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Long time no update! Finally got my hands on an 8.5" flywheel! These things are getting REALLY hard to find. Had to get this one shipped to me from Sioux Falls, SD! Also got the oil pan started, then did an engine/trans testfit with the new crossmember! She fits like a glove and with a dual...

Little update: Got the old 200 up on the stand so that I can start making the rear sump pan. Also got a bunch of tune-up parts and such that will be going on when I'm ready to fire it up! I have a flywheel on the way also. I haven't cleaned the engine at all since I bought it either! She's...

Another update! Got the plates on the chassis and the crossmember welded up completely! I'm really happy with how the whole thing came out. Here's the crossmember in my vice after finally welding. Then I decided that because no more (foreseeable) welding needs to be done to the center...

I would certainly think so! My parent's friends always have stories related to a Rambler from back in the day, like literally all of them, it never ceases to amaze me! Haha Thanks! I really hope it will burn some tire! The clutch on the flatty was junk and wouldn't even chirp, just...

Ahhh I see! Its definitely a cool idea and if you have no intension of driving the truck around aired out or well below ride height frequently it should work perfectly. I have a stupid obcession with being able to drive my Rambler around all the way down and it has caused me a lot of extra work!

Really cool truck and build! That BBC looks awesome! How much travel do you plan to have in the rear from aired up to aired out? I'd be worried about excessive pinion angle change with a setup like that and a lot of travel. When I first did my 4-link the geometry was awful, basically a swing...

Thank you sir! How tight of a squeeze was getting in that Metro?!

Thanks guys! I've been learning a ton in the process and it's nice when a design in your head actually works out well when the welders and grinders come out! I love that this car is different but it has also caused me a lot of anguish because EVERYTHING that I've done and most of what I want to...

The crossmember is in! I'm really happy with the fitment, trans position, strength, and ease of removal/mount replacement! Even just tacked in it is really solid. I checked the ground clearance with the car aired out and I have about an inch from the hardware to ground, which I'm really...

I've been searching a lot for pans along with an 8.5" flywheel! The only flywheel I've found so far is in North Dakota and I'm hoping to buy it this week haha. It would be really nice to not have to make a pan and pickup tube but it will depend on what I can find in the next couple of weeks. I'm...

Finally started working on the car again so its time for an update! My main focus is the swap for right now and I'm trying to pull it off in the easiest (yeah I know, good luck...) way possible. By that I mean being able to reuse as much of the original stuff as I can (shift linkages...

I may have a couple laying around but I'll get some more once the car gets further torn apart! I have no problem with giving some management tips, especially because I've figured out how to build a 4 corner "e-level" management for less than the price of typical pressure based management. I...

Unfortunately the 4.0 or even the later AMC 6's are too long to fit in the engine bay without a lot of cutting! The power that the 200 makes is a big leap from the tired old flathead and I'm fine with that. I have a Toyota Supra for when I want to go fast :D

Well I just joined here and figure I might as well get a build thread started for my car. Its is a '63 AMC Rambler American. I bought the car from my buddy's brother about a year and a half ago and have been working on it ever since! A Little Back Story: When I was young, my father and I...

Thanks for the warm welcome guys! Build thread will be up in a day or 2!

Hello everyone! I'm Nick, I'm 22 from NY, I have a '63 Rambler American (AMC). I bought the car from a friend in the summer of 2015. It was basically 100% stock then, the car is now on air suspension with a 4 link in the rear and custom management that I designed and programmed. I'll be...