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The vac wiper motors are simple back and forth jobs, so an electric motor designed for a single wiper arm should work. I haven't tried one pulling...
The only modern wiper system that would work is a cable drive system such as used in some British cars (60s MGs and I think Jags). Specialty Power...
Before you try air shocks try some of the rubber spring inserts in the rear coils. You might want to use four in each spring. I have Sumo rubber...
The 56 Ambassador either had a 252.6 OHV six (Nash/AMC didn't round like others, or rather they didn't round to whole numbers) or a 320 Packard...
Love that Country Sedan! The bubble top GM cars look good, but not with that continental spare! The 57 Rambler shown is a standard model. It...
E-stick was an automatic clutch. No clutch pedal at all! There was a handle with a cable attached to the clutch lever so you could engage it to...
There are SO MANY Rambler/AMC myths that people spread!! "Rambler was like a mutt, it used parts from every make of car company." No, they used...
You should be fine with the T-96 trans, as long as you're just driving normally. What it doesn't like is fast shifting or hard down-shifting, and...
Here's what you need to do to put a 69 232 in place of your 195.6: https://theamcforum.com/forum/196-swap-for-232_topic83286.html As far as...
Save the paint for last. It's not terrible looking, just a few dings and spots. Wouldn't hurt to spray a matte (not shiny!) clear over it to keep...
Kaiser Jeep bought V-6s from Buick and installed at the factory. When Buick decided to stop making the V-6 Kaiser bought the tooling at a deal and...
Roadside -- I was going to tell you I have a low mile 195.6 I'm selling, but wrong coast! There are a couple Rambler clubs in your area:...
The only think I have that MIGHT qualify as "odd" is a 2003 Ranger 2.3L Duratec w/five speed auto in my 61 Rambler American convertible --...
And now I have to correct myself! AMC only made a two door big car (Classic and Ambassador) in 1962. All 56-61 big cars were four door sedans or...
Just a quick history of those automatic transmissions (Studebaker, Borg-Warner, Ford), lightly edited from what I wrote on The AMC Forum back in...
I'm being a little picky here, but NO car before January 66 had an official "VIN", which is a Vehicle Identification Number that follows specific...
A Carson top is a padded removable top that looks like a convertible. You might research that. Used a lot in the late 30s through the 50s. See...
I think I shared the fabric store felt idea with Tom (the Ramblerlore page owner) a long time ago. I tried it with regular felt and glue -- that...
I didn't go through the entire thread, but I bet no one mentioned the 1961 Rambler Ambassador! That's the ONLY one-year-only body from...
X-cpe, Nash/Rambler/AMC didn't use an F-head, only flat-head and OHV. The F-head was a Willys Jeep then Kaiser Jeep staple. The last couple years...
The original is vulcanized to the metal. It's just a PITA to remove. I've used a sharp wood chisel and a mallet... It was a quality piece when new...
I'm pretty sure it's from a Rambler Classic or Ambassador, and the 3-65 most likely indicates March 1965 production. If you want to try to find...
At least the Jag arms are made to just bolt on. Alignment with shims?
Putting a 2003 Duratec four in my 61 Rambler convertible. Had to rebuild the front suspension, and got side tracked making a disc brake bracket...
Been a while since I looked at this -- nice progress!!
Us Rambler people have determined that the slit was for vibration noise -- to cancel it. There was originally a thick piece of fiber mat, kind of...
The 67 Marlin was the prettiest Marlin (65-66 look the same). It was built on the longer Ambassador wheelbase instead of the Classic like the...
The T-96 trans was supposedly used in early Falcons with the 144/170/200. I don't know about the input shaft length, but bolt pattern to bell is...
The 195.6 (commonly called a 196... the actual inches was a Nash thing from before AMC...) use a little T-96 trans. No synchro on first, so you DO...
It was a styling choice. Get the look of a convertible without the hassle of a fabric top. Safer as the top was stronger, and cheaper to...
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