American Motors Xperimental full frame by Ron S

6 minute(s) of a 140 minute read

The only rust on this whole car was the rear window channel, so I cut it out and made a new channel that went from the door jamb all the way to the new tub, and then made a filler panel for the area where the extra 7" of wheelbase is. Unfortunatly now I have to do the other side.

3-30-2013

Bored with the tubs, started on the flares for a bit, didn't really require that much bulge in the back, and still looks like a stock AMX, even with7 more inches of wheelbase.

4-3-2013

Starting to get some of this stuff cleaned up, and figured out. This is definitely the most complete the car has been since I've owned it. You can kind of see what it is going to look like. The next thing, is to somehow getting the trunk lid hinged, due to the wheelbase change, and the big tars, the hinges about 3" into the air portion of the tires when closed.  

4-4-2013

Thanks Norm, and Andrew, I'll look into the newer hinges, that may work.

Here you go Adam, with the splash pan and bumper.

Kinda sucks building an AMC with all these nasty/rusty looking parts, you can't run down to your local 7/11 and pick up some new parts like you can with a Camaro or Mustang

4-5-2013

I look at it like the 3 bears story, the Javelins were too long 12" more wheelbsae then the AMX, the AMX's were too short, I'm hoping this will be just right.LOL

In AMC's defence, these were really built as altered drag cars, and they worked well as such. They were some wheel standing machines, the Javelins were the road course cars. That said, Jimi Day has been tearing it with his car, getting ready to run one lap, super cool.

I can't wait to try something a little different in the rear suspension department, just too see how different it feels.

5-1-2013

Just getting back to this car, started making the watts link mounts. Hard to believe I thought I was going to save weight, with the 1/8th" thick rear cover, and 3/16" mounts, I don't think this will be a feather weight. Still have a few gussets on the cover but its close.

Now that I have the rear mounted, I can run it over to the front end shop and get it lined up and the rear squared up so I can start roughing in the finished quarters.