Wait, what?

"Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage" (Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage) 01/21/2015 at 18:57 • Filed to: Gremlin

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Erm, anyone want a Gremlin with a peculiar paint job, a sketchy spoiler, and an SBC swapped in?

http://muskegon.craigslist.org/cto/4783720134…

ttyymmnn > Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage 01/21/2015 at 19:04

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Only if it has a Dixie horn.

Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage > ttyymmnn 01/21/2015 at 19:11

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I would hope that it would. Pretty sure I would have to write "General Lee 2.0" on the drivers door.

ttyymmnn > Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage 01/21/2015 at 19:12

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And weld the doors shut.

Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage > ttyymmnn 01/21/2015 at 19:14

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Indeed. And after that, attempt to jump it. That will probably demolish it, but whatever.

ttyymmnn > Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage 01/21/2015 at 19:22

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Which actually begs the question, how many Chargers were killed in the making of that series? I watched most every episode back in the day, and there must have been some pretty serious damage after most of those jumps.

ranwhenparked > Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage 01/21/2015 at 19:23

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To my way of thinking, one of the few things working in the Gremlin's favor was the fact that most of them had AMC's straight six. I understand the SBC love, but I don't know that it's really an improvement here.

Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage > ttyymmnn 01/21/2015 at 19:28

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I actually remember reading an article on how many were killed. I'm not sure of the e act number, but I know that it is somewhere over 300 were killed.

ttyymmnn > Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage 01/21/2015 at 19:30

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Oh, the humanity!

Jedidiah > Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage 01/21/2015 at 19:40

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If I'm forced to have a shitty 70s ecobox, I'd rather have a pacer with an amc 401 swap.

They have a double wishbone front suspension and rack and pinion steering, so it might not be hopeless.

Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage > ranwhenparked 01/21/2015 at 19:43

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I would agree. While I love the SBC, I really don't see the point of putting it in this. Except for the hoonage.

Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage > ttyymmnn 01/21/2015 at 19:44

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I know :(

Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage > Jedidiah 01/21/2015 at 19:50

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Yeah, agreed there. I'd take any Pacer over a comparable Gremlin, honestly. I've always considered them to be more attractive.

I knew about the rack and pinion steering, but I didn't know they had double wishbones. That's actually pretty interesting.

Jedidiah > Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage 01/21/2015 at 20:02

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They sure do. I can't compliment on the geometry, but it probably has some potential. Pintos have a similar set up as well, except they have an ohc 4 banger from Ford of Europe.

Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage > Jedidiah 01/21/2015 at 20:18

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Huh, cool. Never knew that. I would assume the geometry isn't too great, considering it is a 70's AMC product, but, like you said, it probably has potential. I did know the Pinto had double wishbones, oddly. Quite honestly, even though I'm not a Ford guy, I'd rather have a Pinto over both the Gremlin and the Pacer. If all were stock, that is. I'd be all over the Pacer you described.

Jedidiah > Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage 01/21/2015 at 20:34

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The pinto was a halway decent car and the gas tank crisis is a bunch of malarkey.

Here is the pintos setup. the lower control arm isn't really a wishbone since it is mounted to a trailing arm looking thing, but it is close enough. People swap the pinto suspension into a lot of custom hot rods. The OHC pinto motor went on to become the ancestor to the engine in the turbo coupe thunderbirds and capris

tromoly > Tuned-Port-Injected-Rage 01/21/2015 at 20:53

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I want that Gremmy so bad.....