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Body Shop / Re: Hornet/ Concord/ Eagle liftgate hinges
« Last post by rshellen on February 27, 2024, 05:36:35 PM »
E Ronald Shellenberger
3089 Springview Dr.
Chambersburg, Pa. 17202

Let me know
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Spirit/Concord Projects / Re: AMC Concord Hardtop 1981
« Last post by juhap on February 27, 2024, 10:50:47 AM »
Little by little this is coming together. Wiring harness needed some attention. Polished old paint in engine bay. Battery tray bolted on as well as steering box.



Wiring had some issues, like this head lamp washer pump relay set up... removed all extras.



Fixed.



Ready to rock...



All bits and pieces coming together.. some small gogs still missing in some boxes...



Wiring and piping done. Steering column as well. Body protection sprayed all over...
Accellerator wire needs its spring clip. Where to find one... APD hadn´t one...



Cleaned radiator. It had rust, thick layers of paint, underbody protection and oily sand...



Engine had bad idling and it had no power at all. Cleaned carb and distributor, no big issues. Opened valve cover... oh no! Five push rods were out of their places... two of those were bent... No wonder it ran rough...

EDIT: found a couple of push rods... and found out that one hydraulic lifter is dead... It stays in compressed length... Tried to lift it with a magnet... and there is 5 mm movement... Should be zero...  :censored:



Painted radiator- If I find other one, I´ll change it. It is not in very exellent condition...

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Body Shop / Re: Hornet sportabout liftgate struts
« Last post by Trooper on February 26, 2024, 04:43:49 PM »
From the Eaglepedia, this might help.

https://amceaglesden.com/guide/Body_and_Trim_Parts_(Interior_and_Exterior)
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Body Shop / Re: Hornet/ Concord/ Eagle liftgate hinges
« Last post by Trooper on February 26, 2024, 04:39:34 PM »
Just the shipping charges. Send me your zip code and I'll bundle it up and see what it costs.
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Body Shop / Hornet sportabout liftgate struts
« Last post by rshellen on February 26, 2024, 03:53:43 PM »
I believe the reason I got a broken hinge was when someone pulled down one side instead of equal closing both sides the strut was way to stiff. The current ones are  Stabilus  028513 which are not even listed for my application. their listed as 141# which is way to much. Looking on the "Lift Support depot" website lists the hornet as 119# is to much I think and not correct dimension. Looking at the catalog  their  # PM3395W which is 54# and very close to the ones I took off would work.
Any ideas on these as a replacement or what kind are most people using?



























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Body Shop / Re: Hornet/ Concord/ Eagle liftgate hinges
« Last post by rshellen on February 26, 2024, 03:05:27 PM »
Still waiting till find a drivers side, however just lining up the broken side it seems that the right side is pulling the gap closed along the body line of the hatch. What would you want for the right side hinge you have.
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Suspension, Steering, Brakes, Wheels & Tires / Re: Tie rod threads
« Last post by MIPS on February 25, 2024, 09:01:20 PM »
Very different in length.

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Suspension, Steering, Brakes, Wheels & Tires / Re: Tie rod threads
« Last post by maddog on February 25, 2024, 05:07:55 PM »
I'm wondering if one could use the inner and outer tie rods from a concord instead as those seem to be readily available, or do they have a different taper to them?
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Suspension, Steering, Brakes, Wheels & Tires / Re: Tie rod threads
« Last post by MIPS on February 23, 2024, 11:21:36 PM »
Just because the threads were a bit mangled I can't justify that price. Alt least, not without trying to clean up the threads again. I took it to my local mechanic and explained the problem and he went in with a fairly deep cutting die and cleaned the threads up. It doesn't change them too much but it cleaned up the flattened portion.




We then took a regular nut and ground shallow crowning into it. Popped it back into the car and heard it click in at 35 foot pounds, so it's seated and set to spec.



We still do not know what happened. We think it was a pothole and a lateral drop was enough that the crown nut used last time simply jumped the threads, allowed the taper to pop out and eventually the cotter pin wore down and failed. The suggestion was to keep an eye on it.
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Spirit/Concord Projects / Re: AMC Concord Hardtop 1981
« Last post by juhap on February 22, 2024, 01:53:17 PM »
The last patch... i hope..



Welded...



Cleaned...



After some bondo it was time to spread filler primer.





And then I had to sand it smooth...



Both sides, of course.



Then some black primer.



Air is full of paint dust...



Started to clean engine... found out that transmission crossmember was very...dirty and mount was dead...



New mount and fresh paint.



Vinyl arrived...



Inner fenders are done...





Crossmember fits well



Little bit cleaning made...



This side too..

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