Rustlestiltskin Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 (edited) 1963 amc rambler 660 classic just some info about the car if anybody didn't see my thread in the passing lane. http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/showthread.php?t=68602 This car was bought in 1963 by the original owner to race specifically at the drag strip in the E-stock class. It has been a dragstrip car its whole life other then the occasional cruising around. I'm going to try and get it back in shape like how it was in its glory days. the car runs very well it will just need Exterior body work (rust removal,metal patchwork, some dents, paint job) Interior the seats need redone and new carpet in. the dash and everything else looks and works great! Under the hood sand and repaint all the engine parts possibly rebuild engine (port/polish) upgrade cam,intake.carb First off i'll be updating this thread daily/weekly to show the progress i've been making. for comparison shots, here are some picture of it before i touched it. http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj288/Dubs740/DSC_0733.jpg http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj288/Dubs740/DSC_0746.jpg http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj288/Dubs740/DSC_0735.jpg http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj288/Dubs740/DSC_0750.jpg http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj288/Dubs740/DSC_0737.jpg http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj288/Dubs740/DSC_0777.jpg Edited July 6, 2009 by Rustlestiltskin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustlestiltskin Posted July 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj288/Dubs740/DSC_0739.jpg http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj288/Dubs740/DSC_0743.jpg http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj288/Dubs740/DSC_0745.jpg http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj288/Dubs740/DSC_0751.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustlestiltskin Posted July 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 Progress: day 1-3 I ordered some jewelers rouge to shine up the stainless steel grill along w/ the hoods over the headlights. So i took the grill and the hoods off so that i'll be able to work on them immediately when the polish comes in. http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj288/Dubs740/DSC_0774.jpg I also started on cleaning up the engine bay by first getting the easiest stuff done first. I removed the Air intake canister from top of the carb and also removed the valve covers along with some other things and began so sand down and paint. I chose semi-gloss black b/c it looks very good under the hood and i didn't want bright colors. I'm also going to be painting the engine cast iron grey/silver. http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj288/Dubs740/DSC_0772.jpg http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj288/Dubs740/DSC_0781-1.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Removed Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 does it run? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin R. Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 Pimp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustlestiltskin Posted July 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 does it run? yes. its got dumps right off the exhuast manifolds. Pimp. thanks man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigZach Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 what color do you think your going to paint the car ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustlestiltskin Posted July 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 what color do you think your going to paint the car ???? I'm thinking of an all white color or I might mix it up and paint it white then paint the hood and the steelies a semigloss black. its up for debate right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 White/Black might look cool... G/L with the project... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FourString Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 Love those cars. Looks like a good start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustlestiltskin Posted July 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 So the speedometer goes up to 12mph? har har Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oh8sti Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 i want this only in a wagon. Put a fuckin 572 in it. BITCH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty2Hotty Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 i want this only in a wagon. Put a fuckin 572 in it. BITCH AMC's are only allowed an AMC power plant. http://www.indyheads.com/ <--- Build some nasty AMC motors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomcowle Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 Love them AMC's, I have a 1967 American hardtop, 1967 American 4door and a 1967 American station wagon.' have fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJdidit1738 Posted July 7, 2009 Report Share Posted July 7, 2009 my neighbor has a clean white one with a 400 small block total sleeper it runs low 12s on street tires and stock suspension Ive alway wanted his car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72POS Posted July 9, 2009 Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 White, you will get alot of people telling you to stuff a BBC, oe even a SMC in it.. the engien your dealing with is the first gen. AMC engine, not a whole lot of go fast goodies for those engines out there, But i do have a buddy up in Mi. that has been able to get some goodies.. I thought i read somewhere this one at least has the 4 BBL carb and intake. That is a good thing! also if you take off the rocker shafts be careful about where the bolts came from, as i THINK 2 of them are hollow to allow oil to lube the rockers and valve springs. if you dont have any oil coming up , might pull 1 bolt at a time, to see if the hollow portion may have gotten sludged up. That seems to be a problem area with that engien design.. Good luck,and like i said, if i can lend a hand or help out in anyway, give me a shout. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustlestiltskin Posted July 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2009 White, you will get alot of people telling you to stuff a BBC, oe even a SMC in it.. the engine your dealing with is the first gen. AMC engine, not a whole lot of go fast goodies for those engines out there, But i do have a buddy up in Mi. that has been able to get some goodies.. I thought i read somewhere this one at least has the 4 BBL carb and intake. That is a good thing! also if you take off the rocker shafts be careful about where the bolts came from, as i THINK 2 of them are hollow to allow oil to lube the rockers and valve springs. if you dont have any oil coming up , might pull 1 bolt at a time, to see if the hollow portion may have gotten sludged up. That seems to be a problem area with that engien design.. Good luck,and like i said, if i can lend a hand or help out in anyway, give me a shout. Mike Thanks for all the insight on the car Mike. Luckily, my friend I purchased the car off of has been around AMC's for a long time and he knows everything about this vehicle and has been helping me out along the way. You probably know him since he's originally from akron and he's friends w/ the AMC boys. His name is John, he's in his 40's, has a 72 green javelin he races and he's an electrician. He's been helping me with this every step of the way. We got all the stipping off the car along w/ the headlights and taillights. i'm going to start body work on it this weekend fixing dents,rust, sanding down, etc.. I'll post some more pics up of the car in its current stripped state to show ya where were at progress wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Brian Posted September 21, 2012 Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 Looks good keep us updated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWW$HEEET Posted September 21, 2012 Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 Looks good keep us updated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustlestiltskin Posted September 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 Gonna get it on the road this weekend ya kunts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted September 21, 2012 Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/120920105441-james-holmes-mug-large-0920-story-body.jpg LOOKS UP KEEP ME GOOD DATED Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Alex- Posted September 21, 2012 Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 Updates? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustlestiltskin Posted September 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 This isn't the kitchen clay, get the fuck outta here with your jibberish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unfunnyryan Posted September 21, 2012 Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 http://www.carriehoffman.com/gloryblog/swedishchef.jpg MORJ BORK BORK MORK BORK BORK PORK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10phone2 Posted September 22, 2012 Report Share Posted September 22, 2012 looks like a fun project, good luck with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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