Rick's Projects

[rang-a-stang]

it sounds soo healthy. The AMC world will not be the same when you retire, Rick!

[SOLSAKS]

thanx for sharing the latest photos, etc.
i got to get one of those engines !

[SC/397]

Here you go. Click on it to hear it run.
PureStock360 by Rick Jones, on Flickr

[rang-a-stang]

No dyno video? :'(

That's going to be a super fun car! I bet that engine runs amazing!

[SC/397]

I finished the "Pure Stock" engine for my silver Hornet SC360.
117. PureStockish360. for my SC/360.
K1 Connecting Rods.
+.030" Wiseco flat top Pistons 8.6cc.
Ported and polished 91C Heads 60cc.
Compression ratio = 9.90:1
Cam = Baby Summit retarded 4 degrees per n2oJoe.
Sealed Power Hi-Rev Hydraulic Lifters HT2011R
Harland Sharp Roller Rockers 1.6 ratio.
Carb = n20Joe 605 Motocraft or NEJoe 750 Carter AFB.
Ported Free Flow Exhaust manifolds
The dark lines are the 750 AFB worked over by NEJoe and the light lines are the Motocraft worked over by n2ojoe.
I am a very happy camper!

PS360Dyno by Rick Jones, on Flickr

[SC/397]

Well I have the engine built for the Golden Slime Green Hornet.
97. SC397: 360 bored and stroked to 397cid.
Stock 360 crank off-set ground to 3.66" stroke with 1.85" journal.
BJH Vibration Damper and 258 Flywheel. Crank was internal balanced. 3/4"x 1.175" Heavy Metal.
NASCAR PANKL 6.200" CONNECTING RODS 1.850"-.855"
4.155" Bore, Racetech Pistons flat top with 6cc valve reliefs.
Compression ratio is 12.5:1
Edelbrock heads with Isky Springs
7/16" 1.6 Harland Sharp roller rockers
Edelbrock EFI intake and kit to be tuned for E85 fuel.

IMG_6329 by Rick Jones, on Flickr

Click on this one to hear it run.
IMG_6331 by Rick Jones, on Flickr

If it lives through the dyno session I will post up mor pictures.

[BamaCanuck]

I am not a gear head, but I do love Waggy's, and even anything AMC. Everyone down here wants to pull the 360 and put a Chevy 350 in. Ummm, no. Thats not what came in it.

Also, pulled up to a yard sale and the guy had a Javelin and he was selling it as well. $14,000

[rang-a-stang]

I think that it super cool! Paint that hood satin black, put a windsheild in it and call the body work done! The wheels and stickers look great!

[SC/397]

I kinda like it like that (other than the windsheild covering ). Looks very survivor.

Pulled the "mid-engine" out of the front seat. I see how the dent in the side got there now.
IMG_6136 by Rick Jones, on Flickr

Well no one said that I couldn't polish a turd.
IMG_6151 by Rick Jones, on Flickr
Here is a little video of it.
IMG_6150 by Rick Jones, on Flickr
I actually have the engine half put together. Another experiment of course. A bored and stroked 360 out to 397 cubes including slightly used NASCAR connecting rods.

[SC/397]

Hey Rick ever thought of doing a video of a basic rebuild it would get so many views it would pay off eventually. Also my J10 sounds so good its the coolest truck in town. Thanks and enjoy the retirement

You have seen me - not photogenic at all.. LOL!
I did post up a basic rebuild over here.

https://theamcforum.com/forum/basic-amc-v8-rebuild-by-sc397_topic111045.html

A guy could copy all of this and make it into a book but there are a few AMC engine books out there already.

[rang-a-stang]

...It is an ugly duckling right now but I have big plans for it. ...

I kinda like it like that (other than the windsheild covering ). Looks very survivor.

[DBX11]

Hey

Hey Rick ever thought of doing a video of a basic rebuild it would get so many views it would pay off eventually. Also my J10 sounds so good its the coolest truck in town. Thanks and enjoy the retirement

[SOLSAKS]

nice hornets !!!

[SC/397]

UPDATES:
97. SC397: 360 bored and stroked to 397. At the Machine Shop
108. Marlin327Kit: Going to Germany. Need Main Bearings.
110. Blue68AMX401: Done!
111. Cord360. 360 for a Concord: Done!
112. Repsolroger390 Hydraulic Roller Cam: '69 390. Done!
Here is the build details: https://theamcforum.com/forum/amc390...pic114993.html
113. Bricklin360: Basic 268H rebuild. Done!
114. NEJoe360: Basic Rebuild. Done!
115. Rebel401. Assembling now..
117. MB390. Stock rebuild: Due at the AMC races 2023
118. PureStockish360. for my SC/360. Rods ordered.
119. SonicSilver360. Fixing a mess...
120. Jims343. Ambo 4 speed car using oil - Next year project.
Breedlove AMX: Done!

Light at the end of the tunnel... I want to get my 1971 Hornet SC360 done by next summer. They only made 784 of these total. The hope is to run it in the Pure Stock Drags for fun.
This is what it looks like right now.
IMG_5784 by Rick Jones, on Flickr

I am actually in the process of buying a second Hornet SC360. This is one of 19 made with a 360 2bbl and 3 speed stick shift on the floor. It is an ugly duckling right now but I have big plans for it. This one will have a color change and sport my 397 stroker in front of a 5 speed stick. Fun Fun!
sch2 by Rick Jones, on Flickr

[Crankyolman]

I love the look of 3 deuces
I was watching some guy on youtube casting custom intakes the other day and wondering if I could cast a 3 deuce for an AMC


I actually have a vintage Offenhouser 3 deuce that my dad had on a 55 Chevy back in the early 60's. He had installed a new engine with the intake then got in such a hurry to take it on a date with my mom that he forgot to put water in it, overheated it and ruined the engine. He had the engine apart when the car got towed. In the early 80's my brother sold the intake to someone but a few years later that family was having an auction and lo and behold there was my dad's intake, which I bought back for $15.



If I had anything with an SBC it would certainly have 3 deuces