The Article on my V8 Crossfire can be googled on Car Craft Magazine-Hot Rod Network .
I want to thank Jim Barnes(AMX 1397) for letting drive his car for a test run . Also , Rudy Compart
did a GREAT job with the engine install . Thanks again Jon Bischof

Written by Rocky Rotella on December 18 2015 PDF.pdf

 

Nice car, how's the performance?

 

Very cool!

 

great job Jon,, thanks jim,,,here is the link.

Written by Rocky Rotella on December 18 2015 PDF.pdf

 

Yet another AMX-er.

Great read. Beautiful car. Perfect package.

 

very nice details!

 

Great read and beautiful car. Excellent work by Rudy.

 

Way to go Rudy !!!
I saw a Crossfire in Rudy's garage when I was at his house back in September
He had the V8 engine installed and Rudy started it up while I was there.
It was still work in progress and he was not providing any info as to who's car it was.
I suspect it was yours now.
Glad you got the beast back and like the conversion

Rudy is a local friend of mine and an expert with these V8 conversions.
Rudy seen here with a Supercharged V8 ready for an earlier transplant.

Have a blast with all the new HP

Gary

 

I am returning the Crossfire to Rudy in the Spring for Supercharger mods & a Dyno Tune .


We will be running the car in 1/2 Mile Shoot-Out at the Sandhills Open Road Challenge
at Arnold Ne in August 2016

 

LOL no your not,,, now that you feel what the crossfire feels like with REAL power under it you want to go faster than me. ,, I guess you want me to get you a 2.89 rear diff so you can hit 180 to 190 in that 1/2 mile. You know we have a 1/2 mile shoot out On Jan 23 in Ocala, Fl. I may be starting my radiation for prostate cancer at that time so I have not signed up for it . jim


https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...10151844,d.eWE

 

Radiation comes first Jim. We need to keep you here on the planet earth. Squirrel Crusher

 

Congrats on the build! The "Sleepers" family continues to grow.

 

To preserve this outstanding written story I have saved it into a PDF file attached here
Many thanks to Jon for sharing this with all of us here

 

Congrats on the conversion. Reading this thread, reading the article, watching the youtube video, etc. does not help me forget my desire to do this nor cope with the fact I cannot do it right now or maybe never. Wow do I want this lmao. How can you not smile every day with having a Crossfire with this!!! Ofcourse I love my SRT6 but a V8? I will stop rambling now . )

 

Very good article Jon, your car looks great.
It's a little known fact that the previous owner's of over 400 AMX's have purchased Crossfires. (Probably because the Crossfire and AMX have very similar dimensions, along with performance and handling characteristics).
But what I think is truly amazing, is even though AMC built 52 Super/Stock "Purely race car" AMX's capable of 10sec. 1/4 mile times. Jim Barn's SRT is quicker than nearly all of them.



http://www.streetlegaltv.com/feature...per-stock-amx/

 

Gonna check this out. Very cool!

 

Yes sir, these are some rare cars and all made possible by Rudy who is by far the best MB mechanic out there. Working with others around the globe to make the XF one of the fastest in it's price range. I can say a V8 is never out of the equation for me, but I first want to run a legal NHRA race in a stock class specifically for the XF. Once that is done, maybe a V8 black roadster to set next to the coupe. Congrats on your build, and a great article.

 

The Crossfire is back from Rudy ,& we will run the 1/2 Mile Shootout on Aug 11 th .
We hope to surprise the Corvette Crowd . Jon

 

OMG give em HELL! LMAO!

 

Ran the Crossfire at Sandhills Shoot Out & here are the Results in the 1/2 Mile :
Crossfire V8 141.3
Dodge Charger Hellcat 144.5
2015 Corvette ZO6 Coupe 142.9
2014 Chevy Camaro ZL1 Hardtop 135.3