I'm having flashbacks to 1982. My best friend in high school (Chris) had a 1968 AMX with a set of classic Cragars, and his dad had a stock 1970 Rebel Machine. The AMX had side pipes similar to the ones in the video. I bet Chris and I burned up 100 gallons of gas cruising on Saturday nights. Good times.
Having a 72 javelin myself I'm really glad you guys didn't do a LS swap. Y'all did a very nice job fellows. And be sure you wheel is square first before you grind you drills.
I like this car much more than I thought I would. Those big tires in the back, the side pipes, the stance... That thing has me written all over it. I'd drive the hell outta that car.
Some brothers I went to school with had a really nice Javelin with 360, Keystones, AND side pipes. Great looking car! Thanks for keeping the original drive train and NOT swapping to a LS!
So glad you stayed with an AMC motor. I had a 70 javelin that I dropped a 401 and tourqueflite in, it turned out awesome. Very nice job guys it brought back some wonderful memories
This build has been such a roller coaster for me. First the excitement over the underappreciated AMC pony car, then the horror of the proposed LS swap, then the happiness of the change to build the original 304. I love the paint job, I am OK with the pipes, I really hate the stance. I was a young teen when this 'old school' look was new school. My best friend had a '67 Firebird 400/4-speed with the headers and cherry bombs and a jacked up rear end with Cragars and super wide tires. It looked good on that car, this car not so much. I am super glad you kept the Pierre Cardin interior trim. I'm glad you did this car but I wish you had made some other choices.
It’s beautiful. Nice job! I learned to drive in my dads 74 Javelin AMX auto 360. I soon owned a 1970 390 Borg & Warner 4 speed Mark Donahue Javelin in my later teenage years. Fat tires on the back, side exhaust, bumper bars on the rear leafs, this is a different model year but it reminds me of the cars I drove and I miss it. I would love this car, someone read my dreams.
Nice to see the project finally finished and some dyno numbers for us to compare against! We very much appreciate the time energy and money that went into this build!
I was in High School between 1976 and 1979... There were two kind of Cars in my High School Parking lot, Hi Riders and Low Riders. This Javelin looks like it came off the Hi Rider section of the Tennyson HS Parking lot,
I have been waiting to see her finished, she is gorgeous. I want it! I love everything you guys did with it, you stayed classy and cool. I hate the LS swap nonsense everyone else is doing. You did her right. And the sharpening drill bits tips at the end really ended the episode perfectly.
I wish they built a 401 for it painted it factory AMC Caravelle blue and used Edelbrock or Offenhauser finned aluminum valve covers. But the car looks bad ass.
paused @ 15:44 Great Javelin ! Nice pretty little engine in that thing. The car is clean and tasteful great looks and is badass with the chubby tire and side pipes in there. going to make my chevy this nice one day hopefully maybe trade for a javelin because i like em so much i found one 1 time it was a sst too with a 401 only didn't have 5000 grand on me another buyer snatched it up right after i found her. Well, i say build the camaro for now.
I love the look. There were tons of cars on the streets and in the magazine's when I was a kid that had this exact look. It's not for everyone, and some folks may not even understand where it comes from, but it is absolutely era correct and I love it.
Had a 304 w/ a 3 speed in an old jeep when I was a kid. I tried for many years to kill it. Ended up selling it just how it ran when I got it. Had side pipes too! Ha, good days.
I had Craigers all the way round and a set of rear tires about that size on my first vehicle a Red 1971 f-150 Ranger XLT.....oh and had me a set of traction bars of course......Damn I loved that truck.
Being a lifetime AMC fan, I like the starting point for their project. Can't say I agree much with their choices. Other than buying the core, pretty much the same cost to do a 360 as a 304. with a fair amount more power. I like the period correct Cragar S/S wheels, but would rather keep the tires inside the fender lip. And IMO "pontoons" belong on boats - not muscle cars.
Damn! My second car (at age 18) was a red (with black vinyl top and black interior) 1973 Javelin with the 360. Put Mickey Thompson 50s on the back and I can't remember the wheels right off hand. This would have been about 1978. The car had just over 50,000 miles on it when I bought it. Biggest problem I remember was that it went through those Motorola alternators about one per year until I converted to an AC Delco alternator, which worked until I sold it.
Brings me back to when I was a kid circa mid 80's, neighbor kids(brothers) both had 70 Javelins, one bone stock the other a 70's N50's flashback car...both 401 cars.
AMC was way ahead of their time. I'm so glad you put such a great example. AMC AMX IS JUST NASTY AND THEY HAVE BEEN GOING UP UP UP IN PRICE. WHAT BEAUTIFUL LINES ON THIS CAR. I JUST FINNISHED MY 1969 AMC AMX XCODE GO PACK 390 WITH EVERY AVAILABLE OPTIONS. NO ONE KNOWS WHAT IT IS. A COP PULLED ME OVER TO TAKE CARS. I LET HIM DRIVE MY CAR. WHAT A SMILE. MINE IS NOT FOR SALE, SORRY. NEAL APOLLO BEACH FLORIDA
I've found the best way to color sand my car was to watch my cousin and best friend do it since they do that for a living. I tried one spot and immediately broke through the clear coat....ugggg. that goes for buffing as well....haha
I remember one of the commercials when a kid is standing next to a BLOWN Javelin and he’s explaining to his father that he fixed it. That was a long time ago. It was a real commercial.
That was my car when I was 16, that I had bought from my parents, only problem it had been wrecked twice, and s bean bag for a passenger seat! Sure would be nice to see what they want for it? Not sure too many people noticed the new hood with the cal induction from the rear of the hood. I kept the primer’d spoiler when I junked the car for $75. Didn’t have a place to keep her while I went to college and raise a family. I’m now 59.
Without a doubt yor were the man with a set of deep dish Cragars on your ride. Still the best looking Non OEM hoops for just about anything. In my humble opinion!
Hot digady dog Cleetas. The good ol boys of hot rodn did it again. Good ol American foreign job. My 67 chevelle used to get all excited ,and go to barcken its tires when it saw a AMC. "Yeah buddy" Jeepemcoming
Car looks really nice. I just think the side pipes need to be a little longer. They look too short to me. Maybe it's because I had a set of side pipes on a 1977 Buick regal. I measured the pipes and had them come from the front wheel well then the tip exited right before the rear wheel well. So it went that whole length. But to each it's own the car looks really nice
Beautiful cars guy's. Can you please do a 65ish buick skylark with the 310 wildcat? I have a 65 buick special with that motor and would love to see how you would build that specific motor
Fantastic build . Could you please give me the rim size and back spacing for the rims and also tire size if possible . Thanks in advance . I liked everything about it . Those that don't well can build theirs the way they want theirs to be .
Lower half of 200 hp is ridiculously low for even the street on a big car like that. You could easily make 350-400 WHP and be perfectly streetable and reliable. I wouldn't spend $40,000 on a car like this just to have a dog under the hood.
those wide tires will hold up to high speeds . car looks dynomite and sound great . My dad owed an AMX Javlin when him and my mom where dating then after they got married 😎🏁
My wheels weren't cragers but damn they looked great on my 70 Chevelle' and yes it would smoke the 50's I took a friend for a ride he had a bad ass Nova. after the doughnuts I asked him if he wanted to race he said F??k no!
Turns out, even as a kid I hated those absurdly over-sized rear tires.....seems I still do. Just a personal thing, not knocking it! Rest of that car left me drooling.
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I'm having flashbacks to 1982. My best friend in high school (Chris) had a 1968 AMX with a set of classic Cragars, and his dad had a stock 1970 Rebel Machine. The AMX had side pipes similar to the ones in the video. I bet Chris and I burned up 100 gallons of gas cruising on Saturday nights. Good times.
Having a 72 javelin myself I'm really glad you guys didn't do a LS swap. Y'all did a very nice job fellows.
And be sure you wheel is square first before you grind you drills.
Glad you are happy they left a boat anchor under the hood. That engine is a weak turd.
Glad you finally did an AMC. How about a full stroked 401 cross ram two seat AMX next?
Honestly? I wanna see either a Marlin, a Rambler, or a Rebel built by them!
@@eddierools A "67" Marlin with a 343/4 speed would be sweet.
I like this car much more than I thought I would. Those big tires in the back, the side pipes, the stance... That thing has me written all over it. I'd drive the hell outta that car.
Pick me up on your way through town. If we're taking our girls I'll drive my 69' GTX dream car.
Some brothers I went to school with had a really nice Javelin with 360, Keystones, AND side pipes. Great looking car! Thanks for keeping the original drive train and NOT swapping to a LS!
Love it amc for life.
So glad you stayed with an AMC motor. I had a 70 javelin that I dropped a 401 and tourqueflite in, it turned out awesome. Very nice job guys it brought back some wonderful memories
This build has been such a roller coaster for me. First the excitement over the underappreciated AMC pony car, then the horror of the proposed LS swap, then the happiness of the change to build the original 304. I love the paint job, I am OK with the pipes, I really hate the stance. I was a young teen when this 'old school' look was new school. My best friend had a '67 Firebird 400/4-speed with the headers and cherry bombs and a jacked up rear end with Cragars and super wide tires. It looked good on that car, this car not so much. I am super glad you kept the Pierre Cardin interior trim. I'm glad you did this car but I wish you had made some other choices.
The original wheels look goog.
@@johnchildress6717 he means the wrong offset with the tires sticking out past the wheel wells .i have to agree it looks hillbillyish.
@@ivanrousseau5066 l like the original wheels.gpog was misprint
@@johnchildress6717 yep someone makes them and you can get any width
It’s beautiful. Nice job! I learned to drive in my dads 74 Javelin AMX auto 360. I soon owned a 1970 390 Borg & Warner 4 speed Mark Donahue Javelin in my later teenage years. Fat tires on the back, side exhaust, bumper bars on the rear leafs, this is a different model year but it reminds me of the cars I drove and I miss it. I would love this car, someone read my dreams.
I’m a dyed in the wool Ford guy, but that is some sweet old metal. Beautiful ride guys, great job!
Great looking ride! Don’t care what others say. The stock fender flares, front end and even the tail all make this a complete beautiful package.
Nice to see the project finally finished and some dyno numbers for us to compare against! We very much appreciate the time energy and money that went into this build!
She turned out nice! I love the retro look it brings back many memories.
Curley did a nice job on the side pipes. Bought a set of amc heads from him a few years back for my own 73 Javelin. Glad you're doing well my friend!
I was in High School between 1976 and 1979... There were two kind of Cars in my High School Parking lot, Hi Riders and Low Riders. This Javelin looks like it came off the Hi Rider section of the Tennyson HS Parking lot,
I have been waiting to see her finished, she is gorgeous. I want it! I love everything you guys did with it, you stayed classy and cool. I hate the LS swap nonsense everyone else is doing. You did her right. And the sharpening drill bits tips at the end really ended the episode perfectly.
I've been saying it forever and I doubt I'll ever change my mind, nothing looks better on a 60's or 70's muscle car than Cragar mags.
I love what you did on this now beautiful car! I owned a '73 and it was so cool. Go AMC!!!
Same here.
What a beauty ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Love the sidepipes, fat Cragars sticking out, and traction bars!!! LOVE THE OLD SKOOL!!
That AMC Javelin looks badass brother.
Sweet ride
I wish they built a 401 for it painted it factory AMC Caravelle blue and used Edelbrock or Offenhauser finned aluminum valve covers. But the car looks bad ass.
Current engine should be good for high 13's... no slouch on street...
That baby turned out SOOOO NICE!!! Someone is going to get really really sweet ride!
paused @ 15:44 Great Javelin ! Nice pretty little engine in that thing. The car is clean and tasteful great looks and is badass with the chubby tire and side pipes in there. going to make my chevy this nice one day hopefully maybe trade for a javelin because i like em so much i found one 1 time it was a sst too with a 401 only didn't have 5000 grand on me another buyer snatched it up right after i found her. Well, i say build the camaro for now.
Frank and Pat are a lover of pens.
I like the AMC, some good choices were made
First thing I'd do is ditch the rear wheels and get tires that fit inside the arch.
I don't know......this is very subtle as is ;)
I love the look. There were tons of cars on the streets and in the magazine's when I was a kid that had this exact look. It's not for everyone, and some folks may not even understand where it comes from, but it is absolutely era correct and I love it.
Absolutely awesome 😎
Fantastic job fellas!!!
Perfect throwback items, very tastefully done
You guys knocked it out of the park with this one love it
Had a 304 w/ a 3 speed in an old jeep when I was a kid. I tried for many years to kill it. Ended up selling it just how it ran when I got it. Had side pipes too! Ha, good days.
Glad you guys built it with the 304! I built a ‘73 Javelin AMX with a 401 on my channel.
I would love to see you guys do a 73-74 charger the same way you did this car
It just screams " LOOK AT ME"😂
The Javelin is beautiful! It looks like a life size Hot Wheels toy...
I had Craigers all the way round and a set of rear tires about that size on my first vehicle a Red 1971 f-150 Ranger XLT.....oh and had me a set of traction bars of course......Damn I loved that truck.
Reminds me of my '72 Pierre Cardin AMX I had back in the day.
Being a lifetime AMC fan, I like the starting point for their project. Can't say I agree much with their choices. Other than buying the core, pretty much the same cost to do a 360 as a 304. with a fair amount more power. I like the period correct Cragar S/S wheels, but would rather keep the tires inside the fender lip. And IMO "pontoons" belong on boats - not muscle cars.
It certainly runs better now but it looked far better the first day you brought it into the shop
Finally something thats not some boring 350 chevy
You guys did a great job
Great job on this one! A semi gloss black hood may have added to the period look but I'm digging it nonetheless. Good call on AMC power too!
A nice touch would have been to black out the panel around the tail lights.I did mine this way.
Damn! My second car (at age 18) was a red (with black vinyl top and black interior) 1973 Javelin with the 360. Put Mickey Thompson 50s on the back and I can't remember the wheels right off hand. This would have been about 1978. The car had just over 50,000 miles on it when I bought it. Biggest problem I remember was that it went through those Motorola alternators about one per year until I converted to an AC Delco alternator, which worked until I sold it.
My buddy Jim Harris had a 68 Javelin in HS 343 4 speed Green. Nice car.
Beautiful work, you have your very own full-size Hotwheels doesn't get cooler than that.
Reliable good-looking car nice work
Unbelievable ✌️
Brings me back to when I was a kid circa mid 80's, neighbor kids(brothers) both had 70 Javelins, one bone stock the other a 70's N50's flashback car...both 401 cars.
Thanks for WORKING on the original AMC 304ci V-8 engine
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I remember the 70 Troy Donahue AMX in the wild orange paint sitting at the AMC dealer when I was in high-school. I wanted one so bad!
Mark Donohue AMX; my dad gave me one for graduation
@@dplorbl Sweet! I thought they were so hot! I dreamed of owning one, 401 v8, Hurst 4sp, racing orange, very hot!
Wow what a difference with that paint.
Everything about this car is A+ except the final gear ratio. Slick
Wow beautiful car…. I’m looking forward to the day I can get one!
Pro tip when sharpening a drill bit. To make sure pitch is right put two nuts together and the V is your pitch
That red just screams speeding tickets.
Wow what a difference. that car is very cool now. Good job boy's..
AMC was way ahead of their time. I'm so glad you put such a great example. AMC AMX IS JUST NASTY AND THEY HAVE BEEN GOING UP UP UP IN PRICE. WHAT BEAUTIFUL LINES ON THIS CAR. I JUST FINNISHED MY 1969 AMC AMX XCODE GO PACK 390 WITH EVERY AVAILABLE OPTIONS. NO ONE KNOWS WHAT IT IS. A COP PULLED ME OVER TO TAKE CARS. I LET HIM DRIVE MY CAR. WHAT A SMILE. MINE IS NOT FOR SALE, SORRY. NEAL APOLLO BEACH FLORIDA
I use dawn dish soap in my water for sanding
Man i want that car BAD!!! 👍
AMC 🚀🚀
The Craigers looks badass on the Javelin.
I've found the best way to color sand my car was to watch my cousin and best friend do it since they do that for a living. I tried one spot and immediately broke through the clear coat....ugggg. that goes for buffing as well....haha
Can wait till I can help my dad get his 69 amx rebuild and running with its four speed and 390 big block
Dang, that hood looks amazing!
I remember one of the commercials when a kid is standing next to a BLOWN Javelin and he’s explaining to his father that he fixed it. That was a long time ago. It was a real commercial.
Remember that... kid or father reached over and revved it... sounded AWESOME! Wish I could find that ad online!
I love that you guys did a Javelin (I have a 69 AMX with a 390 and a 74 Javelin AMX with a 401) but why do a 304?
Gorgeous. Love the swoopy
lines of the later Javelin. I'd love to see a 500 horse 401 with a tunnel ram to complete the build.
I'm sure it's no slouch as is!
Might seem odd, but this might just be my ideal muscle car build...
A 5spd manual transmission and a shorter final would make this thing a rocket.
Another winner!
Badass Hot Wheels car man.
You nailed the 70s look for sure and I remember those days.
The side pipes are pretty janky and look silly but I get what you were going for
That was my car when I was 16, that I had bought from my parents, only problem it had been wrecked twice, and s bean bag for a passenger seat! Sure would be nice to see what they want for it? Not sure too many people noticed the new hood with the cal induction from the rear of the hood.
I kept the primer’d spoiler when I junked the car for $75. Didn’t have a place to keep her while I went to college and raise a family. I’m now 59.
Without a doubt yor were the man with a set of deep dish Cragars on your ride. Still the best looking Non OEM hoops for just about anything. In my humble opinion!
Hot digady dog Cleetas.
The good ol boys of hot rodn did it again.
Good ol American foreign job. My 67 chevelle used to get all excited ,and go to barcken its tires when it saw a AMC. "Yeah buddy"
Jeepemcoming
Very cool. The rear tires are the perfect size. Great sounding. Wanna sell those Pierre Cardin door inserts!!!!???? ;-)
The state troopers in Alabama use to have them. They were quick but the engines would not hold up in a long run
Very cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Car looks really nice. I just think the side pipes need to be a little longer. They look too short to me. Maybe it's because I had a set of side pipes on a 1977 Buick regal. I measured the pipes and had them come from the front wheel well then the tip exited right before the rear wheel well. So it went that whole length. But to each it's own the car looks really nice
Beautiful cars guy's. Can you please do a 65ish buick skylark with the 310 wildcat? I have a 65 buick special with that motor and would love to see how you would build that specific motor
Fantastic build . Could you please give me the rim size and back spacing for the rims and also tire size if possible . Thanks in advance . I liked everything about it . Those that don't well can build theirs the way they want theirs to be .
Hi guys any chance this car will be for sale? If so let me know where call. Thanks Todd
Sempurna sekali hasil kerjamu.. 👍👍👍👍👍
Lower half of 200 hp is ridiculously low for even the street on a big car like that. You could easily make 350-400 WHP and be perfectly streetable and reliable. I wouldn't spend $40,000 on a car like this just to have a dog under the hood.
UNBREAKABLE UNBREAKABLE!!!!!
Side pipes??? Don't forget the air shocks and rear window louvers. Edit: Oh yeah, almost forgot the Cragar SS's
very nice!
ya wanna make sure and mount those sidepipes low so they drag on the railroad tracks...
excelente
those wide tires will hold up to high speeds . car looks dynomite and sound great . My dad owed an AMX Javlin when him and my mom where dating then after they got married 😎🏁
Standard radials only rated to 92 MPH when new and fresh...
Don't suppose anyone knows the size of those rear tire size?. Great show,way to go on keeping real.
My wheels weren't cragers but damn they looked great on my 70 Chevelle' and yes it would smoke the 50's I took a friend for a ride he had a bad ass Nova. after the doughnuts I asked him if he wanted to race he said F??k no!
Would have looked better with the blue paint AMC used on the engines.
So HOW do the shields attach to the side pipes.... What is the OD of the muffler?
We never recieved the amc javelins in south africa only the station wagon version with a 6cyl motor.
I dig it back when American cars ruled the streets and good times to be had lol
Turns out, even as a kid I hated those absurdly over-sized rear tires.....seems I still do. Just a personal thing, not knocking it!
Rest of that car left me drooling.
Am with you - jacked rear and tires do noooo justice to the rest of the project.
Those side pipes would look much better on an early model AMX, would have been better if longer
My first HS car was a 1971 AMC Javelin SST 360. It was loud Surfside Turquoise just to piss off all the normal color cookie-cutter car driving people.
u can sharpend drill faster with angle grinder with fibra disc on it.