The 1960 rambler wagon i'm building for ramzoom is still on hold.......So the plan is to get his 59 coupe running first. I got ALOT of work done on it the last week and yes even ramzoom helps when he can . The engine we installed is a 2.3 olds quad four with forced induction (eaton blower) with a muncie 4 speed...Also stock rearend was replaced with a 8" ford.Heres some recent pics of the build.....I'll try to update this thread as the car get built.
Nice "updated" conversion..........Rambler's are "kool" and different.......way to "not" be a "she"ople and "follow" the crowd!! Later, Doug
Been busy on the rambler last couple weeks.............Blower manifold is welded up along with intake and air box.Carb is side draft weber
That's just about a perfect restorod. Not exactly a period hot rod, but it turns my crank. Stock front suspension/brakes or is there an update planned there too?
All the suspension is stock except for the 8" ford rearend......The brakes will be left stock but I will replace all the brake lines, shoes, wheel cylinders,ect.
Hey your rambler is is killer I have a 55 hudson rambler I found out that the spindle bolts to the upright so I looked into disc brakes for it. I found an 1982 AMC concord in pick and pull the spindles bolted right on. If you can find those brakes any 78 to 82 AMC 2 wheel drive will work. Just an idea for ya. Later Dave
I don't want to hijack the thread, but thanks for the tip! I'm putting a 2.3/turbo setup in a '60 American right now, and was wondering what I could find to get discs up front. I love this project! The blown Quad Four should make that little monster scream.
exhaust ran. Added a P.O.S. manual cut out. I know it will leak some but I dont care. Its funky like the rest of the car.
www.scarebird.com now makes an AMC brake kit that will also fit the Ramblers. Stick to 79-83 if you're using original AMC brakes. The earlier ones use different bearings and the rotors cost more and are hard to find. All AMCs from 52-83 (last rear wheel drive cars were in 83) use bolt on spindles and the same bolt pattern. There are some variations in spindle dimensions, primarily the tickness of the base for different types and sizes of brakes, and a couple different bearing sizes. As long as everything from the steering knuckle out is used brakes can be interchanged. The big car drums on an American are just about as good as having disk brakes.
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