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Title: I found this Rambler online... thought you guys might like it!
Post by: greymarooneightytwo on March 06, 2013, 04:42:12 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/MwCf0bJ.jpg)
Title: Re: I found this Rambler online... thought you guys might like it!
Post by: eaglefreek on March 06, 2013, 05:14:38 PM
I like it. Looks like it was done right.
Title: Re: I found this Rambler online... thought you guys might like it!
Post by: El Matador on March 06, 2013, 05:20:25 PM
It's up here in Canada, eh.  Just a few hundred miles west of me.  Been advertised for sale for probably over a year now.
Title: Re: I found this Rambler online... thought you guys might like it!
Post by: dkoug on March 06, 2013, 10:42:55 PM
Would that be a lift or an Eagle drive train under it.

dkoug
Title: Re: I found this Rambler online... thought you guys might like it!
Post by: captspillane on March 07, 2013, 11:30:21 AM
Quote from: dkoug on March 06, 2013, 10:42:55 PM
Would that be a lift or an Eagle drive train under it.

dkoug

The leaf spring up forward is visible. It cannot be an Eagle IFS. They likely took a Scout or CJ frame and sat the body down on top of it.
Title: Re: I found this Rambler online... thought you guys might like it!
Post by: El Matador on March 07, 2013, 12:45:36 PM
I found the expired for sale ad.  It didn't mention what frame was under it, but did say "quadratrac".

Oh, and it's powered by a GM drivetrain (Olds 350 and TH400).
Title: Re: I found this Rambler online... thought you guys might like it!
Post by: eaglefreek on March 07, 2013, 04:57:01 PM
Olds 350 is a great engine. Especially for offroad, since it makes more torque sooner than a Chevy 350. But as pretty as the car is, I wouldn't want to ruin it by taking it off road.
Title: Re: I found this Rambler online... thought you guys might like it!
Post by: Whuntmore on March 07, 2013, 09:59:28 PM
Quote from: El Matador on March 06, 2013, 05:20:25 PM
It's up here in Canada, eh.  Just a few hundred miles west of me.  Been advertised for sale for probably over a year now.

Where is that?   In Cranbrook?
Title: Re: I found this Rambler online... thought you guys might like it!
Post by: El Matador on March 07, 2013, 10:46:50 PM
Way out west in Nanaimo.
Title: Re: I found this Rambler online... thought you guys might like it!
Post by: captspillane on March 08, 2013, 02:17:24 PM
It's probably a CJ7 frame. It could also be a shortened Wagoneer or J10 frame.

A TH400 Quadratrac is the Jeep drivetrain used in FSJ's and a few CJ7's '79 and '78. It is an AMC bellhousing, GM TH400 guts, and a strange Chysler 2WD outpat shaft that sticks way out specifically to mate to a Borg Warner full time transfer case. The rear bolt pattern was the same as any other TH400, but it was clocked differently. The whole casting appears warped to one side.

Some other Jeeps used GM TH400s with BOP to AMC adaptor pieces and a rear texas pattern adaptor, different output shaft, and Dana20. The AMC TH400 is a completely different casting only ever used with that specific transfer case.
Title: Re: I found this Rambler online... thought you guys might like it!
Post by: rollguy on March 08, 2013, 08:22:07 PM
Quote from: captspillane on March 08, 2013, 02:17:24 PM
It's probably a CJ7 frame. It could also be a shortened Wagoneer or J10 frame.

A TH400 Quadratrac is the Jeep drivetrain used in FSJ's and a few CJ7's '79 and '78. It is an AMC bellhousing, GM TH400 guts, and a strange Chysler 2WD outpat shaft that sticks way out specifically to mate to a Borg Warner full time transfer case. The rear bolt pattern was the same as any other TH400, but it was clocked differently. The whole casting appears warped to one side.

Some other Jeeps used GM TH400s with BOP to AMC adaptor pieces and a rear texas pattern adaptor, different output shaft, and Dana20. The AMC TH400 is a completely different casting only ever used with that specific transfer case.
If it has 6 bolt wheels, it may be from a J10, Wagoneer, or FS Cherokee.  If 5 bolt, probably CJ.
Title: Re: I found this Rambler online... thought you guys might like it!
Post by: carnuck on March 11, 2013, 09:26:25 PM
Given the chosen drivetrain it's probably from a pre '71 Wagoneer. They used to have Buick 350s and those parts would be needed to put in the Olds motor. Only year TH400 trans that would hook to the Olds motor (with the earlier BOP adapter ring) was '73 that came stock with a quadratrac. (first year of quadratrac and last year of Buick nailhead TH400 in Jeeps)
   I have one of those transmissions and QT (but I have only the AMC and Nash 327 adapter rings for it) but it's in my core for sale pile.
Title: Re: I found this Rambler online... thought you guys might like it!
Post by: Baskinator on March 26, 2013, 11:36:27 PM
I saw a not quite finished rambler wagon like this on ebay a long time ago. It reminded me of a lifted Eagle, pretty cool looking.