Category Archives: Drive Train

Madd Matt – The Re-Birthen-ing (part 2)

Posted on February 9, 2020 by asifnyc Leave a comment

When last we left off it was mid-December.  We had gotten seats in the car, gotten some freebies, had a mockup motor and the t10 trans in the car and had another motor on the stand getting built. While on … Continue reading →

1974 Matador-road race, Drive Train, video

Madd Matt – The Re-Birthen-ing (part 1)

Posted on December 14, 2019 by asifnyc 1 Comment

Bet you didn’t see this coming… Psych!  This is HAPPENING people!!! Sad to say it’s been 6 long years since I got the Matador.  A lot has happened in that time. Mostly what’s happened is my son will be FOUR … Continue reading →

1974 Matador-road race, Drive Train, Electrical, Wheels and Tires

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

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

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

Project Greta – that’s alotta GRIME!

Posted on May 30, 2015 by asifnyc Leave a comment

With the engine and trans out of the Gremlin it was time to get the oil pan cleaned up and painted so I could put it back together with fresh gaskets. Now, cleaning 40 yrs of grime off of engine … Continue reading →

1975 Gremlin -Greta-street, Drive Train

The “bars” are back in town – NASA American Iron Javelin Update…

Posted on April 25, 2015 by asifnyc 1 Comment

Got the Javelin back from Evil Genius Racing. The 3rd link mount has been fixed. They plated a much larger area around the 3rd link box and added the support bars the car originally had from the main hoop to … Continue reading →

1974 Javelin-road race, Body and Paint, Brakes, Drive Train

Project: Greta! engine pull

Posted on April 19, 2015 by asifnyc 1 Comment

I’ve had the brown ’75 Gremlin (Greta) for over a year now. When I first got it, I got it running, fixed some lights that were out and took it on a drive to the local grocery store. On that … Continue reading →

1975 Gremlin -Greta-street, Drive Train, video