1970 AMC Rebel Machine First Start! Newly Rebuilt 390

Today is a happy day, my father gets his newly rebuilt 390 fired up for the very first time. A running AMC 401 V8 was removed, a fresh coat of white paint in the engine bay was applied, and a freshly rebuilt correct 390 is installed and roars to life in his 1970 AMC Rebel "The Machine".
1970 American Motors Corporation Rebel The Machine
390 cu in (6.4L) V8
340 hp
Retrieved from Wikipedia:
The Machine was developed from a collaboration between Hurst Performance and AMC, but unlike the compact SC/Rambler, there was no official connection between the two parties once production commenced.[53] The standard engine in The Machine was AMC's 390 cu in (6.4 L) V8 engine rated at 340 hp (254 kW; 345 PS) at 5100 and 430 lb⋅ft (583 N⋅m) of torque at 3600 rpm.[60] It came with special heads, valve train, cam, as well as a redesigned intake and exhaust.[61] This was the most powerful in any AMC vehicle while retaining features required for normal street operations, as well as components to assure outstanding performance characteristics without incurring high-unit cost penalties.[62] The engine is fed by a 690-cfm Motorcraft 4-barrel carburetor, and pumped up a 10.0:1 compression requiring high-octane gasoline.[63]
The Machine features a large ram-air intake hood scoop that was painted Electric Blue (code B6) with a large tachometer visible to the driver integrated into a raised fairing at the rear of the scoop. This hood-mounted tach came from the same vendor as used on competing makes with only different dial faces. Early production hood scoops were fiberglass layups, while those installed on Machines after 1 January 1970 were injection molded and of higher quality. The heavy-duty suspension was augmented by station wagon springs in the rear (with higher load rating) giving the car a raked look. Standard were a Borg-Warner T-10 four-speed manual transmission with a Hurst floor shifter backed by either 3.54:1 or 3.91:1 rear axle gear ratios in the "Twin-Grip" differential, as well as power disc brakes, wide E60x15 Goodyear Polyglas white letter tires mounted on "Machine" mag-styled steel 15-inch (381 mm) x 7-inch (178 mm) wheels, and a black interior with bucket seats and a center armrest upholstered in red, white, and blue vinyl.

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