Anybody put a LA Mopar in an AMC Gremlin?

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Loss of interest. I have all the components to put a AMC V8 and Torque-Command/TF in it. I already puts discs and ball joints in it, and have been waiting for the right deal to come along on a fresh 360-401. I already have a built auto and AMX rear for it. Just too many other projects, and she doesn't care about car stuff, anymore.
 
MMissile said:
Loss of interest. I have all the components to put a AMC V8 and Torque-Command/TF in it. I already puts discs and ball joints in it, and have been waiting for the right deal to come along on a fresh 360-401. I already have a built auto and AMX rear for it. Just too many other projects, and she does car about car stuff, anymore.
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Wait, she does (or doesn't) care about car stuff anymore? If the latter, that's a bummer. Is it still driveable now?
 
Nope, and yup. Looking for a deal on a fresh AMC V8.
 
On which side of the block is the starter, on an AMC V8? I know that on a Mopar the starter is on the driver's side but on a Jeep V8 the starter is on the passenger's side. This makes a big difference when looking for exhaust manifolds.

treblig
 
Treblig said:
On which side of the block is the starter, on an AMC V8? I know that on a Mopar the starter is on the driver's side but on a Jeep V8 the starter is on the passenger's side. This makes a big difference when looking for exhaust manifolds.

treblig
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I'm pretty sure he is gong to need custom exhaust fabricated (or at least heavily modified). If he wants to be where I think,he wants to be, he's going to want full length headers and not manifolds
 
GTXperience said:
I'm pretty sure he is gong to need custom exhaust fabricated (or at least heavily modified). If he wants to be where I think,he wants to be, he's going to want full length headers and not manifolds
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What I was asking was, "On which side of the engine is the starter located on an AMC V8"?? I was just wondering for reference since Mopar and Jeep are different.

treblig
 
So how much lighter will this be compared to what you have now?
 
AJ/FormS said:
Not to be insulting but, I have a pretty sweet 360, needing a home...... I might have to sacrifice the GearVendor tho; that looks like a mighty short wheelbase,lol
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Nah just get one of those dragster coupler. You will be just fine:p
 
That short wb is saying Turbo'd Teener to me, with a ridiculously low rear gear; no GV required.Remote mounted,IMA thinking.Better make it two turbos;staged;a big N a little.Ok maybe big is a misnomer; I mean bigger than the little'un,lol
or a 273GT; Got Turbos?
OOps, that was funnier in my head.......:(
 
You need to fab up the headers a little, and fab up mounts, but an LA will go in, no big deal. The one I saw (friend built it) had cheapie headers and the goal was don't spend a dime.
 
AMC's usually have a pretty wide engine bay, when I was a teenager there were a couple of guys drag racing in Louisville with a 426 Hemi in a Gremlin so there must be a little room in there. I remember watching that thing carry a the front wheels almost the entire eighth mile, they would only touch the ground when they shifted gears.
 
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I'm putting a LA in and chevette
Just thought I would share
 
There's an AMC powered Gremlin in Youngstown Ohio that runs 8's on nitrous with a small tire.
It's a maroon color but I can't find any pics on the web right now.
 
The LA is dimensionally smaller than an AMC motor, it should be easy to install it.
I put a LA in the place of a 304 AMC years ago in a CJ-7, crazy fun.
 
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