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Offline kral

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It took me long enuff'
« on: June 25, 2011, 03:37:13 PM »
I really wish  I couldve done this sooner, first you gotta fix'em then you clean 'em up. No sooner did I fix the tranny, then the rear brakes went , that was quick.Never done brakes before so its gonna take me while, in  the mean time, tell me what ya' think.

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Re: It took me long enuff'
« Reply #1 on: June 25, 2011, 03:48:03 PM »
There's no stopping you now!!  ;D

Looks good!
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Re: It took me long enuff'
« Reply #2 on: June 25, 2011, 05:49:19 PM »
Looks great. 

That picture with the quote looks like it could be a good ad or post card.
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Offline shanebo

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Re: It took me long enuff'
« Reply #3 on: June 26, 2011, 01:18:43 AM »
Thats a good looking Eagle....AMC guys (and gals) also seem to have a bit more patience than fans of other brands.
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Offline doneagle

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Re: It took me long enuff'
« Reply #4 on: July 01, 2011, 01:42:02 PM »
Quote from: shanebo on June 26, 2011, 01:18:43 AM
That's a good looking Eagle....AMC guys (and gals) also seem to have a bit more patience than fans of other brands.



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Re: It took me long enuff'
« Reply #5 on: July 01, 2011, 03:10:51 PM »
I like the brown on brown color.  Looks like a very complete Eagle.  Have fun with it!
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Offline shanebo

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Re: It took me long enuff'
« Reply #6 on: July 02, 2011, 01:47:52 AM »
Unless you got a huge  lump of cash to just get in there and replace/restore everything from the ground to the roof rack these cars are generally an ongoing project....but its so worth it....Its like an old faithful dog...always needing constant attention but it pays you back in so many ways.
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Re: It took me long enuff'
« Reply #7 on: November 16, 2011, 06:02:58 PM »
Nice looking wagon
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Re: It took me long enuff'
« Reply #8 on: November 30, 2011, 04:00:12 PM »
Congrats on the Eagle. Poop brown...gotta love it! :)
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Re: It took me long enuff'
« Reply #9 on: November 30, 2011, 04:09:33 PM »
dig the color...amc has the best color choices

brakes are easy -- just make sure you have all the parts and tools needed before you start so you can get it done quick, otherwise motivation goes out the window and what should be an afternoon job turns into weeks...

wd40 and a 4lb sledge gets the drums off quick

your e-brake cables in the rear (and probably the front cable too -- mine was) are probably rusted shut if they haven't been used much -- they're 20-30ish on rockauto and i recommend a hold-down and spring kit as well, very cheap on rockauto.  a new set of cylinders is a good idea too, very cheap and easy to install, just make sure you get a buddy to help out and bleed the fluid when you're done. 

good news is if your car has less than 90k miles you can probably get the original drums turned -- these have a lot of wear tolerance.

but definitely do one side at a time so you have a reference as to where parts go -- remember they are mirror images of each other
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Re: It took me long enuff'
« Reply #10 on: November 30, 2011, 08:00:11 PM »
Eagle looks great and I don't blame you for cleaning it first and then fixing it.Something about working on a clean car makes thing for some unknown reason go so much better and eaiser. Just my feelings anyway. Enjoy your Eagle.
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Re: It took me long enuff'
« Reply #11 on: December 02, 2011, 02:10:02 AM »

      HI   I have A brown on brown eagle .mine is not that nice .......   Eagleman you got an egg that's the way i like to do when i work on cars .............. Don
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Re: It took me long enuff'
« Reply #12 on: December 02, 2011, 06:21:42 PM »
I am going to try to post a picture of just how nice that brown is when it was new. let me know if this worked. I copied the IMG link
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Re: It took me long enuff'
« Reply #13 on: December 02, 2011, 06:23:09 PM »
YES BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Warning JIM Danger danger, pending system overload, Evil Dr. Smith is tempting your Dark side
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Re: It took me long enuff'
« Reply #14 on: December 02, 2011, 06:26:52 PM »
So how do you like that POOP?
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