up wring.

Then it's time for wheels and tires along with the repaint.

Posted By: gremlinsteve

Re: My little project car, not a mopar but close - 01/25/15 03:53 AM

Rear will woods pre fabbed
As usual it's a simple setup

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Posted By: gremlinsteve

Re: My little project car, not a mopar but close - 01/25/15 03:54 AM

Rears

Posted By: gremlinsteve

Re: My little project car, not a mopar but close - 01/25/15 03:55 AM

Caliper

Posted By: gremlinsteve

Re: My little project car, not a mopar but close - 01/25/15 03:56 AM

Rotor

Posted By: gremlinsteve

Re: My little project car, not a mopar but close - 01/25/15 04:05 AM

It is a solid bar and is 1 1/8th diameter
A 3/8 wrench is in this pic for reference

Addco built this sway bar for the car
Along with a smaller 3/4 for the rear
The car already has 3/4 on the front
So I am able to go square on both ends of the car likes that better

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Posted By: gremlinsteve

Re: My little project car, not a mopar but close - 01/29/15 07:16 AM

drove the car today. the weather broke, allowing my to finish up some small things i had to do.
the car needed a few adjustments for throttle pressure but once it was set, the cars right back at barking the tire on each shift again.
the car really cruises well with the 354 gearing, i can imagine having the 401 ready soon and that in here. the car would be a curb feeler with that much power/ bouncing from curb to curb i would fear.

ill have the sway bar on the from by riday, and the rear shortly afterwards. i am curious how they are going to change to handling. i do not have a square tire setup, i assuming it even remotely works, it will probably need a square tire in say 275 on all four corners with the 3/4 3/4 combo.

i think the large front sway bar will be overkill on this short wheelbase. but ill try to run it and see how it acts.

i might start looking into replacement front springs, after removal ill measure there free lengths and try to match something up that would work, or use control freaks coil over setup./ i think that is a viking strut/spring combo.

steve

Posted By: Mopar Mitch

Re: My little project car, not a mopar but close - 01/29/15 05:25 PM

Steve -- You need to get to know Jay Streeter and/or Darryl Padberg from the Milwaukee Region SCCA Solo group... they know how to setup AMC cars; they also run with the WAI autocross group. Jay has a C/Prepared Gremlin that handles great (Darryl has run AMX cars... long and short w/b)... Darryl is also an SCCA Solo National Champion. I'll try to get you their contacts.

Posted By: gremlinsteve

Re: My little project car, not a mopar but close - 01/30/15 04:13 AM

sounds like they know how to have fun.

Posted By: gremlinsteve

Re: My little project car, not a mopar but close - 02/04/15 03:23 AM

Got my new sway bar on the front. I am going to have toe work some mounting points I think, but I am pleased so far with it.
Addco made the bar for me, and I initially thought it was a solid bar but in fact it is hollow.

I wil get the ear bar on next, and then start some testing so I can see how it likes them combo

Posted By: gremlinsteve

Re: My little project car, not a mopar but close - 02/06/15 06:01 AM

The weather is not the greatest, as most know.
So I have not finished the sway bar. I have to remount the bar as it's a little close to my oil filter. I would like a little bit more room.

Easy enough with good weather and some time.

Once I am finished with that I am mounting the rear bar and possibly starting on the front brakes.

Posted By: Brian

Re: My little project car, not a mopar but close - 02/06/15 06:39 AM

This weekend should work!

Posted By: gremlinsteve

Re: My little project car, not a mopar but close - 02/09/15 03:52 AM

Well, addco sway bar will not work on the front.
The bar is bent all wrong. I'm afraid to use it

The stock 3/4 is going back on this week, then the ear bar will be installed too.
Fixed a minor oil leak I had from a oil seal also.
I'll start on the front brakes soon.