# hotrod16105's 1966 AMC Ambassdor **URL:** \ **Category:** Builds\ **Created:** [November 2, 2008, 2:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hotrod16105s-1966-amc-ambassdor/200466 "2008-11-02T14:31:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 12
**Author:** ![hotrod16105](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e56c9b/32.png) [@hotrod16105](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/hotrod16105)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2008, 7:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hotrod16105s-1966-amc-ambassdor/200466/12 "2008-11-05T19:45:05Z")
> [@HOW TO: convert new civic SI to MUGEN](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/how-to-convert-new-civic-si-to-mugen/38609/8): > > AMC offered TH400 in the Qtrac Jeeps behind the 304/360/401. A tranny guy can change the main shaft & tailshaft hsg to make it a normal RWD TH400. Then you get a 9" ford the width that you need & have a driveshaft made to connect the two. This could be done for not alot of $$, just a lil bit of fabbing. The ambassador has leaf springs in the rear, doesn’t it? You could prolly get away with an 8.8" ford from and explorer or something similar. As long as you aint got mega HP, it should hold up well. Maybe even find one with rear discs. > > Good luck with it. They actually used a coil spring rear suspension similar to the F-body cars. Instead of a torqe arm they used the torque tube. It wouldn’t be too costly to fab everything to make another drive train work, and i do have a 9" sitting in my dads garage, but we know it never ends there. An AMC drivetrain would be cool, and a 401 wouldn’t be expected, but if i’m going that far I would love to get the v10/auto from a srt-10 ram and put in it. Based off the measurements i could find i only need to take about 2-3 inches out of the firewall and a mild rework of the strut towers and of course the trans tunnel and a custom cross member. It would be hidden under the hood and if you looked inside it would still work from the stock column shift. I found the eng/trans/wiring/ecm from one with around 15-20k miles for $8500 last year. If only i had the cash. Someday maybe. I’ll keep dreaming. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/hotrod16105s-1966-amc-ambassdor/200466)._