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1979 - 1983 AMC Spirits and 1978 - 1983 AMC Concords => Spirit/Concord Projects => Topic started by: shanebo on August 31, 2011, 11:31:57 PM

Title: Tell me this aint hot!!
Post by: shanebo on August 31, 2011, 11:31:57 PM
This beautiful Concord belongs to a member (Ohio AMX) on the AMC heritage forum...I was taken back by this awesome concord wagon. I have always wanted to put the AMX trim on my eagle...and judging by this concord it would look awesome. (http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc377/shanebo79/DSC013241.jpg) (http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc377/shanebo79/DSC013701.jpg)
Title: Re: Tell me this aint hot!!
Post by: Jurjen on September 01, 2011, 04:22:56 AM
That is a great looking car!
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Post by: thereverendbill on September 01, 2011, 08:13:49 AM
i have been fallowing that thread and then noticed the car on that 4 letter e word site .....
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Post by: eaglefreek on September 01, 2011, 10:21:14 AM
I like it, but think it needs bigger wheels and tires to go with the wide flares.
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Post by: shaggimo on September 01, 2011, 11:00:24 AM
I'd love to put those on the SX/4...All that wagon needs is a bumper tuck, maybe just the supports from an eagle would bring them back closer to the body nicely.  8)
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Post by: T5258 on September 01, 2011, 11:06:09 AM
I like it, but think it needs bigger wheels and tires to go with the wide flares.

Turbocast II's would MAKE that car!!!!
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Post by: eaglefreek on September 01, 2011, 01:42:00 PM
I like it, but think it needs bigger wheels and tires to go with the wide flares.

Turbocast II's would MAKE that car!!!!
Bingo!
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Post by: rohnk on September 01, 2011, 03:53:16 PM
I agree that it needs a bumper tuck.
Title: Re: Tell me this aint hot!!
Post by: shanebo on September 02, 2011, 03:51:33 AM
Yup a few tweaks here and there...a set of rims and that thing would be a heart stopper.

Re: the auction site....he got the thing in pretty much that condition minus a few dents and dings...didnt pay a whole lot either....I wonder what that thing sold for!.....Tell ya what, that would be a sweet candidate for a v8 swap right there!

Something tells me that car and I would have been real happy together.
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Post by: Ohio AMX on January 03, 2012, 11:19:26 PM
I just stumbled over this post, I didn't realize the Sport Wagon had a fan club here!!  ;D Anyhow I still have it and the Turbo II's are coming soon.
Title: Re: Tell me this aint hot!!
Post by: shanebo on January 03, 2012, 11:41:58 PM
That car is hands down the best looking concord Ive ever seen.....Im mean their all good looking, but between the color and the fender flairs it looks so cool....by the way, wasnt that car for sale a while back?
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Post by: 68AMXGOPAC on January 04, 2012, 12:22:24 AM
Sorry , it is a nice car , but personally , the kryton flares added to the allready flared fenders judt don't do it for me.........really nice job, no offense, just not my cup of tea.
Title: Re: Tell me this aint hot!!
Post by: Ohio AMX on January 04, 2012, 08:40:51 AM
That car is hands down the best looking concord Ive ever seen.....Im mean their all good looking, but between the color and the fender flairs it looks so cool....by the way, wasnt that car for sale a while back?
Yes, I put it up for sale last fall but it didn't meet the reserve. I wanted to do some more work to it (like rebuilding the door hinges) but by that time it was too late in the year I guess. I seriously thought about keeping it and dropping in a 304 or 360, but I just closed a deal on an Eagle so it will be for sale again in the spring.
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Post by: txjeeptx on January 04, 2012, 09:33:39 AM
Agreed that it is one of the best looking cars I've seen.

There is a problem with the idea of installing Spirit AMX fender flares on an Eagle - The Eagle has bigger wheel openings in the fenders, so the flares wont fit(haven't tried it, don't have any AMX flares, but they shouldnt fit). Then there's getting the Eagle rocker panel cover to extend to the AMX's short-end at the back of the flares( on the SX/4, I'd cut down a wagon's rocker covers to make up for the needed length).

If I have time in this life, I'd like to mold my own AMX-ish Eagle flares(making them much bigger and wider for bigger tires) and a front and rear airdam set similar to the AMX stuff, just not quite so low.
Title: Re: Tell me this aint hot!!
Post by: 68AMXGOPAC on January 04, 2012, 03:28:33 PM
I saw an older AMX , with the newer flares used as a pattern and foberglass ones made and blended in, that looked good, along with a new paint scheme that incorporated them into it.
I am not takeing away from this one shown here in the post , he has alot of time and effort into it,and I certainly haven't done anything as close to cool to any of mine.
Title: Re: Tell me this aint hot!!
Post by: Ohio AMX on February 20, 2012, 12:41:06 PM
I went ahead and added the Turbocast II's with 235/60-14 tires. Do you like it?  8)

(http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n51/surfside69/My%20Old%20Cars/DSC02430.jpg)
(http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n51/surfside69/My%20Old%20Cars/DSC02424.jpg)
(http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n51/surfside69/My%20Old%20Cars/DSC02428.jpg)
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Post by: eaglefreek on February 20, 2012, 12:48:23 PM
Heck yeah!!!!!!!! Looks outstanding!!!!
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Post by: shaggimo on February 20, 2012, 01:07:09 PM
 8) Looks sweeeeeeeet!
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Post by: mudkicker715 on February 20, 2012, 03:33:34 PM
Looks 100 times better than my concord wagon
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Post by: eaglefreek on February 20, 2012, 03:47:49 PM
I had an 83 Concord wagon a little over 20 years ago. It was my dad's and he went to Home Depot to get plywood when a hurricane was approaching and a HD employee on a fork lift drove a skid of plywood into the side of it. He kept the insurance money and gave the car to me. A friend of mine fixed and painted it for me. I used it to pul my brother's and a friend's road racing motorcycles to the track. This is the only picture I have and it's a picture of a picture. After that pic was taken, I installed 15x8 black American Racing wheels with 235/70/15's all around. I have to find the picture and scan it one day.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v637/svoman2300/FortMyers015.jpg)
Title: Re: Tell me this aint hot!!
Post by: shanebo on February 21, 2012, 03:59:13 AM
That's a sweet concord. I love the paint job.