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    Wheel cylinders have a special finish on the...

    Wheel cylinders have a special finish on the inside. You can hone them, but you can never get that special 'smooth' finish a new one has at home with a hone. If the car is a 'keeper' I would go for...
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    '68-'70 Javelin/AMX door glass repair tips

    1. clean the regulator roller channels with solvent and lubricate them. White lithium grease should work fine. They get dirty over years from decayed door to window seals and the grease dries out and...
  3. looking for '69 Javelin with ORIGINAL headliner (pic)

    Anyone have a Javelin with original headliner? If so and you could send me a pic I would be grateful. I would prefer (obvious in a 'perfect' world) an early car. My car is E029015 on the door tag...
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    The ones Legendary sells actually come from ACC....

    The ones Legendary sells actually come from ACC. I bought a set for my '69 Javelin with Javelin script. They have a whole bunch of thread color options and you can choose where you want the logo....
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    Originally there was a plate to relocate the...

    Originally there was a plate to relocate the driver's side shock? behind the rear axle. This plate fits over studs on bottom of floor pan. The passenger side rear shock is in front of the axle and...
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    What year model 360 is it? Low compression...

    What year model 360 is it?

    Low compression ~8.2-8.4 to 1 360?

    I could see this being caused by a whole bunch of tuning issues...not just it's an Isky cam. Are you sure the cam is installed...
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    I think it's a safe bet there are more '68-'70...

    I think it's a safe bet there are more '68-'70 AMXs surviving than '68-70 Javelins. Even though in production form they are basically the same car in many respects. People saw the AMX as something...
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    carburetor throttle shaft vacuum leaks

    If your car has an erratic idle speed/poor idle quality/can't adjust idle mixture screws, here is a good quick test. After ruling out all other vacuum leaks, take a can of Berryman B-12 or any other...
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    The original Javelin/AMX bushings were nylon and...

    The original Javelin/AMX bushings were nylon and were one of AMCs poorer ideas. There was even a TSB about replacing them with brass I believe. They wear extremely poorly as one would expect in a...
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    The '73 seats are unique. They have the springs...

    The '73 seats are unique. They have the springs molded inside the foam, then the foam piece sets down on a bare steel frame. Very unusual. They also don't have a plastic back and have the seat...
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    'real world' synthetic oil study

    http://neptune.spacebears.com/cars/stories/oil-life.html

    Ok no one cutting oil filters open here and pronouncing one good and others bad from visual inspection..........

    Or long treaties...
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    Yes, Don that's not being mean. You pointed it...

    Yes, Don that's not being mean. You pointed it out nicely.

    The production numbers can be found here:

    http://www.javelinamx.com/JavHome/basics/basics.htm#spot

    Now if it is a base model, well...
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    dry wrap vinyl wiring harness tape

    The original tape used from the mid 60s to the 80s to wrap the wiring harness on American cars was a 'dry wrap' vinyl tape. This tape has no adhesive backing. When it's wrapped tight tension holds it...
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    Also try clean newspaper in place of a cloth....

    Also try clean newspaper in place of a cloth. Regular newspaper is actually very 'clean' and cleans glass to streak free like nothing else I have found. Car detailers use it (often with just some...
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    "I thought that most 4 BBL came in one basic...

    "I thought that most 4 BBL came in one basic generic size. How the air cleaner gasket off of a Holley or Rochester stait bore??? I once took a the gasket that was on a holley and stuck on the Carter...
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    Sticky: leaky Eaton power steering pumps

    The Eaton Power Steering pumps AMC used from at least mid 60s thru '71 in V-8 applications are very prone to leak badly. All of them by now will be leaking after 30 plus years. The complete seal kit...
  17. Sticky: cracked brass fuel tank float in '68-'70 Javelin/AMX

    These are almost always cracked when you remove the sending unit from the tank and no longer 'float'. What to do if the sending unit itself is good? Normally it cracks in the depression where it...
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    handy Carter AFB air cleaner gasket

    Some of the carb kits don't have the air cleaner gasket with them. For a '67-'69 Carter AFB go pickup a gasket for late 80s-early 90s Iron Duke 2.5 L Pontiac throttle body to air cleaner gasket....
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