Category Archives: 1975 Gremlin -Greta-street

2018 Wrap up

Posted on January 3, 2019 by asifnyc 2 Comments

The Shed In January I continued working on the shed.  I built 3 shelves high enough so I could tuck motors underneath.  One long shelf along the back wall. This shelf has 7 large tubs underneath that hold different items. … Continue reading →

1971 Javelin SST-parts car, 1975 Gremlin -Greta-street, Misc, Shop Talk

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

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 3 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

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

Project Greta – Engine’s back in!!!

Posted on September 7, 2015 by asifnyc Leave a comment

So we’ve hit a big milestone here. The motor is back in the car! When we last left off I was scratching my head trying to figure out what I was going to do about the clutch. The 10” kit … Continue reading →

1975 Gremlin -Greta-street, Drive Train

Project Greta – Off the stand!

Posted on August 16, 2015 by asifnyc Leave a comment

With work finally starting to slow down I was able to get a weekend in the shop! It was time to pull the trigger and get the engine off the stand and start putting the transmission parts back on. So … Continue reading →

1975 Gremlin -Greta-street, Drive Train

Project Greta – Still cleaning and painting!

Posted on July 4, 2015 by asifnyc Leave a comment

Works been getting busy but I’ve been spending whatever time I could over the last month cleaning and painting the engine and transmission. I got the block degreased and painted, the valve cover cleaned and primed and the transmission relatively … Continue reading →

1975 Gremlin -Greta-street, Drive Train