Recent content by Garethw

No antenna for me. Looks cleaner in my opinion. Also deleted my side marker lights for the same reason. If I was going for pure original look I would leave it though.

Bengals 54

I know it’s been awhile. Progress should pick up again next month. Lots of house projects going on and I accidentally bought a Harley project that’s been distracting :) I did finally buy a rotisserie. I would definitely recommend this brand I got. Great price, shipped fast, and seems very...

The front.

Got the stand all put together. Took about 2hrs. The directions are adequate, I suppose. Could be better. Had to figure a few pieces out. But if you aren’t mechanically inclined, you probably aren’t buying something like this anyway. Next I need to build some brackets to mount the car. So...

Opened up the crate today. Yeah, some assembly required.

I picked it up from the truck terminal yesterday. The crate had a little damage but it’s probably fine. Going to try and assemble it and put the car on it over the weekend. I’ll report back with my thoughts for anyone interested.

I’ve had good experience with them also.

238 days?? Dang. Did they already charge you or not until they ship? With that much lead time, perhaps I should go ahead and order the seat covers I’m going to need next year.

You can get a plain 71-74 Javelin and make it an AMX clone.

Curious, what primer and paint did you use on the engine?

I’d apply!

I also think one of the most fun aspects of having a Javelin is watching people try to decide if it’s a Mustang or a Camaro.

I have a 71 Javelin and love it. It was my wife’s first car is high school. It’s next up for restoration after my valiant. Some parts are hard to find depending on the year. But some parts aren’t that hard. There is definitely a repop market out there and several well known (in the AMC...

Well I just pulled the trigger. So we’ll see how it does!