I believe you have the seat belt interlock system on the car, as it was
federal law and AMC had it in their car. If the seat belts were not
connected, the car did not start. The "Magic Box" (about horn relay size)
had a red sleeve on the top, and when depressed, started the car. Usually,
people disconnect the seatbelt wire from under the driver's seat to disable
it.
I have no problem buying any gaskets for my AMC exhaust manifolds, which is
the same as the Bricklin. The butterfly is called a heat riser, and it is
closed to allow hot exhaust under the carb through a intake manifold
bypass. This helps warm the engine up faster. When warm, the riser opens
allowing exhaust out the pipe.
Fuel pump block off plates should be the same as small block chevies. Have
the guy look upo the gasket for Chevy and AMC and it is the same (pump is
not, though).
I still can't see how these torque links are bad. Every single AMX owner
has them on their cars, and not one person has said they are problematic.
I asked before, and someone wrote of skidding due to these, removed them,
and never skidded again. Well, I have skidded in my AMXs before, and it
wasn't from the torque links. Can someone tell me exactly (wether in
physics or geometry like) how they are bad?
Rear sway bars, bigger front sway bars, and rear disc brake conversion kits
can be purchased from Larry Mitchell, Depew Ave, Arvada, Calif. or try
www.amcwc.com. They are for AMCs, but again, the same as Bricklins.
Thomas M. Benvie
5 Sachem Rock Ave.
East Bridgewater, MA 02333
(508) 378-1423
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