AMC Gremlins Kit Advice

[Jerry Meeuwse]

Hello,

     I am looking to build an AMC Gremlin and would like to find out which kit everyone prefers.  What I have found are the 74, 75, and 76 kits and I am wondering which is the best to purchase.  I like the 76 but have read that some people stay away from that year.  Any advice or information would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you very much

Jerry 

[Mark]

They're all the same kit, the only different parts involve the grille and grille surround ('74/'75 have different parts than '76).  I believe the surround for one style or the other needs to be narrowed a bit to better fit the body, but that is not difficult.

The '74 would need a bit of work on the stock exhaust system, as it shouldn't have a catalytic converter.  

Another area of concern is the bucket seats, which are on the narrow side.  Wider seats with a similar upholstery pattern can be found in the MPC Pacer hatchback (but not the AMT station wagon), also the MPC flip-front '57 Chevy and MPC (not AMT) '53 Ford pickup kits.

[Jerry Meeuwse]

Thank you Mark. I appreciate your response and knowledge.  Looking at the different years and their prices had me baffled. I always try to find the best details and problems. Thanks for your help. Now I'm off to shopping for a Gremlin.  

[Fat Brian]

I prefer the 76, I like the grille with the fog lights. 

[Dave Van]

As stated all the stock AMT Gremlin kits are the same tool.

The kit is OK.....just the 70's era tooling needs a little help. I have hints on how to make it build better in my Fotki album.

https://public.fotki.com/DaveVan51/2012-builds/

My build is a P/S but fit issue are for any build. Thx

 

[Can-Con]

50 minutes ago, Dave Van said:

As stated all the stock AMT Gremlin kits are the same tool.

The kit is OK.....just the 70's era tooling needs a little help. I have hints on how to make it build better in my Fotki album.

https://public.fotki.com/DaveVan51/2012-builds/

My build is a P/S but fit issue are for any build. Thx

 

Dave, when I klik on the link it says "restricted access, password required".

[Dave Van]

Sorry...fixed it I hope!!!! 

[Can-Con]

13 hours ago, Dave Van said:

Sorry...fixed it I hope!!!! 

Yup, works now. ?