guys

got the ls1/4l60 bolted in....yeah!!


radrambler

 

nice looking project you got there...

 

dude that is awesome! i love ramblers!!!

 

You don't see many ramblers anymore. It will be sweet.

 

i wanted something different

so i went this route...cant wait to finish

radrambler

 

That is gonna be wicked! You got tp be close to the 3000 pound mark with that. Should surprise people for sure.

Keep us posted

Pat

 

cool ride you have
thanks for responding
well in reference to the weight..car craft is doing a rambler. with stock rambler and a 360 aluminum head motor and retained all the factory equipment...
they weighed in at 2771.....light
i have remove all the stock suspension .whole frontend setup is about as much weight as the original steering box and linkage...removed the factory dog house....dumped the original heavy *** bench front seat.whole rear setup weighs less than just one leaf spring.ls1 is light..so im hoping the car ends up at about 2500 finished weight.......damn, just talking about it makes me wanna drive it..

radrambler

 

Love the Ramblers! Awesome!

 

nice rambler..what year is it?

 

Hey radrambler ... I had a '68 rogue. It was trashed by a drunk driver ... car weighed 3050 with me in it... iron headed smallblock chevy. Full interior, all steel except a fiberglass 4 1/2" cowl on the stock hood. And the bumpers were 'glass. Had a small cage. Just a street car, got a 10.80 out of it the night it was wrecked - was hit by a drunk driver on the drive home from the track. Couldn't ever get that thing to transfer right though .... had all the stock suspension components. I drove that car everywhere. If you need help with any parts you can't find, let me know. I know a couple places and may be able to help.

Good luck, keep up the pics. It'll be wild at that weight!

 

its a 1969

radrambler

 

62ls1

damn ,that sucks about your 68
i have the glass bumpers also....
yes i do need a couple of parts..do you know where some are sitting in a bone yard ?...if so pm me your # lets talk

radrambler

 

the car is setup to handle but should accel outa the hole good because it has a torque arm setup and lighter in the front

radrambler

 

Yeah thanks. It sucked. That's 2 cars totalled by drunk drivers, I'm a magnet I guess.... What parts are you looking for?

 

62ls1

my rambler is a 2dr sedan .i need the plastic trim that goes below the rear glass from sail panel to sail panel and the metal trim above the rear glass at the headliner....

where are you located?

im in florida

 

Mine was a 2-door non post car. Try Galvins AMC I think he's in Texas - www.ramblerparts.com (if that doesn't work, try google) - I believe the guys name is Al. I bought a few things from there.

I'm in NW Indiana.

 

guys

i havent posted in a long while...last year ended up being about house purchase..so car went on hold..
i never posted my rendering done by carter hickman design.
car is close to paint ..im doing spray in liner in the floors tommorrow..

radrambler

 

I bought a new '68 Rambler American (like your '69); it was even the same geen color as yours. In about 1970, I installed a turbo from a '63 Olds Jetfire. For its day, it ran pretty good for a 232 cu in six.

Andy1

 

cool..musta been fun ....build this thing has been like reinventing the wheel..i have a 65 4dr thats bone stock...thinking about a turbo engine setup of some sorts..i drive it so i need mpg .

radrambler

 

damn, I tried like all heck to buy a 67 from a guy down near Tampa last year before I tore my 3rd gen Camaro down for this LS stuff. I offered him some insane money and he GAVE it to his frikken brother-in-law to fix his harley!! I was SICK to miss the car. I wanted something off the scale odd to build too. Great job on the nash!!