'72 Gremlin w/ Schwartz Performance G-Machine Chassis... and a v8...

[TorqDork]

"Where's the rest of your car.... Toots" (Old Gremlin Commercial)

Cool build and glad it's staying AMC powered. They were actually very successfull in IMSA road racing back in the day.

Good luck

[Schwartz Perf]

Originally Posted by whitey02

This is really cool
Do you have any plans for the big bumpers?

We don't have all the aesthetics worked out yet. Since the car is essentially body-dropped, the motor sits too high for the hood. We are using a very low-profile air-cleaner setup, but still need about one inch of clearance.

We're also tossing around ideas for a rear spoiler...

[1badsc]

O Boy this is shaping up to be really COOL and sticking with an AMC engine... nice more pics please !!

[onelapduster]

I cant help but giggle thinking how badass this car is gonna be. Subscribing to this one.

[Tuske427]

Very cool build! Please post a lot of pics

[Schwartz Perf]

The timeline of these photos might be a little off...

But better late then never, right?

The Disassembly:

1972 Gremlin Disassembly by Schwartz Performance, on Flickr

1972 Gremlin Disassembly by Schwartz Performance, on Flickr

1972 Gremlin Disassembly by Schwartz Performance, on Flickr

1972 Gremlin Disassembly by Schwartz Performance, on Flickr

1972 Gremlin Disassembly by Schwartz Performance, on Flickr

1972 Gremlin Disassembly by Schwartz Performance, on Flickr

[g356gear]

Looks to be a pretty solid and dry car to start with. Looks GREAT underneath.

[Schwartz Perf]

Building/installing the chassis. If I recall correctly, we were able to adapt a first-gen F-Body chassis to this Gremlin, though it made the installation more complicated.

Note: This was a one-off application. The installation process you see here is NOT typical of our chassis. Our production G-Machine Chassis are bolt-in capable. Since we wanted to body-drop this Gremlin, more work and welding was required.

Finding the center line:

1972 AMC Gremlin Early Chassis Fabrication by Schwartz Performance, on Flickr

1972 AMC Gremlin Early Chassis Fabrication by Schwartz Performance, on Flickr


1972 AMC Gremlin Early Chassis Fabrication by Schwartz Performance, on Flickr

1972 AMC Gremlin Early Chassis Fabrication by Schwartz Performance, on Flickr

1972 AMC Gremlin Early Chassis Fabrication by Schwartz Performance, on Flickr


1972 AMC Gremlin Early Chassis Fabrication by Schwartz Performance, on Flickr

1972 AMC Gremlin Early Chassis Fabrication by Schwartz Performance, on Flickr

1972 AMC Gremlin Early Chassis Fabrication by Schwartz Performance, on Flickr

Tack welds:

1972 AMC Gremlin Early Chassis Fabrication by Schwartz Performance, on Flickr

1972 AMC Gremlin Early Chassis Fabrication by Schwartz Performance, on Flickr

1972 AMC Gremlin Early Chassis Fabrication by Schwartz Performance, on Flickr

1972 AMC Gremlin Early Chassis Fabrication by Schwartz Performance, on Flickr

1972 AMC Gremlin Early Chassis Fabrication by Schwartz Performance, on Flickr

1972 AMC Gremlin Early Chassis Fabrication by Schwartz Performance, on Flickr

[Schwartz Perf]

New ride height:


1972 AMC Gremlin Early Chassis Fabrication by Schwartz Performance, on Flickr

1972 AMC Gremlin Early Chassis Fabrication by Schwartz Performance, on Flickr

1972 AMC Gremlin Early Chassis Fabrication by Schwartz Performance, on Flickr

1972 AMC Gremlin Early Chassis Fabrication by Schwartz Performance, on Flickr

[RECOVERY ROOM]

That should be a rocket when done