AMC cross ram intake

[Bob Warfield]

Having out of the hobby for 40+ years I'm not very knowledgeable about what's been offered for a long time. Has there ever been a cross ram available for AMC engines or is there one that could be used and look realistic?

Thanks  Bob

[Mark]

Some of the Jo-Han AMC kits had them.  Offhand, the Shirley Shahan AMX (and "pro street" reboxed versions from Jo-Han and Testors), '70 Javelin and Rebel Machine, and '71-'74 Javelin/AMX kits had one.  If you are fitting to an AMT engine, you'll need to tweak the intake as the Jo-Han kits all use the 1966 Marlin engine block.  Jo-Han never tooled a '66-'79 style block.

The SC/Rambler kit does not include a cross-ram intake.

[Bob Warfield]

1 hour ago, Mark said:

The SC/Rambler kit does not include a cross-ram intake.

Thanks Mark. The SC Rambler is exactly what I'm trying to collect parts for.

Bob

[Mark]

Then the Jo-Han intake will be a perfect fit.  A couple of years ago, I went to an AMC gathering where the SC was the featured car.  I think there were about thirty of them there, one or two did have cross ram intakes.

[Bills72sj]

Bob, please share a WIP post for those of us who would like to follow along.

[Bob Warfield]

4 hours ago, Bills72sj said:

Bob, please share a WIP post for those of us who would like to follow along.

Bill I haven't started on it yet. Just trying to collect parts. My plan is to build a modern super stocker.

Bob

[espo]

Another option to consider. The Revell '69 Camaro Z-28 kit with the blue Z-28 on the box has a cross ram duel quad setup for the optional Z-28 engine. This includes a couple of nice Holly carbs and a chrome oblong air cleaner. You may have to do a little sanding to get the angles where the intake meets the heads and block. These seem to come up as sale items often and are a treasure trove of goodies.  

[TarheelRick]

Or you could scratchbuild one.  It is a little bit of work, but with some sheet stock and some half round styrene it is possible.  I searched for pictures on the internet and copied them to the best of what I wanted.  This is the engine and chassis of my SCRambler gasser.

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Edited September 29, 2021 by TarheelRick

[Bob Warfield]

Thanks guys. I also found 1/1 pictures and decided to fabricate 1. Shouldn't be too bad.

Thanks Bob