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ya was orgionally yellow was painted purple when i
got it, my next major painting job isto paint engine bay black with rattlecans
lol, and if u notice i had to replace the license plate light lol, coundent get
the unit open to replace bulb lol, welp its late and i bout to go to
bed,
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 11:26
PM
Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Re:
Terry's Gremln: (was: Is anyone going to the Amo event in ohio this
year?)
Charles, I don't see why not, chances are you
will be the only Gremlin there. The vehile don't look bad to me. I also want
to point out that when people go to cruise nights, take a look around. Lots of
projects. I have had cars that I have restored, won everythign there is to
win, then decide to take it apart and 'change' something. Are they ever really
"done?" Nah. Your car appears to originally be 6V Sunshine Yellow originally,
at least under the hood. Neat color, regardless of what direction you take
with it, just have fun, and a cruise night is a good place to
start.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 10:57
PM
Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Re:
Terry's Gremln: (was: Is anyone going to the Amo event in ohio this
year?)
ya as ive said we have some car shows here at a
restruant called johnny rays in lees summit mo that i might go to in my
gremlin just to hear the reactions, but i got some body work to do and if u
look in my pics on the back end http://www.3meb.com/pics/burch/gremlin/gremlin1.JPG right
below the license plate setup it is hugley dented and no idea as to how to
take that out, thinking about just taking a piece of sheet metal and
rounding it over that area all way across, but im skeptical of welding there
as the fuel tank, i might weld it other places but that one and just use
bondo right in that spot, hell i might just take it there like that as it is
still a work in progress, daily driver lol, the carpet is cheap ass shit
from a hardware store, the outdoor carpeting, inside is red and black, i
painted the dash, need to paint headliner but no job as no paint money lol,
got some spots to sand down and some spots to fill again then repaint it.
yall think i should take it like it is?
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 8:05
PM
Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] Re:
Terry's Gremln: (was: Is anyone going to the Amo event in ohio this
year?)
Terry, part of the fun is just being there....with your
AMC. Unless it is
Mitchell, no one will diss your car. I can't tell
you the times thru the
years people have brought cars out to AMC meets
and others are more than
happy to say 'hey I see you need a grill,
that vendor over in section B-9
has a NOS one cheap' or 'where are you
from? I know a good paint/body man
(or chrome place, or interior
place, or suspension place, or performance
place, insert own here)
near you'.
If concerned about the engine bay, go to a dollar store
like I do and get
several cans of engine cleaner, that foamy crap
works wonders, then hit it
with a sprayer, I go to the car wash and
pop it with 800 lb pressure, you
would be surprised the shit flying
out from under the hood. Last time there
was a nest of possums, three
illegal immigrants, some old leftover tacos I
cook on the intake
manifold, a dead sparrow that got sucked into the
incomplete Ram Air
system, two screwdrivers (hey, gimme those) several
emissions lines,
the breather lid, it was MAYHEM.
Maybe I should tell ya'll about
operating a cutting torch, but better not as
we have a Fire Ban here
in Texas due to drought.
As for paint, a cheap paint job from Maaco
will do wonders for your car
also. No one says you need to do a
concourse $5K-$10K paint on it. My white
1982 Eagle custom wagon shown
here was painted by Maaco in 1992.....that was
14 years ago.......over
100,000 miles ago......and over 100 AMCs ago. Still
looks great in
2006. Total cost, no bodywork? $450. Something to think
about! Take
care,
Eddie Stakes'
Planet Houston
AMX
713.464.8825
eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.planethoustonamx.com
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Original Message -----
From: <Terry.Atkins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To:
<BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 12,
2006 2:27 PM
Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: Is anyone going to the
Amo event in ohio
this year?
> You have me
thinking Eddie. I was going to enter my Gremlin in the
>
display
> only class. What you are saying even though my the bottom
third of my
> Gremlin
> is black primer with a red stripe on
it with Gremlin in stick on letters.
> I had
> to do
something to cover the bondo I have in the bottom of the doors.
The
> engine has 30 years of grease and the air pump is disconnected
that I
> should go
> ahead and enter it and let it me judged
because who knows and who cares. I
> might just do that. When I go
to the local shows I keep the hood shut and
> I
> heard more
than one person say it must be a Gremlin X with that paint job.
>
Terry
>
>
>
>> Ya'll take note of what Terry
mentions below. " The one I went to in St
>> Louis
had
>> about 8 or 9 Gremlins but no 77's or 78's that is why I
was so upset I
>> didn't
>> take mine." Terry, if you
would have taken your's chances are if judged
>> you
>>
probably would have taken at least a Bronze Award. And to boot, been
the
>> only one of it's kind there. I took photos of every
vehicle on the field,
>> and there was a number of vehicles I
didn't see. Don't recall seeing a
>> Concord wagon, or 66 Rebel,
no 80 AMX, no 67 Ambassador convertible
>> although
>>
two 68 Rebel convertibles, of which one is shown here. And like the
>> NAMDRA
>> AMC Nationals, you will see classes with
no entries. It all depends on
>> what
>> shows up and
where. There have been meets (regionals) I have sponsored or
>>
attended where all the cars are 68-70 AMXs, but few 71-74 Javelins or
>> AMXs,
>> on the other hand, some, I have seen what I
like to call 'the bread and
>> butter attack' you see dozens of
Ramblers,
>> Hornets/Gremlins/Concords/Spirits/Eagles, and also
station wagons and
>> four
>> doors. These are the
'bread and butter' cars that kept AMC in business
>>
day
>> in and out, so ti is refreshing to see them on and at
meets! Don't be
>> shy,
>> you with friends, don't let
that BBG Calif 500 AMX car intimidate you
>> just
>>
because a $10K paint job. The field is there for cars, all of them, from
>> six
>> shades of bondo to cars that have made
special arraingements to come from
>> museum to display. Besides
that is what my Planet Houston AMX award is
>> for
>>
thru the years, it is for cars that "show the most potential
and
>> promise"..............some owners go the course, some
leave as is, no big
>> deal it is all good. A number of other
clubs are now also giving these
>> types
>> of awards
as many times it is a incentive for the owner to keep going
and
>> stay the course on whatever it is they started! I would
like to know what
>> happened to the 70 Rebel Machine STATION
WAGON in Atlanta I gave this
>> award
>> to, would like
to see it now!
>>
>> But go to these meets, as you will
learn. Take photos, it might help in
>> your
>>
restoration down the road, you can find parts, meet people and best of
>> all,
>> have a lot of fun in 2006 with people who
share the same interest as you
>> do....in AMC.
>> Eddie
Stakes'
>> Planet Houston AMX
>>
713.464.8825
>> eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
www.planethoustonamx.com
>>
>> ----- Original Message
-----
>> From: <Terry.Atkins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
To: <BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday,
January 12, 2006 7:58 AM
>> Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: Is
anyone going to the Amo event in
>> ohio
>> this
year?
>>
>>
>> > The show is in Dayton Ohio.
The show itself is Saturday July 29 they
>> >
have
>> > things planed for Thursday and Friday. I have motel
reservations and
>> > plan
>> > on
>>
> going up Thursday and comming back Sunday. The one I went to in St
>> > Louis
>> > had
>> > about 8 or 9
Gremlins but no 77's or 78's that is why I was so upset I
>> >
didn't
>> > take mine. I noticed at the AMO site a 78 won some
kind of award last
>> > year.
>> >
Terry
>>
>>
>>
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