American Motors Xperimental full frame

[Ron S]

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.

[Norm Peterson]

A set of trunk hinges from the current Mustang or maybe something like hood hinges?


Norm

[andrewb70]

A set of trunk hinges from the current Mustang or maybe something like hood hinges?


Norm

Great suggestion Norm!



Andrew

[Ron S]

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

[Ron S]

[Reckn8]

Ron, no parts is what makes this car WAY cool. Our Studebaker Daytona is the same stuff.

[srh3trinity]

The proportions on your build look so much better than what AMC concocted. I saw an AMX at a car museum today and looked at it and said there is something that just isn't right. That something is the wheelbase.

[Ron S]

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.

[MSTSFabbed]

I love how close the front flair gets to the top of the fender! It just looks so mean.

[Ron S]

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.

[Yelcamino]

Looking real good Ron!

[bonecrrusher]

Nice updates Ron!

[CruizinKev]

wow looks awesome!!!

[ProBell]

I love it and look forward to seeing it on the track. We all know you run all your build all out.

[tommycomfort]

Looks great Ron!

[MSTSFabbed]

Man that's a tight package! Looks nice having a cage to mount to and not having to make jigundous brackets.

[Ron S]

Finally got the ungodly awful 4x4 lift blocks out, which were locating the rear axle. Got the car to my buddy Troys front end shop for an alignment, and to square up the rear axle, got some strange stares taking it over there. It was pretty damn close for eye balling it, the quarters will be next on the list, can't wait to see how it turns out.

[Dave B]

Looks awesome! I was offered a AMX a couple years back...for free..and I turned it down...

[Eric Howell]

Hey Ron, this is my favorite build on the net. Always look forward to your updates.
Have a couple of questions, where did the Watt's bellcrank come from or did you make it? What type of bearing/ bushing does it use?

[HectorM52]

Yes, Eric, you need to know this since you'll be doing my frame next, right?