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Re: My long awaited Eagle - A project in the works
« Reply #90 on: August 06, 2012, 05:50:08 PM »
Colors? Or do we have to wait? :)
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Re: My long awaited Eagle - A project in the works
« Reply #91 on: August 06, 2012, 06:02:39 PM »
She's going to be all original colors.  AMC 2B "Sun Yellow" with black accents.  Sorry, plain jane here.  ;D
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Re: My long awaited Eagle - A project in the works
« Reply #92 on: August 06, 2012, 06:05:17 PM »
Quote from: macdude443 on August 06, 2012, 06:02:39 PM
She's going to be all original colors.  AMC 2B "Sun Yellow" with black accents.  Sorry, plain jane here.  ;D
is there such a thing as a plane jane yellow?
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Re: My long awaited Eagle - A project in the works
« Reply #93 on: August 06, 2012, 07:18:38 PM »
Yeah, it may be original colors, but Yellow certainly isn't plain Jane! I look forward to seeing it!
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Re: My long awaited Eagle - A project in the works
« Reply #94 on: August 06, 2012, 07:51:57 PM »
It was a good move to take it them covered.  That should reinforce to them the value you place on your Eagle. 
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Re: My long awaited Eagle - A project in the works
« Reply #95 on: August 06, 2012, 08:51:28 PM »
Quote from: jim on August 06, 2012, 07:51:57 PM
It was a good move to take it them covered.  That should reinforce to them the value you place on your Eagle. 

Yeah, that was Bill's idea.  Hopefully I didn't void that perception of value when I pointed out all the dents they could skip repairing because the flares will cover it up  :P.  Nah, I think they understood that.  I had a long convo with the owner later on the phone.
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Re: My long awaited Eagle - A project in the works
« Reply #96 on: August 06, 2012, 09:22:07 PM »
I forgot to post this earlier.  For what it's worth, here is the old steering box:
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Re: My long awaited Eagle - A project in the works
« Reply #97 on: August 06, 2012, 09:40:13 PM »
Nice build!! I look foward to seeing it painted.
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Re: My long awaited Eagle - A project in the works
« Reply #98 on: August 06, 2012, 10:03:02 PM »
Good move on keeping it original.Don't think you will ever regret that move.I think yellow is a fitting color for a SX/4. Back in 1971 I ordered a new 71 AMX that was canary yellow with the 401 and all my friends called it the nucular banana.
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Re: My long awaited Eagle - A project in the works
« Reply #99 on: August 06, 2012, 11:22:07 PM »
Glad you guys like the color choice.  The more I think about it, I guess I should really replace the  :censored: heater core while the dash is pulled out...
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Re: My long awaited Eagle - A project in the works
« Reply #100 on: August 07, 2012, 12:12:59 AM »
the reason I said to cover it was that there where places that we sanded right down to metal in the process of blocking the car down and the omni primer was fighting me every time I sprayed it and ruined 3 of my paint guns so re priming it wasn't really something I wanted to do
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Re: My long awaited Eagle - A project in the works
« Reply #101 on: August 07, 2012, 01:26:07 AM »
I did buy a 12'x24' tarp, but the radar said clear skies.
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Re: My long awaited Eagle - A project in the works
« Reply #102 on: August 08, 2012, 12:15:34 PM »
Here is the car in the shop, getting the finishing touches done before sealer and paint:




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Re: My long awaited Eagle - A project in the works
« Reply #103 on: August 08, 2012, 12:17:39 PM »
I stopped in today.  They said the sealer should be put on tonight, along with the black.  All the photos are being put on their website as they do the work:  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.475769259109055.115727.470799326272715&type=1
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Re: My long awaited Eagle - A project in the works
« Reply #104 on: August 08, 2012, 04:55:58 PM »
Kinda neat they do that  8) .
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