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Offline ANT85MAR

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Re: 80 bald Eagle
« Reply #15 on: March 08, 2012, 10:51:04 PM »
Congrads, 1980 was a very fine & good year for the Concord on steriods (aka Eagle). This coming from someone with the 2 door. 
On another thread I know there was a discussion about the 2 door being a sedan or coupe. What was the outcome of it? 2 door sedan or 2 door coupe lol.
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Re: 80 bald Eagle
« Reply #16 on: March 09, 2012, 01:55:56 AM »
I believe the outcome was that there is a 2 door sedan and a 4 door sedan. Something about the interior space requirements of a coupe.

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Re: 80 bald Eagle
« Reply #17 on: March 12, 2012, 04:14:21 PM »

i need one of these!

Thats a 4.0 on the ground for my Hornet wagon ;)

passenger side

passenger side

drivers side

drivers side


the only rust on the car

this emblem is on both sides

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Re: 80 bald Eagle
« Reply #18 on: March 12, 2012, 04:22:15 PM »
AMC called them sedans.
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Re: 80 bald Eagle
« Reply #19 on: March 12, 2012, 05:02:46 PM »
My '80 Wagon is missing that same plastic piece that fills the gap between the bumper and the car.

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Re: 80 bald Eagle
« Reply #20 on: March 12, 2012, 10:18:34 PM »
Thats an easy fix. You should be able to find them in the junkyards. It's been a while since I changed mine but you will need to take the bumper, tail lights & license plate holder off and if I remember correctly you will have to drill out the rivets that holds that piece to the body. 
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Re: 80 bald Eagle
« Reply #21 on: March 12, 2012, 10:22:51 PM »
Can you tell if the holes were the Eagle name should be were filled in on the drivers fender. If so maybe you can pop the filler out & put a name plate on
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Re: 80 bald Eagle
« Reply #22 on: March 12, 2012, 10:50:13 PM »
I don't understand what your tryin to say iowa eagle? I know its a sedan lol and ant85mar, I've been searchin our local junkyards and not one eagle what so ever...and as for the filler were the eagle emblem should be, there is no filler, its all metal.

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Re: 80 bald Eagle
« Reply #23 on: March 13, 2012, 05:14:28 AM »
On another thread I know there was a discussion about the 2 door being a sedan or coupe. What was the outcome of it? 2 door sedan or 2 door coupe lol.

Iowaeagle was answering this question. The factory called them both sedans. The usual definition of "coupe" is two door sedan, so we know what you mean when you say "Eagle coupe."

Some people define coupe to specifically not include hatchbacks. The SX4 and certainly the Kammback don't count even if they have just two doors. The exception is when someone says "fastback coupe" which can kinda mean a two door with sloped rear hatch like the SX4.

None of the four door sedans should be called a coupe. The word coupe mostly means it has two doors only.
« Last Edit: March 13, 2012, 05:23:22 AM by captspillane »
Currently Inspected and Insured as of Jan 2013:
-1985 Eagle Station Wagon 258 T5 Stickshift
-1980 Eagle Station Wagon 258 Auto Fuel-injected with GM TBI

Minor Repairs Underway:
-1982 Eagle SX4 258 T5
-1981 Kammback 2.5L Iron Duke T5

Restoration Efforts Near Completion:
-1982 SX4- 401 NV3550
-1983 SX4- 4.5 MPI NSG370 (6 Speed)

Restoration Efforts Underway:
-1985 SW- 4.0 MPI AX15
-1982 SX4- 4.0 AW4
-1981 SX4- SD33T NV4500 (Turbodiesel 5 speed)

Future Rescue Efforts- '85 Maroon SW, '87 Limited SW, '84 Limited SW, '87 4 door Sedan, '81 2 door Sedan, '88 White SW, '77 4 door Hornet, '74 2 door Hornet, '79 Spirit AMX, '81 Kammback.

RIP- Red '81 SX4, '84 4dr Sedan, '84 SW, '81 SW, '80 Spirit, '83 SW, '83 4dr Sedan

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Re: 80 bald Eagle
« Reply #24 on: March 13, 2012, 03:37:25 PM »
This reminds me alot of the definition of "ship" versus "boat." Many people aboard U.S. Navy ships have gotten in trouble if they disrespect the vessel by calling it a boat. Even in the Navy few people actually care and the few people that do are often mocked. The majority of people define boat as "thing that floats." In the end language is defined by the consensus of the people who use it. I work and live on a ship. I refer to it as "the boat" to my coworkers and family. I also happen to have a Naval Architecture degree and know all sorts of places to go for a different definition of boat using all sorts of numbers and units, net versus gross versus deadweight tonnage you name it. In the end those numbers have no bearing on the definition of a word, just on legal contracts, schematics, and other bureaucratic nonsense. It’s still just a big chunk of steel that floats.

Its an interesting article but there is still no such thing as a four door coupe and no one actually cares about interior volume. The most basic definition for everyone to agree on is that a coupe is a two door car. There is a valid argument there for the SX4 because many people relate its shape to that of various sport cars like the Mustang. Indeed I would use the word coupe if I looked at an Eagle for the first time and saw "SX4" on the side because I would think it was a trim package like "DL." The Kammback is harder to sell because it’s body style is more like a Jeep Cherokee. You don't see anyone calling a two door Cherokee a coupe.
Currently Inspected and Insured as of Jan 2013:
-1985 Eagle Station Wagon 258 T5 Stickshift
-1980 Eagle Station Wagon 258 Auto Fuel-injected with GM TBI

Minor Repairs Underway:
-1982 Eagle SX4 258 T5
-1981 Kammback 2.5L Iron Duke T5

Restoration Efforts Near Completion:
-1982 SX4- 401 NV3550
-1983 SX4- 4.5 MPI NSG370 (6 Speed)

Restoration Efforts Underway:
-1985 SW- 4.0 MPI AX15
-1982 SX4- 4.0 AW4
-1981 SX4- SD33T NV4500 (Turbodiesel 5 speed)

Future Rescue Efforts- '85 Maroon SW, '87 Limited SW, '84 Limited SW, '87 4 door Sedan, '81 2 door Sedan, '88 White SW, '77 4 door Hornet, '74 2 door Hornet, '79 Spirit AMX, '81 Kammback.

RIP- Red '81 SX4, '84 4dr Sedan, '84 SW, '81 SW, '80 Spirit, '83 SW, '83 4dr Sedan

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Re: 80 bald Eagle
« Reply #25 on: March 13, 2012, 04:53:18 PM »
haha I bet you're one of those freaks who use the word "pop" to mean "soda" too. That's a felony where I come from. Tis all good, different strokes for different folks.

As for the definition of sedan, even Mercedes can't convince me otherwise. I'm just as stubborn about calling a 1980 AMC Eagle an "all wheel drive" car even if AMC called it "four wheel drive" back then. I wonder if that Mercedes has more than 33 cubic feet internal volume? If it did I doubt the marketing department at Mercedes would care.
« Last Edit: March 13, 2012, 05:17:31 PM by captspillane »
Currently Inspected and Insured as of Jan 2013:
-1985 Eagle Station Wagon 258 T5 Stickshift
-1980 Eagle Station Wagon 258 Auto Fuel-injected with GM TBI

Minor Repairs Underway:
-1982 Eagle SX4 258 T5
-1981 Kammback 2.5L Iron Duke T5

Restoration Efforts Near Completion:
-1982 SX4- 401 NV3550
-1983 SX4- 4.5 MPI NSG370 (6 Speed)

Restoration Efforts Underway:
-1985 SW- 4.0 MPI AX15
-1982 SX4- 4.0 AW4
-1981 SX4- SD33T NV4500 (Turbodiesel 5 speed)

Future Rescue Efforts- '85 Maroon SW, '87 Limited SW, '84 Limited SW, '87 4 door Sedan, '81 2 door Sedan, '88 White SW, '77 4 door Hornet, '74 2 door Hornet, '79 Spirit AMX, '81 Kammback.

RIP- Red '81 SX4, '84 4dr Sedan, '84 SW, '81 SW, '80 Spirit, '83 SW, '83 4dr Sedan

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Re: 80 bald Eagle
« Reply #26 on: March 13, 2012, 05:25:44 PM »
I know right, this is why I should rule the world. Just for fun I looked up what wikipedia has to say about "station wagons."

[/quote] The American Heritage Dictionary defines a station wagon as "an automobile with one or more rows of folding or removable seats behind the driver and no luggage compartment but an area behind the seats into which suitcases, parcels, etc., can be loaded through a tailgate." [/quote]

That means that the Eagle Station Wagon isn't really a station wagon! It doesn't have a tailgate. Unless the rear hatch is actually a tailgate too, in which case my SX4 and Kammback are station wagons too. They have tiny internal volume. They must be "coupe station wagons" it seems.
« Last Edit: March 13, 2012, 05:31:13 PM by captspillane »
Currently Inspected and Insured as of Jan 2013:
-1985 Eagle Station Wagon 258 T5 Stickshift
-1980 Eagle Station Wagon 258 Auto Fuel-injected with GM TBI

Minor Repairs Underway:
-1982 Eagle SX4 258 T5
-1981 Kammback 2.5L Iron Duke T5

Restoration Efforts Near Completion:
-1982 SX4- 401 NV3550
-1983 SX4- 4.5 MPI NSG370 (6 Speed)

Restoration Efforts Underway:
-1985 SW- 4.0 MPI AX15
-1982 SX4- 4.0 AW4
-1981 SX4- SD33T NV4500 (Turbodiesel 5 speed)

Future Rescue Efforts- '85 Maroon SW, '87 Limited SW, '84 Limited SW, '87 4 door Sedan, '81 2 door Sedan, '88 White SW, '77 4 door Hornet, '74 2 door Hornet, '79 Spirit AMX, '81 Kammback.

RIP- Red '81 SX4, '84 4dr Sedan, '84 SW, '81 SW, '80 Spirit, '83 SW, '83 4dr Sedan

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Re: 80 bald Eagle
« Reply #27 on: March 13, 2012, 05:34:43 PM »
My old Mazdaspeed 3 - Hatchback


My AMC Eagle - Station Wagon?


Besides the height. There isn't much difference.

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Re: 80 bald Eagle
« Reply #28 on: March 13, 2012, 05:42:11 PM »
P.S. I think we totally hijacked this thread!! :) Whoops!

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Re: 80 bald Eagle
« Reply #29 on: March 13, 2012, 05:47:50 PM »
I was actually just gunna say somethin bout that lol I was thinkin this was about my eagle??? Hahahahahahahaa oh well =P

So the orginal owners manual was in the car so I seen what trim package it had by lookin at the vin. The title says its a DL but yet no DL badges are on it, and I did check the title to the vin and its the right car so I think either mine was wrecked at some point or its just a factory goof up.

 

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