Author Archives: asifnyc

2017 wrap up

Posted on February 24, 2018 by asifnyc Leave a comment

Well, another year has passed. Still getting just a trickle of shop time. Because time is so limited I spent a lot of this year (especially starting in the fall) trying to organize the shop so that I can be … Continue reading →

1975 Gremlin -Greta-street, Misc, Shop Talk

Pick n’ Pull SCORE!!!

Posted on February 16, 2017 by asifnyc 4 Comments

I’ve been trying to focus on existing projects but the fact that they aren’t making any more AMC’s always has me thinking about what parts/cars I can’t pass up when they come along. Recently I’ve been thinking about engines. I … Continue reading →

Drive Train, Exhaust, Misc

2016 Wrap Up

Posted on February 1, 2017 by asifnyc 1 Comment

Haven’t updated the blog in over a year so I decided to just do one BIG post to cover everything that happened… The Baby Yep, near the end of Feb. 2016 my wife delivered our baby boy! That’s why all … Continue reading →

1974 Javelin-road race, 1975 Gremlin -Greta-street, Misc, Shop Talk

Grem Life – Project Greta update…

Posted on December 30, 2015 by asifnyc 2 Comments

Had some time to mess with the Gremlin recently. I bought a cheap plastic console/cup holder combo and cut it down to fit. This is a temporary solution but who knows how long it will be before I redo the … Continue reading →

1975 Gremlin -Greta-street, Interior

Project Greta: The first thousand…

Posted on December 10, 2015 by asifnyc Leave a comment

I’m a thousand miles into my adventures with Greta and I’m loving it! Greta’s become my daily driver at this point and I haven’t driven anything else the last couple of weeks. I drive her to work, to lunch, on … Continue reading →

1975 Gremlin -Greta-street, Misc

BANG! – NASA American Iron Javelin update…

Posted on November 16, 2015 by asifnyc Leave a comment

After the relative success of the Oct. NASA race (car ran all sessions and I got a new best time for me) I wanted to get on track ONE more time before parking the car for the “winter” (in quotes … Continue reading →

1974 Javelin-road race, Suspension, Track Events, video

Project Greta – Sans Bumpers

Posted on November 15, 2015 by asifnyc Leave a comment

One of the things on my list for Greta was ditching the HEAVY front and rear bumpers. Initially I was only going to get rid of the bumperettes but the more I thought about it the more I just wanted … Continue reading →

1975 Gremlin -Greta-street, Body and Paint, Suspension

Project Greta – Greta commutes!

Posted on November 4, 2015 by asifnyc Leave a comment

With Greta finally running it was time to take the next big step… drive it to work! I’d been dreaming for several years about the idea of having a street legal 6 cyl AMC to try to use as a … Continue reading →

1975 Gremlin -Greta-street

Race Report! – NASA AI Javelin @ Sonoma Oct. 24/25, 2015

Posted on October 26, 2015 by asifnyc 2 Comments

I took Friday off and got the car all loaded up in the morning. Dan was already at the track and had saved me a spot. I parked next to his rig and got the car unloaded and the trailer … Continue reading →

1974 Javelin-road race, American Iron, Racing, Suspension, Traqmate, video

where’s my f’in oil pressure! – NASA AI Javelin update

Posted on October 11, 2015 by asifnyc 2 Comments

OK, that was an insane detour. So after completing the fender through clearancing I got the car back on the ground. I had a few little items I wanted to take care of before the October race. One of them … Continue reading →

1974 Javelin-road race, Drive Train