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Old 06-05-2011, 09:00 PM
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Default AMC Gremlin Project "Slimer"

Hey guys. Here a little bit about me and the car before we get started. Im 24, and Ive had this Gremlin since i was 16. She was my daily driver as a 232 straight 6 with an automatic on the column. I drove it literally into the ground! Three transmissions and four years later, I said the hell with it! and went searching for a much better transplant. I was lucky enough to find in a couple towns over a guy who had a bunch of AMC parts and purchased a 343 V8 pulled out of a 68 AMX along with the Model 20 rear from the same car.

So begun the process of stripping everything out and swapping crossmembers, mocking everything up, etc you know... the fun stuff! I decided to go with a 4 speed from a late model AMX to start out with, since it was in my price range and it was available. I redid the motor over, painted my engine bay and put her together peice by peice. Got it all back together and running for a year or two and found out that the 4 peed I put in was wayyyy too weak for the motor, so I found a T5 World Class 5 speed and did a few modifications and got her to slide right in.

While all of this was transpiring, I was doing all of the bodywork. Finally after years I completed the body and put her all in primer. So i blasted Slimer apart and began edging her out with paint. Sanded her all down and set her up in my garage for paint. I did all of the work myself, mechanical, body, paint, the only thing Im having done is having my upholstery guy cover my seats, which are currently in his shop.

Throw me some feedback! What do you guys think?

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Old 06-05-2011, 09:02 PM
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Here's some more pics!

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Old 06-05-2011, 09:16 PM
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Hey that girl's swim suit does not match very well. Good lookin car.
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One of the best intros I've seen.... Cool and different.
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Nice car! It's good to see another AMC'er on board.

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Old 06-06-2011, 12:02 AM
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i like it.
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love it. AMC Rules
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I love those little things. Looks good. Need more pictures!
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When i take some better pictures of my interior Im working on, Ill have to post them on up! I just got finished building a new console out of sheet metal, new Classic Instruments gauges, along with a few minor custom touches.... Here is a pic of my new headliner from my phone they arent the best quality haha sorry its so crappy, I will take some better pictures of everything when i get a chance to do so.


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Old 06-06-2011, 05:53 AM
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Here are some pictures of building my console, my radio bezel, new gauges, and making a custom plate that lights up a Gremlin script within the dash when the ignition is on

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