1968 AMC Rebel

Post by **Hooli** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 9:35 am

AMCrebel wrote: ↑Mon Oct 12, 2020 9:30 am I (much) later found that the metal filter bowl on the bottom of the fuel pump had no filter in it.

Why would you use the original filter system when you can fit a faulty after market one?

AMCrebel · Post by **AMCrebel** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 10:05 am

Hooli wrote: ↑Mon Oct 12, 2020 9:35 am
AMCrebel wrote: ↑Mon Oct 12, 2020 9:30 am I (much) later found that the metal filter bowl on the bottom of the fuel pump had no filter in it.
Why would you use the original filter system when you can fit a faulty after market one?

Same reason the cunt fitted the wrong brake servo and an alternator that was such a shit fit that it had to be mounted slightly sideways and various other pointless bodges

It's kept me out of trouble for a while though.

Actually to be slightly fair - for some reason he had no idea where to get parts.

AMCrebel · Post by **AMCrebel** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 10:15 am

This was from peak chod period in 2018

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Post by **Hooli** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 10:16 am

Chod-tastic.

AMCrebel · Post by **AMCrebel** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 10:16 am

It's a 4 seater, 4x electric windows, electric roof, power brakes, BW35 auto trans.

AMCrebel · Post by **AMCrebel** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 4:15 pm

Oh Shit-

Date tested
25 May 2007
FAIL
Mileage
93,615 miles
MOT test number
2311 5534 7124
Test location
View test location
Reason(s) for failure
Offside Drag link end ball pin shank loose (2.2.B.1c)
Offside Steering box has relative movement between sector shaft and the drop arm (2.2.B.1b)
Offside Front Brake pipe excessively corroded (3.6.B.2c)
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.C.1b)

AMCrebel · Post by **AMCrebel** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 4:18 pm

The MOT man told me off actually. The Pitman arm had worn an oval shaped hole in the drag link - it didn't seem bad to me (when driving) but he was all for slapping me with a "too bad to drive".

I drove home, put the car away in garage and wondered where I might get a replacement.

The parking brake would become regular failure.

mercrocker · Post by **mercrocker** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 4:19 pm

Hmmm. overall, not too bad for a 40 year old Yank convertible of questionable previous maintenance I suppose.

AMCrebel · Post by **AMCrebel** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 4:30 pm

Then I had a stroke of luck in May 2007. A bloke from the Australian AMC club e-mailed me to ask if wanted to buy a 67 Rebel convertible that he'd been asked about by a bloke who had it for sale in London.

Long story short, I offered £450 for the car (inc delivery) and it landed on my drive. I think the fella ran a storage and delivery outfit for people with fancy motors. The driver said he was used to dropping off Ferraris etc but said I was much more helpful and welcoming than his typical customer.

So now I had a complete spares car, and it only took me until the following March to get it sorted out and MOT'd.

AMCrebel · Post by **AMCrebel** » Mon Oct 12, 2020 4:32 pm

Spares car - body actually better than the "runner"

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