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1984 AMC Eagle
« on: November 03, 2012, 07:17:00 PM »
After the Eagle I bought in August turned out to have a bad frame I decided to buy another one. Got a decent condition 84 wagon that wasn't running from a member on here. Just thought I'd share a few pics of the progress.

how it started


started tearing it down to see how things were


every time I took one thing off I seemed to find a reason to go deeper


well can't really go deeper now



not much left to take off except the front doors, the rest will wait till another time.
going to give the frame, undercarriage, and inner fenders a nice coat of por 15 and paint the engine bay
will eventually repaint the whole thing

applying the por 15 this weekend on the suspension components, hopefully have the rest of the front end coated next weekend.


then it's time to start reinstalling stuff.

also got some new CV shafts, new brake and fuel tubing, and new springs.

drive train is coming out of the original 88 I bought which had the tow package, so when done it'll no longer have the vacuum disco front axle, 3.08s, engine w/ aluminum valve cover, and also taking the front fenders and hood from the 88 since the 84 had some small damage.
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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2012, 07:19:06 PM »
Is that the Eagle that was in Virginina a while back?
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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2012, 08:06:37 PM »
 :o Holy moly!  :o
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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #3 on: November 20, 2012, 08:40:46 AM »
Is that the Eagle that was in Virginina a while back?

Yup. Picked it up a couple months ago.
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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #4 on: November 20, 2012, 08:42:30 AM »
Some more progress pics.

POR15 is done on the front end. Gonna build a temporary paint booth when I get back from Thanksgiving and start to sand to repaint the engine bay.



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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #5 on: November 20, 2012, 08:54:09 AM »
Is that the Eagle that was in Virginina a while back?

Yup. Picked it up a couple months ago.

Glad to see someone saved it. Looked in too good of shape.
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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #6 on: November 21, 2012, 07:35:11 AM »
looks good keep up the work. I am going to take all the chrome off of mine when I paint it an it will look clean like yours does when done.
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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #7 on: November 26, 2012, 04:01:06 PM »
Is that the Eagle that was in Virginina a while back?

I thought I recognized that eagle. Glad to hear that it found a good home.
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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #8 on: December 02, 2012, 08:48:39 PM »
took a break for the holiday. por 15 is on all the suspension components and then some, new bushings installed and starting to sand for painting.

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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #9 on: January 07, 2013, 12:21:55 AM »
Some more update pics.

Finished the por 15, mounting things back up and starting to paint the engine bay this week.








busted the shackles getting them out, ordered some new ones from MORE.


also busted one of the hanger bolts for the gas tank, made some new ones out of 3/8"x10" carriage bolts.

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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #10 on: January 07, 2013, 11:04:16 AM »
Great progress, wish I could have kept up that sort of pace on my SX/4 - way to go!

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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #11 on: January 25, 2013, 08:05:27 PM »
Looking good! I wish my body were that rust free...

This is one of the most exciting projects I've seen on here, keep up on the great work and keep us updated!

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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #12 on: February 07, 2013, 11:13:02 PM »
Shackles didn't work out, didn't realize how little room there was. Tried to track down OEM replacements but gave up after I called the last company to make them (Triangle) and they didn't even recognize their own part # on them.

Custom made some out of 3/16" flat steel and some grade 5 carriage bolts.

Rear axle is back in and I started some of the brake plumbing, will get pics tomorrow.

Priming in the engine bay tomorrow.
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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #13 on: February 08, 2013, 12:45:23 AM »
Wow looks great, I really want to do this.

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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #14 on: February 17, 2013, 09:08:09 PM »
yeah this is ghetto







did not go smoothly. big mess up thanks to the por 15 top coat I used. luckily it's not in an area that will be visible after the fenders are back on.
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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #15 on: February 18, 2013, 12:14:25 PM »
That's really cool!

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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #16 on: February 18, 2013, 03:27:31 PM »
That's really cool!

thank you.


just wanted to post some better pics, and some pics of the rear put back together, parking brake works now.



this is the plug that screwed things up, gonna have to sand it all off



and some clearer pics of my homemade paint booth and the primer







overall I'm pretty happy for my first time using a spray gun.
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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #17 on: February 21, 2013, 08:06:06 PM »
finally painted the bay.

gonna let it cure for a couple days then start putting stuff back together





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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #18 on: February 21, 2013, 08:53:09 PM »
Wow, it's really blue! Looks great man, keep it up!
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« Reply #19 on: February 22, 2013, 11:00:30 AM »
That is an AWESOME blue! EGG!!!
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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #20 on: February 22, 2013, 12:55:29 PM »
Looks purpleish to me - I like it.

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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #21 on: February 22, 2013, 01:48:09 PM »
Did someone say blue? Looks good!
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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #22 on: February 24, 2013, 05:30:42 PM »
what POR15 are you using?

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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #23 on: February 24, 2013, 07:27:23 PM »
this is the plug that screwed things up, gonna have to sand it all off

What do you mean by "plug"?  What was the problem?


did not go smoothly. big mess up thanks to the por 15 top coat I used. luckily it's not in an area that will be visible after the fenders are back on.

What was the mess up?  Adhesion?  Texture?


Good thread by the way.  My wife has an '84 wagon the same color as yours.



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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #24 on: February 24, 2013, 09:57:31 PM »
I used regular por 15 then either black coat or royal blue flex coat to top coat.

It was the flex coat that caused a problem. The primer we used, House of Kolor KDA3000, had a bad reaction with it. Within a few minutes of the primer being sprayed a few sections just peeled off and it was as if the flex coat never cured. Kept having to wipe up what I could and spray more primer.

The flex coat had a month to cure and was sanded before we primed, it was probably just an issue of compatibility of the products.
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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #25 on: February 24, 2013, 10:18:35 PM »
POR-15 has a primer for it, so you can paint other paints over it.  it's on their website.

But you can't just use any primer, or put any paint over it.

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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #26 on: February 24, 2013, 10:34:56 PM »
Lookin good!!!
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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #27 on: February 25, 2013, 07:14:48 AM »
Love the 1/2 paint booth.  Reminds me of some of those pics you see on the internet of a car sticking half way into/out of a building.  Nicely done.  Prime example of making due with the space you have.  Keep up the good work.  And keep the pictures coming.  I can read ;D but like pictures. :rotfl:
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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #28 on: February 25, 2013, 11:59:29 AM »
POR-15 has a primer for it, so you can paint other paints over it.  it's on their website.

But you can't just use any primer, or put any paint over it.

eh go figure. I gotta a little more por-15 to do I'm sure so I'll look into that.
It's been a learning experience. Had no problems painting over the por-15 itself or their plain black top coat.
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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #29 on: March 06, 2013, 11:44:20 PM »
moving along









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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #30 on: March 15, 2013, 06:29:17 AM »
thats some good work right there!

looking forward to the finished product!

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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #31 on: March 15, 2013, 06:21:10 PM »
thank you!


another update, working brakes, ran the fuel line, and back on the ground:







pulling the donor motor out tomorrow

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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #32 on: March 17, 2013, 10:03:27 PM »
donor motor is out






need to clean a bit of sludge out



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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #33 on: April 23, 2013, 10:02:46 AM »
wow, so it's been a month since I last posted updates

well all most all of the mechanical parts are back together.
got to replace the radiator. braze broke for the pitcock, not going to bother fixing a radiator with an unknown age. new one will be here tomorrow.


Trans, tcase, front diff, and drive shafts are in with new u-joints. Will be putting the new front CV shafts in later today.



new trans cooler lines are in. Found more issues with the front drive shaft and routing around the power steering than the exhaust. Using some hose clips to hold everything out of the way. Didn't turn out as pretty as I had hoped, maybe I'll redo them in the future.




Some other pics



In addition to the radiator I still need to clip down the distributor, bolt on the carb, hook up the wire harness, and charge the battery and hopefully it'll fire up.

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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #34 on: April 30, 2013, 12:34:01 AM »
new radiator is in. distributor is set with the rotor on cylinder 1 at TDC. carb is mounted. everything mechanical is done in the rear, shifter linkage adjusted properly, cv shafts are in, so entire drivetrain replacement is complete and starting to put on the exhaust. decided to order new wire and terminals for both battery cables, starter cable, and charge cable.






tomorrow I'm going to start cleaning the old wiring harness off.
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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #35 on: April 30, 2013, 09:39:02 PM »
Wow, lots of progress. Looking good.
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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #36 on: May 01, 2013, 10:54:04 AM »
Very impressive wish I had the room for that kind of teardown and time for everything involved in what you are doing.
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« Reply #37 on: May 02, 2013, 11:21:08 PM »
Now that's what an engine bay is supposed to look like!
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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #38 on: May 05, 2013, 05:16:34 PM »
I hope this isn't a stupid question, but is your catalytic converter upside down?
On mine, the small tube is on the outside of the car, towards the rockers.

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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #39 on: May 06, 2013, 08:21:30 AM »
I hope this isn't a stupid question, but is your catalytic converter upside down?
On mine, the small tube is on the outside of the car, towards the rockers.

Air tube orientation can vary by manufacturer/model. I couldn't find a cat listed for an Eagle that had the flange so I ordered one for a Jeep and figured I'd cut down the length.

But now that I'm looking at the pic it seems the heat shield is different on the bottom and it looks like it is the side that would go against the car. Or it could just be the flash. I'll check it out later today.
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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #40 on: May 06, 2013, 03:45:09 PM »
Looks right to me...
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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #41 on: May 07, 2013, 10:36:01 AM »
it was upside down. wasn't paying attention and put the heat shield on the bottom.
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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #42 on: October 08, 2013, 03:47:45 PM »
A long time since an update.

It starts, it runs alright, and can even drive if you fill the transmission up. Some weird electrical issues still exist that are slowing being fixed, the engine idles a little funny, and the transmission pumps fluid straight out through the bell housing.

Bought a TF727/NP229 combo from someone who parted out a Grand Wagoneer.

Rebuilding the 229 using the back 1/2 of the case of a spare 129 I had. Some interesting things popped up that weren't in the how-to that's usually referenced (http://www.n0kfb.org/homepage/amc/tech/transfer_case/swap/). Was going to go with the 2nd option and then I realized that all the holes were evenly spaced and already drilled and tapped. The issue was with how the oil pump is made into the case the tail housing only sits in a certain way, and the tail housings seem to be identical as well. Going with the 1st option, though I wish I was able to keep the switch on the back of the NP229.

Got the rebuild kit off ebay for the np229. It was missing a seal for the oil pump, 2-3 weeks before bjsoffroad.com has them in stock and can't find them elsewhere. Also the big roller bearings that are towards the back are a different style than I had in either the 229 or 129. Both had 10 rollers that snapped into a cage but the kit came with 15 slightly larger rollers.

Here are some pics as it stands now:





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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #43 on: October 08, 2013, 06:42:19 PM »
Good work man! I hope to be seeing some progress like this on mine soon. Though it won't get such a full treatment. You seem to be covering all the bases! Keep up the good work!
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« Reply #44 on: October 08, 2013, 07:11:14 PM »
WOW what great work! Big time hard work. Big time pay off!   :)
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Re: 1984 AMC Eagle
« Reply #45 on: March 30, 2014, 09:39:19 PM »
finally been tackling the transmission. while I was waiting I rebuilt the np229 transfercase but I seem to have lost all the pictures of that.


727 rebuild pictures:




dirty case:


after the pressure washer:


added an extra oil passage way:



upgraded to a bolt in sprag and kevlar rear band:


other upgrades: aluminum accumulator, extra wide billet rear servo and new pin, front servo w/ an extra o-ring, 3.8 lever, also have HD band strut and anchor.


relocated the breather, original one was tapped and plugged.



Also rebuilt the front pump, got a Hurst Quarter Stick and plan on a throttle valve cable from Bouchillion Performance for the transmission, and decided to modify a set of NP-205 twin sticks to control the transfer case (got the idea from a guy on ifsja.org who  already did it in an Eagle.)

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