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Old 07-10-2011, 09:45 AM
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Default 73 AMX G-Machine

I'm a new forum member, and I thought you would enjoy seeing my 1973 AMX Pro-touring - G- Machine project. It started out as a Javelin with a 360 727 auto. It was yellow when I bought it, but was originally a boring 1970's brown. Here's a few pictures from start to finish...

Here are some specs on the car...
BODY and Drivetrain:
The body was completely media blasted
then sent to Painted Dreams in Elizabeth,
CO painteddrms.com

GM color; Graystone Metallic
exterior stainless polished
suspension bushings replaced with
Polyurethane
Control Freaks Ind Front Suspension w/
Afco coil-overs Flaming River Rack &
Pinion
All suspension parts powder coated
Road race aluminum body rear shocks
Front and rear bar pak
complete repro wiring harnesses
newly chromed front and rear bumpers
17" minilite Team III LT-III wheels
rear tires Kumho 285/40/17
front Tires Kumho 245/45/17
Hedman long tube Headers
Brakes, 4 wheel drilled and slotted
disc by Aerospace Components 4
piston calipers
NOS rear tailights
Aluminum radiator w/ Dual Spal Fans
Moser solid axles
727 Trans w/ mods
11" torque converter w/ 2000 stall
Custom exhaust w/ Flowmaster 40s

ENGINE:
AMC 401
.030 Weisco forged pistons/plasma
moly rings
rotating assembly balanced
internal oiling mods
Edelbrock aluminum heads
Comp Cams Cam kit/roller rockers
Milodon road race oil pan w/ external
lines
Edelbrock Air Gap aluminum intake
Edelbrock Thunder series 750 cfm carb
SFI certified harmonic
balancer/flexplate
Bulltear Serpentine pullies 10%
underdrive
Mallory Unilite Distrbutor
Sheet Metal Valve Covers
Engine color; Traco Grey
Promaster Starter and Alternator
Milodon Water Pump
















I will put more images in the next post...
https://lateral-g.net/forums/showthread.php4?t=32726

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Default 73 AMX Project...More pictures

Here are a few more pictures of the AMX from project to completion..

















See the Collection and new projects at: www.coloradoamx.com
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Old 07-10-2011, 09:50 AM
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Welcome to Lateral-g.Your Javelin is Awesome.
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Old 07-10-2011, 09:52 AM
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I have seen this awesome machine over on protouring. Not to many AMC's over here.But some of us think they are great car's.
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I really like the color.That darker shade of silver look's great w/those body line's.
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Coloradoamx builds some stunning cars from concours to modified!

Here's a link to a slide show on the build set to the Mission Impossible theme song. Kinda cool!

http://www.photodex.com/share/cammy/4wpb8mg4


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Glad you finally made it here!
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I have seen this awesome machine over on protouring. Not to many AMC's over here.But some of us think they are great car's.
Yeah Scott you have a soft spot for them!!

How's that Camaro coming?????
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Wayne forgot to post a photo of his gorgeous home garage where his cars are built. Here you see the plain yellow Javelin before it became the Silver Bullet AMX
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Awesome,garage.
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