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Offline Draekon

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Re: Quick (hopefully) project SX/4
« Reply #15 on: April 08, 2011, 01:51:58 PM »
Quote from: mojobean on April 07, 2011, 07:46:46 PM
I agree, your SX/4 is looking pretty sweet!! I sincerely hope you will bring it to the 2011 Cascade Rambler Rendevouz in Bonney Lake this august! You MUST show off your Eagle!!!!
I wish I could but I'm moving to Colorado in August.
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Offline Hawk258

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Re: Quick (hopefully) project SX/4
« Reply #16 on: April 08, 2011, 02:25:01 PM »
Very nice, I must say I am a bit jealous.
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Offline priya

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Re: Quick (hopefully) project SX/4
« Reply #17 on: April 08, 2011, 08:18:38 PM »
Quote from: Draekon on March 29, 2011, 12:43:21 PM


What is that insulation and where did you get it?
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Re: Quick (hopefully) project SX/4
« Reply #18 on: April 09, 2011, 01:35:01 AM »
as an X carpet guy, it looks like carpet padding to me.......I would worry maybe about the thin plastic coating over it and heat........ maybe.Then again, just my guess.
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Re: Quick (hopefully) project SX/4
« Reply #19 on: April 10, 2011, 07:52:53 PM »
Quote from: 68AMXGOPAC on April 09, 2011, 01:35:01 AM
as an X carpet guy, it looks like carpet padding to me.......I would worry maybe about the thin plastic coating over it and heat........ maybe.Then again, just my guess.

It is carpet padding.  The thin plastic coating I'm not too worried about as all the old stuff under carpet had similar stuff.  I'll be checking it for how it holds up to heat as time goes on, but things are fine as of now.  It was just a cheap option that sounded good at the time, so research to back up the idea.  Hopefully it holds up.
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Re: Quick (hopefully) project SX/4
« Reply #20 on: June 22, 2011, 10:53:03 PM »
Its been awhile since I've updated this thread, but I haven't really gotten much done either.

After dealing with some fueling issues, everything is running again.  I have a new fuel pump, new pickup tube filter, and best of all, a working fuel sending unit!!  I have a working gas gauge! (for the most part)  I didn't get the unit set up quite right, so full reads 3/4 of a tank, but its better than nothing, and it was only $30 as opposed to a $150 reproduction unit.

Details on the sending unit conversion are here: http://forums.amceaglenest.com/index.php?topic=35168.msg287262#msg287262
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Re: Quick (hopefully) project SX/4
« Reply #21 on: June 22, 2011, 11:42:42 PM »
Quote from: Draekon on April 08, 2011, 01:51:58 PM
I wish I could but I'm moving to Colorado in August.

Hey, are you still moving to Colorado in August?  Where abouts?  We pretty much have the front range covered with Tougeagle, Shanebo, Maddog, myself and others.  Let us know when you get here!
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Re: Quick (hopefully) project SX/4
« Reply #22 on: June 22, 2011, 11:50:30 PM »
I'll be moving to Boulder, co for grad school.  I'll definitely have to hit you guys up when I move down there so I can meet some fellow eaglers!
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Re: Quick (hopefully) project SX/4
« Reply #23 on: June 24, 2011, 01:05:32 AM »
The Eagle looks great! My SX/4 has the same colors, but was the actual sport model with a spoiler. I really really like what you did with your spoiler, I might end up going with the black on mine as well. The stock white is too bland and needs to clash a bit.
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