1979 - 1983 AMC Spirits and 1978 - 1983 AMC Concords > Spirit/Concord Projects
4.0 into a Gremlin
Amc1320:
Ok, not really a Spirit or Concord but very closely related
We (my dad and I) have been working on a 74 Gremlin X, it was rescued from a shed and picked up for pretty cheap. However it's needed everything.... But the body is solid and has no rust at all!
First was brakes, all of it,
The 232 under the hood ran terrible. So we checked compression and it was bad, took it out and tore it down and it was toast .
So, found a good 4.0 from a salvage place and we are working on getting it installed, it's amazing that from 1974 to 1997 so little really changed on these engines. Of course we are swapping things from one engine to the other and so far so good. Hope to get the manual transmission attached soon and put it back in there!
We still have to do the interior, a lot of rubber moulding, and of course paint it, but still it will be nice to get it running soon
I will gather some pics and try to get them posted if anyone is interested
Rob
vangremlin:
Sounds like a fun project! Are you swapping over the fuel injection with the 4.0?
Amc1320:
No, we are carbing it, I had a spare aluminum 2brl intake off the parts spirit, prob put a mc2100 set up on it like I did on my eagle.
My dad wanted to keep it real simple so that's how we are going, the only "accessory" is the alternator, this was a plain Jane gremmie
I think even in carbed form the 4.0 will have a lot more pep than the tired 232 did, it doesn't take a lot to push a gremlin down the road after all
vangremlin:
Simple is good! And I believe you are right, it will move just fine with the 4.0 engine. I had the 232 back in my old 74 Gremlin. It didn't set any speed records but it motored down the road and over the Rockies without any problems. But the 4.0 will definitely be a step up!
eaglefreek:
It's going to feel like a V8 in the Gremlin. Your dad will be grinning ear to ear when he mashes the throttle.
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