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Title: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: HornetRWB on September 21, 2014, 03:55:27 PM
So..  First post and directly into projects.. ;) Actually I've been lurking around as a guest for some time - looking into differences from first year and others. You've got very good info avaílable here so warm Thanks for it!

I've been driving AMCs for a very long time and started the local club for them about 15 years ago (AMC Club Finland, www.amccf.com). I've had a Hornet for a very long time (painted red-white-blue hence the nick) and wife's daily drivers have been Jeep Cherokee XJ's so I'm once I'm done I'm not really expecting anything crazy new, just good all-around 4WD station wagon.

Eagles like any other AMCs are not very common in Finland so took me a while to find one. This one is actually originally from Switzerland where it acted as a mountain taxi for most of it's life. It was privately brought to Finland in 2008-2009 and was never driven after. Bought it now and planning to put it into good use during next couple weeks. Parts are hard to find in Finland, since there's a total of 5 Eagles in the country... So ebay is my only option at the moment, hoping maybe to find parts here on the forum too.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_Sport_STW_01.jpg)
It's rust free, due to the fact that they don't use road salt in Switzerland, not dent-free and hoping to get those sorted soon. Paint is original and fairly good except on the roof where it's gotten some chemicals or tree sap on it, we'll see what I'll do with that.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_Sport_STW_02.jpg)

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_Sport_STW_04.jpg)

Headliner is sagging all around and interior needs a good wash (I just vacuumed the rat droppings and dirt out..), mold and mildew buildup everywhere, so it will take a lot of work... But again, fairly intact interior - no tears and nothing is broken. You can see the taxi equipment in the passenger side too - those will be taken away soon (and saved).

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_Sport_STW_03.jpg)

Plans are to fix the paint issues, clean the look back to 'sport' (chrome grille -> black grille...etc), quick resto on the inside, fix the headliner, tune up the engine and then get the car registered for traffic before the winter. Lots to do, but I'm looking forward to it.

 :amc:
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 Silver (from Finland)
Post by: AMC of Houston on September 21, 2014, 05:42:22 PM
Welcome aboard!!   I love your part of the world -- spent a lot of time in Norway back when I was a working stiff.

Try denatured alcohol on your tree sap spots -- you'll be surprised how well it takes out those brown sap spots.
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 Silver (from Finland)
Post by: eaglefreek on September 21, 2014, 06:38:11 PM
Welcome, nice looking bird and interesting history. What is that big round gauge on the passenger side? Taxi meter? Rockauto.com is a good source for parts, but not sure if they ship to Europe.
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 Silver (from Finland)
Post by: Gil-SX4 on September 21, 2014, 11:23:57 PM
Nice find, looks good concider the age of our Eagles, yours looks real good!!!!!!! :hello2:
Welcome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 Silver (from Finland)
Post by: Prafeston on September 22, 2014, 12:07:09 AM
Looks really good man. Those sports are sexy!
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 Silver (from Finland)
Post by: HornetRWB on September 22, 2014, 03:12:23 AM
Thanks for all the feedback, makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.  :occasion14: ;D

Try denatured alcohol on your tree sap spots -- you'll be surprised how well it takes out those brown sap spots.

I hate to waste alcohol, but I guess the Eagle deserves a drink too, even if it's denatured... So I gotta give that a try. ;) I wonder though if alcohol would also get that droooping headliner fixed, I do have a bottle of good single malt which I may drink in the car next weekend.. Just to give that a try too...

Welcome, nice looking bird and interesting history. What is that big round gauge on the passenger side? Taxi meter? Rockauto.com is a good source for parts, but not sure if they ship to Europe.

Ye, that's part of the taxi setup, it's a huge speedo with one of those 'draw a paper disc while driving' kind of things (no clue what they're called, I've seen a few on old 18 wheelers way back), propably the car had two drivers and they ran different log discs to keep books. There's also at least 12 'do not smoke' stickers and the seats have a few ash burns.. I guess the Swiss aren't that good at following rules..  :police:

Rockauto works for us Finns to, they ship but bad thing about them is their million different warehouses - so if you put in an order it may be shipped from several places and then the taxman gets funny. :P Oh well, still worth it.

And as to the project, both front doorhandles are broken - but I've got plently of Hornet parts so I'm guessing those fit well from Hornet. Also most of the locks are busted  (or working poorly) so I'll likely just get new ones as a mate already pointed out they're very cheap. Trunklid also isn't opening due to the fact that the key doesn't work, I'll have to jimmy that open or just take out some plastics from the trunk and get the thing open from the inside. Pics upcoming as I get around to actuall doing something (else than planning about doing something)..  >:D
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 Silver (from Finland)
Post by: HornetRWB on September 23, 2014, 01:47:30 AM
So this was my engine room and smog equipment when purchased:

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_engine_01.jpg)

Some of the hoses were plugged and others just left disconnected, no wonder it ran poorly and just barely started up. Also no idle.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_engine_02.jpg)

Since Finnish EPA doesn't give a :censored: about old classic cars, as long as we pass Finnish inspection limits of the manufacturing year (which I know from prior experience the 258cid will if it's running correctly). I decided to delete the smog equipment totally.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_engine_03.jpg)

First took out all the hoses and then the equipment itself one by one. Then plugged in the extra holes in the carb, connected the cruise control (to the intake vacuum in the back) and brake booster (to the intake vacuum on the middle). Also noticed the distributor vacuum was disconnected before I even started so I plugged that into the lower carb body vacuum connection on the front right. Please let me know if I put something in the wrong place.

Then I continued to plug in all those crankshaft vacuum holes (2 in front, 3 in back) and the extra vacuum from the back of the intake and the valve on the side of the intake. I also plugged up the exhaust rail on the top by the back of the carb - I'll remove that completely later this week. There was also a plugged in bigger vacuum connection on the back of the carb so I left that as is. Question however is that I found a vacuum hose going down likely into the transmission/distribution box, this wasn't connected to anywhere, should it be?

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_engine_04.jpg)

Then I plugged the breather on the front of the valve cover and since the rear breather was already connected by a Y-connector to the air filter box AND a line that runs down the engine's side to the ground - I left that 'as-is'. Likely I'll connect that to a breathing catch bottle (like I did on my previous Wrangler 4.7 stroker) and save some air filters in the progress.

Then I just did a base adjustment to the mixture screws (they were open ~3 and ~2.5 turns, they're now both open 2 turns) and started the engine up. It fired immediately and ran nicely. Although after a few seconds the idle was still gone, so I assume the problem is likely inside the carb (I'm guessing there's an idle circuit there that's blocked?). If I can't get this carb to run I'll probably replace it with a 2150 Motorcraft that I have from '69-'70 304cid, from what I've been reading on the forum they seem to be popular. However I'm a bit concerned about the additional hassle of the kickdown linkage etc, I'd much rather just keep the carb for this winter - as I'm likely swapping a 4.0 head (or entire driveline from an XJ) next year.

So, about the smog removal and connections done - any thoughts, pointers or ideas?
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 Silver (from Finland)
Post by: carnuck on September 23, 2014, 11:22:14 AM
You want the PCV hooked up (it was in the front hole on the valve cover and goes to the back of the carb.) The carb was set up to run with this "vacuum leak". The charcoal cannister hooks to the 2 large hoses on the top front of the carb. That just catches fuel vapors from the tank and puts them down the carb on start up so you don't smell raw fumes. I'm not a fan of EGR valves but unless you deal with the ping by retarding timing or going a colder range of sparkplug (I run NGK BKR6EK which are same as VW uses) or replace the timing chain/gears with a roller set from a '91 up 4.0L (retarding the cam cures ping). Especially if you do the head swap, which is mainly done to get rid of the plastic valve cover you don't have.
   Speaking of the carb, grab it and see if it's at all twist-able. If yes, then the lack of idle is because of the vacuum leak in the mid body and/or clogged idle tubes (I cross #1 and #6 wires and make the motor backfire to clear it, AFTER making sure the carb body is tight and intake isn't loose/sucking air.
   That hose going below would be to the tcase for E-drive which some '80s had. It locked the tcase so front and rear axles turned the same speed. The heater controls are also vacuum so there should be a vacuum ball for that. Yours may have the early idle speed control box near the heater under the hood hinge (I removed mine). If you have a catalytic converter, you need to remove it or gut it without the AIR pump or your floor may catch fire. When the cat falls apart on it's own (usually preceded by popcorn sounds from the exhaust) it often blocks the muffler and turns into a cork, suddenly dropping power (mine did that to the previous owner. The 998 snapping the converter and dropping out all fluids on his way to work was the last straw). After removal of the cat and cleaning the muffler (shop vac before putting the new pipe on), it now has plenty of power.

On the AIR pipe (hose behind the carb) you can get a 3/4" rubber pipe cap (I think they use them here for heater lines. They are on the HELP! rack in most parts stores) and clamp it off for now.
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 Silver (from Finland)
Post by: carnuck on September 23, 2014, 11:25:51 AM
I ran a roadtube on my 4.0L, but now run it through a cannister with a bottom plug to drain it now and then. I also run Napa synthetic 15W50 oil to cut the blowby and oil consumption. (works great!) Since it's not a "real" synthetic, I don't have the leaking issues and it protects a bit more than Delo 15W40 but doesn't have the diesel additives. It still "feels" like it has zinc.
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 Silver (from Finland)
Post by: HornetRWB on September 23, 2014, 12:46:19 PM
Thanks for the reply, so much stuff I gotta dissect it a bit to get it all cleared.

You want the PCV hooked up (it was in the front hole on the valve cover and goes to the back of the carb.) The carb was set up to run with this "vacuum leak".

Ok, so that hose (it was loose) goes into the same size hole in the back of the carb (which was plugged by PO). I'll get that connected.

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The charcoal cannister hooks to the 2 large hoses on the top front of the carb. That just catches fuel vapors from the tank and puts them down the carb on start up so you don't smell raw fumes.

The cannister isn't going back ;) Those hoses are blocked.

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I'm not a fan of EGR valves but unless you deal with the ping by retarding timing or going a colder range of sparkplug (I run NGK BKR6EK which are same as VW uses) or replace the timing chain/gears with a roller set from a '91 up 4.0L (retarding the cam cures ping). Especially if you do the head swap, which is mainly done to get rid of the plastic valve cover you don't have.

You lost me, what's cold sparkplugs have to do with smog on a '80 Eagle? I have the vacuum for the distributor connected, is that what you mean?

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Speaking of the carb, grab it and see if it's at all twist-able. If yes, then the lack of idle is because of the vacuum leak in the mid body and/or clogged idle tubes (I cross #1 and #6 wires and make the motor backfire to clear it, AFTER making sure the carb body is tight and intake isn't loose/sucking air.

Will give it a twist and the intake a shout, before trying your tip on #1/#6 wires (or just taking out the idle tubes and piano wiring them).

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That hose going below would be to the tcase for E-drive which some '80s had. It locked the tcase so front and rear axles turned the same speed.

Ok, so where should this connect, it was already loose. To the carb or the intake or neither?

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The heater controls are also vacuum so there should be a vacuum ball for that.

vacuum ball? haven't seen one, except the cruise control. I'm guessing this is something that should be connected to the same outlet as the cruise on the rear of the intake manifold?

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Yours may have the early idle speed control box near the heater under the hood hinge (I removed mine).

I'll check it out.

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If you have a catalytic converter, you need to remove it or gut it without the AIR pump or your floor may catch fire. When the cat falls apart on it's own (usually preceded by popcorn sounds from the exhaust) it often blocks the muffler and turns into a cork, suddenly dropping power (mine did that to the previous owner. The 998 snapping the converter and dropping out all fluids on his way to work was the last straw). After removal of the cat and cleaning the muffler (shop vac before putting the new pipe on), it now has plenty of power.

No catalysator, and will not put one in.

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On the AIR pipe (hose behind the carb) you can get a 3/4" rubber pipe cap (I think they use them here for heater lines. They are on the HELP! rack in most parts stores) and clamp it off for now.

AIR pipe, that the one that comes from the exhaust manifold? If so, it's blocked already (bolt clamped to a short hose) and i'll remove it totally - looks better without it and I am redoing the entire engine bay and painting the engine, etc. after I get it running correctly.

Thanks again mate!

PS. I plan to run the engine with Valvoline MaxLife 15W50 (semisynthetic for high milage engines), I've had good experiences with it on my 242cid and 258cid engines in the past.
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 Silver (from Finland)
Post by: carnuck on September 23, 2014, 02:03:41 PM
Thanks for the reply, so much stuff I gotta dissect it a bit to get it all cleared.

You want the PCV hooked up (it was in the front hole on the valve cover and goes to the back of the carb.) The carb was set up to run with this "vacuum leak".

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Ok, so that hose (it was loose) goes into the same size hole in the back of the carb (which was plugged by PO). I'll get that connected.

[quote carnuck]The charcoal cannister hooks to the 2 large hoses on the top front of the carb. That just catches fuel vapors from the tank and puts them down the carb on start up so you don't smell raw fumes. [/quote]

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The cannister isn't going back ;) Those hoses are blocked.

Well, if you like the smell of raw gas... ;) You will need to vent the fuel tank or it will either pressurize and force excess fuel in the carb (poor economy) or cause fuel to spray out when the cap is removed.


[quote carnuck]I'm not a fan of EGR valves but unless you deal with the ping by retarding timing or going a colder range of sparkplug (I run NGK BKR6EK which are same as VW uses) or replace the timing chain/gears with a roller set from a '91 up 4.0L (retarding the cam cures ping). Especially if you do the head swap, which is mainly done to get rid of the plastic valve cover you don't have.[/quote]

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You lost me, what's cold sparkplugs have to do with smog on a '80 Eagle? I have the vacuum for the distributor connected, is that what you mean?

The colder range plugs cut Ping, which is a common problem on the late '70s/early 80s 6 cyls. It's the reason the very next year after yours they added a knock sensor which controlled the timing and the carb. I also would add a GM HEI dist (search Ebay for Skip White to see one. GM inline 6 cyls are probably rare where you are) By going a colder plug, I was able to advance my timing more without ping or miss and I have a fair bit of power.

[quote carnuck]Speaking of the carb, grab it and see if it's at all twist-able. If yes, then the lack of idle is because of the vacuum leak in the mid body and/or clogged idle tubes (I cross #1 and #6 wires and make the motor backfire to clear it, AFTER making sure the carb body is tight and intake isn't loose/sucking air.[/quote]

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Will give it a twist and the intake a shout, before trying your tip on #1/#6 wires (or just taking out the idle tubes and piano wiring them).

I recall the earlier tubes being larger diameter ID than the compu-carb version and less likely to clog.

[quote carnuck] That hose going below would be to the tcase for E-drive which some '80s had. It locked the tcase so front and rear axles turned the same speed. [/quote]


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Ok, so where should this connect, it was already loose. To the carb or the intake or neither?

I thought it was already hooked to intake? Are you talking about the large diameter hose? That's the AIR system inlet.
Pics of mine: http://s6.photobucket.com/user/carnuck/library/AMC%20Eagle?sort=3&page=2
I have AC and kept the vapor cannister but dumped the AIR pump. (had to realign the belts slightly but I plan serpentine belt later.

[quote carnuck]The heater controls are also vacuum so there should be a vacuum ball for that. [/quote]

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vacuum ball? haven't seen one, except the cruise control. I'm guessing this is something that should be connected to the same outlet as the cruise on the rear of the intake manifold?

[quote carnuck]Yours may have the early idle speed control box near the heater under the hood hinge (I removed mine). [/quote]

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I'll check it out.

[quote carnuck]If you have a catalytic converter, you need to remove it or gut it without the AIR pump or your floor may catch fire. When the cat falls apart on it's own (usually preceded by popcorn sounds from the exhaust) it often blocks the muffler and turns into a cork, suddenly dropping power (mine did that to the previous owner. The 998 snapping the converter and dropping out all fluids on his way to work was the last straw). After removal of the cat and cleaning the muffler (shop vac before putting the new pipe on), it now has plenty of power.[/quote]

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No catalysator, and will not put one in.

Me either till I go EFI.

[quote carnuck]On the AIR pipe (hose behind the carb) you can get a 3/4" rubber pipe cap (I think they use them here for heater lines. They are on the HELP! rack in most parts stores) and clamp it off for now. [/quote]


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AIR pipe, that the one that comes from the exhaust manifold? If so, it's blocked already (bolt clamped to a short hose) and i'll remove it totally - looks better without it and I am redoing the entire engine bay and painting the engine, etc. after I get it running correctly.

Thanks again mate!

PS. I plan to run the engine with Valvoline MaxLife 15W50 (semisynthetic for high milage engines), I've had good experiences with it on my 242cid and 258cid engines in the past.

Napa branded oil is made by Valvoline, so good choice!
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 Silver (from Finland)
Post by: eaglebeek on September 23, 2014, 11:11:50 PM
Thanks for all the feedback, makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.  :occasion14: ;D
Ye, that's part of the taxi setup, it's a huge speedo with one of those 'draw a paper disc while driving' kind of things (no clue what they're called, I've seen a few on old 18 wheelers way back), propably the car had two drivers and they ran different log discs to keep books. There's also at least 12 'do not smoke' stickers and the seats have a few ash burns.. I guess the Swiss aren't that good at following rules..  :police:
The truckers on this side of the pond called those big round speed recorders "tachographs". They were made by a company called "Sangamo". They etched speed recordings on a round paper chart. The chart was rotated past the stylus by a wind-up clock.

That thing is a classic. I haven't seen one in at least 40 years, and I'm still in the business. Today trucks are equipped with all manner of electronic recording devices, some of which can produce a printout on demand from the driver while he or she is in the driver's seat. :eagle:
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 Silver (from Finland)
Post by: HornetRWB on September 25, 2014, 03:45:39 PM
Took the carb off and it's pretty much gone (main axle has play sideways), so I decided to get a new one. Instead of the Carter due to reading about it here and a couple mates recommendations I'm going to a new Motorcraft 2150 and I found a seller with a complete kit on Ebay with fitment ready for an Eagle. It really does sound very good, is there anyone here who's running with it? :)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 Silver (from Finland)
Post by: carnuck on September 25, 2014, 03:56:34 PM
Gronk? He sells quite a few of those. I want to get the Mexican 2100 2bbl intake for mine but I'll settle for EFI instead and go liquid propane injection later.
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 Silver (from Finland)
Post by: IowaEagle on September 25, 2014, 04:33:29 PM
Gronk stands behind his work.  Make sure you mention you are overseas.
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 Silver (from Finland)
Post by: carnuck on September 25, 2014, 05:32:40 PM
And mention you're a member here. I would also look into an HEI dist like this one on that big evil auction site search Skip white or HEI DISTRIBUTOR 6511 CL (that's for the cool looking clear cap)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 Silver (from Finland)
Post by: HornetRWB on September 26, 2014, 01:55:05 AM
I have HEI on all my other old cars so it's likely I'll get it for this one too. However the DUI (Duraspark II) that I have on the engine now seems to be in working order and new boxes are easily available since any '80s euroford box fits (Ford Sierra) and those are a-plenty around here. But ye, I'll replace it with HEI if it gives me too much grief.

I found this write-up on the set and it sounds like the solution for me.
http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f228/motorcraft-2150-ebay-guy-quo-1837498/
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 Silver (from Finland)
Post by: carnuck on September 26, 2014, 02:17:34 AM
At the very least, consider upgrading the coil. They have a habit of corroding the T terminals and suddenly cutting out and causing poor running.
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 Silver (from Finland)
Post by: HornetRWB on September 29, 2014, 04:35:55 AM
Sure, I'll consider swapping the coil as suggested, but I have tons to do before that can happen...

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_trunk_01.jpg)
I've got some 30+ keys to AMCs that have accumulated over the years and I got one to fit the trunklid and managed to open it!  :hello2: After this I opened to hatch on the floor and almost threw up my lunch, 3 rat/mouse nests filled the space by the spare tire. Holy :censored: it smelled BAD  :censored:.  Got some hazmat gloves and a couple plastic bags and removed most of it, after which I vacuumed the rest of the ratpoop and related items until the trunk was clean. Then I managed to take a pic for you ;)

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_trunk_02.jpg)
Here's what I found in the trunk.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_trunk_03.jpg)
Looks like I won't have to buy new belts for the engine, got a full NOS set right here ;)

After this I used a 'scent-eater' spray all over the trunk and car and left it to sit over night and reused the same spray in the morning and kept all doors open all thru the sunny day. By evening the smell is almost gone.  8)

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_rear_washed.jpg)
Rearside looks fairly good after more washing, but on closer look...

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_rear_corner_01.jpg)
Passenger rear corner has flaking paint, possibly due to some deeper gashes on the metal, no real rust due to no salt used in Switzerland it seems.. It doesn't seem too bad, I'll likely just sand it off and do some light bodywork and repaint the corner from the black line downwards until the back door.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_roof_washed.jpg)
Roof used to be silver, now it's just flat grey. I'll see if it buffs up, but unlikely. Not first on my to-do list though..

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_seats_back_washed.jpg)
Back seats cleaned up nicely with a strong detergent spray I've used previously inside the house, also got rid of all of the mold spots from vinyl. I'll use some vinyl treatment later on to soften it up a bit. As noted above, I also used the smell-eater all over everything. ;)

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_seats_front_washedv.jpg)
In the front I've got tons of taxi related stuff, which got the axe over the weekend.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_dash_taxi.jpg)
It's worked as a taxi based in Zürich, but from the documents with the car it's been a bit further up the mountain most of the time it seems.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_dash_taxi_gone.jpg)
After a lot of time removing stickers and the taximeter/logger/thingy it's starting to look like a personal passenger car again. Only one annoying sticker still to go. The grey stuff on the passenger carpet is from a fist size hole that all the taxi stuff ran thru to the engine bay, which was covered up with some sort of gluing epoxy silicone, disgusting stuff and it took me a long time to get it all off and plug the hole to the engine bay.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_dash_shelf.jpg)
Oh ye, the car originally had a shelf under the dash which was probably taken out for the taxistuff, however it still has all the fastenings for the shelf. I've had hmm.. 8-9 Hornets previously and have a lot of parts for them, so in case you're wondering - yes the shelf fits from a Hornet. Got this one painted black due to the fact that it's too much of a hassle to match the faded red paint of the dash. It's going in tomorrow.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_front_washed.jpg)
Front also looks fairly good after washing. The grille however is a mixmatch of Limited and Sport model parts - some shiny, some not and some just flaking...

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_grille_01.jpg)

First got everything disassembled, washed with handdishwashing fluid and a toothbrush (handy combo btw), then with prepaint and then flat black.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_grille_02.jpg)
Did take my time to tape over all emblems before painting of course. However didn't flatten the chrome in case I want to swap back to chrome grille in the future. This means the black won't stay on that well but I can live with repainting it in a couple years.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_grille_03.jpg)
Grille was fairly intact, only broken in places that dont matter so it came out good. Almost removed the Eagle emblem before paint but decided just to tape it up instead.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_grille_04.jpg)
Driver side headlight door was cracked in the corner (needs gluing) due to the dent on the front fender. Will take that out later this week...

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_grille_05.jpg)
And here we go, all black and emblems untaped ;)

Oh yes, I also managed to get a ribbed aluminum valve cover for the engine. And since I'm getting a new carb, I'll likely next start cleaning up the engine bay and engine itself. It will be red - like all my other engines...  >:D

Still a lot to do, but getting there.
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 Silver (from Finland)
Post by: Baskinator on September 29, 2014, 08:13:59 PM

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_dash_taxi.jpg)
It's worked as a taxi based in Zürich, but from the documents with the car it's been a bit further up the mountain most of the time it seems.


I seriously want this as a bumper sticker
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 Silver (from Finland)
Post by: HornetRWB on October 02, 2014, 02:29:19 AM
Ye such a friendly lot the Swiss it seems  ;D


(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_Sport_STW_01.jpg)
Driver's side front corner had got a big dent on it from storage over a couple years (older pic on top)..

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_frontcorner_01.jpg)

It was about an inch inwards right on the corner - which is the most annoying part to get back to shape. Happily my father-in-law is a wizard with hammers and by just using two normal hammers, piece of wood and 15 minutes he straightened it out almost perfectly.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_frontcorner_02.jpg)

I was going to do some work on it, but since the car is outside I just sprayed some paint over it..

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_frontcorner_03.jpg)

And decided it's good enough until the car is drivable.  >:D

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_frontcorner_lights.jpg)

I had to take apart the driver side headlight to get to the dent and while doing that I noticed almost every single one of these was broken and the headlight buckets would have fallen down on first braking tests... What a stupid idea to use plastic clips like these.  :-X :o ??? I see some on ebay, but likely I'll be replacing these with something else.

So I got around to working on the headliner. The moldy red fabric that was hanging down all the way from front to back was easy to yank off after taking off the dome light and coat hooks, that went directly to the trash bin (disgusting..).

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_headliner_01.jpg)

So here's what the headliner looked like, partly moisture damage from sitting for years and some glue and some tears...

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_headliner_02.jpg)

It was a much bigger process to take off than I imagined, all the plastic trip near the roof - even the side plastics between the doors had to come off before I could remove the side rails that actually hold the headliner on it's place. Oh well, it all came out fairly easy as I took it real careful not to damage the plastics, however passenger side front corner was busted already before I started... Also both sunvisor holding metals were cracked into pieces and basicly useless. So... I'll have to figure something out how to fix them up. Oh ye, I will be wirebrushing the roof and putting a coat of rustproofing paint on it.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_headliner_03.jpg)

It was fairly intact, even though not the best I've seen.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_headliner_04.jpg)

I first took a piece of cloth and rubbed out the insulating foam and excess glue. Not a lot of pressure, just rubbing off what was already almost loose.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_headliner_05.jpg)

Then some basic black metal paint, no thinner - just brush painting using a liberal amount of paint to let it 'suck into' the headliner.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_headliner_06.jpg)

After which I used some spray on coating that's usually used for frame rails and such, it gives a somewhat rubbery and uneven coating and you can paint over it. Took a bit of planning but I managed to get a fairly good look, filling in the couple holes and making the headliner look more even with the remaining gluestuff. Main point here to me is that this 'closes' the headliner and creates an even look so I can next paint over it with normal spray paint. I will likely keep it black though, and no fabric as it will just drop down in a couple years... More pics later.

I'm a bit stressed for time as my Rebel is going to the biggest autumn car show in Finland next weekend and we're already getting early morning frost (I'll need this car running soon)...
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 Silver (from Finland)
Post by: HornetRWB on October 03, 2014, 04:56:01 AM
The passengerside rear corner had some issues with it and so I decided to take off the fender flares to see what's lurking underneath.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_right_rearcorner_01.jpg)

Not much, just dents.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_right_rearcorner_02.jpg)

And very minimal surface rust. Unbelievable, I was so sure I'd find some real problems hidden away but no. It will only take some sanding and underbody work and a touch of pain. Very happy about it. 8)

I found those headlight fastening bolts and plastic backing pieces locally, only 2 euros a set of both so about 20 euros for a full set. Not bad at all so I'll keep them stock it seems.

Oh ye, also applied a new layer of black paint to the headliner, this time the same thick paint but used a coarse roller instead of a brush. Looks quite good already, but likely I'll add one more next week when I get back home from the weekend trip with the Rebel. ;)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 Silver (from Finland)
Post by: HornetRWB on October 08, 2014, 02:03:10 AM
I got word from the post office that my new carb is already in their customs warehouse. Wow - that was fast shipping. Went to customs office yesterday and paid about 70 euros, so the price of the carb adds up to about 360euros now. If it is as good as it's supposed to be, I'll save the money in gasoline during this winter (yes, gasoline really is that expensive here). I'll post pics and a write-up on the install as soon as I get the box thru mail.

Those of you that missed it, this is the carb I got:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-MotorCraft-2150-Jeep-AMC-Eagle-Pacer-Carb-Upgrade-258-4-2-1-08-Venturis-/221567781767?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3396780b87&vxp=mtr

And since I got the front light fastening clips I started going thru the front end...

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_headlights_01.jpg)

And quickly realized that the 'euro-conversion' done to this car in 1980 was not done well and the wires to headlights/blinkers/side markers are all a hackjob, also realized there's no relays to the headlights? Is this still true? I'm a bit surprised as it is an 80's car already?

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_headlights_02.jpg)

Whichever the case, I'll be replacing all the wiring and connectors to the lights and adding relays.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_headlights_03.jpg)

So I popd into a local store and got a box full of goodies.

But while I was zooming the electrics I also went thru the front bumper with some fine sandpaper and degreaser, removed the rubber mouldings (which were done anyway, see above pics). Then first put 3 coats of flat black, waited it to dry and decided didn't like the look. So I added a couple coats of clear black which really came out well.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_front_bumper01.jpg)

I was thinking of adding a chrome moulding in the place of the original black one, but I'll see how it looks first without it.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_front_bumper02.jpg)

I would gotten all the front electrics done yesterday, but the car is still outside and it started raining heavily (one of those autumn rain storms). So I cleaned the garage instead and moving cars around to make room for the Eagle - hopefully tomorrow she'll be indoors...

PS. We got a very strict road inspection process in Finland, so the car needs to have pretty much everything working as designed before I can get her on the road. AND I need to get the car inspected before I can drive it to customs to know how much I'll have to pay to get it on the road with Finnish licence plates (and I can't drive with Swiss plates). This is why I'm doing a bit of everything at the same time to find out what the total damage is, but it will all go back together soon. My tight budget also really doesn't help.. :P
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 Silver (from Finland)
Post by: HornetRWB on October 09, 2014, 01:27:51 AM
Hornet moved from storage spot 2 to garage spot 2, Rebel moved from garage spot 1 to storage spot 2 (it's now in hibernation), Eagle moved from outside to garage spot 1 AND there's still room for the wife's XJ in storage spot 1 (in front of the door, so easy access during winter). It went well, other than the fact that the Eagle isn't yet drivable and :censored: it is HEAVY to push. We almost gave up with a friend of mine and the distance was less than 15 meters.  And of course it was raining...   :censored: >:D :-X

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80eagle_hornet_garage.jpg)

However I can't really complain - they all fit indoors even if it's cold storage. But anyway, the Eagle is finally now in the garage and I can take apart a bit more of the engine to get it cleaned and painted along with the engine bay (and also do some underbody work on that passenger side).

AND I picked up my brand new carb from the post office yesterday. That thing is a beauty and the setup looks completely bolt on. And if it's a remanufactured carb, it is the best I've ever seen but I'd bet that it is indeed new (it's got Motorcraft stampings and model number 13 on it). Once I got everything painted it's going to it's place and I'll post a writeup of it.  8)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 Silver (from Finland)
Post by: HornetRWB on October 13, 2014, 03:40:35 AM
Weekend flew past quick, I started to go over the engineroom with my little bro helping out (I guess I should say younger bro, since I'm likely the shorter one). ;D

We started off with cleaning detergents and then moved on the brakeclean (heavy duty degreaser). Rags and wire brushes were also plentifully in use. It was a positive surprise again that no real rust was found, just tons of grime and dirt - and underneath those a good and shiny paint.  8)

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_engine_05.jpg)
Here's a pic, washed but still dirty after which brakeclean took out the problem spots and then more cleaning.. And wire brushing here and there..

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_engine_07.jpg)
Slowly and surely, taking one piece off and going thru it and re-installing it the engine room was starting to look better. If I couldn't remove it I'd just go thru it where it was, which took typically more time due to time spent using masking tape...

Color choice is what I have in all my engines, red engine enamel, which I like much better than the greenish blue that they typically are in passenger AMCs. I used heatcoat flatblack on the exhaust manifold and the battery tray got an acid treatment and then 'paint-over-rust' type antirust paint (Miranol Metallack).

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_engine_08.jpg)

So why is the VC still rusty and ugly...? Well I scored an aluminium valve cover from a club mate which I'm putting on. Only thing is I'm thinking whether or not to get it shiny by soda blasting it or should I paint that red too.. We'll see..

Also I started on the electrics by going thru the ignition and alternator electrics one by one. Found some interesting hackjobs - for example the thick wire running from alt to battery was made of three different wire of different thickness and joined together by abico connectors.. Yeah...

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_headlights_04.jpg)

I snapped all wires off the front lights and routed new wires. I used the original high/lowbeam wires for the relay wakeup signal  in the engine bay new relays.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_headlights_05.jpg)

I'm using a 'keep it simple' wiring diagram I made some time ago for the Hornet. All colors match the Eagle which was a nice surprise. Although I got unlucky in the electrics store and just found black, red and blue wire of the bigger gauge I needed so I swapped white (highbeam) to blue, green (lowbeam) to red and kept black (ground) black. I also routed the battery-to-relay (+) wires with new red wire using a small fusebox before the relays. I also had to replace some blinker/parking lamp wiring with new normal gauge wire.

At this point I also took a break and installed cleaned up fairly new spark wires and a new distributor cap and ignitor.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_headlights_06.jpg)

I put in the new H4 connectors and joined them to the new wiring by first pressing them together with a metal clip designed for it, the soldering them together with lead and after which I heat shrinked protection over them and then finished off by taping them to protect the whole set from the elements. It should hold for then next 30 years or so.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_headlights_07.jpg)

Thought about testing my connections, but decided to go ahead and put everything back together and get the wires taped. We'll see tomorrow how much I have to take apart...  :o ::)

Soldering was getting boring so I swapped the focus back to the engine bay and got new ground wires for the battery and put in grounding points for the lights (you see them in the pic here and above) on both sides of the radiator (just a bolt thru the metal and using loop connectors to get all ground centrally to these and routing a wire direct from the battery negative to both). These eliminate a lot of useless wiring and make sure ground is OK. I'll use electrical clear coat over them when I'm done.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_headlights_08.jpg)

And here's where I left the car, surprisingly my daily driver sold on Saturday so I'll have to get this one working soon... Positive thing is that I now have the cash I need for the new BFG tires.. ;)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 Silver (from Finland)
Post by: eaglefreek on October 13, 2014, 08:54:30 AM
Wow, making some progress. No relays were used on the Eagles headlights. It's my recommendation of what should be done next after getting an Eagle running properly. The Motorcraft will make your car run much better if the stock carb was in bad shape. They seemed to have a little more power after the Motorcraft install, but a perfectly tuned Carter will get better MPG. But, unless you're an engineer or scientist, it's almost impossible to tune them.
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 Silver (from Finland)
Post by: HornetRWB on October 14, 2014, 06:47:04 AM
Thanks for the feedback ;) However I really do not care about MPG (see my other cars)  ;D If I did I'd be driving some 1.1L eurobeater like most my mates do. I'm actually expecting a lot from the Motorcraft 2150, I've had one in my Hornet (way back when it had a stock 304cid) and I really liked it.

But hey, another day - another update:

I mentioned this alternator to battery wire previously...
(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_headlights_09.jpg)
I mean wow. wtf. etc. They've chained up abico connectors to the main electics line of the whole car. The whole thing was taped up with electrical tape which had melted around the connector, must have been well heated...  (you can see the battery feed cable already updated in the pic to a finger size one).

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_headlights_10.jpg)
And here you'll see the new connections and the (dark grey) new thick alternator to startersolenoid cable (and from there the other red thick cable carries current to battery, this is the way it's been from the factory I assumed?)

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_headlights_11.jpg)
And due to lack of space on the passenger side I put the headlight relay (it's actually a twin relay) to the drivers side where I have plenty of space due to removal of that carbon canister thingy. You can see all the wires hanging out here, but they'll be taped together and protected today. Then I've got the washerfluid reservoir and coolant overflow reservoir to install, plus the power steering pump (once it's painted).

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_headlights_12.jpg)

Then time for testing. I connected the battery and watched for smoke signals, didn't get any so turned on the juice. Blinkers work, parking lights work (after swapping one new bulb back to an older one that read 'Made in W.Germany')  ::)

Then the headlights, all 4 light up as planned on lowbeams and highbeams first didn't come on but quickly noted that the footswitch has gone bad (I gotta pull it up after pushing it down for it to work), but highbeams also worked well after. All in one shot, :censored: I am happy  :occasion14:

Still got some details to sort out in the engine room (plugs to exhaust manifold holes, some painting, some installations) and then the carb install ->>> Then I'm off to my testdrive without firehazards in the engine bay.

Got the new tires ordered (white letter BFG AT 215x75/15) and they should arrive by Friday, hoping to get the car inspected as soon as possible and then continue with the details.  ;)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 Silver (from Finland)
Post by: HornetRWB on October 15, 2014, 02:34:17 AM
and on we go...  :blob1:

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_grille_06.jpg)
The grille is now together again and even though it's the somewhat uglyduckling first year one with the raised moulding on the hood I think I'll go with this thru this winter at least.  ;)

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_grille_07.jpg)
I've still got some adjusting to do as the pieces do not quite fit yet. I started to doubt that the entire front end was skewed but I noticed that both of the plastic headlight frames have about half a centimeter of adjustment in them (the holes are somewhat oversized) and I got the opposite adjustment on different sides.. So it'll have to disassemble for at least once more...

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_engine_09.jpg)
As the front end is starting to come together I managed to get the carb project started too. First I took out the bolts from the intake and went thru the intake sealing space with a sharp carpet knife.

The on goes the new gasket and the aluminum adapter plate which came with Gronk's setup, that bolted on with 'hideaway' bolts to the original holes.

In the pic you can also see I managed to find plugs to fill the extra holes in the exhaust manifold, it's a common pipethread so they were plenty available in chrome, steel and then the brass onces I got. They tighten well and should hold up well under heat.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_engine_10.jpg)
Then on goes the new Motorcraft 2150 carb with bolts and nuts thru the adapter plate. Complete bolt on, only thing I had to adjust a bit was the intake outlet for the brake booster hose. So it was a bolt-on add indeed.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_engine_11.jpg)
Then popd on the original spring and linkage without issues and tested the action - works just like it was made this way. No adjustments needed.

Then I noticed I don't have a new gas filter or hose available in the garage so I'll have to get those sorted today and fire her up. Also as the original air cleaner (which was horrid anyhow) doesn't fit, I tried out my Rebel's original aircleaner which is a bolt on - I'll likely use that once it gets below -20C, but for now I'll get one of those chromed freeflow airfilters.

Then spent about an hour going thru the rest of the places that needed a touch of paint in the engine room (it's getting too cold to paint in the next days, about -5C expected). Continuing with the re-installation of the power steering pump with it's belt and alternator belt as well (they were OK, so I'll save those NOS belts for now). All went on fairly easy once I realized how the power steering pump belt adjustment works.  ;D

I'm getting the aluminum valve cover glassbead blasted tomorrow at a local mechanics school (I just called them up and asked if they did that sort of thing and yes they do..). Then I'll have to get PCV valve for that and rubbers and hoses plus the breather to the other hole. Then it's time to install the (hopefully cleaned up) reservoirs and the vacuum hose for the distributor and other smaller details.

The two remaining mystery hoses also are more clear now, please correct me if I'm wrong:
- The first one you'll see it in the pic on driver's side - the one sticking up from below with the plastic breather cap. I believe that's from the front driveline and it's likely a breather hose for the front diff?
- The second one (and third actually) is the one that's looped right beside it, I think those are gasoline tank breather hoses? Should those connect to the front/top of the carb or should I just leave them?
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 Silver (from Finland)
Post by: HornetRWB on October 16, 2014, 07:14:39 AM
And the aluminum valve cover I have doesn't fit. I just had it glassbead blasted and it looks brand new but it's for 1981+ 258cids, not 1980. Great. :censored:  So I'll sell those then I guess...

So.. I ordered a chrome valve cover instead from Ebay, actually bought two to cover the shipping costs a bit more (selling the other one).

Any ideas where to connect the gas tank ventilation and diff vent, or just leave them vented in some bottle..? I can connect either one to the carb top front connection?
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 Silver (from Finland)
Post by: HornetRWB on October 17, 2014, 01:35:09 AM
So valvecover off, It's dirty enough for several quick oil changes in the upcoming travels, but clean enough so no real worries. It's got an sticking oilring in at least one of the pistons so those oil changes will likely ease that one back into action as well. And I've been reading on this forum that you can get away with just using good quality RTV for the gasket, instead of putting in a cork one. If I find a cork one by the weekend I'll definitely put it in, but if not it'll be a good bead of  RTV.

So to the main course of the day. My tire guy delivered as promised. I could have gotten two rounds of tires for the same price but I like these more... BFGoodrich All Terrain KO and the size is 215/75-15. They're indeed brand new (manufactured 4 weeks ago) so I'll drive these thru winter.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_tires_01.jpg)
I was reeeeaaally anxious to get these under the car so I had to step back and look after the first tire already. :) The Eagle looks like it's about to take off..  ;D

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_tires_02.jpg)
And 'Ta-daaa!' It now looks like an Eagle, and not just a Concord. A true 4WD should have 4WD tires and now it does. Wheels are Cragar Daytonas and they're direct from under the wife's XJ since she just got studded winter tires back on with winter wheels. I'll "borrow" these a bit...  ::)

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_tires_04.jpg)
Plenty of room in the back and in the front to roll the car and suspension travel.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_tires_03.jpg)
But, can't turn the wheels enough. It hits the front corner of the fender so there'll be some trimming upcoming over the weekend. Hoping to just cut metal and bend plastic, but we'll see. I was hoping they'd fit to avoid cutting, but there's no way I'm going back now...

Really love the look now. It's an  :amc: :eagle:  8)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 Silver (from Finland)
Post by: Prafeston on October 17, 2014, 10:06:50 PM
Those wheels and tires look great!
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 Silver (from Finland)
Post by: eaglefreek on October 18, 2014, 09:09:59 AM
I had to cut some also when I installed 215/75's and a little more with the 225's. As for RTV, see if you can find a product called The Right Stuff Gasket Maker. IT's far superior to regular RTV.  The price reflects it and you got to work fast. One airplane mechanic told me he puts the Right Stuff on one side, lets it cure, than bolts on the part. I haven't tried this method yet.
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 Silver (from Finland)
Post by: HornetRWB on October 20, 2014, 01:41:09 AM
Thanks for the feedback mates!

So spent the weekend getting the engine room finished.

The original air cleaner no longer fits, so I invested some 30 euros to a basic model 14" chrome air cleaner. Didn't want the smaller one because it looks funny IMO ;)

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_airfilter_01.jpg)
And of course the 14" didn't fit.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_airfilter_02.jpg)
Zoomed around the original one and noticed that it's also not centered so I took a couple measures and started up the angle grinder..

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_airfilter_03.jpg)
Then had a mate of mine spotweld it into place, after which I cut out a matching piece of metal...

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_airfilter_04.jpg)
Which my friend then welded on, the bottom is heavily zinc coated so it was a pain in the @$$, but it went fairly well. ;)

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_airfilter_05.jpg)
And then back home to clean up the welds and test it out and wow - it fits!

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_airfilter_06.jpg)
After final cleanup I added some gluey stuff on the other side to stop all possible air leaks. They do sell ready made offset filter bases, but I haven't got enough time or money to go about ordering one and waiting for it to arrive... Thanks to my mate Jope for the welds!

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_venakoppa_01.jpg)
USPS tracking wasn't encouraging about the delivery of the chrome valve cover so I went thru the original one with a wire brush attached to the angle grinder. Both sides, although the backside was so disgusting it mainly gave in to Brakeclean and a couple rags. That was quite the task, but it's done.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_venakoppa_02.jpg)
And to top it off, three coats of flat black and couple coats of bright black. Nice even coat and then took it in the house to cure over night.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_engine_13.jpg)
And I DID find that 'The Right Stuff'! What a surprise ;) But yes, I agree - excellent product. Cleaned up the surfaces and put it on the valve cover, popped it back on and tighted the bolts. The Right stuff cured in minutes. Then put the PCV valve to the back and got a cheap aftermarket filter/ventilator to the front hole.  Nice enough.

The finished off the gasoline lines and added a hose to the top front of the carb, just to be sure (not supposedly needed since nothing should come out but...)

Washer and coolant reservoirs added also. Coolant one was quite dirty but didn't have time to clean it more so on it went.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_engine_14.jpg)
Carb return spring didn't quite cut it anymore, so I swapped that also to a new one. Here's a side view.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_engine_15.jpg)
And the finished product.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_engine_16.jpg)
Had the engine run for a while and let the oil out and :censored: there was a lot of it...

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_engine_oil.jpg)
I let it settle and whirled it around a bit. Only water in the oil is apparent on top in the swirl, but there was a lot of gasoline inside the oilpan. I guess the carb really was toast (along with a couple stuck oil rings). It may also be that one of the PO's added something to the oil to get those oil rings loose (it did the trick, as the car didn't really smoke anymore).

I thought about the head gasket, but decided against it due to the fact that the radiator fluid was clear and pink. Didn't have the pink longlife stuff at home so had to go and pick some up. After refill the top radiator hose was of course leaking so it had to come off and get shortened a bit and turned around + put back on with new fasteners. It's tight now. :)

Then new filter and 10W40 Valvoline MaxLife. I'll follow up on the oil as I get some miles on the engine.

Oh yes the sun visors were shot.
(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_visors_01.jpg)
Or the visors themselves were OK but the 3-screw fasteners were gone. The other one crumbled when I opened the screws and the other one just cracked in 3 places.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_visors_02.jpg)
So, I got some busted visors from an '65 Rambler American and whadda u know.. Took out the metal clips and poker and tried it on. It's the same. The parts however were a bit rusted and a bit painted white so I cleaned them up and painted them black. Looks ok.

Didn't have time to look at the fenders and the headliner is still off, but I'm starting the process to get the car registered for traffic. Keeping thumbs up the import taxes do not break the bank...

Anyone have pictures of nicely cut fenders??
Or anyone still have any idea what the two metal pipes in the engineroom located by the carb connect to? The other one could be for the rear washer (i also have a rear wiper), and perhaps the other is for the gas tank ventilation.. maybe? I have not had time to go under the car to follow them down... ??? ;)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 Silver (from Finland)
Post by: carnuck on October 21, 2014, 12:00:28 PM
When the mechanical fuel pump dies it also floods the motor with gas.
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 Silver (from Finland)
Post by: HornetRWB on October 22, 2014, 03:30:11 AM
When the mechanical fuel pump dies it also floods the motor with gas.

Aha! ;) That's likely it. The engine has a brand new fuel pump installed by the previous owner. Good catch mate.


(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_testdrive_01.jpg)

Everything is coming back together nicely, first had some minor carb setup adjustments done wiith Kronk's help. Then ran the engine for about 10-15 minutes - letting the oil circulate, engine warm up good (it's likely been at least 10 years since last time) and the engine paint cure itself. The car starts right up, no stalling, no hesitation on throttle, excellent idle, choke works - runs like a brand new car. I can highly recommend Kronk's 2150 Motorcraft setup to everyone that has any carb issues.

My only issue with the engine remains that a couple oil rings in the pistons are likely stuck, so the engine huffs and puffs quite a bit from the breather. Hoping that will solve itself once I get some asphalt in my rear view mirror. Exhaust is also leaking somewhere near the middle of the car, which will need to be addressed before inspection bureau - so still those little things to go thru.

Then on to the front fenders. So I have BFG AT 215/75-15 in the car with Cragar Daytonas which have slightly more backspacing than the basic XJ wheels have (they're sticking out only about 2cm more, umm that's about ½ inch). The setup fits under the car nicely, but as I've read countless times on this forum, they don't turn much.

I opened up the flares from the bottom and noticed passenger side fender is likely from a Concord, it's quite different from the driver's side one - also inner plastic fender has been beat up and then straightened to a new angle previously. The flares on both sides have likely been replaced since they're almost perfect. The hit hasn't been bad due to the fact that the frame and all other metal is dead straight and no repairs are evident. Likely just a minor fenderbender in the front, which also explains the mixed front grille it had. The car has also been repainted (all except roof) now that I look at it in more detail. It's been done at least 20 years ago and done well which is nice to know.

Also the fender braces were a different set, passenger side was 4cm (about 1+ 1/4 inch) shorter which is why the passenger side was sticking to the tire much worse than the drivers side.

So I took up the angle grinder and cut about a 20cm (~8 inches) long and  1cm (~½inch) on top and 5cm (~2inch) on bottom wide strip off the plastic inner fender (there's a bend in the fender right at the spot on both sides), after which  I cut off the the same line on the metal fender matching up both sides. Didn't want to cut the fender flares so I then took a heat gun and let it heat up (moving the gun up and down around the place) until it got wobbly. Then I with thick gloves first straightened the original bend and then made the new one at the line I cut. Then a few screws (thru the bottom - not thru the metal fender) to reinforce the bend. It was getting late and below freezing temps at my garage so it cooled down quite fast and settled nicely.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_fender_trim_01.jpg)

If it comes to it, I can reverse this change later on since the fender flare wasn't cut at all. I think it turned out really well.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_fender_trim_02.jpg)

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_fender_trim_03.jpg)

And now I have room to turn the tires also not depending on suspension travel, since the tire turns to the inside of the fender. I'll put in the braces - both the correct length once I have time). Frankly put I wouldn't spot the change if I didn't do it myself.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_fender_trim_04.jpg)

I will still do a similar cut on the backside of the front fender to make sure the tires do not rub during braking/turning. There is room just barely enough now, but I like to play it safe.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_testdrive_02.jpg)

Oh yea, in case you missed the fact on the upper pics - the Eagle is now road legal. Tolls paid and taxation started so I have 3 months temporary plates (stickers) on the car. It may take that long due to the fact that they'll have to come up with a valuation for the car - which is the only one in this country and then I pay taxes based on that. Scary, but I'm keeping fingers crossed they are sensible. My budget would not stretch if the expenses rise to more than a couple hundred euros. We'll see. Before that I'll have to get the car to the inspection bureau so that's ready when the taxation is finished so I can get my real plates then.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_testdrive_04.jpg)

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_testdrive_03.jpg)
And there's still lots to do. I haven't even gotten to the rear of the car yet - other than electrics and new bulbs...

I had a good mate help me out on the test runs and fender trimming, Thanks go out to him! :)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 Silver (from Finland)
Post by: shanebo on October 22, 2014, 11:52:02 PM
As hard as parts are to get in the US I can only imagine how hard it is to find parts over there. Trying to find parts for an AMC must be like the equivalent of trying to find parts to a Tatra here in the states.
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 Silver (from Finland)
Post by: HornetRWB on October 23, 2014, 05:18:59 AM
Parts are always a hassle, but happily I can get most wearing parts (brakes, suspension, engine) fairly easy locally - they just cost about double to what they do in the States. Oh well, it's a choice I've made years and years ago to keep kicking with these obselete AMCs  ;D  :amc:

As to my STW, I've been reading the option list and been very surprised on the amount of options in my car....

External
+ Quick Silver Metallic
+ Black pinstripe
+ Dual black remote mirrors
+ 195/75R15 Tiempo steel belted radial BSW tires (gone, but likely)
+ Blackout taillamp paint treatment (other side has been replaced with a chrome one, which will be painted black)
+ Black bumpers with nerf strips (removed front nerf strips though)
+ Blackout grille (now again fully blacked out, was only half there)
+ Blackout lower body moldings with 4x4 graphics
+ Blackout lower moldings including windshield, rear window/liftgate, door frames and B-pillar
+ Sport medallions
+ Roof rack
+ Scuff molding
+ Sport Fog Lamps (they're gone, but electrics/etc were all still there - I am putting them back on)
+ Rear window defogger
+ Rear window wiper/washer
+ High beam halogen headlamps (now updated to 4 x H4)

Interior:
+ Individual reclining seats in St Lauren deep plush fabric
+ Full 18oz carpeting
+ Lockable cargo area stowage compartment (lock was busted, but it's been there)
+ Instrument panel parcel shelf (shelf was gone, but all fasteners are still there, to be replaced with a new one)
+ Cloth sun visors
+ Premium audio system (power amplifier, 4 high fidelity speakers, fader control)
+ Visibility group (remote right/left hand mirrors)
+ Light group (dome-map light, engine compartment light, rear door switches, trunk light, liftgate dome light switch)
+ Convenience group (lighted passenger visor mirror, lights-on buzzer, intermittent windshield wipers)
+ Protection group (F/R nerf strips, door edge guards, F/R floor mats)
+ Tilt steering wheel
+ AM/FM/Cassette stereo radio
+ Luxury woodgrain steering wheel
+ Tachometer
+ Cruise Control

Technical:
+ Cold climate group (engine block heater, HD battery, HD alternator, coolant protection to -34F)
+ Extra duty suspension package (rear sway bar, HD shocks, HD sprints)
+ Front suspension skid plate
+ Automatic load leveling air shocks
+ Medium duty trailer towing package (equalizing hitch, 7connector wiring harness, vehicle to trailer wiring kit, aux transmission oil cooler, 3.54 axle ratio)
+ Protective inner coat
+ Locking gas cap


These I do not have (some replaced by other options)
- Leather-wrapped sport steering wheel
- Light duty trailer towing package
- Durham Plaid fabric seat trim
- Woodgrain bodyside panels
- Tinted glass
- Air conditioning
- Power windows
- Power door locks
- Power deck lid release
- AM/FM/CB stereo radio
- Carpeted cargo area side panels
- Front armrest woodgrain overlays


So basicly only power windows/locks, tinted glass and air conditioning are missing.   Not bad at all. ;)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 Silver (from Finland)
Post by: eaglefreek on October 23, 2014, 10:02:58 AM
 I didn't have to touch the front of my fenders for the larger tires    but the rear needed some trimming. I like how you didn't cut the flare.
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 Silver (from Finland)
Post by: HornetRWB on October 24, 2014, 02:41:58 AM
And trimming completed for rear of the front fender too. Same idea, cut the backside and used a heatgun for the flare. The tires now turn, but they rub a bit in the back - this mainly due to the fact that it was already -5C in the garage so heating the flare was kinda challenging. I will have to get it done once it warms up some 10 degrees over the weekend (at least that's what the forecast now is).

Then I put the headliner back on with all the assorted little and big plastic pieces, along with the side plastics & seat belts (all had to come off to get the headliner off). After this I put the passenger side back corner back together (will sort that out later) and fired up this silver monster. Let it run for some 10 minutes, re-tightened the wheel nuts, checked the engine and everything else for leaks at least several times...

Then off we go - to the nearest gas station!
(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_first_trip01.jpg)

TF998 shifted 1-2 OK, but third wasn't found. I took it to some 80kmh (55mph?) and third gear kicked in. Stayd in third for several minutes then swapped back to second and I couldn't find third gear the rest of the way there.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_first_trip02.jpg)

Gassed up about 30 liters to keep the risk of leaking fuel tank (didn't leak though) to a minimum and check the trans oil status. It was on 'full-warm' but the oil looked more like 10w30 than ATF by color - didn't smell burned though. Likely it's overdue for a full oil+filter change, which I'll try to get done this weekend. Also looking into the kickdown a bit. Hopefully that'll solve it... If you have other ideas, let me know please.

Other than the trans (and oil ring stuck engine smoking), everything works beautifully. 4WD system and both rears are quiet and work well. The steering is MUCH too sensitive for my taste though, we'll see if I can adjust that a bit later...

But hey, drove it to work today (with a 2 speed automatic...) - scaring off all the brand new volvos and toyotas at the office...  >:D

 :amc: :eagle: !
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 Silver (from Finland)
Post by: HornetRWB on October 28, 2014, 02:20:22 AM
I drove the Eagle daily over the weekend and went to work yesterday. Also taken care of a lot of smaller details during the evenings.

At a mates house I managed to get under the car in an oil pit and took a look at the annoying exhaust leak. Surprise was positive when the exhaust pipe itself was fine and the leak was from a connector in the middle of the  car. Someone had done a "fine" welding job at it earlier. So an angle grinder and a call (to my wife who was nicely close to a parts store) later I had that covered quite easily. Also the exhaust holder in the middle was pretty much gone so I got that welded into a new clamp, no more rattling.

And I gotta say, this is one quiet car. :)  While under the car I took out rest of the taxi gear and removed a couple speedo wires completely. Also took a look at the kickdown linkage and I'm sorry to report it works just like it should. So the third gear problem is something else completely.

Strange enough the car works wonderfully if you skip freeways as without a third gear they're a bit too fast. After one of the city trips I took a couple pics outside.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_ontheyard_01.jpg)

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_ontheyard_02.jpg)

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_ontheyard_03.jpg)

In this one you'll see most of the 'to-do' stuff on the paint, still haven't done much to it other than straighten the moulding as much as I can. It's still quite poor, but now I'm using just 2 screws instead of the 6 there from the previous owner. If I can find a better one, I'll replace it but will do like this too.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_ontheyard_04.jpg)

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_ontheyard_interior_01.jpg)

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_ontheyard_interior_02.jpg)

I took my time with the interior for Saturday. Cleaned up the headliner and added the dome light after going thru the electrics, bulbs and it's chrome. It's missing the spotlight lenses but other than that it's now OK. In the pic you'll also see the original sunvisors with the '65 American clips/fasteners holding them.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_interior_domelight.jpg)

Had a few hours with the dash too, mainly cleaning up electrics under it (related to old taxi stuff). After that I installed the parcel shelf from a '70 Hornet, which fit in nicely after I gave the parking brake pedal some more room to come up (with a heatgun at the shelf itself). It really cleaned up the dash, and while at it I fixed both interior lights behind it. Unfortunately the fittings for them had been cannibalized so I had to play around them a bit and ended up using zip-ties to fasten the plastic bulb holders to the dash. They work nicely now.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_interior_shelf.jpg)

Then I went thru the driver's side taillight with a black paint marker, thus making it 'Sport' again and match to the passenger's side one. While at it the plastic between the tallight and the rear bumper started to get to my nerves (faded, cracked, chipped, ugly) and sanded it down, prepaint and put some silver paint on it.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_rearplastics.jpg)

Well that didn't go well, it boiled all over. So redo the prepaint, some white plastic undercoat on it, and then on the silver. Much better, but still boiled in the middle. Oh well, this took more time than I had planned and I had a party to get to so I left it like that for now - it's still a whole lot better than before. Oh ye, I did paint the trailer hitch black while at it.

Front door outside handles didn't work, so I took the door panels out on both sides. A few minute torx tool search later I got both sides out and both were broken the same - the level where the lock stick connects to was separated from the flappy door handle (see pics below). Must be a cheaper cast than the Hornet ones I have, as they typically just break the spring and the handle is intact.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_doorhandles_01.jpg)

So little brainwork later I took some old '70 Hornet handles apart along with the Eagle ones - matched them up and built a pair of working ones by using the Hornet flappies and all other parts from the Eagle (except the middle stick which holds them together as the Eagle part had detoriated quite badly).

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_doorhandles_02.jpg)

Oh btw, they're externally ALMOST the same, the even surface on that flappy handle on the Hornet is flat and even, on the Eagle it's somewhat textured. Not a big deal, but you'll know it when you see it.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_doorhandles_03.jpg)

And also the '80s radio antenna I've had on my shelf for some 10 years found a car to attach to. It was surprisingly a bolt-on install. In the pic you'll also see the updated wipers which weren't really bolt-on. I used the wiper and a screwdriver to get rid of the clip-on top part of it, then added the plastic attachments from another set of old fashioned wiper's I found and connected these to the modern ones using the metal rods also in the set. I think I drilled a bit also with the drill, but nothing much. It's been raining a few days now and these work wonders.

Yesterday evening I drove the Eagle to a local specialist and he'll take a look at the transmission (I don't have time, I'm traveling for the next 2 days). Hopefully it's just adjustment and cleaning, but with my luck it needs a complete overhaul. If that's what it is, then it is... :P  :censored:
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 Silver (from Finland)
Post by: vangremlin on October 28, 2014, 12:17:48 PM
Looking great!  You're really getting after this Eagle and making it a first class machine!
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 Silver (from Finland)
Post by: Prafeston on October 28, 2014, 01:42:00 PM
Yes, it is looking very nice! The 95+ Cherokee wiper arms fit perfect on an Eagle and have the hook style attachment rather than the stock stab style.
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 Silver (from Finland)
Post by: HornetRWB on October 29, 2014, 03:09:33 AM
Thanks mates! Doing my best to make it a nice daily  driver.

My chrome valve cover arrived and it is a beauty.  :)  It will have to wait until I get the transmission fixed...  Hopefully getting info on it today...
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 Silver (from Finland)
Post by: HornetRWB on October 30, 2014, 02:40:04 AM
Just got word from my transmission expert, according to him it's looking surprisingly good (pan was clear, nothing broken, no clutch fuzz in oil or filter, belts looking good, oil doesn't smell burned, etc). It seems evident that the previous owner added engine oil to the transmission, which seems to cause this sort of problems. So I'll try to go ahead with just draining all the old mixed oil (incl. converter and cooler), swap the filter and put in new ATF and then give it a go. Keeping thumbs up that's all it needs.  :o

I'll get it back on the road today, if third gear is still missing I'll try some Forte transmission treatment on it before giving it back to the shop. I am hopeful that it works...
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 Silver (from Finland)
Post by: carnuck on November 01, 2014, 12:02:33 AM
I add a can of STP engine oil treatment (or any motor honey) to my auto trans (Rear wheel drive ones) Makes them shift more solid. What was the trans doing? The lockup converter in the first couple years had clutch issues, due to Dexron II fluid. Dex III fixed that problem.
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 Silver (from Finland)
Post by: HornetRWB on November 02, 2014, 03:38:33 PM
The TF998 currently works like this:

- Reverse works perfect, good nudge when put into gear.
- First gear works perfect, good nudge when put into gear, shifts to second gear well and according to kickdown adjustments.
-> When cold, third gear goes in normally for about 10-20 seconds then it downshifts back to second (no change to this on throttle). Will not shift to third after that.
-> When warm/hot, third gear does not kick in at all, for any throttle or speed.

The only way I can get it to third gear after the first cold shift or when it's warm/hot - is by shifting it to Neutral and then back to Drive without taking my foot off the gas. Then depending on throttle position it stays in third for a second or two (low to mid-throttle), or about maximum of 30 seconds (on high to floored throttle).

When I bought the car the transmission oil was likely mixed with some other oil (engine oil perhaps?), so I I got the trans emptied, filter changed and while at it I was told the trans and filter looked perfectly clean inside and bands looked like new. Estimate was that it should be in working order (difficult to say further without a full teardown).

After the oil/filter swap (Gulf ATF DX III) it started to go into third gear somewhat longer now (as described above, previously with old oil it rarely stayed in third for more than a few seconds).

I'm out of ideas other than trying some automatic treatment mojojuice and if that doesn't work then take out the trans (of the only car I am driving right now), give it to my automatic guy and wish I can afford the repair, as likely it will be ~1000 euros even if nothing big is damaged (and that is cheap around here, if I take it to a specialist it's 2500 EUR+). Finding a replacement is not really an option over here as this is the only '80 Eagle in Finland plus putting in a newer trans doesn't make sense to me since I need to drive this car basicly daily to work and back... :P So feeding the Eagle a '90s Cherokee's driveline isn't also an option right now.

So.. Any good ideas, what to try and what to check out would be very warmly welcome...  :help:
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 Silver (from Finland)
Post by: rollguy on November 02, 2014, 04:26:26 PM
The Eagle trans is quite possibly the easiest trans on the planet to rebuild.  If you had the time and an extra car, it would be a great learning experience for you.  However, it may be able to be repaired without removing the trans from the car.  I was thinking about your fluid change, and how that made a difference.  It is possible that there is still some of the old fluid/oil in the valve body or some other component (3rd gear related) that is causing the ongoing (although getting better) problem.  It might be costly for the fluid, but I would suggest at least one or two more complete fluid changes, but this time use the cheapest fluid you can find. If and when it is finally fixed, then go with the quality fluid.  I might even suggest that you have your expert remove the valve body (some small ball bearings will fall out, and need to go back in the correct spot), and clean it out good.  Also, compressed air can be used to get more fluid out of some of the innards of the trans that may not drain normally.  The passages that go to each servo can also be checked with compressed air with the valve body out, as the holes are exposed (this is how they are checked during the rebuild process).   I have also heard that it is possible to drill and tap a hole in the converter for a drain plug (why ALL converters don't come with drain plugs, I don't know).  The converter is the hardest to get totally drained without a drain plug or complete removal.   I would not give up on this one, especially if the results are positive each time.  Also, do yourself a favor and install a drain plug in the pan if it already does not have one (welded in boss is best)....Rich
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 Silver (from Finland)
Post by: carnuck on November 03, 2014, 01:22:08 PM
Before you tear things apart, undo the line at the transmission cooler in the rad and make sure it's not plugged (REALLY common for Mopar auto trans) That will stop proper upshifting by dropping line pressure. The "passing gear" rod adjustment also adjusts the upshift point.
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: HornetRWB on November 19, 2014, 05:29:44 AM
A week+ ago I lost rear brakes and fluid from the rear circuit, didn't find a leak and refilled the reservoir. Took me a bit of time of testing it but Friday a week ago when leaving office the rear brakes suddenly jammed on me when 'touching' the pedal.. A bit backwards/forwards and they freed up so I drove it carefully home and straight to the garage. I'll find time to totally take apart the rear brakes to see what's up.

Since then - I've been a bit under the weather, now back at work but still reluctant to go to the cold garage to get anything done. I was going to get things done this week, but as I'd like more to lose this flue so I'm staying out of the garage (it's -2 C out there). I just found out I'll be traveling all next week (for work) so a few weeks then before I get things rolling...

I did manage something though.. Thanks to Prafeston and Vangremlin I got a sweet deal on some second hand parts for the Eagle that I've been looking for a while.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_frontparks01.jpg)
Clear front park/turn signals !! :) Now I can get rid of those ugly aftermarket (in headlamps) parking lights and still keep the car road legal (amber parking lamps are illegal, while clear turn signals are not...). We'll see if I put in led amber turn signals or just leave them clear.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_frontparks02.jpg)
After a lot of cleaning on the outside and inside (with an old toothbrush and dish washing fluid) they turned out OK. A small crack on one of them but nothing to be worried about. :) I'll most likely polish the plastic before installation so they should look good. Very happy about these!

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_wiperbox.jpg)
The intermittent wipers weren't working so Vangremlin sold me a working used control box and since the tach is dead I also got the ford part that's fairly bolt-on with just a few plastic trimmings needed. :) Thanks for these mate!

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_doorlocks.jpg)

Also ordered new door locks, they're for an '80s CJ with metal doors, but looking at them from the pics I decided they'll fit. And it seems they do. Cost was about 40 USD which is a lot less than the ones for Eagles. It took all my self control NOT to order new door handles as well (they sell them in BLACK for Jeep Wrangler half doors btw...). I'll fix the old ones... Budgetbudgetbudget..

As to the automatic trans, no change from the magic mojofluid I added. Will have to take out the trans and get it to the mechanic, no time to learn myself on this one.  Pity, but what else can I do. No blockages in lines or kickdown issues.

So likely next update in a couple weeks after my work trip.

ps. This eagle got a name now, it's Hopeahirviö, which bluntly translated means silver monster or silver beast...   It's related to my dislike for white and silver cars in general, but also the fact that the Eagle looks like a beast sitting next to today's euro cars around here... ::) ;D
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: tuned_pipe on November 22, 2014, 01:52:22 PM
I have 3 eagle wagons  for parts ..  let me know what you need ..  if you don't mind the shipping fees  .. thanks PAUL
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: Prafeston on November 22, 2014, 04:08:47 PM
Glad me and Vangremlin could help you out!
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: vangremlin on November 22, 2014, 06:53:48 PM
Glad to help out!
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: HornetRWB on February 02, 2015, 08:46:32 AM
I've been a bit too busy at work so the Eagle's been just sitting in the garage + it's been freezing and snowing so it's been difficult to get motivation to go work on it.. :P (I've been driving the wife's XJ instead).

Transmission is still without 3rd gear, but I won't let that bother me too much.. Here's the latest update on other issues...

The rear brakes decided that they needed some attention...

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_rearbrakes_01.jpg)
Here's the passenger side, brake shoes themselves OK, but the brake cylinder leaked like a drunk after a sixpack....

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_rearbrakes_02.jpg)
Driver's side wasn't much better, brake cylinder had a small ooze, but the main problem on this side were the shoes... See anything missing? Check the brake drum...

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_rearbrakes_03.jpg)
So, while doing a few weeks of work traveling I ordered parts at my local parts guy (amazing you can get them here without problems) and they arrived after my trip. Quick service and prices weren't bad either.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_rearbrakes_04.jpg)
Here's a close up on the boxes with part numbers, seemed to be the same parts I got for my Rebel's AMC20 big rear last winter.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_rearbrakes_05.jpg)
Here's the passenger side put back together, no real problems since I've done this a hundred times before. Although I did have to jiggle a bit with the automatic adjustment cable since the original one was 90% cut. Didn't find one of those new so I fixed up a used one I found in my shed.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_rearbrakes_06.jpg)
Here's about midway done on the driver's side. Here the adjustment cable was cut and since my shed didn't produce another I just got something close to it (big brakes from Mopar cars), shortened it to length and installed it. Also had to swap the adjustment screw on the bottom to a used one because it wasn't rolling freely (PO forgot to lubricate it last time?). Also the small rubber nubs were missing from the brake shield so got those too - should keep road debris out of the brakes a bit more easily.

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_rearbrakes_07.jpg)
And then a touch of paint... And yes, I know they weren't red when new but I'm funny that way...  >:D

And then bleeding and testing, end result -> everything works now! :)

Here's a pic on those 1980 - 1990 CJ/YJ Wrangler metal door locks. Cost me about 20 USD on Ebay, and YES -> they exactly the same as the Eagle's original ones. Which means they'll also fit Hornets (ordering another set for my Hornet).

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_locks_01_comparison.jpg)

Getting them swapped sure took a bit of time. First the door panels and associated hardware, then the ripped up plastics (made new ones from tar paper cut to size). After this I emptied the door of fallen down sound insulation bits, cleaned it up and put new rust proofing.

After this I got my hands dirty from the new rust proofing while taking the door latches off, cleaning and lubricating them and then the locks off. For some reason the driver's side took me about double the time than passengers even though I started up with the passenger side. The lock mechanism just was that much harder to play around with (and plus I didn't want to remove the AMC door tag that's blocking the small round hole which allows easy access to the lock on the passenger's side.

No good pics of this progress, but after getting them back on, tested them at least a dozen times opening and closing and locking and unlocking the doors. Everything works wonderfully now. Then everything back together and it's basicly ready for the inspection bureau.

Hopefully I'll have time this week to get my licence plates and inspection done. :police:
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: HornetRWB on February 06, 2015, 04:09:53 PM
The Silver Beast is now road legal  ;D ;D  8) 8)  >:D >:D


(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_plates_front.jpg)

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_plates_frontside1.jpg)

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_plates_frontside2.jpg)

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_plates_seats.jpg)

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_plates_dash.jpg)

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_plates_rearside1.jpg)

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_plates_rearside2.jpg)

Got very good feedback from the inspector, some minor pointers but nothing broken or rusted. Really good feeling. Next job will likely be installing a proper Stereo/MP3 Player and speakers plus get that transmission fixed (still not third gear...). Then putting on the other touches here and there...

Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: HornetRWB on February 09, 2015, 02:16:37 AM
Radiator  hose was leaking slowly which I've fastened a couple times before. So this time I decided to swap it to a new one...

After swapping the hose I noticed an even bigger leak coming from the engine side and after some disassembly I found the problem..

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_radhose_1.jpg)

2 smaller 'almost holes'  in the backside and right in the front you could almost push your finger thru this hole seen in the pic. How in the earth does aluminum corrode like that from coolant? Unless the aluminum mix was pure rubbish...

(http://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_radhose_2.jpg)

Oh well, after some welding the hole and the almost holes are now plugged and it's now good as new. Got it back on yesterday evening, let it cure overnight (it's -5 C in the garage so decided to play it safe) and put everything back together this morning before leaving for work (with the Eagle).

Everything works good now, except that :censored: automatic trans which still does not hold on to third gear unless I am flooring the gasoline pedal all the way to the floor. I'm more and more worried this isn't a small problem that'll cure itself after some driving... Do any of you have any ideas what to try (fluid's been swapped, additives added, cooler cleaned, etc, nothing changed) before complete overhaul (and breaking my bank)... :help:
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: HornetRWB on February 26, 2015, 05:10:18 AM
And this Eagle was sold on Tuesday this week. A fellow AMCCF clubmember had more time and patience so he bought it off my hands for a good price (for us both). He will continue the project, but unlikely on this page.

Thanks for all your help and thoughts to this project, I'll now continue with the Hornet and the Rebel for now... Hopefully in the future I'll have time and money to get another Eagle since I really liked this one.

Best of luck on your projects mates!
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: vangremlin on February 26, 2015, 08:44:13 AM
Thanks for sharing your work on getting the Eagle where it is today.  You made great progress, good luck with your other AMCs and good luck to the new Eagle owner!
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on October 22, 2016, 03:00:40 PM
Hello!
I´m back... as a new owner of RWB´s Eagle.
He sold it to a Jeeper. He is a fellow of finnish AMC Club.
Long story short... I had a XJ Cherokee lying around and he had no use for Eagle, so.... I took a three and a half hours trip to his place and towed Eagle to my Eagles nest.

I´m the proud new owner of my fourth Eagle.

I´m going to do some restoring during the dark and cold finnish winter. Don´t know when, but I´ll post some info as time goes by.

Here it is with my 81 STW...

(http://i1125.photobucket.com/albums/l590/jpihkanen/Eagle3/016.jpg)

First thing to do is some cleaning. I washed the car and saw that paint needs some attention. And that interior too... that colour...  :help:
My other Sport Wagon had black interior, so...

First black parts taken apart...

(http://i1125.photobucket.com/albums/l590/jpihkanen/Eagle3/002.jpg)

to be continued...
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: amcfool1 on October 22, 2016, 05:09:33 PM
hi, and welcome! nice to see the the Eagle Saga continues. keep us posted, and if you need any help, please ask. I just finished a three year resto of an 84 eagle Sedan. Whew! 99% done, the last 1% is NEVER done. btw, I live in the US, but I'm from CZ. good luck, gz,    aka Jiri Zeman
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: 85AmCfreak on October 22, 2016, 06:45:51 PM
Welcome, Can't wait to hear more on this project.
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on October 22, 2016, 06:58:45 PM
Thank you, thank you...

Here is my first Eagle project... not finished yet.

http://forums.amceaglesden.com/index.php?topic=5401.0

And this is the second...

http://forums.amceaglesden.com/index.php?topic=36947.0

I´ll keep you in touch...
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on December 14, 2016, 05:57:01 PM
Took roof linig out and repaired it...

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/002_zpsznfal47g.jpg)

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/005_zpsggp7ymeo.jpg)

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/006_zpsx8dcubbq.jpg)

"New" drivers front seat needs some TLC...

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/001_zpsy8ggq37a.jpg)

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/002_zpsqemchnf4.jpg)

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/003_zpsk1nadfao.jpg)

New paint and padding...

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/003_zpsrti2fohs.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on December 23, 2016, 03:19:38 PM
I wanted a Center console gauge package because it makes things happen... It looks so "cheap" under the dashboard without it...

I didn´t have one, so DIY...

I had one on my Limited, so it can be a start point. I did not want to spoil it, so I needed a template.

Some plywood...

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/001_zpsimcpfubh.jpg)

It takes right form... little by little

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/002_zps9qeatghw.jpg)

Som bondo and aluminium
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/001_zpsp8scy7o6.jpg)

And here it is, a copy...

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/002_zpspbdxtcqd.jpg)

to be continued...

Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: 85AmCfreak on December 23, 2016, 04:44:46 PM
Looks like amazing work!!! If you could remake these I would be this excited!!!!

(http://i260.photobucket.com/albums/ii37/85amcfreak/4CF0402F-3D8A-494B-AF6B-1DFB63FA69B5.gif) (http://s260.photobucket.com/user/85amcfreak/media/4CF0402F-3D8A-494B-AF6B-1DFB63FA69B5.gif.html)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: eagleman on December 23, 2016, 07:53:05 PM
Hey juhap. That's some great work your doing. Nice job and applaud your efforts. Can't wait to see the finished product.
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: vangremlin on December 24, 2016, 01:06:55 PM
Nice work on the center console!!  Thumbs up to you!
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on December 25, 2016, 04:41:51 AM
 Mold done... ready to cast some copies...

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/007_zpsozstiapd.jpg)

Merry Christmas to all of you from Finland, the land of Santa Claus. Ho-ho-ho...
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on December 26, 2016, 09:47:58 AM
Console #1 out of the mold...   :o

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/001_zpshugeiw7m.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: Eagleearl on December 26, 2016, 11:16:51 AM
Great work ! Thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on December 29, 2016, 05:27:41 PM
It looks a little bit like an  :amc:  :eagle:  center console... sort of...  :rotfl:

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/001_zpsswbfad6o.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on March 14, 2017, 04:02:54 PM
This "beast" is in the garage again...

Original idea was to put new roof lining back after some rust removal of inner roof...

It did not happen... When I had removed almost all of the rust I found a lot of silicone around rear hatch seal... and what was under that mess...

Rust, of course!

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/009_zpsyywyqbxy.jpg)

And the other side...

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/010_zpspnpa5tgt.jpg)

Some one had used screws to fasten roof moldings.... I had to weld those holes.

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/001_zpstetxihz1.jpg)

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/003_zps8tk3rnig.jpg)

I wondered about these screws... and that cracked windscreen corner... Had no idea what this can be...

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/004_zpsfvltz4qa.jpg)

Windscreen corners had some rust issue, too...

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/008_zpsyrxul8xr.jpg)

Rust all around...

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/007_zpsl1opvb9i.jpg)

After sand blasting...

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/004_zpsqwqksa1y.jpg)

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/005_zpstdf89ups.jpg)

OH, NO...

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/003_zps8jchifdv.jpg)

Testing new sheet metal...

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/004_zpsxrmgk5k5.jpg)

What could be under that cracked windscreen corner?

This of course!

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/001_zps1f1uxwlb.jpg)

Cutting metal... found this!

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/004_zpsbfrmqd8s.jpg)

and this...

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/003_zpsrni85lf4.jpg)

What might be under the other side?

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/002_zpsapbi8uor.jpg)

So far, so good...
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: vangremlin on March 14, 2017, 07:06:21 PM
You're doing good work as always!  And I think the car has a new name - "Rusty"
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on March 16, 2017, 05:09:30 PM
Dig deeper, you´ll find... not a treasure, but solid steel...

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/002_zpssje5pwtb.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on March 18, 2017, 03:19:24 PM
Started  today a new drip rail...

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/001_zpsjfy2thnc.jpg)

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/002_zpsnwomsr74.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on March 20, 2017, 01:45:45 PM
Bend a little...

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/001_zpsdxbfuvvs.jpg)

... weld a little...

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/002_zps3fpbikal.jpg)

Drip rail done.  :hello2:
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: mo.eagles on March 20, 2017, 07:21:42 PM
Nice work !!!  I do wish I had the tools and skills like you have !
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on March 22, 2017, 07:11:52 AM
Starting..

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/001_zpsnat9ywo4.jpg~original)

...Job done...

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/002_zpsxp4mjvdr.jpg~original)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: vangremlin on March 22, 2017, 08:50:14 AM
Nice!  Thanks for sharing your progress.
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on March 23, 2017, 12:37:25 PM
Testing new piece of sheet metal.... needs some english wheel and cutting and welding...

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/001_zpsvx8jeuxx.jpg~original)

EDIT:
Only welding needed...

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/002_zpswpaq2ax3.jpg~original)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: eagleman on March 23, 2017, 02:28:38 PM
That's some fantastic work. I admire your skills my friend. Not everyone is willing or has the skills to handle that kind of repair. Nice work!
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on March 26, 2017, 01:43:05 PM
Welded... just needs some lead...

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/004_zpsdx8iqytb.jpg~original)

One done, four more to go.
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on March 27, 2017, 11:04:46 AM
and done...

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/001_zpsbet6u1t2.jpg~original)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: eagleman on March 27, 2017, 11:21:41 AM
Perfect! And a job well gone. Congrats to you!
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on March 28, 2017, 12:25:55 PM
The other side was a very easy task to do... just welding and lead...

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/001_zps379f4wub.jpg~original)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on March 29, 2017, 02:40:30 PM
Then it was time to do something to that A pillar...

Cut all rust away...

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/002_zps7jldqtsc.jpg~original)

And a 5" piece of new drip rail...

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/003_zpss9lpspny.jpg~original)

Testing.

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/004_zpsxjfdw9nn.jpg~original)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on March 30, 2017, 12:52:07 PM
It´s done...
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/002_zpse5kipp1v.jpg~original)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on April 03, 2017, 02:27:15 PM
Repaired that rear hatch right corner...

Cut first... new parts fitted.

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/002_zpsb3coomzx.jpg~original)

Needed new steel inside of the corner.

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/003_zpsir69qepq.jpg~original)

All welded

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/004_zpsanpbuj9t.jpg~original)

And lead...

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/005_zpsnymo4bks.jpg~original)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on April 04, 2017, 02:14:37 PM
The other side...  looked much easier to repair, but... After I wire brushed that area, I found a lot of rusted steel...  :banghead:
New sheet metal was needed...

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/001_zpsec80jmgb.jpg~original)

A couple of hours later it all looked much nicer. It needs a little lead to be finished...  8)

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/002_zpsq80dmgpe.jpg~original)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: Eagleearl on April 05, 2017, 08:22:19 AM
Excellent job as always!
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on April 08, 2017, 12:33:05 PM
At last it was time to paint.
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/015_zpstc6rpsrt.jpg~original)

Colour does not match... but who cares... ;D

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/016_zpsnyowbvbj.jpg~original)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: eaglefreek on April 08, 2017, 01:17:33 PM
Amazing work!
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: Prafeston on April 08, 2017, 01:53:53 PM
Yeah, it's some pretty inspiring stuff! Most people would give up on a car that was that rusty. It's awesome to see your skills at work!
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on April 13, 2017, 01:15:36 PM
Thank you for those kind words...

My opinion is that rare cars need to be saved... These Eagles aren´t bad at all... compared to my ´50 Jeepster or Borgward Isabella Wagon...

But what happened to day...

New black interior is on its way to replace that red one.

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/002_zpsffpacdcw.jpg~original)

And with help from my friend, we got the new windshield...

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Eagle%203/003_zpswuiqoego.jpg~original)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: eaglefreek on April 13, 2017, 08:41:51 PM
How hard was it to find a windshield over there?
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on April 14, 2017, 02:22:15 AM
Here in Finland glass is not a problem...

We have a long tradtion of making of any glassproducts. We have had dosens of bigger and smaller fabricators. Some of them are today part of multinational Pilkington.

Still we have some speciality manufacturers left... Tamglass, Glaston, IHD-glas and the world famous KAL or Kuttila AutoGlass (Kuttilan autolasi in finnish)

These KAL brothers can do almost impossible out of laminated glass. Their master works can be seen all over the globe. Most custom car builders use their service (through middle men) ..John d´Agostino for example...

So these ordinary "every day" windshields are no issue... if you have money. Price has skyrocketed since my last purchase... from 120 euros to 400...
A couple of years ago I bought a GAZ-13 Chaika windshield for 100 euros. I saw one new for sale in an online shop for 2000 euros!

Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on April 15, 2017, 01:42:29 PM
No progress today, because I went to do some machining job to AMC V8 blower intake with my friend...

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/JuhaP/Hardtop/012_zpse29xilew.jpg~original)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: rollguy on June 24, 2017, 10:25:39 AM
Wow! that is one cute little milling machine!
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on June 24, 2017, 03:29:00 PM
 Yes... and very handy, too.  ;)
 One of the biggest I know... You can have a piece of 7 meters x 2 meters... (22 feet x 6 feet).  Next to it, there is a 15 m x 1 m  machine!
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on July 07, 2017, 02:55:29 PM
Thanks to Photobucket this thread is destroyed... I´m sorry folks...   :censored:
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on August 27, 2017, 03:36:09 AM
No progress because of other AMC projects...

Few weeks ago I made a barn find... 71 Hornet with seized engine and brakes. Got it running with "new" 232 engine.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Hornet3/soivapeli.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: vangremlin on August 27, 2017, 10:46:37 AM
Sweet looking Hornet!!
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: Prafeston on August 27, 2017, 01:00:15 PM
Yeah man, nice looking Hornet!
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on August 29, 2017, 04:23:48 PM
Yes it is. And it is a real barn find... I can show you...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Hornet3/001.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: vangremlin on September 03, 2017, 05:53:14 PM
Wow, a CERTIFIED barn find!  Those are really rare!!
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on November 05, 2017, 04:53:21 PM
Barn find sleeps now over winter...

But here is a new power line to this "silver beast" of mine. Got it from my another Eagle...
Transmission is OK and engine does not breath any oil out.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle2/kasinokalle_3.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: trooper5707 on November 30, 2017, 10:59:29 PM
Great work my friend!
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on January 13, 2018, 01:57:39 PM
One out, one in...

"Silver beast" is going to have some overhaul and maintenance.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/in_the_heat_of_the_night.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on January 17, 2018, 03:35:42 PM
OK. It is time to dig some rust!

I found some from here...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/kontti_1.jpg)

..and here...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/kontti_2.jpg)

...and under seat belt...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/lattia_1.jpg)

... and this I have found before... Oh yeah! Welding and grinding, that´s life!

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/luukku_1.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on January 21, 2018, 02:37:17 PM
Looks quite nice, but...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/sisa_1.jpg)

Rust...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/rust_1.jpg)

Rust...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/rust_6.jpg)

Rust...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/rust_3.jpg)

Rust...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/rust_4.jpg)

Rust...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/rust_5.jpg)

Rust...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/rust_2.jpg)

Rust...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/rust_7.jpg)



A little welding done and rest of work is silicone...  :censored:  (see left corner)

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/013.jpg)

Someone had done some welding... I could push my fingers in, where arrows point... it is all open there.  :help:

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/030a.jpg)

Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on January 25, 2018, 11:03:00 AM
 :censored:  :censored:  :eaglebig:  :censored:

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/rust_8.jpg)

and more of it...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/rust_9.jpg)

 :banghead:
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: eagleman on January 25, 2018, 01:25:46 PM
Not lookin so good there but with your skills I know it will be as good as new if not better after you perform your magic on it.
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on January 26, 2018, 01:53:19 PM
This is is a setback, because I had a quick repair and motor change in my mind, before I´d start working with my American gasser amd Willys Jeepster.
I´m going to put this silver beast to sleep again and start something else  :amc:  instead.

Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: mudkicker715 on January 26, 2018, 07:17:57 PM
Rust is always disheartening.
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on February 04, 2018, 02:02:50 PM
Drivers seat had some torn seams and vinyl.

Started this job about a year ago, so it was time to finish it...  ::)

Lower part has now a piece of vinyl. Because seat cover has all parts on, I couldn´t use normal sewing machine anymore. I  restored my shoemakers sewing machine, one I bought over 20 years ago...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/pfaff_193-5.jpg)

That´s done...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/penkki_1.jpg)

Lower part had so much issues, it was easier to fabricate a new one...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/penkki_2.jpg)

Done...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/001.jpg)

And now I have "new" seat...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/penkki_4.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on July 12, 2019, 09:36:45 AM
This is is a setback, because I had a quick repair and motor change in my mind, before I´d start working with my American gasser amd Willys Jeepster.
I´m going to put this silver beast to sleep again and start something else  :amc:  instead.

Hello again...

Eagle project is still sleeping... But my gasser and Jeepster are sleeping too, because of new project I bought right after latest posting...

I had a chance to buy a Rambler Rogue, it was a sleeping project... I have worked with it about a year and a half now... It had a lot of  sheet metal job because of rust and a crash... My friend had done some jobs before it came to me, but still ...18 months...

Now it has new paint and it is coming together after 36 years...  :hello2:

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/kuuskuus/IMG_4976.jpg)

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/kuuskuus/IMG_4977.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: vangremlin on July 12, 2019, 11:58:28 AM
Beautiful!  And a fun looking project (of course I didn't see all the metal repair you had to go through  ;)  )
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: Eagleearl on July 12, 2019, 01:35:58 PM
Looking Good!! I can only imagine the amount of work you had to do to get it to this stage.
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on July 13, 2019, 02:23:04 AM
The amount of rust repair and fixing dents is huge...

My friend Heke started from this. Rogue was sandblasted 1983 (about so) and left in a barnhouse...  :banghead:

(https://file.jaatiedostosi.com/a9ElaC/20141115_184134.jpg)

He worked four-five months and this is how it was when I bought it... Rear was fixed and made to look like 69 model.
But the rest of the car was rust and s..t.   :help: 18 months to get this ready for paint... I removed many of his patched sheet metal, to make bigger panels and less welds... and to get that blasting sand out of frame and sills. It had bucket full of that and rust in those...  :censored:

(https://file.jaatiedostosi.com/94RRHk2U/20150322_114434.jpg)

It had "new" fenders and hood from a parts car. I had to replace drivers side door. It looked quite right, but was too bad. Roof was the same... it was in terrible shape. I had to learn how to use shrinking disc and panel beating spoon to fix it...

("Every day is a school day" Gene Winfield)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on June 18, 2020, 10:49:32 AM
This week I had a new start with this "beast"... Took it out and done some research...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6201.jpg)

Oh yes, I have done some interior job... red is now black...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6202.jpg)

Rusty floor panels look quite nice... some job done... And no rust issues around rear hatch... nice...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6203.jpg)

New windshield and no rust issues, nice...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6204.jpg)

How about inside of that vehicle... Oh yes... that´s the issue. Rust, and a lot of it...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6205.jpg)

It is time to fix that... And it takes a lot of time...

But there is something done... I had one automatic transmission done... a friend of a friend does these...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6225.jpg)

And a new lock up converter and flexplate...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6226.jpg)

Started cleaning all nasty under body seal out of floors and sills. This had a lot of swiss stuff with some welded patches... and bathroom silicone...  >:D

Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on June 20, 2020, 03:26:53 AM
Started diggin´in....

OH boy...  :-[

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6244.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on June 20, 2020, 12:23:03 PM
Made that rust hole a bit larger...  :hello2:

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6253.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on June 21, 2020, 12:20:01 PM
Some cleaning and "rustoleum"

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6255.jpg)

Leaf spring plate needed a "pan handle"....

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6258.jpg)

First phase done...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6259.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on June 22, 2020, 11:00:55 AM
Hot sunny summer day means more welding...

First I cut all rust away. And started to finish sheet metal with bead roller...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6260.jpg)

Cut this to fit....

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6261.jpg)

And then "just" some welding and grinding...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6262.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: vangremlin on June 22, 2020, 12:20:40 PM
Excellent work as always!
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on June 23, 2020, 01:01:39 PM
Hot, hot, hot and sunny....

But some work done...

Drilled spot weld out...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6264.jpg)

Behind backseat it looked like this... nice....

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6265.jpg)

Rest of this nice rust...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6266.jpg)

First patch

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6271.jpg)

Sits nicely...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6269.jpg)

CAD planning... Cardboard Assisted Design...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6273.jpg)

Automatic laser cutting....  :rotfl:

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6274.jpg)

Result... It is amazing what we can do with computers and those modern wonders...  :o

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6275.jpg)

Some welding done... not finished yet, because of heat wave here in Finland...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6276.jpg)

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6277.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: Taylor on June 23, 2020, 07:11:56 PM
Looking good. Guaranteeing the car will last a very long time.  :occasion14:
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: Run-AMC on June 24, 2020, 03:00:35 PM
You have done some terrific work! That is a very nice Eagle. In fact, when I first got mine and started looking at new tires and wheels, I based a lot of, if not all of my decisions on the appearance and function of the Silver Beast. That is to say that your Eagle is an inspiration!
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on June 26, 2020, 04:01:22 AM
Ok, thanks....

Do you mean these black Cragars and All terreain tires?

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/A-V/Eagle/80Eagle_ontheyard_01.jpg)

Those, I believe, are in a Jeep Cherokee..

Today I did some cararchealogy, again...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6285.jpg)

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6286.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on June 26, 2020, 08:42:14 AM
Hot, hot, hot...

Trying to find spotwelds... this revealed some old patch work and more rot... Some swiss guy had done some welding to front part of wheel well... Now it has to be done again...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6288.jpg)


This is inside... more rot...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6289.jpg)

This is third hidden place where I found signs of old accident...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6287.jpg)

Job of a hot summer day finished... Free of rust and some chemical rust treatment done. Just new sheet metal needed...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6290.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: Run-AMC on June 26, 2020, 03:43:24 PM


Do you mean these black Cragars and All terreain tires?


Precisely that photo! Great look!

And I appreciate all of your progress photos. They are very useful for future work.
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on June 27, 2020, 09:35:44 AM
This was done today...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6294.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: Canoe on June 27, 2020, 10:55:59 AM
That's a lot of work. But it looks like it's coming along nicely.


(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6288.jpg)
...
I've never seen a coil around the rear shocks on an Eagle before. Interesting way to address sagging leafs.
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on June 27, 2020, 01:04:07 PM
I  belive that when this was as a taxi in Zurich Switzerland, they added these...

But in my RAmbler/AMC cars and wrecks I´ve had four sets of those shocks... Popular in Europe??
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: Canoe on June 27, 2020, 03:12:10 PM
Interesting.
And I don't recall my rear sway bar being so robust. I'll have to take a look.
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on June 28, 2020, 04:42:40 AM
Last ones... Trunk´s done... Just some finishing jobs... paint and such...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6295.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on June 29, 2020, 10:28:34 AM
Got this area finished. Just needs sound deadner mat.

Finished those removable floor panels. Stared about two years ago.... removed rust and painted those areas... tried to do some sanding... paint was not dry... Had to do massive paint removal operetion.  Then new balck paint...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6297.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: vangremlin on June 29, 2020, 05:00:59 PM
I've never seen a coil around the rear shocks on an Eagle before. Interesting way to address sagging leafs.

The shocks with the coils are probably Monroe 58510, I have them on my Eagles and they work great.  Definitely a good way to assist those tired leaf springs!
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: Canoe on June 29, 2020, 11:42:43 PM
I've never seen a coil around the rear shocks on an Eagle before. Interesting way to address sagging leafs.

The shocks with the coils are probably Monroe 58510, I have them on my Eagles and they work great.  Definitely a good way to assist those tired leaf springs!
Cool!
They'll likely be my next shocks. Then I can forget about the tired springs.
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on July 01, 2020, 10:16:50 AM
Testing...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6299.jpg)

This is done....

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6300.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on July 05, 2020, 12:57:26 PM
Today it was time to do something....
Weather was perfect.

First wiew...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6310.jpg)

And this...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6311.jpg)

Got rid of that old patch...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6314.jpg)

...and floor...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6316.jpg)

Made a new piece to replace rusted sheet metal, and that left side goes to sill and closes it.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6318.jpg)

There was a "but"... Inside of sill was rusted, there were two big holes.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6320.jpg)

These...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6325.jpg)

Look mom, no rust!

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6328.jpg)

Had to repair safety belt bracket...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6326.jpg)

Welding leaf spring bracket...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6330.jpg)

New sill patch and brackets welded...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6331.jpg)

I welded this inside of the sill...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6334.jpg)

This fits well...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6335.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: Canoe on July 05, 2020, 02:46:41 PM
You are some determined!

I wish my welds were as nice as those...

(I haven't been with this tread from the beginning, so I don't know what metal prep you're doing post welding before painting. Some years back I discovered that a lot of old car restorers are using Flood Penetrol Oil Paint Conditioner as their Best Practices for a metal prep, letting it dry/cure for a week before priming & painting. It coats the surface with a very sealing dried material, that also soaks into surface rust, blocking new O2 and blocking existing O2 in the rust from having further action. I've had very good results with it, working better than anything tried before or since. It's also effective inhibiting rust when sprayed or brushed on rust as a temporary measure with a yearly application checkup.)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on July 06, 2020, 03:57:59 PM
Made this today...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6337.jpg)

Old and new...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6338.jpg)

Welded...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6341.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: Taylor on July 06, 2020, 05:58:52 PM
Excellent fabrication work. :hello2: Keeping a eye on your progress with hopes that I’ll learn some techniques. I have a rust hole in front of the left front wheel. Looks extremely time consuming.
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on July 06, 2020, 11:14:09 PM
Is that hole in front fender or frame?
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on July 08, 2020, 08:11:14 AM
New piece of Eagle ...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6371.jpg)

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6372.jpg)

Did not finished yet, because of heavy thunder and rain...
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on July 09, 2020, 09:25:12 AM
Welded and painted.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6376.jpg)

This is drivers side under rear seat...   >:D  :censored:  :help:

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6377.jpg)

Never expected this, because it looked quite decent... But rust never sleeps...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6378.jpg)

Now there is something to repair...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6382.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on July 09, 2020, 12:31:01 PM
Keep calm, and carry on...  :banghead:

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6383.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on July 11, 2020, 11:40:51 AM
OK... new wall was made.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6385.jpg)

Original brackets welded back...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6392.jpg)

New floor takes shape... CAD design, again (cardboard assisted design)...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6397.jpg)

Done.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6398.jpg)

Welded..

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6399.jpg)

Wheell well needed some patches...

Lower one.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6401.jpg)

and upper one. It was a copy from the other side...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6402.jpg)

Done...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6403.jpg)

these got welded too...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6404.jpg)

Ready to rock´n´roll...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6406.jpg)

Rock´n´roll

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6408.jpg)

That happened on a saturday... between rain showers...  :hello2:
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: Mitch on July 11, 2020, 06:10:15 PM
Simply amazing. Your skill and determination are inspiring!
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on July 14, 2020, 01:08:54 PM
After that it was time to go forward...

This needed some attention.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6415.jpg)

and this too...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6214.jpg)

and this area...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6410.jpg)

So...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6417.jpg)

Old and new...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6420.jpg)

These are done...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6425.jpg)

This front seat bracket had some severe rust...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6421.jpg)

New metal saves it.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6423.jpg)

Welded.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6424.jpg)

Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on July 16, 2020, 04:09:03 PM
HOT, HOT...and sunny day, again....

Today it was time to do something about drivers side wall...

First open a great big hole...


(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6426.jpg)

A replacement piece and some instructions...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6428.jpg)

Same way as done before...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6429.jpg)

Old and new....

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6432.jpg)

Welded.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6437.jpg)

Drivers seat mounting...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6433.jpg)

... bracket had to be made new... Somekind of dejavu´...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6434_(1).jpg)

And all welded together...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6438.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on July 17, 2020, 01:32:09 PM
Today I made this...

...a corner piece under the rear seat...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6439.jpg)

Welded...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6441.jpg)

and painted...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6442.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: Canoe on July 18, 2020, 02:40:55 PM
The shocks with the coils are probably Monroe 58510, I have them on my Eagles and they work great.  Definitely a good way to assist those tired leaf springs!
I found this thread on that
https://forums.amceaglesden.com/index.php?topic=38103.0
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on July 18, 2020, 03:04:11 PM
Today I made these...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6495.jpg)

To restore this...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6496.jpg)

They fit quite nicely.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6497.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on July 22, 2020, 02:51:23 PM
Before I could weld those... I had to cut this piece of sheet metal...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6498.jpg)

Welded...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6501.jpg)

... and finished.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6502.jpg)

Fits nicely...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6505.jpg)

Had to cut more...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6510.jpg)

...to fix this area.

More rust removed.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6512.jpg)

It just needs this...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6513.jpg)

... and this.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6516.jpg)

Finished...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6517.jpg)

Finally got it painted... It´s done  :hello2:

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6518.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on July 27, 2020, 03:31:36 AM
Started working on drivers side... This was the swiss rust repair...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6224.jpg)

But I had to begin from this point...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6519.jpg)

Guess why?  :banghead:

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6520.jpg)

Like peeling an orange...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6521.jpg)

This was behind the patch work...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6524.jpg)

Now it was time to open the floor panel.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6526.jpg)

I had to go deeper and deeper... rust and more rust...  :censored:  All swiss sheet metal is now removed.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6559.jpg)

Then it was time to remove the original sheetmetal... Now I can start my patch work...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6561.jpg)

Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on July 27, 2020, 01:13:48 PM
I used one piece of original sheet metal and added some new...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6563.jpg)

And now it is welded like it was before...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6564.jpg)

Plugwelded and there is a seam weld too.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6565.jpg)

When I removed last of rusted parts, a piece of outer skin showed some rust issue. Had to repair it too...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6568.jpg)

I had to peel my frame more than I had on my mind. Now it is like peeling an onion... not an orange.
Water and road salt gone in very deep...  :censored:

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6567.jpg)

Designing new patch...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6569.jpg)

It was very rough, so new one is about the same. I.e. 3 mm 1/8 "

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6570.jpg)

Done.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6571.jpg)

Ja sitten kiinni. Laitoin myös tuosta yläreunasta kiinni. Aiemmin vain tuolta alaosastaan pistehitseillä. Tuossa palikassa oli alunperin paikka ja kiinnitysreijät kytkimen nivelen helalle. No niitä ei tällä puolen tarvita...

Welded... Did more welding than original... joined upper and lower part.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6572.jpg)

Inner fender needed some metal too...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6573.jpg)

After thet I could weld a new piece of that beam wall.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6575.jpg)

Welded.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6576.jpg)

Then outer skin....

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6577.jpg)

Welded...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6578.jpg)

Finished.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6579.jpg)

Painted.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6580.jpg)

Floor needs some sheet metal, but now there is someting to weld on.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6582.jpg)

This was a six hour job.
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on July 28, 2020, 03:09:45 PM
Floor needed some attention... MAde first that double seam...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6583.jpg)

After that time consuming step it was easy job to fabricate missing piece towards to firewall.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6584.jpg)

Next step was paint... Had just black paint...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6585.jpg)

Now there is one spot thet needs attention... tomorrow maybe...
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on July 29, 2020, 03:44:21 AM
Today this last rust spot got my attention... This has also that screw hole which made that rust issue...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6586.jpg)

Getting ready...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6587.jpg)

After that it was time to paint and some body seal and srone chip spray and after that a thin layer of silver spray paint..

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6588.jpg)

Almist factory stock.  :hello2:
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: Eagleearl on July 30, 2020, 01:08:48 PM
Amazing work!
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on July 30, 2020, 05:17:05 PM
Today I did some wiring harness job, painted those rear side window areas black, some rust protection, and made a lot of all kind of small jobs. So I could spread that new ACC carpet to the floor pan and let it straighten for some days.. Then it is time to do some interior jobs...  ;D

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6590.jpg)

I think that before that I´ll do something wih this bird....  :help:

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Concord/IMG_6541.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: mudkicker715 on July 30, 2020, 05:49:13 PM
is the unibody straight on that black bird. I have some doubts on  that. you have an unreal super power ability however.
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on July 30, 2020, 06:03:36 PM
As far as I know left sill has bent about 2,5 cm  i.e. 1"... There can be something else, I´m not sure.
But I´ll but this on a car body bench. My friend has one and we are going to move it to my garage...
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: mo.eagles on July 31, 2020, 04:44:06 PM
That roof line does not look good. Did that happen in the wreck?  That silver bird is looking great!!!
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on August 01, 2020, 09:58:28 AM
Long story short.... Somebody came behind the STOP-sign and hit driver side of Concord. And it bounced out of the country road and ended to the bottom of a deep ditch. And it hit also trafic sign and road sign posts. Like tihis....

(https://amccf.com/YaBB_2.6.0/public_html/yabbfiles/Attachments/inbound3785388451378281334.jpg)

picture A.Alatalo
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on August 16, 2020, 02:54:43 PM
Some progress during these weeks...

Repaired door panels, loudspeaker grills and ash trays and such...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6593.jpg)

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6592.jpg)

Door hinges are bad, so new bushings and pins from GM cars made things happen... These are from my previous project cars. Recycling is the word of today...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6621.jpg)

Tail lights had some issues, so I took a pair from my parts cars. Cleaned and painted those.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6626.jpg)

This "repaired" side moulding did not look good... I know that body needs some paint...  ::)

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6627.jpg)

...so I took one from my parts car. (Here in Finland we have only two -80 Eagle Sport Wagons. Both are in my garage)

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6628.jpg)

Did not remember that co-drivers seat had a lot of rust underneath, so sandblasting and matt black makes wonders.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6645.jpg)

New interior is coming nicely, but slowly... Almost every part is bad or broken... OH, I hate old cars....  :banghead:

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6663.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on August 19, 2020, 04:55:57 PM
Rear seat today...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6678.jpg)

Carpet and those metal bars needed... just testing with another Eagle carpet.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6682.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on August 24, 2020, 04:26:40 PM
Todays job....

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6696_(1).jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on August 26, 2020, 02:48:37 PM
Did some painting job today.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6703.jpg)

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6705.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on September 01, 2020, 08:31:36 AM
Fuel tank is again where it should be... And changed blown starter and drove a little...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6709.jpg)

And here it is.... a ´new´black interior....

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6713.jpg)

Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: Mitch on September 02, 2020, 06:33:09 AM
Right on!
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: Run-AMC on September 13, 2020, 12:09:19 PM
Maaaan, that wood grain on black interior is stunning! It’s so sharp! I applaud your direction!
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on September 14, 2020, 01:48:30 PM
Thank you, I´m pleased with that too...

Next thing is going to be new motor and transmission.  There is now my SCRambler Replica on the lift, but some day , some day...
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on September 17, 2020, 11:41:13 AM
Nothing much happened...

Have been busy with my Concord... It was not just a crash repair...

There were some rust issues and a lot of rust repair issues... Some on had done not so good repairs, so they must go.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Concord/IMG_6770.jpg)

Just now my Cherokee is getting new brakes.... after that I can ger car lift free for "silver beast"  :hello2:
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: Canoe on September 17, 2020, 02:14:23 PM
wow
I thought I was daring when I put in a new floor pan at the driver's feet, and then new rockers...
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on September 24, 2020, 10:49:46 AM
New sills are on the way... My friend has a long sheet metal bending machine, but he is a very busy metal shaper, so I have to wait.
 I had a pair of used Hornet sills, but they had some rust issues... But they were good solid template.
 I found out that they are wedge shaped... Both high and width... I´d never guessed...

Waiting is the hardest part...
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on October 01, 2020, 04:57:41 PM
Got this "Beast" indoors...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6797.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on October 05, 2020, 04:58:21 PM
Some odd rust issues...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6803.jpg)

It´s good to have two identical Eagles...

You can choose which of these rusty fenders to use...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6819.jpg)


...or these junk fender flares...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6824.jpg)

At least those metal strips are almost like new!

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6822.jpg)

Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on October 08, 2020, 12:40:22 PM
Opened that hammered front of sill...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6831.jpg)

Another wiew. Used fender of my parts car as template...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6829.jpg)

Thats how it should be...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6833.jpg)

New sheet metal under work.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6835.jpg)

Welded

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6837.jpg)

Another wiew.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6839.jpg)


I removed all paint and minor rust, now sill are like new. But most important, no rust holes!

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6840.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on October 15, 2020, 03:52:18 PM
One bolt broke, had to make new threads...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6845.jpg)

Door jam had under body spray all over...

Had to clean it.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6855.jpg)

There were some rust issues also.

I did take all rust away and then started to weld new metal.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6856.jpg)

Bought a new spot welder.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6860.jpg)

And used it , too

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6857.jpg)

And MIG weld together...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6858.jpg)

Done

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6863.jpg)

All done. Overwiew..

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6862.jpg)



Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on October 16, 2020, 12:31:44 PM
Drivers side had bad rust issue, so I had an idea that this other side had one, too.
Welded seam had swollen a little bit and it had a thin layer of bathroom silicone...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6866.jpg)

Peaked inside... rust!!

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6867.jpg)

Opened whole seam...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6868.jpg)

This was inner part...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6869.jpg)

Cut all rust away...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6870.jpg)

And weld some new sheet metal.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6871.jpg)

Then inner side of the beam...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6872.jpg)

Outer side done.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6873.jpg)

Then some paint and underbody protection.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6874.jpg)

And there is more to come... As it allways does.
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on October 18, 2020, 02:50:21 PM
Next thing was to weld missing corners of front fender. But first I had to take that bondo away... Oh boy... bondo it had!! Did not grind it all, that was enough... Oh those swiss...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6882.jpg)

Next thing was to take fender from my parts car... It had bondo too. Not so much, but some amount.
I think I can manage with that. That is amnerican bondo, from New York area....  ;)

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6883.jpg)

It fits....like a glove. Almost...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6884.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on November 07, 2020, 03:30:08 PM
I had an exellent idea using fender of my parts car, but it had some issues, so I gave up that idea...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6885.jpg)

Had to go back to original one. It had a huge amount of bondo. I cleaned it to bare metal.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6886.jpg)

Looks quite OK


Trunk needed new carpet. I couldn´t find any loop carpet from Finland, so I ordered it from Sweden. Cut it all by my self and local upholstery firm did sew it.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6919.jpg)


The other side needed some hinge repair job. And of course destroyed one bolt...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6920.jpg)

Repaired hinges, made new thread and painted it all... Much better now.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6922.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on November 12, 2020, 04:28:10 PM
Tried to streighten bent sill. No effect... But only a dozen of small rustholes.  :(

Cut the bent area and found this. Rust on the bent sheet metal.

Even the reinforcement piece had bent some.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6924.jpg)

Outer part had also rust on the bent area...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6925.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on November 28, 2020, 04:46:36 PM
Testing new sheet metal...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6926.jpg)


Welded it from inside, so it needs less finishing.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6928.jpg)

Used original piece as cover (after I had it sandblasted).


(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6929.jpg)

Finished...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6931.jpg)

It was time to continue this restoration of that fender cutting done some six years ago.... I had done a little bit of this before...


(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6932.jpg)

Made a new straight angle

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6933.jpg)

And added some metal...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6934.jpg)

Welded it...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6935.jpg)

And after that made a new inner piece and welded it.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6936.jpg)

A better wiew...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6937.jpg)

Painted and protected against rust, I hope...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6939.jpg)

That rear corner looked kinda sad, so I sanded that cracked bondo.... Hammered a little and used schrinking disc to raise some low spots...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6943.jpg)

Repaired that missing part of front fender (drivers side)

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6954.jpg)

And front corner too...
First I made fender lip using my bead roller and self made fender lip rollers...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6956.jpg)

Did some schrinking and cutting to get it fit better.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6957.jpg)

Testing....

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6958.jpg)

Welded...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6961.jpg)

Yuo can see that much of it when fender flare is attached. Nothing.....

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6962.jpg)

Co-drivers side needed that much of sheet metal...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6963.jpg)

Bend a little... weld a little...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6964.jpg)

Front corner needs more than a piece of sheet metal. Made a cardboard template to show how much it is out of right shape...  >:D

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6968.jpg)

What to do?

I used a compass to draw some curved lines to find some corners, so I could tape some cutting lines...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6971.jpg)

Then just cut all bad away.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6974.jpg)

I did same lines to a fender of my crashed Concord...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6973.jpg)

Testing..

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6975.jpg)

Fits well...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6977.jpg)

Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: Taylor on November 28, 2020, 07:01:25 PM
Amazing metal working skills. Definitely inspirational.
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on December 01, 2020, 01:04:31 PM
Welded...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6981.jpg)

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6982.jpg)

Cleaned...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6983.jpg)

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_6984.jpg)

Needs some hammering to be finished.
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: vangremlin on December 01, 2020, 05:14:36 PM
Great work.  Thanks for all of the pictures!
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on March 01, 2021, 01:58:34 PM
After an intesive Jeep welding session, it is time to pay some attention to this "Silver Beast".... (I´m converting an ex-off road XJ to be a 2wd street Cherokee)

This 258 does have a smoke issue... a lot of smoke...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_7266.jpg)

I had one 258 waiting. It is from my V8 Eagle...It did run well, so it was time to take it down.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_7262.jpg)

So here it is... A new motor... at least newer one...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_7267.jpg)

Here is a rebuilt tranny to replace original. It had nasty habit to loose 3rd gear and shift to 2nd time to time.. This one is a lockturbine version of tf988.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_7268.jpg)

Here are some new parts for my engine swap.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_7269.jpg)

I stripped new motor... and tried to clean it for a new paint...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_7270.jpg)

And then of course, new paint...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_7280.jpg)

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_7279.jpg)

I had a lot of gaskets and seals, but just one timing cover seal... but it was enough...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_7281.jpg)

But the damper was not OK... rubber is coming loose... and pulley was also had some issue too. So, I have to replace those...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_7282.jpg)

New valve cover needs deeper bore and threads to head...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_7283.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: maddog on March 03, 2021, 08:20:06 PM
That engine looks purtty.
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: Billman on March 06, 2021, 06:42:26 PM
you're doing some mighty fine work there
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on March 07, 2021, 02:33:31 AM
Some progress...
Engine and transmission are together. Damper and pulley are not. It has new fuel pump, flexplate, torque converter and transmission had full overhaul last summer... And new exhaust is on its way.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_7305.jpg)

Taking old smoking engine out... You can see that aluminium adapter for Motorcraft carb.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_7318.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on March 10, 2021, 02:12:03 PM
Removed old exhaust pipe. Compared it to one I already had home... It is for my Limited Wagon (manual gearbox)

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_7321.jpg)

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_7319.jpg)

My "new" engine had broken damper, so I did take it from this old one.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_7325.jpg)

Sandbalasted and painted it.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_7326.jpg)

I removed intake/exhaust.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_7330.jpg)

Sandblasted that and painted it.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_7329_(1).jpg)

And here is a brand new exhaust pipe and muffler.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_7327.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on March 13, 2021, 03:31:46 PM
Have done some sandblasting and painting... bolts and such. Some bigger parts also...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_7342.jpg)

Removed battery tray. Body was in good shape, tray too. But that triangular reinforcement part under body panel was almost gone...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_7345.jpg)

Added some paint.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_7346.jpg)

New triangle part (taken from my spare part Concord) got sandblasted and painted (together with Volvo parts).

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_7340.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on March 14, 2021, 03:27:10 PM
Today it was time to start taking all apart...
No surprises, but antiroll bar was kinda heavy duty... much thicker than my new bushings were...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_7351.jpg)

It is good to have suitable tools... 36 mm socket and adapter...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_7352.jpg)

Prop shafts and constant velocity shafts...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_7353.jpg)

And some other stuff... Parts to clean and paint...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_7358.jpg)

Soon I can take motor out.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_7354.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: Taylor on March 14, 2021, 05:57:09 PM
Wow, lots of progress.
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on March 15, 2021, 03:19:31 PM
I wanted to paint crossmember first. Original was still in the Eagle, so I had to get an other one. I did some searching and found a much better one.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_7365.jpg)

Almost rust free but dirty...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_7366.jpg)

Did some cleaning and painted it. Not perfect colormatch, but close enough.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_7367.jpg)

Found also better right wheel hub. Bearing of that original hub sounds bad, it has been changed sometime in the past (in Switzerland).

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_7368.jpg)

Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on March 16, 2021, 04:21:11 PM
Done some cleaning... And I had to take a "new" strut rod from my other Sport Eagle... Threads had gone.
Found an upper radiator hose.. it may be from my V8 Eagle... like that painted heat shield... But it did not fit this -80 sport wagon... Had to restore original junk.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_7371.jpg)

I got it repaired...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_7373.jpg)

Upper mount is different and this has that round cut in its side...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_7372.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on April 20, 2021, 02:14:48 PM
Haven´t done nothing much... worked with my Jeep instead.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/2djeep/IMG_7546.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on October 11, 2021, 02:22:01 PM
I have done some work... There has been a lot of small repairs..

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_7375.jpg)


(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_7376.jpg)

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_7377.jpg)

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_7378.jpg)

Done..

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_7379.jpg)

Bushings...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_7382.jpg)

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_7384.jpg)

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_7380.jpg)

done..

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_7381.jpg)

Some welding and missing part done .

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_7387.jpg)

Then black paint, of course

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_7388.jpg)

Front bumper and lower valance removed...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_7578.jpg)

There is someting to be done. Old crash wounds still exists here...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_7580.jpg)

Bumper bracket did not sit well, because of this damage.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_7583.jpg)

tried some bodywork...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_7892.jpg)

Old and new and some bondo...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_7891.jpg)

Some replacement parts needed cleaning... They are from my other Eagle Sport...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8073.jpg)

Had engine removed...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8098.jpg)

... and now it was time to fix engine bay to be like new. A lot of job ahead...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8101.jpg)

There is a black layer of engine oil all over the engine bay...  :censored:

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8100.jpg)

After many hours of cleaning that oil was removed, so I can start what I was going to do..

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8105.jpg)

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8106.jpg)

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8104.jpg)

... rust repairs, of course!

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8110.jpg)

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8115.jpg)

Some damage here too.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8119.jpg)

And rust here!!

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8121.jpg)

And here...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8125.jpg)

Started to do this never ending rust repair job...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8126.jpg)

New sheet metal done...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8132.jpg)

..and welded.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8133.jpg)

More welding.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8135.jpg)

the other side..

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8136.jpg)


to be continued...
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: Taylor on October 12, 2021, 05:41:31 PM
Always look forward to those post. Amazing work.
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on October 13, 2021, 01:43:27 PM
Thank you...

Here we go again...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8138.jpg)

And same thing to inside...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8137.jpg)

Some cleaning... inside...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8139.jpg)

..and outside.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8140.jpg)

Some paint...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8141.jpg)

Open....

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8142.jpg)

..and close.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8144.jpg)

Done.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8145.jpg)

What ?...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8146.jpg)

OK...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8147.jpg)

Now I see...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8149.jpg)

to be continued...
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on October 31, 2021, 11:01:48 AM
Drivers side had an undone repair, so there was a rust spot too...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8204.jpg)

CAD-patch... Cardboard assisted design

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8206.jpg)

And ready

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8211.jpg)


I had to repair this spot too... Little hit and after that rust of course...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8212.jpg)

I hope that this was the last one to be welded

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8218.jpg)

Same inside...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8213.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on November 07, 2021, 03:49:37 PM

There were some suspicious paint under front fenders...

Red...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8224.jpg)

..and green. And there were (i think) butyl sealant...
And rust, of course...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8223.jpg)

And a lot of bondo behind front lights!!

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8225.jpg)

It took some time to clean these thoroughly...
Now it looks much better.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8227.jpg)

Even behind...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8228.jpg)

And above...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8229.jpg)

This area needed some hammer and dolly to be good enough...
And those extra holes was not needed anymore.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8230.jpg)

Lamps can be put on the original place.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8231.jpg)

I had to repair this hood bumper.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8232_(1).jpg)

All extra holes welded...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8233.jpg)

And some rust prevent paint.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8234.jpg)

Drivers side was much easier... Just scrape surface rust and bad paint away, leaving the original matt black..

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8235.jpg)

Then I found a cutting disc made hole. Someone had used angel grinder to remove brass solder when front fender was removed for the first time ( in Switzerland years ago)...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8236.jpg)

I used a little bit of lead to close that hole...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8237.jpg)

And painted it all...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8238.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on November 10, 2021, 02:46:28 PM
After all that it was time to do finishing jobs...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8242.jpg)

I found some rust...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8246.jpg)

...some here, too...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8247.jpg)

Some rust removal... and paint.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8248.jpg)

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8250.jpg)

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8251.jpg)

And then finally...paint... This was the easiest...  :P

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8252.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: Canoe on November 11, 2021, 12:10:49 PM
Seeing this work is so inspirational.
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on November 13, 2021, 02:47:47 AM
Thank you...

Firewall was my next job, but....

I found this..

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8253.jpg)

I think there has been sometime trouble to get engine out of enginebay...

This area had been hammered 2 cm  (3/4") in...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8254.jpg)

I had to cut outer metal, so I could hammer it.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8256.jpg)

It had to be hammered like this...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8257.jpg)

.. before it got its original shape.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8259.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on November 23, 2021, 03:52:43 PM
Painted that other inner fender...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/Eagle_01.jpg)

...and firewall too, not all of it.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/Eagle_02.jpg)

Cooler frame had some paint too...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/Eagle_03.jpg)

More cleaning done... Then some black paint...

Wiring loom needs some attention too...  :P

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/Eagle_04.jpg)

Guess what.. there were rust under this shock abrorber bracket. Of course...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8260.jpg)

Something done, took all evening...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8262.jpg)

Then it was time to put cleaned and painted steering box on its place..

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8264.jpg)

And this cleaned and painted cruise system...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8269.jpg)

Piece by piece...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8270.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on November 28, 2021, 01:46:50 PM
My Eagle had vapor canister removed and there were instead relay and fusebox for headlights... So I took one Jeep XJ canister and an Eagle canister from my V8 Eagle...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8304.jpg)

Opened Jeep canister and made it empty... Used Eagle bracket and put all not original parts inside of it.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8305.jpg)

It looks like original...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8306.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on December 05, 2021, 02:36:50 PM
I cleaned coolant reservoir. It had oil in and out... Washer needs some attention too...  :censored:

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8313.jpg)

Today it was time to do something to transmission. First thing to come out was exhaust bracket. I managed to save that original one. It had been modified and welded sometime in Switzerland.. Needs a new piece of rubber. Old looks a little bit tired.  :P

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8316.jpg)

Transmission mount was in good working order thou it was covered with oily sand and rust.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8317.jpg)

Then it was time to fix this support bar.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8320.jpg)

This was also covered with layer of oil and sand and rust...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8321.jpg)

Not anymore.  8)

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8322.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on December 11, 2021, 07:18:04 PM

Got transfer case out of that old gearbox. It had been out before, because there were black silicone all over...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8323.jpg)

Sandblasted and painted some transmission parts...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8324.jpg)

Front axle is still hanging on that old motor. Needs some cleaning.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8326.jpg)

I had an extra front axle, original one of my V8 Eagle. I did not know if it was any good... So I did "a bucket test". It leaked oil... No good...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8328.jpg)

I had painted rear cover, made a new breather hose, taken old oil out... New oil is on its way, 1,2 litres... It is easy to pour in this stage.. More challenging when it is on its place...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8329.jpg)

Then it was time to bolt that cover on and make final cleaning and painting...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8330.jpg)

It is time to bolt all these cleaned parts together... Clean parts are happy parts...

Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on December 12, 2021, 01:56:53 PM
Transfer case on its position.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8332.jpg)

The other side...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8331.jpg)

Some wiring improvement done.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8334.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: vangremlin on December 12, 2021, 09:00:39 PM
Looking very good!
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on December 14, 2021, 06:09:44 AM
Thank you...

Front rearend..

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8335.jpg)

..on its place...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8336.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on December 15, 2021, 04:15:49 PM
Then next day it was time to throw front crossmember in...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8337.jpg)

..it sits nicely...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8338.jpg)

Today I managed to get new motor in... almost there

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8340.jpg)

And finally.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8341.jpg)

Fits like a glove.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8342.jpg)

Nice...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8344.jpg)

Not so nice.  >:(

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8345.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on December 20, 2021, 11:08:22 AM
Have been busy, but had some time to fix this. Idler arm, antiroll bar and those brackets are in place. Did some sandblasting too...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8349.jpg)

I could get motor lower, so there is now some clearance here... 8 mm to be exact...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8350.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on December 24, 2021, 12:02:08 PM
Started assembling... exhaust bracket to gearbox and then front suspension. All went well, but one control arm rod had bent...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8351.jpg)

...like this... I had to do something. Oxy asethylen I guess... Now I know, why one control arm was tilted...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8352.jpg)

After bending that rod back to right position, I could do more. I used phosphoric acid to treat surface rust of upper control arms and brake calipers.

Then it was christmas eve, I changed motor oil and filter and painted calipers black...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8353.jpg)



MERRY CHRISTMAS    🎅
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on December 25, 2021, 04:44:40 PM
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way... It´s christmas day and I had a little time to do... assembling...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8356.jpg)

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8355.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on December 28, 2021, 06:09:23 PM
It was time to put steering parts together. Had to do it several times, because there is not enough space and parts must be placed in right order...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8358.jpg)


The next day was brake day... Both front and rear brakes done. Found some movement on steering... bad luck.. It was steering gear.  steering arm moves about 3 mm (1/8")  >:D  Hope that my parts Eagle has a good one...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8367.jpg)


Rear brakes needed just cleaning and painting. Removed that red paint and some rust. Painted all black.
Did some under body coating.  You can see a little bit of it inside of the wheel well...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8372.jpg)

Cleaned and painted that transfer case guard.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8365.jpg)

And after many months Eagle has landed to its wheels..

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8373.jpg)

Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: vangremlin on December 29, 2021, 11:40:39 AM
You've been busier than Santa's elves at this time of year!  Keep up the great work!
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on December 29, 2021, 03:21:45 PM
Because Santa lives here in Finland, we all work like elves... all year long...

Today I went to my storage and picked up "new" steering gear from my other Eagle Sport...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8375.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: Blip Downshift on December 30, 2021, 08:23:00 AM
You're doing a great job.  I've always wondered how difficult it would be to install the engine from the bottom.  I did it the old fashioned way (from the top) and it was difficult.  I will be trying this on my next rebuild.
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on December 30, 2021, 05:25:31 PM
Thank you..

Installing from the bottom is the only way, if you are making V8 conversion, like I did some years ago...

I did only once from the top (with Eagle) and it was very difficult, especially some bellhousing bolts gave me gray hair... rust, no space, had to do tools to get them.  :P
And after all that trouble, I had to jack my Eagle up to the celiling of my old garage, because I couldn´t get gear shifter apart from T5... rust.

Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on January 03, 2022, 03:38:33 PM
Transfercase has now new fluid. Most of the old is on garage floor... just a little drop was in...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8405.jpg)

Then it was time for speedometer cable and skid plate...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8406.jpg)

Old exhaust pipe out, new in...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8407.jpg)

Noticed that old end was very much like new. Maybe from a Hornet.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8408.jpg)

The best bracket sandblasted and painted.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8411.jpg)

Testing new exhaust pipe to see what kind of brackets it needs...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8412.jpg)

Some new ones...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8413.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on January 07, 2022, 03:47:21 PM
It was time to create a new exhaust system. First I bolted exhaust manifold and intake manifold on head... And then new front pipe.
It did not fit perfectly...  >:D It is not exact copy of the original...   :censored:  Main issue is the aluminium tranny oil pan.  If I had original, it would fit so and so..

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8421.jpg)

Compared old and new... There are some major differences...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8422.jpg)

I cleaned the old one and painted it with heat proof paint.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8424.jpg)

It was very difficult to find right position to all curves, because they went every  time wrong...
Then I remembered that my -84 Wagon had a catalytic converter... Now I could see how it should be.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8428.jpg)

Done!

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8429.jpg)

Emergency brake cable did not move... So I had to take it out and oil it and make it move with raw power...  ;D

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8432.jpg)

Adjuster had a lot or rust and nuts did not move at all, no it works.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8433.jpg)

And then an easy job to finish my days work...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8434.jpg)

Air cleaner needs some attention too...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8436.jpg)

...because there is a Motorcraft carb.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8435.jpg)

Size matters...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8437.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on January 15, 2022, 03:27:02 PM
Old heat shield was almost gone... Made a new one.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8444.jpg)

Fits like a glove.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8445.jpg)

Power steering pump had a hit...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8446.jpg)

Remembered that I had an other one. It is from my -80 Concord. Cleaned and painted looks like new.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8447.jpg)

I did take that sloppy steering gear out and new one is here with it...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8448.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on January 29, 2022, 12:51:53 PM
That "new" steering gear is already in its location.

Air cleaner needed modification. Used original air cleaner box and an inner part of chrome cleaner...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8473.jpg)

Pieces needed schrinker/stretcher and hammer and dolly...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8474.jpg)

Spotwelded them together. It needed again hammer and dolly to fit...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8475.jpg)

Painted it.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8484.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on February 04, 2022, 03:50:02 PM
Radiator needed som attention... It was very dirty and there was a short piece of trans cooler line stuck and a rusted bolt. Lower hose  had a lot of under coating stuff on it... But I got everything done in one evening.
I bought NOS hose clamps.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8494.jpg)

Radiator core had oily dirt, but some brake cleaner and a lot of air did clean it.
There were a lot of rust on both brackets, so I removed those.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8498.jpg)

Sand blasted and painted

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8499.jpg)

Asesembled all and then some paint.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8503.jpg)

There are some parts waiting...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8505.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on February 11, 2022, 06:42:20 PM
Radiator is on its place.. Had  new fuel filter, but it dosen´t fit with Motorcraft carb. A Mopar part is smaller, so I ordered one.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8507.jpg)

Steering arm is now with a "new" steering gear. Now there is not any loose movement.  And "new" trans oil cooler lines are fitted, they were bent, but I managed to reshape them.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8509.jpg)

Water hoses are there with correct hose clamps, I got originals thru local seller.  Cleaned and painted power steering pump and new v-belts went in.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8510.jpg)


An original, but cleaned starter.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8511.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on April 06, 2022, 09:33:46 AM
It is time to start again.
I had my SCRambler replica in a local Hot Rod Show... I will not need so much attention now.

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/kuuskuus/IMG_8697.jpg)

There were a real deal too. This is probably first SCRambler in Europe. We had a Rambler Dealer Stand there...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/kuuskuus/IMG_8696.jpg)

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/kuuskuus/IMG_8704.jpg)

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/kuuskuus/IMG_8717.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: vangremlin on April 06, 2022, 11:29:02 AM
Dang!!  Very nice!
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on April 07, 2022, 02:53:23 PM
Some wiring issues...

What is this white/ black wire?

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8755.jpg)

And this green one...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8756.jpg)
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: maddog on April 07, 2022, 09:30:58 PM
I'm not sure about that first one but the green one I believe is to the horn.
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: mo.eagles on April 09, 2022, 08:38:16 PM
The white may go to the A/C compressor. The green one connects to another wire somewhere.
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on April 10, 2022, 02:33:53 AM
Green wire is the most mysterious... There is no suitable connector anywhere... I can see it in very old pictures resting over engine, but can´t see it connected... darn.
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on April 10, 2022, 10:44:17 AM
Green is not horns... just checked..
Title: Re: 1980 Eagle Sport STW 258+TF998 "Silver Beast" (from Finland)
Post by: juhap on May 26, 2022, 09:14:30 AM
Something done... I did an engine cleaning process... Drained oil and using diesel fuel instead of motor oil got out a lot of black matter... Did this three times. Now there is oil again... Going to change it once more. Engine runs now much better, no ticking sound from lifters or rockers at all.

After that Eagle flew out of its nest to rest...

(https://jaatiedostosi.com/juhapih/Eagle3/IMG_8900.jpg)

Next is time to repair rear hatch and paint the whole car...