Brad And His AMI6 Brad And His AMI6Brad Putchat finally decided that the knocking in the engine of his 1966 AMI6 Break (Station Wagon) was driving him batty. Time to replace the engine - and why not, while he's at it, install an engine with more horsepower?
Before the photographic history of his engine replacement, here's a related photo:
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L-R Me and my 1971 D Spécial. Jim Agnew and his gold DS 21, taken in Henderson, Nevada. July, 1996 |
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My 1966 AMI6 Break before the engine job. D Spécial in the background <g> . |
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The AMI with the front fenders off. Blue car in garage is an early (1953) "Tri-Star" Studebaker Lowey Hardtop. |
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Motor as it's ready to pull. |
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Old motor out just before the big storm hit. Green car is 1965 Studebaker Conestoga Station Wagon. Yellow and white thing is a dead motorhome. |
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Here come da snow! (Snowiest winter in decades...) |
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The old motor (or what's left of it...). |
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New motor and drivetrain in place. |
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Drums and driveshafts installed. |
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Exhaust and other hookups on. |
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Installing inner fenders. |
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Front fenders and hood installed. |
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Now - on to redoing the tail-lights. (There's those Studebakers again! <g> ) |
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Tail-lights that were on it when I got it (whatever they came off of!) |
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Removal - gosh, what a butchered-up mess! |
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Later Tail-lights installed. Almost done now! |
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Finished, legal, and one Texas AMI6 is road-ready again! FINIS. |