Well for all our AMC folks who are paying attention, don't think we've forgotten about you it's just been extremely difficult to get our hands on parts! First we were waiting on pistons that were back ordered, then rings that were back ordered, then hunting down a cam core... it's been one heck of a challenge but we're finally past all that and it's time to get this little AMC 304 V8 assembled!
As we were waiting for our pieces and parts to come back from Mike at M&M Head Service in Delaware we decided to tear into the "Ole Smokey" 304 AMC to see just how bad it was and what our failure points where. Could we get away with a gasket kit and rering? Was it a total loss? Is it rebuildable? With the Great AMC Days event looming just a few days away, could we get this old motor running good enough to make the event without trying to do an entire engine build and swap in a little over 2 days? Unfortunately that didn't go quite as well as we had hoped.
While this is all going on, we also DO have an AMC 360 build moving along slowly in the background. The 304 vs 360 argument is certainly a valid one, and one we are fully interested in putting some much needed data into. Also, we have a good buildable 360 AMC block so let's make it work! Budget build AMC 304 versus much less budget friendly AMC 360 build, should make for interesting comparison. On top of ALL that we are also looking at the Powernation AMC Javelin build where they did a 304 with all the bells and whistles and unlimited budget, how will ours stack up with it? Should make for some very good engine builder debate material!
Oh, and if you DIDN'T know anything about this project yet a little quick introduction. This car is a 1979 AMC Spirit AMX, it's an original factory 304 4 speed car so actually pretty cool and unique. Which doesn't necessarily mean valuable, but cool and unique certainly! While the original AMC AMX was a monster with all kinds of engine options available for it by the time of the late 70s when this car was introduced the lone "high power" option was an 304 2 barrel that made.... let's not talk about it. This one will be better!
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