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Author Topic: 2dr Sedan from Colorado  (Read 2399 times)

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Offline atmafox

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2dr Sedan from Colorado
« on: March 27, 2019, 12:54:08 PM »
Hey everyone!

So I'm the proud mother of an AMC Eagle 2dr Sedan -- one of, spreadsheets from here indicate, less than 15k ever constructed with that body style.  Mind, I know there were many more Concords in that body style but still, raaaare.  I'd be curious if there's any way to tell the VINs apart based on body style then to verify how many of each body style are registered, but given pre-84 VINs I doubt it.

All that said, any other 2dr Sedan owners here?  My example is an '80, which seems to be a bit of an oddball but I'm happy to have no computers on my carb among other things.  Down the road I'm looking at a 4.0HO head swap (though I'll be really sad if I can't find one of those shiny OMIX valve covers that reads 258 but fits the 4.0HO head -- so far I can't ;..; ) with Chrysler EFI as a start, then eventually going a bit further afield.

Pondering some... unorthodox swaps, like a GS6-53DZ out of BMW x35d (335d, 535d, etc) builds then an NP242 t-case.  5:1 first with a 2.8:1 second that I could take off in, go.  Torque is love, torque is life.  Given altitude, some form of forced induction too -- my home is at like 5k feet, but I often drive up through high passes and figure I'll want a build that doesn't get even more suffocated up to like 10-12k feet.

Vision is eventually to have a nice torque-y build that can do lean highway cruise and got a few tricks up my sleeve that might get me there, I figure.  Got plenty of other builds going so this one will be a while; a '97 RAV4 for my wife that's getting a 3S-GE RedTop BEAMs out of Japan, an '88 Supra Turbo that she's restoring, her '88 Celica All-Trac, a Datsun 720 with an L28ET build for our partner; kind of mad engineers in this household I guess.

Any suggestions for initial cheap/easy stuff before I get into the meat of my build that will make the Eagle more dailyable, I'd love to hear.

So, hi everyone; I'm an Eagle addict. ;D

Thanks!
-Andrea
Mine:
- 1980 AMC Eagle 2dr Sedan
- 2009 BMW 335i xDrive Coupe

Ours:
- 1986 Toyota Pickup

Hers:
- 1988 Toyota Supra Turbo
- 1988 Toyota Celica All-Trac
- 1997 Toyota RAV4 2dr 4x4

His:
- 1985 Nissan 720 Pickup Deluxe King Cab 4x4

Offline vangremlin

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Re: 2dr Sedan from Colorado
« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2019, 03:27:22 PM »
Welcome to the Den!

When I started reading your post, I thought "This is me!"  I have a 2dr sedan....1980....and I live in Colorado.  I live in Centennial just outside of Denver.  There used to be quite a few Colorado Eagle owners on the Den but they have been slowly drifting away.

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Re: 2dr Sedan from Colorado
« Reply #2 on: March 27, 2019, 08:20:44 PM »
Nice!  I'm up in Longmont.  We should hang out sometime.  I also have a friend that's been hunting for a Kammback for himself so if you're ever lookin' to sell your car that's more rare'n rockin' horse manure, I know someone that will jump at the chance.

How do you like left hand brewery?  I know it's up towards me, but their nitro milk stout is great; could be a good place to sit down and have a round when I'm back in town next week with my own Eagle. (=

-Atma
Mine:
- 1980 AMC Eagle 2dr Sedan
- 2009 BMW 335i xDrive Coupe

Ours:
- 1986 Toyota Pickup

Hers:
- 1988 Toyota Supra Turbo
- 1988 Toyota Celica All-Trac
- 1997 Toyota RAV4 2dr 4x4

His:
- 1985 Nissan 720 Pickup Deluxe King Cab 4x4

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Re: 2dr Sedan from Colorado
« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2019, 02:19:43 PM »
Welcome to the forum, lots of good help here.
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Re: 2dr Sedan from Colorado
« Reply #4 on: April 01, 2019, 12:11:04 PM »
Here she is.  She's a hooptie right now but she was well loves so I'm going to make sure she's fully restored.  The gauge cluster is basically dead so that's fun.
Mine:
- 1980 AMC Eagle 2dr Sedan
- 2009 BMW 335i xDrive Coupe

Ours:
- 1986 Toyota Pickup

Hers:
- 1988 Toyota Supra Turbo
- 1988 Toyota Celica All-Trac
- 1997 Toyota RAV4 2dr 4x4

His:
- 1985 Nissan 720 Pickup Deluxe King Cab 4x4

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Re: 2dr Sedan from Colorado
« Reply #5 on: April 03, 2019, 10:34:57 AM »
So I got to drive her around for about a day then the gearbox developed a very significant leak.  She's at Transmission Solutions in kck right now awaiting a donor gearbox out of an '89 Cherokee.  I'll be back out here in a few weeks to pick her up.  So may bummed about this
Mine:
- 1980 AMC Eagle 2dr Sedan
- 2009 BMW 335i xDrive Coupe

Ours:
- 1986 Toyota Pickup

Hers:
- 1988 Toyota Supra Turbo
- 1988 Toyota Celica All-Trac
- 1997 Toyota RAV4 2dr 4x4

His:
- 1985 Nissan 720 Pickup Deluxe King Cab 4x4

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Re: 2dr Sedan from Colorado
« Reply #6 on: April 04, 2019, 10:19:21 AM »
Good on you, glad to see another eagle getting love and attention. And money.
83 eagle wagon 4.0

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Re: 2dr Sedan from Colorado
« Reply #7 on: April 09, 2019, 01:43:42 AM »
welcome. I'm also in Colorado in the Pueblo area to be exact and I also have an 80 eagle as well but mine is a wagon. I'm not on all that often like I used to be let's just say life kind of gets in the way.
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http://forums.amceaglesden.com/index.php?topic=32372.0

 

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