1969 AMX - Fresh Built Engine & Transmission, Decent Body, Priced for quick sale

1969 AMX For Sale

1969

AMX

RUNNING

AND DRIVING PROJECT CAR

PRETTY

GOOD CONDITION FOR A 45 YEAR OLD PERFORMANCE CAR

NEW

REBUILT HIGH PERFORMANCE 360 ENGINE. NEWER 727 TORQUEFLIGHT TRANSMISSION.

4 PISTON DISC BRAKES

Several

videos of the car in operation revving through the lower gears and starting

& idling as well as videos of a magnet sticking on the lower parts

of the body panels

All

pictures and videos from November 2013

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This 1969 AMX is a running

and driving car. but is being sold at a discounted price because I consider

it a fixer upper. It was a current license plated legal driver (plates

and paperwork still there) until the beginning of this year with different

engine.

Originally this was a 290.

auto. power steering. power disc brake. Alpine White car. It now has a

freshly rebuilt and upgraded 360 engine and a newer 727 Torqueflight Jasper

rebuilt transmission. Videos of the car running are included in this listing

The car has a fairly solid

body and it is a far cry better than most of the total basket cases that

are advertised as "project cars" but are in reality completely

disassembled wrecks missing many of their parts and needing not only body

repair on every single panel surface. but interiors and drivetrains completely

redone. I am calling this car a project because it needs attention in

a few areas and is not quite ready for full operational service

It was painted in a theme similar

to Dick Teagues factory prototype all white 1968 AMX with the body colored

bumpers like a Big Bad car. but in white. I am not an "AMC Guy".

but I have owned several 68-70 AMXs and AMC Jeeps. so I know a fairly

good amount about them. but I am not a expert on all things AMX as I primarily

have the other big 3 companies muscle cars

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I want to be perfectly clear

that the buyer will need to make repairs on this car and that the buyer

can't come back and say "You didn't tell me that". I am listing

everything I have found. but I have not flipped the car upside down or

X-rayed it. so I cannot say for certain. I have gone to great lengths

to provide details and video proof of condition - most ebay ads have about

30 words of description and a few standard template pictures for you to

make a determination from. I feel I have done quite a bit more than that.

If a person bought a roller.

or a disassembled car they would have a far LESS degree of certainty of

what works and what doesn't - at least this one is running and driving

- and it doesn't even look that bad

The fact is you cannot find

a 60 s Muscle Car this nice for what I am asking. let alone one with proof

of a rebuilt drivetrain. so whatever else that might need to be done will

just have to be accepted and understood

The drivetrain is pretty much

new as well as many other items - a list of parts is included as well

as videos of the car in operation

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Lots of new parts

· Professionally Rebuilt 360 engine with High Performance

features

· Edelbrock Torker Intake

· Holley Carb w/ electric choke

· Headers with dog leg flanges

· Large tube exhaust with Flowmaster Mufflers

· New Fuel Pump

· Aftermarket Duraspark Electronic Ignition and Distributor

· New Correctly Balanced 360 Flexplate

· Newer Jasper Transmission with receipts

· TCI Torque Converter

· Lokar Braided Hi-Tek Kickdown kit

· Bored. crank

turned. rods reconditioned. heads fully worked

· New Pistons. Bearings

· New Camshaft. Timing Chain. Timing Cover. Oil Pump

· New Baffled Oil Pan

· New Motor Mounts

· New Starter

· New 3 wire Delco Alternator w/ Internal Regulator

· 4 Piston Disc Brakes - previously rebuilt with receipts

· NOS Grill replaced a few years back

· Decent body - videos of magnet sticking to body

· Several thousand dollars in receipts for much of this

work

· Clear title. passed state inspection

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Overall the cars body is probably

a good '6 footer'. A body man might be more critical. but most of the

'car people' observers seem to think it is pretty good. It has a 20+ year

old paint job that has been maintained over the years by touch ups and

spot repairs so you will be able to find evidence of this which you may

not detect in these photos - the camera is not magic though. so the car

does look like it does in these pictures. but the finer points of detail

do not completely resolve

There are videos showing a

thin refrigerator magnet sticking to the body down low as well as a hand

knocking on the panels to give the buyer an indication of the metal -

I am sure there is still fill all throughout these areas. but it is not

a bucket of bondo. Some

of the trim has been painted white which I am not fond of - likely done

when Miami Vice was still new on TV

There is some rust in the floorboards.

but the unibody structures and frame seem to be fine - I have seen this

rust in many 68-70 AMXs. This is mainly located where the rear foot well

area would be and where the front seat bolts to the floor and it is not

everywhere - It is not a Flinstones car. but there is metal failure in

these areas

There is rust under the filler

panel from the trunk lid to the rear window that will need to be addressed.

This and the floor board issue are probably the worst parts of the car

as far as we can tell

The underside of the deck

lid and hood have some spots of surface rust - the hood is better than

the deck lid. The paint in the door jams and under these areas is yellowed

and aged looking. The weather strips in these areas are shot and need

to be replaced. but the trunk weather seal is new and supple

The Grill was indicated to

be an NOS replacement part in the paperwork we got with the car and seems

to be very nice

The car does not smell like

a 'stored' car - no musty or rodent smell at all

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The car drives fairly well

from a period correct standpoint. The suspension should be evaluated before

hitting the road hard - this includes test drives

The wheels look decent. are

pretty shiny and have not been curbed - I think they are Pro Wheels version

of Centerline Champ 500 s. and may have even been made by Centerline's

foundry for them. The centercaps are not correct. Naturally the tires

are older and used. but they are not dry rotted and have no cracking.

Tread is worn. but visible - not completely bald.

The 4 piston Bendix Dic Brakes

were rebuilt not too long ago. and we have receipts for this. and the

bleeder screws will open on them and the rear wheel cylinders. There is

a rotational sound when the car rolls. but I believe the car has fully

metallic pads and this may be what the sound is - I have seen this on

my other cars with Bendix 4 pistons. I have checked wheel bearings and

they seem to be OK and packed and preloaded. Some new brake lines have

been installed. but need to be clipped in place. The rear brakes come

on too strong in my opinion and an adjustable proportioning valve should

probably be installed.

The car steers fine and brakes

straight aside from the rear brakes coming on strong as a previously mentioned

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The paint still has shine and

reflects. but it is an older paint job - the car would be an easy repaint

to higher standards

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Headlights. high beams. turn

signals. brake lights. windshield wipers. stereo. dash lights all work

as well as the charging system.

The car does not have any shorts

that drain the battery

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You will notice the following

sitting in the car:

The horn is not working. The

tach is a functional unit. but has not been connected to the new electronic

ignition. The speedometer reads high and is jumpy - probably needs a different

drive gear or a reducer box - also another instrument cluster and spare

interior dash parts come with the car including an AMC AM radio and console

parts

The interior has non original

seats - not even sure if they are AMC. The dash has cracks on top of the

passengers side. The woodgrain looks pretty darn nice. especially on the

console. but is non original. You do get a nice place to mount 3 or 5

instruments as the speaker holes are removed and the AMX serial tag is

mounted low

The steering wheel is a vintage

woodgrain unit. A more modern Grant wheel is included too. The stereo

works and has Kenwood speakers. but is nothing spectacular

The shifter for the original

Shift Command Borg Warner functions well and is interfaced perfectly with

the retrofitted 727 Torqueflight. The carpet looks OK. but is not correct.

Most if not all of the interior lights function. The shifter lights up.

the dash lights work. the dimmer works. the console and shifter lights

work. the courtesy lights work.

The ignition switch works.

but an auxiliary starter button under the dash triggers the starter. The

emergency flasher button is missing. The turn signal lever works and cancels.

but is loose. All the lights. blinkers. windshield wipers work. The heater

hot-cold control lever and cable works. but the diverter valve on the

intake manifold is stuck in one position and needs service or replacement

The door panels are likely

fabbed pieces and not original. The window regulators work and roll up

and down fine. The door locks work. The seat belts and shoulder harnesses

are present. The original headliner shell is intact and has been recovered.

The sail panels are aftermarket plastic. The rear bulkhead has two 6 x

9 Kenwood speakers mounted in it

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Carpet is not the best. but

it is all there and not all torn up. Interior does not smell like it has

been smoked in or have the typical dingy old car smell

Several spare parts come with

the car including dash parts. a factory AM radio. another steering wheel

and a couple other items

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The trunk floor is pretty solid

- so are the wheelhouses - there is surely some degradation. but it is

not bad

There is spotty rust around

the lip that holds the weatherstrip. It is repairable. The weather strip

seal is new

The underside of the deck lid

has rust spots. The tailights look like they are 43 years old when viewed

up close - not terrible from a distance. but they have pitting in the

metal and flaws in the plastic

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The engine compartment looks

pretty decent. The engine is fresh top to bottom. Most original wiring

is still intact. the factory windshield washer bag and associated wiring

is intact.

The core support looks pretty

nice with no evidence of major crash damage - underneath there is a little

minor distortion. but I have personally seen this happen with the old

sling style tow trucks - I don't think this AMX has been crashed

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The engine is strong and fresh

- see the videos. The intake is an Edelbrock Torker with a newer Holley

carb and a K&N air filter. It is jetted great for response on this

engine. The ignition is an aftermarket Duraspark electronic unit and distributor

with a high output coil. The headers are older. but are not rusted out

and are hooked to a large diameter system with Flowmaster Mufflers

Many new parts on the engine

including a new timing cover and oil pump. All new bearings. pistons.

camshaft. headwork. etc. The engine doesn't ping on pump gas with full

advance. pulls good vacuum and runs cool - no overheating - car has a

flex fan and an electric fan. Electric unit is not hooked up at this time

nor is it needed

Many receipts are included

with the car totaling many thousands of dollars. One of them is for a

brand new Jasper 727 Torqueflight transmission and TCI torque converter

All new major electrical system

components - alternator with internal regulator. starter. ignition module

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The buyer shouldn't have to

worry about this part of the car as far as we can determine

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Several thousand dollars in

new parts just here alone

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Brand new correct balance 360

Flexplate with the correct counterweight - not one of the ones that a

company trys to claim fits all AMC engines

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A picture of the bottom end

showing the new pistons and rebuilder ink marks - there is also rebuilders

stamp

Below a shot inside the new

timing cover peeking at the clean new cam and the valley and valve train

The engine had been test run

in for about 10 hours at the time of these pics

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The above photo to the right

shows a small portion of the investment into this car - about $6000. 00

in receipts just on that table alone from American Performance Poducts.

Summit. Kennedy American. Jasper. O'Reilly. NAPA and more - not counting

engine costs of machine work. rebuild parts. headwork and the engine itself.

There is over $800 bucks just in 'smalls' from local auto parts stores.

This is only a fraction of the dollars spent over the years on this AMX

The following videos listed

below are guaranteed to be of the exact same car that is for sale in this

listing. They were shot in November 2013 and are video proof of operation

and demonstrate how the machine performs. This car has a lot going for

it. but it does need some TLC. For the price we are asking it is well

worth every penny - have a look.

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Video shows the engine starting

easily and throttle blips to demonstrate throttle response

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This video demonstrates the

exhaust sound and indicates no smoke from the tailpipes on startup or

revs

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This video demonstrates that

a thin refrigerator magnet will stick to the lower parts of the body panels

and they are knocked on for sound

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The same thing down the other

side of the car

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Quick video of the car with

a 35+ MPH punch breaking the tires loose

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Another moving acceleration

video to demonstrate the sound of the engine revving and ability to break

the tires loose on a roll at driving speeds

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