Get an 8 ball shift knob. 😁 I would also extend the exhaust out the back so it doesn`t drive ya nuts on Power Tour. Love that bucket of bolts. Good luck Austin, Stay safe, God Bless.🙏
Definitely need to see if one of those is available! The exhaust now that it's welded is surprisingly tame even under the car like it is... and with giant holes in the floor. Surprisingly not terrible 😀
American Powertrain makes a bolt on T5 shifter that moves the handle forward to where the original shifter probably was. It's expensive, but it's an option.
This certainly wasn't CHEAP by any means but it was in stock and solved the problem. Unfortunately a lot of what we do is "right now" type stuff especially on our own projects. This was available and did the job, so Steeda it is. Genuinely very happy with the purchase also to be honest
Here you guys are putting a T5 in this car, and we’re putting a t85 3 speed with od from a studebaker avanti in my sons 76 hornet. Building on a budget with free or cheap parts 😎
We did indeed and maaaaan what a difference it made! Fortunately this upgrade was essentially free99, the t5 came with the car years ago when we bought it! ;)
@@LucoreAuto I love these cars. And I love that you guys kept it amc. Would’ve been ls swapped had it been on other channels. Question. What cam did you guys use in the motor??
love my t5z with a 3:73 8.8 in my spirit amx.. just flip the trans cross member around and drill 2 new holes.. clutch needs to be changed and throw out bearing assy pilot bushing.
Dude those are some sweet upgrades. I've owned several foxbodys and a few sn95s, the t5s are great transmissions for a mild build. If you have 2.80 gears and a t5, you should be able to get 20+ mpg on the highway. My 92 GT has the stock 8.8 with 3.27 gears and gets 21 on the highway.
I watch every video you make and always a 👍 up. But I just can't get into this car. To each his own . I'm sure a few people out there don't like the old Chevy muscle like I love. Keep up the great work on all your projects !!
hi there,what happened after day one of the 2500/2500 trip,would love to see it till the end i presume it was a disaster as you have not put it up,love your content cheers to you all bralen
13:20 I guess the bush came out in the first place because you put grease on it.....grease will dry out..... no grease should go on those bushs.......Put the new bush on your thumb pour oil onto the top then with your fore finger squish the oil and watch it come out the pours in the bush.......
Thx for the AMC content, there aren’t as many of us as the big three fanboys but we’re loyal and appreciative!
Thanks Rich for fixing the exhaust for Austin diamond plate for the tunnel
Get an 8 ball shift knob. 😁 I would also extend the exhaust out the back so it doesn`t drive ya nuts on Power Tour. Love that bucket of bolts. Good luck Austin, Stay safe, God Bless.🙏
Definitely need to see if one of those is available! The exhaust now that it's welded is surprisingly tame even under the car like it is... and with giant holes in the floor. Surprisingly not terrible 😀
Power tour is on my bucket list.
Rich, you are creating a monster, Austin is gonna drive that AMC like he stole it!! LOL
EVERYONE who drives this thing drives it like that, it's what it's meant for!
@@LucoreAuto LOL
It is great to see an honest presentation on the things that come up working on old cars. Great content as always from you guys.
We're honest to a fault with this stuff there are plenty of other places you can go for the other stuff. Glad you enjoy what we do Chuck!
American Powertrain makes a bolt on T5 shifter that moves the handle forward to where the original shifter probably was. It's expensive, but it's an option.
This certainly wasn't CHEAP by any means but it was in stock and solved the problem. Unfortunately a lot of what we do is "right now" type stuff especially on our own projects. This was available and did the job, so Steeda it is. Genuinely very happy with the purchase also to be honest
Thanks Rich getting Austin’s car hooked up for the great AMC days! Thanks guys ! 💯👊
Great AMC Day video coming Wednesday! 😀
Here you guys are putting a T5 in this car, and we’re putting a t85 3 speed with od from a studebaker avanti in my sons 76 hornet. Building on a budget with free or cheap parts 😎
We did indeed and maaaaan what a difference it made! Fortunately this upgrade was essentially free99, the t5 came with the car years ago when we bought it! ;)
@@LucoreAuto I love these cars. And I love that you guys kept it amc. Would’ve been ls swapped had it been on other channels. Question. What cam did you guys use in the motor??
Hey, cool to see someone else doing AMC stuff!! I recently did the T5 swap on my '73 Javelin AMX!
AMX stuff! Awesome!
Yessir and more to come on Wednesday!
love my t5z with a 3:73 8.8 in my spirit amx.. just flip the trans cross member around and drill 2 new holes.. clutch needs to be changed and throw out bearing assy pilot bushing.
Dude those are some sweet upgrades. I've owned several foxbodys and a few sn95s, the t5s are great transmissions for a mild build. If you have 2.80 gears and a t5, you should be able to get 20+ mpg on the highway. My 92 GT has the stock 8.8 with 3.27 gears and gets 21 on the highway.
Dont forget the alignment lol,always good work
Got a few more bits to address before getting the alignment fully dialed in but we won't forget! 😀
I'm loving this build
NEVER would have imagined we would be going this far down the rabbit hole with this thing but... it's just SO cool and fun!
Nice job! Also side note,the cooler in back of truck,I have one just like it!😅😅😅😅
I watch every video you make and always a 👍 up. But I just can't get into this car. To each his own . I'm sure a few people out there don't like the old Chevy muscle like I love. Keep up the great work on all your projects !!
Wish they showed more like what they did with the Trans mount
What would you like to see?
Power tour has turned into a youtuber convention
Slightly, but so are drag and drives, no preps and every other racing "amateur" racing event
@@LucoreAuto those arent near as bad as the power tour.
Put a little grease on that door hinge while your at it.
Ohhhh it needs a lot more than a dab of grease 😉
Love you guys videos, keep grinding 😎
Goodluck for powertour snd getting it all ready.... Hope u and olemate dont get too 🔥🔥🔥🥵 as usual 😂😂😂🤙🤙🤙🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
Guaranteed Austin has never heard his shaft is an inch to long !!! Lol 😂😂😂😂
It was a pretty straightforward swap wasn't it. I don't know why more AMC owners aren't doing it. T5z going into my 73 Hornet.
yep t6z in my 80 amx is great
Great content!
hi there,what happened after day one of the 2500/2500 trip,would love to see it till the end i presume it was a disaster as you have not put it up,love your content cheers to you all bralen
Yea! Now will it run and drive?
Edit, got the notification for the sweat shirt.
Now it will run and drive even better! 😀 Sorry I suck at getting merch shipping done! 😞
13:20 I guess the bush came out in the first place because you put grease on it.....grease will dry out.....
no grease should go on those bushs.......Put the new bush on your thumb pour oil onto the top then with your fore finger
squish the oil and watch it come out the pours in the bush.......
Is Kevin going to be riding with you on power tour
JYD Kevin?
@@LucoreAuto yes
@@LucoreAuto so will you be riding with him again
@Laura Foisey not sure if he has made plans for Power Tour this year or not, he's a busy man! Actually currently on an adventure I think!
You didn't have to modify the transmission cross member?
We did yes we actually ended up making a custom crossmember, there ARE options out there but we just made a simple one to get us through
@@LucoreAuto I'd love to see what you came up with. My 79 AMX is getting a T5 as well and that's really the last piece of the puzzle.
Austin, any updates on our shirt orders?
Working on clearing out all the orders today EVERYONE should see their orders updated by this evening
Do you ever run into issues with rear end seals leaking when the exhaust dumps close to it from the heat?
Install a GPS speedo and go on down the road.
goes to show us the shift shows fails to do so.. LUL