Author Topic: My 81 Spirit GT (Read 17042 times)

SpiritGTMan · « **on:** March 08, 2012, 10:45:54 PM »

Here's my 81 Spirit GT

Here's the original 258 and 5-speed coming out

And the 4.0L and 5-speed going in

Inside

At the AMC Rambler Club Nationals in Annapolis 2011

vangremlin · « **Reply #1 on:** March 08, 2012, 11:34:35 PM »

Incredible! Really nice ride man!

Prafeston · « **Reply #2 on:** March 09, 2012, 02:00:13 AM »

Wow...great looking car man. All the louvers look nice. Whenever you want you can give me those wheels btw!!!

maddog · « **Reply #3 on:** March 09, 2012, 02:13:35 AM »

absolutely gorgeous dude.

kammguy · « **Reply #4 on:** March 09, 2012, 07:32:36 AM »

Wow, that this is just about perfect. Complete with sunroof, rally package, louvers..... just about every option in the book! Me want.....

shaggimo · « **Reply #5 on:** March 09, 2012, 08:14:05 AM »

Sweeeeeeet

. Did you go injection or leave it carbed when you did the 4.0 swap?

JayRamb · « **Reply #6 on:** March 09, 2012, 08:30:49 AM »

Jealous! The car looks immaculate and the engine is awesome!

JustinS · « **Reply #7 on:** March 09, 2012, 09:00:04 AM »

Beautiful ride!

Love the black on black with woodgrain trim!

mudkicker715 · « **Reply #8 on:** March 09, 2012, 09:05:30 AM »

Awesome

Sunny · « **Reply #9 on:** March 09, 2012, 03:56:28 PM »

Looks good!

Budwisr · « **Reply #10 on:** March 09, 2012, 08:13:21 PM »

Very, very NICE! I bet that black paint keeps you busy.

What size are those BF Goodrich tires? I need a set of RWL tires on my Spirit AMX and it seems 14" tires are getting hard to find.

SpiritGTMan · « **Reply #11 on:** March 09, 2012, 08:34:51 PM »

Thank you guys!

It is injected. That was the whole point of the engine project.

I just added the foglights, as you can see, the boss approves!

SpiritGTMan · « **Reply #12 on:** March 09, 2012, 09:37:14 PM »

Quote from: Budwisr on March 09, 2012, 08:13:21 PM

Very, very NICE! I bet that black paint keeps you busy. What size are those BF Goodrich tires? I need a set of RWL tires on my Spirit AMX and it seems 14" tires are getting hard to find.

front: P21560R14
back: P24560R14
Gives it a little bit of a rake and helps the proportions of the car overall.

Ohio AMX · « **Reply #13 on:** March 09, 2012, 10:52:50 PM »

Wow, nice work! That's a great looking Spirit. I'm running 235/60-14's on those wheels for the Concord.

Prafeston · « **Reply #14 on:** March 09, 2012, 11:00:18 PM »

Man I want a set if those wheels really bad! There was a Concord just like that for sale on Ebay recently!

Ohio AMX · « **Reply #15 on:** March 10, 2012, 09:45:37 AM »

Quote from: Prafeston on March 09, 2012, 11:00:18 PM

There was a Concord just like that for sale on Ebay recently!

Same one, wanna buy it?

rick1590 · « **Reply #16 on:** March 10, 2012, 10:29:11 AM »

Nice looking Spirit and Concord Wagon Guy's!

Ohio AMX · « **Reply #17 on:** March 10, 2012, 11:00:00 AM »

I didn't mean to hijack the thread. I posted the Concord since it has the correct reproduction lug nuts that I purchased from SpiritGTMan.

IowaEagle · « **Reply #18 on:** March 10, 2012, 11:03:49 AM »

Impressive! A very nice survivor. Was that an all AMC show you were at?

SpiritGTMan · « **Reply #19 on:** March 10, 2012, 11:37:14 AM »

Quote from: Ohio AMX on March 10, 2012, 11:00:00 AM

I didn't mean to hijack the thread. I posted the Concord since it has the correct reproduction lug nuts that I purchased from SpiritGTMan.

OH RIGHT ON!!! Thank you so much! Your Concord AMX (?) sure does look awesome. Quite a combination!

SpiritGTMan · « **Reply #20 on:** March 10, 2012, 11:42:56 AM »

Quote from: IowaEagle on March 10, 2012, 11:03:49 AM

Impressive! A very nice survivor. Was that an all AMC show you were at?

The picture of the Spirit next to a Jeep was at the Potomac Ramblers club fall gathering several years ago. If you look up the Wikipedia of AMC Spirit you will find a very similar picture, someone took a picture of my car there and posted it to Wikipedia.
The last picture, right profile, is at the AMC Rambler Club nationals last summer in Annapolis.

1982AMCCONCORD · « **Reply #21 on:** April 11, 2012, 01:36:45 PM »

So how does this thing drive with that FI and mMTX? I remember the Comanche PU with a 4.0HO and a MTX was a little screamer... SURRREE woudl be nioce to see a video of this GT getting down on the freeway a little bit... 1/4 mile wouldn't hurt either... it'd at least allow us to compare old vs. new (er).

shanebo · « **Reply #22 on:** April 12, 2012, 02:25:56 AM »

Wow that car is just plain hot!!! That is one perfect example.

Prafeston · « **Reply #23 on:** April 12, 2012, 04:01:11 AM »

Quote from: shanebo on April 12, 2012, 02:25:56 AM

Wow that car is just plain hot!!! That is one perfect example.

Agreed!!!

SpiritGTMan · « **Reply #24 on:** April 12, 2012, 10:27:25 PM »

Thanks gang! I'll see if I can do a video.

shanebo · « **Reply #25 on:** April 13, 2012, 11:00:48 PM »

A video would be awesome!

drock87 · « **Reply #26 on:** June 30, 2012, 09:55:25 AM »

This is what I would really like as my summer car. I have pretty much decided against another new car. I sell cars, and they just bore me now. A Spirit GT would be very cool.

Author Topic: My 81 Spirit GT (Read 17042 times)

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