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Author Topic: Don't look - 81 SX/4 Denver CO  (Read 10776 times)

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Offline SpreadEagle

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Re: Don't look - 81 SX/4 Denver CO
« Reply #15 on: June 24, 2014, 09:26:30 PM »
Side markers are a need for me.. Keys and locks..Door and window handles.
Al the parts on that would be nice.

1 Thing I do need after a SNAFU on my parts car is the center latch from the split rear seat.
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Re: Don't look - 81 SX/4 Denver CO
« Reply #16 on: July 03, 2014, 05:07:55 PM »
I went back out to the junkyard over the weekend.  Some more parts are missing from the car.  Somebody grabbed the whole dash, instrument cluster, etc.  Unfortunately they must not know much about Eagles because they cut a perfectly good hood release cable to get the dash out.  The taillights are also gone now.

I looked at the hitch, and as far as I can tell it is bolted on.
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Offline Prafeston

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Re: Don't look - 81 SX/4 Denver CO
« Reply #17 on: July 04, 2014, 01:27:32 AM »
I looked at the hitch, and as far as I can tell it is bolted on.

Hmmm maybe I can swing through on my back to MO. If it's still there in Oct.
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Re: Don't look - 81 SX/4 Denver CO
« Reply #18 on: July 04, 2014, 09:55:25 AM »
I looked at the hitch, and as far as I can tell it is bolted on.

Hmmm maybe I can swing through on my back to MO. If it's still there in Oct.

It probably won't be there. They usually don't last that long.
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Re: Don't look - 81 SX/4 Denver CO
« Reply #19 on: July 04, 2014, 03:58:56 PM »
I went by the junkyard to check out the SX/4 today.  I think it was originally a California car since its an '81 but has full feedback emissions equipment.

I grabbed the trailer hitch (sorry Prafeston), and the plastic piece that sits below the tail lights

Its a real shame that this Eagle found its way into a junkyard.

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Re: Don't look - 81 SX/4 Denver CO
« Reply #20 on: July 04, 2014, 06:31:24 PM »
I grabbed the trailer hitch (sorry Prafeston), and the plastic piece that sits below the tail lights


Sounds like some good hunting on your part today.  Was the hitch hard to pull off?

Yes that car should have never been there.
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Re: Don't look - 81 SX/4 Denver CO
« Reply #21 on: July 04, 2014, 07:17:41 PM »
The hitch was bolted on with the same bolts as the bumper.  So it wasn't too hard to pull off.  The bolts didn't give me much trouble.

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Re: Don't look - 81 SX/4 Denver CO
« Reply #22 on: July 04, 2014, 09:58:30 PM »
Well, glad a member was able to get it! Good work Draekon.
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