Who is our resident Rambler expert...?

I may have questions about how to upgrade to disc brakes on a 1964 American...

79-83 spirit stuff bolts on. Basically all AMC car stuff is the same from like 1950+ they literally changed nothing. Under the hood of my old 66 classic 660 looks like a javelin looks like a gremlin looks like everything. They didn't even really change firewalls. 

This amount of knowledge on this forum is amazing, the most random questions get answered in minutes.

In reply to rustyvw :

Right??

Didn't older Blurs use torque-tubes?

In reply to Appleseed :

mine did. 

rustyvw said:

This amount of knowledge on this forum is amazing, the most random questions get answered in minutes.

So true, not just car stuff either. Trouble with your plumbing, difficulty with your teenager, how to manage your investments, when to prune your trees, I've seen it all here. 
 

The GRM forum is amazing. 

In reply to Floating Doc (Forum Supporter) :

It's even saved lives.

The forum is a living sentience with the collective knowledge of a thousand dorks who know that 42 Miatas is the answer to life, the universe, everything.

Also if it has bolt-on spindles, you can bolt on the later Spirit/Eagle spindles and disc brakes super easy. Don't forget a master cylinder. Inline Tube and Classic Tube both sell the brake lines. American Performance Products and Kennedy American can both supply the used parts.

Okay, so what's the hot engine swap for that puny inline 6?  Jeep 4.0?

In reply to stroker :

Not a Rambler expert, but wasn't the Jeep straight six the same engine as the Rambler six?

In reply to M2Pilot :

It was an evolution of the Rambler six.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMC_straight-6_engine

stroker said:

Okay, so what's the hot engine swap for that puny inline 6?  Jeep 4.0?

Both! Seriously. You take an AMC/Rambler 258 and a Jeep 4.0 and mix and match stock parts and make a 4.6 stroker!

In reply to Floating Doc (Forum Supporter) :

It's a good thing we use our knowledge for good.

In reply to ShawnG :

Oh, man, the bad things we could do. Bad, bad things.

Appleseed said:

In reply to ShawnG :

Oh, man, the bad things we could do. Bad, bad things.

I bring to your attention the $2000 Challenge

Javelin said:

The forum is a living sentience with the collective knowledge of a thousand dorks who know that 42 Miatas is the answer to life, the universe, everything.

 

Also if it has bolt-on spindles, you can bolt on the later Spirit/Eagle spindles and disc brakes super easy. Don't forget a master cylinder. Inline Tube and Classic Tube both sell the brake lines. American Performance Products and Kennedy American can both supply the used parts.

Then I take it (also to Patrick) that the best brake system you can scrap together for an AMC is just from the Spirit/Eagles, even for like a second Gen Javelin?

When Penske was racing trans am Javelins, you could buy Porsche 917 brakes through the dealership.  How to cheat at homologation...

In reply to GIRTHQUAKE :

Best that can be scrapped together, yes. There's aftermarket solutions, but they are $$$$. 

Okay, time to revive this thread for just a minute.  Were any of the Rambler V8's worth a crap?  I know they're 50/60 years old now, but did any of them have any redeeming qualities that might offset the burden of finding parts, etc.?  

I really enjoyed the 287 in mine, it was peppy and sounded good. However, unless you're trying to be some sort of amc purist, there are cheaper options that are easier to come by en masse. I'm not saying LS swap it, but I'm not not saying it either. 

i will say, however, that you can cobble together a rwd th400 with amc bellhousing with a jeep case and gm car tailshaft and housing to go behind an amc engine if you so choose. I still have a jeep case and a tote of gm guts but will never do it 

Patrick said:

I really enjoyed the 287 in mine, it was peppy and sounded good. However, unless you're trying to be some sort of amc purist, there are cheaper options that are easier to come by en masse. I'm not saying LS swap it, but I'm not not saying it either. 

 

i will say, however, that you can cobble together a rwd th400 with amc bellhousing with a jeep case and gm car tailshaft and housing to go behind an amc engine if you so choose. I still have a jeep case and a tote of gm guts but will never do it 

Well, I'm just noodling at this point, but a small V8 with some sort of manual behind it is what I'm fantasizing about.  The car in question already has three on the tree and the anemic 196 cid straight six... I'm guessing it won't get out of its own way, not that it was ever designed to do any more than that.  I'm scanning ads trying to find a 2wd 4.0 Jeep/manual combo without much luck.

In reply to stroker :

Small V8 and stick? Mustang 5.0 (fox body 5.0) would be the easy button.

In reply to Appleseed :

Are AMC engines front sump or rear sump?  Ford engines are either front sump or front and rear sump.

In reply to Pete. (l33t FS) :

I imagine the aftermarket has every pan imaginable for a 302 by now. But if your plan is a dead stock pull it out of a Mustang and stab it directly in a Blur, its something to consider.