71 Javelin Road Racer Build

[Bulletpruf]

Fellas -

Story starts in October, 2008. I was perusing the local Craigslist ads and saw that there was a 401 equipped 71 Javelin about 5 miles from my house. I've never owned an AMC, but just about everything else ('66-'69 Fairlanes, '66 Vettes, '67-'69 Camaros, '66-'67 SS396 Chevelles, '69-'70 Ram Air III and IV GTO's & Judges, 68 hemi Roadrunner, 71 440 4 sp GTX, etc).

Anyway, the car was a stalled project - - rebuilt 401 (original Z code), fresh TH400 (originally came with a Borg Warner auto), P/S, PDB, tinted glass, AMC 20 w/3.15 open, Canary Yellow with green corduroy interior, gauges, Rim-blo wheel, tilt, space-saver spare, console, A/C, luggage rack, etc. Body was partially disassembled. Interior was partially disassembled, too, with the dash completely apart and wiring was/is a total mess. Suspension was all painted yellow (including springs, control arms, sway bar, tie rods, etc), which I will remedy. Car was not running or driving, but the drivetrain was installed. Came with LOTS of extra parts, too. Best part about the car was the body - it was an original California car and completely rust free. Just had a dent in one of the fenders. Owner was a nice guy, but seemed like he had run out of time and energy on the car and just wanted it gone.

So, I bought the car and ended up selling enough of the spare parts that the car actually paid for itself. Since then, I yanked the drivetrain, disassembled the 401 and brought it to my machine shop for a checkup. I also sourced a close ratio T-10 4 speed to replace the TH400.

Below picture is of the car in California, two owners before me -





More to follow.

Scott