Post by lenniamc on Mar 28, 2015 18:06:51 GMT -8
Well hey guys My name is Leonard most people call me Lenni ( Lenny ) I´m 26 years old and live in Iceland, and been in love with AMC´s and Jeeps since I was in the womb.
I am a Marine Engineer, Electrician and a Mechanic, I finished all my degrees in 2010 and have been working in the energy sector since. My current Job is a Operation and Maintenance Supervisor for Geothermal power plants.
I have only been to the US once and loved it I wen´t there with my dad in 2008, we went to a car show in Orlando called Turkey Run. It was amazing and I definetly plan on going again some time soon.
I really want to see a drag race in the NHRA or even better show up on one of the GAD
Well lets get to it I guess these are couple of my cars and Jeeps that Me and my dad have
My dad kinda lead me into the hobby with his Jeep Commando 1972 which he still has today by the way.
This is his car like it looks today
And here it is when he had recently bought it
Well me and my dad are kind of a team when it comes to the cars we own, and help each other out. What I´m trying to say that we kinda own all of them together and both of us drive all the cars.
The '72 Jeep Commando has a 443cui a 401 stroker
Engine specs
Block: 401 bored .030"
Crank: 401 offset ground to a 4" stroke
Rods: Eagle H-beam
Pistons: RaceTec forged pistons with 10:1 compression ( I know the compression is to low but the pistons were ordered before we had Aluminum heads on the engine )
Heads: Indy SR aluminum heads ( .150" raised roof and removed some metal from the pushrod pinch, and bowl porting )
Intake: Edelbrock Torker ( minor porting to fit the heads and some casting clean up )
EFI: Fast EFI 2.0
Camshaft: Solid Roller ( Custom made from Jones Cam Designs aka Mike Jones ) 254/258 @.050" - .424"/.424" Lobe Lift - .660"/.659" Net valve lift, with .018"/.019" Hot Lash - 110 LSA
Lifters: Johnson Solid Roller
Rocker Arms: Crane Gold 7/16" and a 1.6 ratio - Jomar stud girdle
Headers: Custom Made ( by me ) 1 7/8" and a 3.5" collector
Car specs
Tire Size: 44" x 18.5" R15
Transmission: T19 4 speed manual
Transfer Case: Dana 20
Axles: Dana 44 Front - 9" Ford Back
The car weights about 4000 lbs ( Its built as light as possible within reason )
And its main usage is Offroading in the Snow ( we have plenty of snow in Iceland ) with the occasional Sand Drag Racing which we have been quite successful in.
Next Car is actually the first car I ever bought when I was 16, Its a Jeep Commando 1973 model.
All I can show you is a video of it since I cant upload pics from Flickr
This Jeep has a AMC 360 engine and 38" tires - 4 speed manual - Dana 44 Front and Rear its going through some changes now. Going to put a strong built 360 in it and a manual 5 speed, also gonna build a Coilover suspension for it and some other things
Next one is maybe more up your guys alley.
Its a 1973 Gremlin
Its got a AMC 360 with couple of modifications, ( This engine will go in the white Jeep Commando ´73 in the future and will be replaced by a 401 which I will put in the Gremlin )
Block: AMC 360 - .030 oversize
Crankshaft: Stock 360 crank
Rods: Scat H-beam
Pistons: Forged Wiseco with 10.5:1 compression
Heads: 090 Castings with 2.08" intake valve and a 1.74" exhaust valve ( Self ported lots of hours )
Intake: Edelbrock Torker ( Minor porting )
Carb: ProSystems 780 CFM Double Pumper
Camshaft: Solid Flat tappet ( Custom made from Jones Cam Designs aka Mike Jones ) 244/252 @.050" - .560"/.529" Net valve lift, with .010"/.011" Hot Lash - 111 LSA
Lifters: EDM solid flat tappet from Mike Jones
Rocker arms: Some Cheap Brand 7/16" - 1.6 ratio
Headers: Headman Headers 1 5/8" ( I know to small I have already bought a pair of Hooker 7105 and will install them when I switch this one out for a 401 )
The car has done very well in competition and I am the National Champion 2 years in a row in my class MC ( Street Legal on plates with full exhaust ect )
Also I am the current record holder for this class with a 6.71 @ 107 Mph
Since we run 1/8 mile in my class that is a time I can give you
The car has been 6.71 @ 107 Mph - with 1.58 60ft
Now for the real deal
The 1969 AMC Javelin, I bought when I was 17
The car is currently being restored, its going kinda slowly but we do what we can when we can
The car is gonna be a street/STRIP mostly strip I think but we´ll see
I have a Indy aluminum Block and 401-1 300 CNC heads that will be put in the Javelin
Engine Specs
Block: Indy Aluminum Block with 9.400" deck and 4.375" bore
Crankshaft: Custom Made Billet Cranks from KingsCrankshaft with a 4.15" stroke and a 2.1" rod journal
Rods: Custom Made Carrillo H-beam rods - 6.125" length
Pistons: Custom Made JE pistons with ( 12.5:1 compression ) Ceramic coated
Heads: Indy aluminum 300cc CNC ported heads with 2.25" intake valve and 1.81" exhaust valve
Intake: Indy Single plane ( Ported )
Carb: Custom made ProSystems SV1 with thermal coating 1180 Real CFM
Headers: 2" step to 2 1/8" with 3.5" collector - Ceramic coated
Transmission will be a TF 727 with all kinds of goodies
Here is a pic of a car we are going to copy from, we are hoping to make it look almost exactly like this one
We also have some other cars but these are the only ones we are going to do something with at least for now
We also have
Jeep J10 - 1981
AMC Hornet - 1975
2 AMC Eagles - 1980 something
And thats it
Sorry for the spelling guys, English is not my native language
I am a Marine Engineer, Electrician and a Mechanic, I finished all my degrees in 2010 and have been working in the energy sector since. My current Job is a Operation and Maintenance Supervisor for Geothermal power plants.
I have only been to the US once and loved it I wen´t there with my dad in 2008, we went to a car show in Orlando called Turkey Run. It was amazing and I definetly plan on going again some time soon.
I really want to see a drag race in the NHRA or even better show up on one of the GAD
Well lets get to it I guess these are couple of my cars and Jeeps that Me and my dad have
My dad kinda lead me into the hobby with his Jeep Commando 1972 which he still has today by the way.
This is his car like it looks today
And here it is when he had recently bought it
Well me and my dad are kind of a team when it comes to the cars we own, and help each other out. What I´m trying to say that we kinda own all of them together and both of us drive all the cars.
The '72 Jeep Commando has a 443cui a 401 stroker
Engine specs
Block: 401 bored .030"
Crank: 401 offset ground to a 4" stroke
Rods: Eagle H-beam
Pistons: RaceTec forged pistons with 10:1 compression ( I know the compression is to low but the pistons were ordered before we had Aluminum heads on the engine )
Heads: Indy SR aluminum heads ( .150" raised roof and removed some metal from the pushrod pinch, and bowl porting )
Intake: Edelbrock Torker ( minor porting to fit the heads and some casting clean up )
EFI: Fast EFI 2.0
Camshaft: Solid Roller ( Custom made from Jones Cam Designs aka Mike Jones ) 254/258 @.050" - .424"/.424" Lobe Lift - .660"/.659" Net valve lift, with .018"/.019" Hot Lash - 110 LSA
Lifters: Johnson Solid Roller
Rocker Arms: Crane Gold 7/16" and a 1.6 ratio - Jomar stud girdle
Headers: Custom Made ( by me ) 1 7/8" and a 3.5" collector
Car specs
Tire Size: 44" x 18.5" R15
Transmission: T19 4 speed manual
Transfer Case: Dana 20
Axles: Dana 44 Front - 9" Ford Back
The car weights about 4000 lbs ( Its built as light as possible within reason )
And its main usage is Offroading in the Snow ( we have plenty of snow in Iceland ) with the occasional Sand Drag Racing which we have been quite successful in.
Next Car is actually the first car I ever bought when I was 16, Its a Jeep Commando 1973 model.
All I can show you is a video of it since I cant upload pics from Flickr
This Jeep has a AMC 360 engine and 38" tires - 4 speed manual - Dana 44 Front and Rear its going through some changes now. Going to put a strong built 360 in it and a manual 5 speed, also gonna build a Coilover suspension for it and some other things
Next one is maybe more up your guys alley.
Its a 1973 Gremlin
Its got a AMC 360 with couple of modifications, ( This engine will go in the white Jeep Commando ´73 in the future and will be replaced by a 401 which I will put in the Gremlin )
Block: AMC 360 - .030 oversize
Crankshaft: Stock 360 crank
Rods: Scat H-beam
Pistons: Forged Wiseco with 10.5:1 compression
Heads: 090 Castings with 2.08" intake valve and a 1.74" exhaust valve ( Self ported lots of hours )
Intake: Edelbrock Torker ( Minor porting )
Carb: ProSystems 780 CFM Double Pumper
Camshaft: Solid Flat tappet ( Custom made from Jones Cam Designs aka Mike Jones ) 244/252 @.050" - .560"/.529" Net valve lift, with .010"/.011" Hot Lash - 111 LSA
Lifters: EDM solid flat tappet from Mike Jones
Rocker arms: Some Cheap Brand 7/16" - 1.6 ratio
Headers: Headman Headers 1 5/8" ( I know to small I have already bought a pair of Hooker 7105 and will install them when I switch this one out for a 401 )
The car has done very well in competition and I am the National Champion 2 years in a row in my class MC ( Street Legal on plates with full exhaust ect )
Also I am the current record holder for this class with a 6.71 @ 107 Mph
Since we run 1/8 mile in my class that is a time I can give you
The car has been 6.71 @ 107 Mph - with 1.58 60ft
Now for the real deal
The 1969 AMC Javelin, I bought when I was 17
The car is currently being restored, its going kinda slowly but we do what we can when we can
The car is gonna be a street/STRIP mostly strip I think but we´ll see
I have a Indy aluminum Block and 401-1 300 CNC heads that will be put in the Javelin
Engine Specs
Block: Indy Aluminum Block with 9.400" deck and 4.375" bore
Crankshaft: Custom Made Billet Cranks from KingsCrankshaft with a 4.15" stroke and a 2.1" rod journal
Rods: Custom Made Carrillo H-beam rods - 6.125" length
Pistons: Custom Made JE pistons with ( 12.5:1 compression ) Ceramic coated
Heads: Indy aluminum 300cc CNC ported heads with 2.25" intake valve and 1.81" exhaust valve
Intake: Indy Single plane ( Ported )
Carb: Custom made ProSystems SV1 with thermal coating 1180 Real CFM
Headers: 2" step to 2 1/8" with 3.5" collector - Ceramic coated
Transmission will be a TF 727 with all kinds of goodies
Here is a pic of a car we are going to copy from, we are hoping to make it look almost exactly like this one
We also have some other cars but these are the only ones we are going to do something with at least for now
We also have
Jeep J10 - 1981
AMC Hornet - 1975
2 AMC Eagles - 1980 something
And thats it
Sorry for the spelling guys, English is not my native language