Michael's AMC Javelin Build

[Bob Holmes]

Pretty cool to see your work in PHR. Congrats.

[Javelin]

[Javelin]

It's alive!!! Muhahahahaha!!!!

[SuperBuickGuy]

congrats!!!

[Javelin]

I drove it today!

[SuperBuickGuy]

major step.... that's awesome!!!

[Scott Liggett]

I drove it today!

I bet you're still smiling.

[Bob Holmes]

[TheSilverBuick]

I hadn't checked in on this for a while. Waaaay cool and awesome job. Having it move and stop under it's own power is always a great feeling.

[racingsnake440]

Lookin' good!

[milner351]

Nice

[Javelin]

I drove it further! I actually went to a friends house (about 1.5 miles away) and back.

Video of the first re-start: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVO2X...ature=youtu.be

[Beagle]

burnout vid?

good to get them moving!!

[Javelin]

No burnout yet, but it's coming!

The very first drive since 1986: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVPYW...1&feature=plcp

I also drove it to the gas station and back. Next stop, the shop for some mufflers!

[Javelin]

Fan issue solved



This took way longer than it should have, but I finally got the right combination of bolts, washers, and spacer to make the fan and pulley work correctly. Belts and upper radiator hose followed it in.

Finally got the trunk open, too



And boy was it full! Two tires, a wheel and tire, and a wheel, plus some cool old metal boxes of light bulbs, the original plates, and a pile of 727 TF internals! I think the repair the Javelin got abandoned for was the transmission got rebuilt! Woohoo!

26 years off the road...



Yes, these are the original 1973 Oregon plates. Don’t be fooled by the “98” registration, it’s actually an 86 registration upside-down. This car spent 26 years off the road!