I found my SX/4 behind a house I was doing some electrical work on. I had no idea what it was, so I started asking the homeowner some questions, since I am always looking for a new project.
He said it was a true 4x4 with a 4.2L engine and a T5 manual transmission. Of course, I had to have it, so I ended up trading a dirt bike ( that I had just finished restoring) for the SX/4.
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The only thing he said was wrong with it was that the transfer case was cracked.
I started doing some research on the internet, and came across your site. It has been a tremendous help to me. Especially since the car has not run for 5 years. It needed a lot more work than just the transfer case replaced.There were sections of wires, hoses, lines, and belts completely missing and parts robbed here and there.
What I have done so far: ( My home HAS been the garage ;))
- aluminum valve cover
- traced and rewired engine compartment
- new belts/hoses/vacuum lines
- freed up vacuum motors
- eliminated emissions controls/air pump/catalatic converter
- new u-joints
- new transfer case
- new intake/exhaust manifold gasket
- new brake master cylinder
- new clutch master cylinder and slave cylinder
- new power steering lines
- new emergency/parking brake cables
- new bearings and seals in rear axle
- new brakes front and rear
- new brake adjusters
- new door hinge pins and bushings
- new heater core
- welded in new rockers and floor pans
- sprayed undercoating
- tightened oil pan bolts
- rebuilt heater/ a/c duct, added new foam pads and disinfected inside (because of mouse crap :-\)
- re-vinyled dash board ( got rid of orange...now a black/gray)
Factory Options
- power locks
- remote manual mirrors
- rear spoiler
- a/c
- 4.2 I6 258 engine
- T5 manual transmission
- select drive 129 transfer case
Before I am done...will have ( wife says NEW home is the dog house :'()
- deep metallic blue/ tu-tone black exterior
- black/grey/wood grain interior
- new carpet
- new seat upholstery
- new headliner
- 235 75 15 tires
- 2 inch lift
- trailer hitch
- tinted windows
- touch screen control for heat, a/c, 4x4, 2x4, correct MPH readout, real time MPG, and approx. miles remaining in tank (father in law elecrical engineer/programmer)
What I Need Help Finding ( Please nothing too expensive or my wife will leave me ;D)
- front coil springs
- bumper ends
- pinion gear for speedo cable
- windshield trim
- power lock motors
- black seat belts
- driver side door
- 2 black or gray sun visors
Will upload more pictures when I get to my buddy's house. Too slow on dial up
Nice find.
I like the uber-cool touch screen command center idea!
Normally, I am against screens is cars, but that touchy screen thing sounds very awesome!!!
Miles to go before requiring more gas, how can you not love that!!
This shall be an interesting project to watch. You will soon become an Eagle Expert on many systems, if you are not already. Front springs are available new from Espo and probably others. The PL motors are GM I believe but try cleaning and lubing the old ones first.
Funny ;D Especially since I am a Mac guy
Yeah I will probably end up sticking manual over ride switch's in the glove box for heat and 4x4.All I am doing is eliminating the vacuum lines in the dash and operating a solenoid under the hood for both . I'm still going to use the cable controls for the heat. And my 4x4 switch will make a nice change catch all compartment.
Will the touch screen pop the hood open too?
Thats a neat solution to the busted pull handle.
Yeah I thought of that after I found an old jeep dealer that had two cables , but wanted $90 for one :o I was thinking about getting a multi output remote for door looks , hatch back , and hood , instead of the operating the hood on the screen . I don't want to turn the ignition to acc just to pop the hood. But I still have to make the bracket for a solenoid to replace the busted handle.
Maybe I am psychic, or just a good guess, knowing that your handle was busted ::)
Maybe, just a little bit :P
Hey Bill that rust bucket you picked up actually has an intact hood release, IIRC?
rust bound, that is.
Quote from: joe-javelin on March 25, 2008, 01:22:40 PM
Quote from: MetalBird on March 25, 2008, 01:15:55 PM
Maybe I am psychic, or just a good guess, knowing that your handle was busted ::)
Uh, maybe because they ALL are?
It's like saying, hey, you have a dog, cool. Let me guess, he wags his tail when happy, right?
LOL.
Ya, you were cheating!
I guess mine is more rare than I thought, since it is still whole and working. ;)
Here are a few pictures of the dash. Takes forever to upload on dialup! I will post more as I can.
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Yes it does. You may want to try reducing the file size to speed up the download. I use a free photo software package to do that. It is called PhotoFiltre. Dash is looking nice.
Here is a link. It's a small program so it is dial up friendly. I have used it for at least a year and find it handy. I do not use anywhere near all of its capabilities. Mainly to crop, reduce the file size, some manipulation. What is nice is you can pick the crop area, copy that area and paste elsewhere. W/O having to change the original image. PhotoFiltre (http://photofiltre.free.fr/download_en.htm)
The dash is looking good. ;)
Is that vinyl on the dash? Did you just glue it on and is there some sort of padding under the vinyl? Looks pretty good, I might like to do mine that way
I started out taking the dash apart to clean out the mice nest in the heat ducts ( my heater conrols wouldn't even move ). But I got a little carried away. I took every piece apart and did some research on plastic adhesion paint.
I found a 3 part system (cleaner, prep, and paint). Since I was worried about it flaking I tried a small piece of plastic interior first, and let it set up for a few days. I was amazed at how well it stuck. I can dig at it with my thumbnail, and it doesn't even think of flaking.
So I took the head bumper off the front of the dash, and painted the main hard plastic dash, but I wanted to do the head bumper in a different texture and color to get a tu tone custom look. I bought marina grade black vinyl, and heated and stretched it to fit. Then I used contact cement to adhere it to the head bumper.
Thanks for the link to resize my photos. I will have to give it a try.
looking good man
Coming right along! :)
looking at the dash pic, it appears you have (or had) factory fog lamps as well.....
Quote from: titus on March 26, 2008, 09:20:37 PM
Thanks for the link to resize my photos. I will have to give it a try.
Since you are using photobucket, something else you can do is check the little box next to the pictures you want to show and then click on generate html on the bottom of the page. Then it will show you some options. Pick the one that says clickable thumbnails for message boards and left click on it, then paste it in your reply. It is courteous to the dial up users.
Quotelooking at the dash pic, it appears you have (or had) factory fog lamps as well.....
Cool, I didn't realize they were factory but I wondered because it has the little fog lamp sign on it and the lights are a black rubber cased lamp.
Joe ,I'll do any thing for the right price $$$$ ;D well almost anything . Seriously though it only took three or four hours to do it all . My head bumper was bolted from the back inside the dash , mine is actually pliable plastic with a foam injected core. The main dash is a hard plastic though.
Hey Guys, I got a little tied up with finishing my 70 f250 resto. But I am back , I havent done much with the sx/4 since last march , other then colecting some parts. I found another sx/4 with a complete black interior still good other then the bucket seats will eventually need redone. the body on my new one is actually better then the body was on my origanal one (next to no rust) , but I already repared all the rust on mine so I am going to keep working on the first one .
I also picked up a wrecked 93 grand cherokee with 60 k miles 318 EFI mag v8 and a good straight axle . I have been looking at a few threads on v8 swaps and straight axle conversions, but didnt notice any one doing a EFI 318 yet .If any one is in the process or has done one then please let me know .
I started playing around with a hood scoop too I think some of you guys are really going to like this , I will get some pictures down loaded eventually . right now the bird sits with the front clip off and the suspension torn apart ,I am just going to do a little lift right now untill I get time to do the staight axle (Is any one selling ball joint spacers yet???) All my glass is torn out , now all i need to do before paint is take the doors off and finish the sanding and levaling . O , its not gong to be blue any more , I got an awsome deal on some really good ppg base coat yellow . So now I am going to have big bird :)
Also if any one knows were to get a front suspension bushing set for one of these could you let me know. Thanks
Welcome back.
Your a bit low on eggs, so have one.
Quote from: mudkicker715 on March 08, 2009, 10:51:10 AM
if your still looking for coil springs they are actually different for the side of the car they go on. if you want OEM. otherwise the sameish as a javelin. try looking for those maybe. whats wrong with yours.
I did get some springs from espo springs . I thought mine were sagging ,but I just took mine out last night and there is only 1" different in free height new to old . I didnt realize there was a dif spring side to side ??
nice sx/4 you have the color i wanted till i found my sx/4
Quote from: mudkicker715 on March 08, 2009, 11:55:31 AM
on the build order there is a different code from side to side. possibly because the motor is not true center
When I got my new espo's they never mentioned any difference the free height looks the same on both new
ones hope it doesent sit crooked .I guess if it does then all the more reason to do straight axle and 318 now. ;D
nice looking project so far. Any chance you got more pics on the dash restore? Maybe a dash recover "how to" could be made. Thanks for sharing what you have so far look forward to more pics when you can. Phill
New dash installed:
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Just a photo of truck that took me away from my eagle:
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Couple of photos of hood scoop I am working on. Not quite the right shape yet, but i'm still working on it.
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Cool project. Any updates? Pics please!
Hi everyone. Working on this again. I decided to skip all the extra goodies for now and just get it on the road. Here are some pics after a week of block sanding, and I just cut in the door jambs last night. I would like to find new rubber to reassemble this with (doors, hatch, windows, etc.) Let me know if you have any suggestions on where to get these.
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Looking Good 8), nice idea with hanging parts for edging, lol, looks much easier than my garbage can method :rotfl:.
Looks good. What's the process you're going to follow for spraying the rest of the car? Sand down the overspray up to the edges of the engine compartment, door frames and so on, then mask off these areas and spray the exterior body?
Very nice!
You can find alot of those gaskets on the bay... and this guy has'em too.
[email protected]
Quote from: priya on March 05, 2010, 01:44:37 PM
Looks good. What's the process you're going to follow for spraying the rest of the car? Sand down the overspray up to the edges of the engine compartment, door frames and so on, then mask off these areas and spray the exterior body?
Yes ,I sprayed my final coat of high build on and did not sand it yet (other then the jams) so I had material to work with when sanding the over spray down.
I am hanging the doors, hood and hatch and tapping off the jams then painting the whole outside at the same time . The only reason I am doing it this way is that I had a "professional" paint a truck once and he did it all apart and when it got put back together there was different shades of green.
By the way I had a few sets of the ball joint spacers made different heights 1",1.5",and 2.5" but I don't think I will use them because the new springs sit so high ,and I took the fender flares off and welded all the holes shut .so I have a lot of tire space now even with 235/75/15 .let me know if someone wants to buy a set.
Starting to come together very nicely.
here are a couple more pics after the paint. I set the lights in and I am trying to decide if I want to black out that area by the tail lights like stock was, and I am thinking about painting the center part of the hood and a stripe down the sides black . Let me know if anyone has suggestions. (http://i451.photobucket.com/albums/qq240/foxymama2005/20100308_9.jpg) (http://i451.photobucket.com/albums/qq240/foxymama2005/20100308_7.jpg)
Wonder how it'd look if you took the indentation along the top of the door & along the front fender & then did the spoiler in black?
I think the 2 tone hood would work well, like a "masked" 70 AMX , and the center of the tail lights blacked out.Hmmmm not too keen on a stripe down the side......just my opinion,and you asked ;D. Allthough I did consider a different color for my rear spoiler and carrying it down the sides to a point , but it didn't look right taped off , and I couldn't get it to blend in with any reference lines....good l;uck, it looks great, that scoop is cool!
I blacked out the area around my tail lights. Maybe I have a picture somewhere. OK, here is one. The body color was lighter than it is now. But you get the general idea.
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Here is another one, not the the greatest shot
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I like the black out look as well... the tone, will look really nice. just don't do too much black.
Looking at Doug's pictures... I think it'd look cooler if the black stooped at the edge inside the trim line.... so basically it's surrounded by the base yellow. That'd look really cool.
My intent was to paint the center of the hood black as well... and I was going to take it back down the entire car.
As for a stripe on the side... I'd say no... a black pinstripe along the indented line down the ar would do wonders in making it all stand out. It all also really depends on if you're putting the trim back on or not.
Just my two cents! Spend it wisely!
I see what you are saying about 'blacked out' rear area around the tail lights, but I'm wondering if black would be too dark and too much of a contrast? I guess it would look ok with a black bumper... I'm not sure, I can't visualize it. I guess if you're going for a kind of "two-tone" with some of the trim black, black bumpers, and rockers, it should look pretty good... But it's your car...
I actually like the all yellow (sunshine orange) whatever color it is. Very nice color.
Regardless of what you do with 'her' keep posting pics. I love following these resto's.
Thanks for sharing with us.
Thanks for all of the thoughts on the paint . I think it is going to end up with the raised center of the hood in black and folowing all the way back on the cowl to the windshield , and the lower sides similar to stock in black ( possibly rocker guard), and going to black out the tail lights from the edge inside the trim line in . the trim around all the windows is going to stay black, And was thinking about tinting the back side and the back hatch windows.
Now for the new pole .I did a little work on the bumper today the first two pictures are the end cap that I molded out of fiberglass and the other two are of a prototype end cap I made out of tubing. let me know what you all think.
Thanks for all the help.
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here is a picture of the lift blocks
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IMO - the fiberglassed end cap looks great,you will have alot of people drooling and asking for some.BUT I think it looks good with the stock bumper. I don't think the uni-tube end you did looks good with the stock bumper. The uni-tube is way cool, but needs a bumper made the same style so they compliment each other.
Boy if you do a glass one that is similar to the OE, maybe not exact, but similar, that would be great
Actually, the tube end is pretty cool. Too bad that can't be the whole bumper. if you're gonna fill the tube end with FG (or something like that), then I do like that shape, more then the driver's side squared off.
But the tube end just like the pic looks kinda incomplete. Very nice work though, and good thinking.
Wet sanded and ready for black and final coat of clear.(http://i451.photobucket.com/albums/qq240/foxymama2005/a822e5f8.jpg)
I love this look
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Here is my two cents.
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Sorry about my poor paint skills, but do you know what I'm getting at?? right where it slopes into the tail lights.
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I love this look
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Quote from: 68AMXGOPAC on March 10, 2010, 07:11:46 PM
IMO - the fiberglassed end cap looks great,you will have alot of people drooling and asking for some.BUT I think it looks good with the stock bumper. I don't think the uni-tube end you did looks good with the stock bumper. The uni-tube is way cool, but needs a bumper made the same style so they compliment each other.
And I'll second this as well, as my previous comments. The Uni-tube would look a bit better if the tube was bigger and went across the whole length.
Thanks for all the oppinions .I am considering a whole tube bumper without getting to bulky.
Here are some pics of what I did in black tonight. (http://i451.photobucket.com/albums/qq240/foxymama2005/72a26850.jpg) (http://i451.photobucket.com/albums/qq240/foxymama2005/0d85a8c9.jpg). (http://i451.photobucket.com/albums/qq240/foxymama2005/f147f265.jpg)
I stand corrected! That does look really good.
THAT is AWESOME dude !!You did just the right thing with the pinstripe lines too,great job man. I have a power bulge hood for my 84 that I got off my parts SX/4 , that "Javalin masking" hood paint scheme looks great with the bulge. I have a different idea to mod the hood, and my rear hatch.........it's a secret for now.
I like how you did the black. Great Job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Very cool on the tube bumper wraparound. That is by far the best look I've seen for the termination on that profile!!!!WOW 8)
also i really like what you've done with the paint. !!
Excellent job! Looks great. I like the tubular bumper end cap, but something is not quite right with the transition from the stock bumper to the tube. However having seen what you have already accomplished, I have no doubt you'll get it right.
Wow, you're very talented. Did you paint the larger blacked out area and the pinstripe at the same time or did you mask one, paint it, then mask the other and paint it? Did you sand down the black part before you applied the clear or did the clear go directly over the black? The paint looked yellow prior to your wet sanding but looks orange after the wet sanding and the application of clear - why is that?
Shaping up Nicely! I like the blacked hood bulge too! Egg to ya.
The tube bumper end is a nice touch. I might go more for that look with the ends flipped and the longer portion on top.
So it is possible to get a decent paint job in you own garage? These shows would have you believe you need to pay $3000 any way more for a decent paint job.
WOW!! Thanks every one for all the compliments . I have gotten a lot of help from all of you. This is the first car that I have attempted to paint , it seems to be going pretty good . Lots of lessons have been learned, hopefully I will be able to implement the lessons on more cars including the 1981 sx/4.
Quote from: mick on March 27, 2010, 12:08:20 PM
Excellent job! Looks great. I like the tubular bumper end cap, but something is not quite right with the transition from the stock bumper to the tube. However having seen what you have already accomplished, I have no doubt you'll get it right.
yeah that was just tacked on to the old bumper brackets to see what it might look like.
Quote from: priya on March 27, 2010, 01:14:29 PM
Wow, you're very talented. Did you paint the larger blacked out area and the pinstripe at the same time or did you mask one, paint it, then mask the other and paint it? Did you sand down the black part before you applied the clear or did the clear go directly over the black? The paint looked yellow prior to your wet sanding but looks orange after the wet sanding and the application of clear - why is that?
I taped of every thing and painted all the black at the same time. The black is a base coat so I cleared over it within the 24 hrs recommended to not have to sand.I had to touch up some of the yellow/orange too , so I put a good three coats over the whole car at the same time . As far as the colour it just depends on the lighting the first (yellow) pic was taken with the sun shinning at it , the second (orange) was taken with the door closed . It looks like that in person too not just in the pics. I can't wait to get it out on a sunny day and get some good pics. Then we can decide what colour it really is. :)
Quote from: fulsizjeep on March 27, 2010, 05:33:50 PM
Shaping up Nicely! I like the blacked hood bulge too! Egg to ya.
The tube bumper end is a nice touch. I might go more for that look with the ends flipped and the longer portion on top.
I still have a lot experimenting to do with the bumpers , but yours did cross my mind when I was bending up that end piece.Thanks
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That's your first paint job? Wow man... you have a talent my friend. Not only on the quality, but the design. I always like highlighting thing the way you have with the pinstripe-like outline around the center of the hood and the rockers.
It looks good. Real good. You'd be on my "super" team of Car restoration guys if I ever got my own tv show or had a shop that made enough to afford paying everyone to move out here, lol! You are now on "the list" among about 4-5 other guys here on the nest.
When I become rich... I'm going to assemble the team and we're going to get together for a summer and totally restore one of every model of Eagle and put them in a Museum here in the states.... we may have to work on a few more and do some custom work as well...
*evil grins*
I want on also. Put me on that list of 'considered'. I would love to come down and help restore some Eagles.
Quote from: Whuntmore on March 31, 2010, 11:55:25 PM
I want on also. Put me on that list of 'considered'. I would love to come down and help restore some Eagles.
Done! And you win a free keystroke! Here it is ----> lkadckladlkhadlkhadlhafjkha!!!!!!
:P
Lol that must be every ones dream to restore cars all the time. :-)
Here are some pics with the clear on it .
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Wow! She is gonna look hot. I can't wait till she's done! Great Job!
Man, that clear sure makes a helluva difference doesn't it?
Very nice man. Very nice. I'm jealous... I have about 5 "total restoration projects" and not one of them is moving along very fast, LOL!
Well I found another 81 sx\4 (black) to donate seat belts and and a bunch of trim pieces.
I got the bottom of the hood done and mounted it and the wiper motor.
And I started it up and pulled it out of the garage today , it is running pretty rough but it
has not been run for a while so ill have to figure that out again .
I still have to raise the back to level it out , it looks goofy sittin there like this but it won't be long now.
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New paint always makes one look better. Did you say that was your first paint job? Looks Grrreat ( to quote Tony the Tiger ).
I need some more opinions. Do you all like the black tail and marker lights or the original red ?
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If you're going for a sleek stealth look, use the black.. but only if they don't hamper the ability of the driver behind you to tell when you put your brakes on. Personally I'd stick with the red.. but thats just cuz the drivers up here seem to have a hard time seeing brake lights.
I think the black adds to the whole thing. I love the paint job you did!!
I don't think it will hurt the lighting it is pretty transparent and I was thinking of installing britter bulbs too. I just didn't care for the way the red round lights looked on the yellow.
Black tinted ones look better i think.
You better follow up with some black 1/2 door wrangler door handles too!
I was planning on painting the handles black. But what do you mean by ( 1/2 door wrangler handles) ?
Check your state laws. Some lights must be a certain color.
Quote from: IowaEagle on April 13, 2010, 09:34:22 PM
Check your state laws. Some lights must be a certain color.
Yeah do that first... then tint them black to match your car.
As for the door handles mentioned above... Jeep has an exact match in black for our cars.
What jeeps did the come on? Good advice on cheecking state laws. Thanks
Personally prefer the red. That said, your Eagle - your choice. Whatever YOU like / want.
Quote from: 1OldFordMan on April 13, 2010, 10:56:38 PM
Personally prefer the red. That said, your Eagle - your choice. Whatever YOU like / want.
Don't listen to him. Do it MY way. I know what's best.
:P
I think the door handles & mirrors ( non - Eagle ) are the only thing still left chrome on mine. Of course, everything else is FLAT black & you probably want gloss anyway.
I like the red, it catches onto the red side markers and fits in , it also offsets the black you have around the perimeter of where thay go.
I absolutely love the car, the paint is amazing and the pin striping really sets it off. What ever happened to the hood you were working on? I really liked where that was going.
I set the hood scoop aside for this car . I just had to get this one done its been in the garage for three years. And I have a baby coming the end of may so I might have to sell this to cover Doctor bills. :-[ But I will probably try something like that for the 81 SX\4.
Quote from: titus on April 13, 2010, 08:49:20 PM
I don't think it will hurt the lighting it is pretty transparent and I was thinking of installing britter bulbs too. I just didn't care for the way the red round lights looked on the yellow.
oh dear!! i totally missed that round black light. I was only looking at the tail lights. Red. REDREDRED. a black dot sorta looks way out of place.
Go with what you like, but I agree with mojo. That red is just poppin' on there! Good contrast
Here is the black doner sx/4 I just brought home today I am going to take the seat belts and some trim out of it for my yellow one .
I was actually surprised that the frame was not real bad on it . It is to good to scrape out so it may end up as a driver or I may just sell it . It has the 258 with a 4 speed and I got it from the original owner. He quit driving it when the clutch quit on him.
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Looks to be a Sport model too.
Seems to be..... but no rear spoiler...... kinda odd.....
Quote from: Mechanic on April 25, 2010, 11:30:38 PM
Seems to be..... but no rear spoiler...... kinda odd.....
An option delete, perhaps?
Rear spoilers were optional. Even on Sport models.
Yeah there is no electric release for the hatch just a key slot were the spoiler isn't .
I am still new to the eagle world so I'm not sure what makes the different models.
Are those, those cat (Markel ? ) driving lights on the front?
Quote from: 68AMXGOPAC on April 26, 2010, 06:57:07 PM
Are those, those cat (Markel ? ) driving lights on the front?
Marchal ;)
Yes they have a little insert in the front of the lens . I was going to ask for some info on them ..... what are they.I haven't seen them before.
A member here sells reproductions. I bought 2 sets just in case. Niether of my Eagles came with foglights though. I still might just put them on new foglightd instead of paying a fortune for Marchals
I think they came on the sport models ??They are Marcals? and I also got 2 sets of the little inserts myself for the Money Pit II .
I will have to check but I think you could get the Marchal fog lamps on any Eagle, as an option of course. With out looking they could have been part of the Sport package, but then optional on non sport models. The Ford Motor Company also used the same style Marchal lamps.
Yes the fog lights were an option on NON-Sport models. I can speak from experience on that one at least.
you can occasionally find the Marchals still attached to some Jeeps and some 80's Fords in junkyards/scrapyards. They are not always in the greatest shape.. but alot cheaper than at auction. Ford Mustangs used them also.
ok i haven't been on here again for a while i have been extra busy with my new baby and work has been crazy too . it looks like im going to have to sell one of the eagles to finish paying doctors bills , i still owe about 2500. so if anybody is interested in any of them (or all) let me know and we can work out a price .I still have the yellow sx4 the red sx4 and the black one i would like to hang on to the black one untill the others are sold in case i need parts. But in the mean time im going to start work on the yellow one again.
I just read this entire thread, WOW! that is an awesome paint job! Looks like you need some eggs for the nice work!
Hey is that black sx/4 for sale???!!!! I would come up to michigan and get it from you asap ;D
I am also interested in both of them. I am new to the site but I want a SX4 in a bad way!!
I still have the yellow car and the black one. I think I talked to grant on the phone he may be coming up to look at the black one. I have talked to some people on the yellow one aswell but no plans yet. I have acess to another cheap 5 speed 82 sx4 .
im definately going to come up and look at one of these gotta get an sx/4 :)
I guess it is good to say "eagles are like potato chips, it is so hard to stop at just 1" ;D
I just happened upon this thread and I gotta say that's one bad a$$ paint job I totally love it. Great looking Sx4 egg to you don't get rid of it and I know I may be a little late but I like the red tail lights it breaks up the paint perfectly.
Quote from: thereverendbill on December 18, 2010, 11:30:28 PM
I guess it is good to say "eagles are like potato chips, it is so hard to stop at just 1" ;D
Thats for dam sure ;D
Well I finally started some more work on the sx/4. I got the new window rubber and sweeps installed and got the frame rails cleaned out and sealed and the undercoating sprayed under it.The new leaf springs are on there way here and I pulled the gas tank out so I could give it a good cleaning and seal it too. Its getting closer to being "on the road" lol its only been in the garage for three years .
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Looking Awesome, love those blacked out door handles !!
Quote from: titus on April 20, 2011, 09:25:11 PM
Well I finally started some more work on the sx/4. I got the new window rubber and sweeps installed and got the frame rails cleaned out and sealed and the undercoating sprayed under it.
I wanted to clean out my frame rails but with them hard packed with mud and much of it with no access holes I didn't see a way to do it other than taking a cutoff wheel to the bottom portion, cleaning, and then re-welding. How did you do it?
My car has been in the heated garage so long there was no moister in the mud in the frame rails so it broke up easy. I took a hamer along the bottom edge and hit just to brake it loose. And since the bumpers were off I had acess to the open ends of the frame so I took a 4' piece of brake line bent it down through there with the air hose hooked to one end to blow the crap around and help brake it up. Then I finally took the shop vac and connected a piece of 1/2" flexible conduit to it and stuck it down in to suck all the loose dirt out. Then I bought 4 cans of eastwood inner frame sealer and soked the inside with it. That stuff works really well although it was expensive 20$ a can . I think I will spray that waxy undercoating in there too just to give it a little more protection after killing all the rust. I think I got most of the dirt out of there I'm sureit will last quit a while now.
My car's been in the garage for 3 years now, maybe that'll work for me, I'll ask the hubby about it.
Nice job on your SX/4! I'm going to take a few hints from you when I start my SX/4 project. Love the blacked out windows too. Very nice and clean look.
That look amazing. Egg to you for makin that bird look so good ;D
Quote from: titus on April 21, 2011, 07:38:59 PM
... I think I will spray that waxy undercoating in there too just to give it a little more protection after killing all the rust. ...
Waxoyl
check it out
http://www.roversnorth.com/store/m-19-waxoyl.aspx
their spray bombs work well too
"hard wax" for undercoating
http://www.roversnorth.com/store/p-5727-waxoyl-hardwax-underbody-500ml-aerosol.aspx
"soft wax" for inside doors and such - will be used inside my rockers
http://www.roversnorth.com/store/p-5726-waxoyl-rust-inhibitor-clear-500ml-aerosol.aspx
Ive never heard of it. Looks to be some pretty serious stuff though....Have you used it before? Id be interestedin that under body wax for ginger...Id really like to more about it.
That does look like some good stuff. I already bought some other stuff from eastwood. I got the new springs this week end. The guy that had it before me put a set of wagon leafs in it. So that's another reason the back was sagging the shackles were horizontal so it lost a couple more inchs of height. I will put a pic up after there installed.
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Where did you buy your leaf springs from?
I've seen a lot of different places mentioned with mixed results, curious to know who you decided to go with.
These ones came from stengel bros. So far they seem to have a decent reputation and they were only 250 shipped. I still need to pick up the shackle bushings before I insatall the new springs.
Ok I have the new windshield in and the new springs on the rear sits 35" to the wheel well with out the fuel tank in it and the front is 33". I should have the tank in and be able to drive it out to get some better pics this week. I still need to find a cowl seal. I just wraped some copper sheet around the door pins where the plastic was gone. I would like to find a good set of those too.
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Still looking good. I like the paint combo.
Quote from: titus on May 15, 2011, 08:33:59 PM
Ok I have the new windshield in and the new springs on the rear sits 35" to the wheel well with out the fuel tank in it and the front is 33". I should have the tank in and be able to drive it out to get some better pics this week. I still need to find a cowl seal. I just wraped some copper sheet around the door pins where the plastic was gone. I would like to find a good set of those too.
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I used heat shrink tubing on there and it has lasted almost two years now. Once heated it became hard plastic. I posted it on here just search.
just out of curiosity....whats a set of leaf springs go for?
Quote from: shanebo on May 15, 2011, 11:45:51 PM
just out of curiosity....whats a set of leaf springs go for?
Mine came from stengel bros. They were 250 shipped.
thats pretty fair....Ill have to make a note of that place.
Quote from: titus on May 15, 2011, 08:33:59 PM
Ok I have the new windshield in and the new springs on the rear sits 35" to the wheel well with out the fuel tank in it and the front is 33". I should have the tank in and be able to drive it out to get some better pics this week. I still need to find a cowl seal. I just wraped some copper sheet around the door pins where the plastic was gone. I would like to find a good set of those too.
You can get the door pins from most auto parts stores. The part number is posted on the forum somewhere.
I saw that part number on here for the door stricker pins too but they were just solid steel I think. I like the thought of having the section to wear out instead of my latch wearing out. Right now the chalange seems to be finding a cowl / hood seal.
I know have my fuel tank back in and have the car out and running around. I've gotten the back seats recovered with the charcol leather and he is working on the door panels now. I am working on the front seat frames now. Another week I should have the front seats ready.
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Very Cool :occasion14:
Looking real good!
I like that Yellow with blacked out features. Very cool
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The new jeep seat frame is modified with the amc hinge and slider the rear seats are in place temporary. Tomorrow the frame will go back to get the leather back on it. Then to build the door panels and the passanger seat frame.
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Door striker bushing kit: Help!/Motormite PN#38424. Should be at any parts store, here is a link to AZ of it.
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/parts/Door-Lock-Striker/_/N-8ijp2?filterByKeyWord=38424&fromString=search&isSearchByPartNumber=true
How did the seats turn out?
For a door striker bolt that doesn't use a bushing:
Help!/Motormite PN#38428. Likewise found at parts stores.
Its looking great man. Mind if I what kinda lift you got on her? that a 3"?
Wow!!! Great restore! No updates since June 2011 though!!! I hope that means you finished and have been too busy driving around in the Eagle to update us!
Hey guys I haven't had a lot of time to work on it but I did get the new door panels in and one of the front seats and the new stereo system. Also outside I put the new carb on and the new ignition on it. I just cut the bottom out of the air cleaner and welded a new one in from an old ford truck so it still looks stock. Here are acouple pics of recent progress.
Quote from: Will on January 27, 2012, 08:29:14 AM
Its looking great man. Mind if I what kinda lift you got on her? that a 3"?
I the only thing I ended up doing for the suspension is the stengle bros rear leafs and the espo front springs and right now I'm just extending the shocks and will be looking for a little better set up for the rear. And thanks guys for the part numbers for the door strikers I will probably end up getting some when I start driving it this summer.
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Looking sharp man!
LOOKIN GOOD!!
WOW - super nice looking comfy seats !!
Maybe it's just because the other seat isn't in yet, but that interior looks extra spacious. I like it!
I took the sx4 for a short ride down the road and noticed that I still need to get a speedo gear for the trans end of the cable and I noticed a howling noise from the rear that I haven't heard before. I put new bearings on the rear about 3 yrs ago and haven't realy drove it much since I'm not sure if there could be something wrong from sitting so long in one spot. I also made some new battery cables and jumpers.
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Update , I've installed a comp camshaft and timming set with the new head and cleaned up the engine .
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Oooo shiny! ;D
I am the new owner of the AMC Eagle that Titus had worked on restoring for so long. Here are some pictures of what it looks like after a few months of work on my part.
http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah66/ProudEagleSX4/IMG_0011_zpse4b82c00.jpg
Quote from: Proud Eagle SX4 on January 02, 2015, 07:26:09 PM
I am the new owner of the AMC Eagle that Titus had worked on restoring for so long. Here are some pictures of what it looks like after a few months of work on my part.
http://i1377.photobucket.com/albums/ah66/ProudEagleSX4/IMG_0011_zpse4b82c00.jpg
Welcome to the Den! Very glad to see you found us & that we'll get to continue to follow this build. :occasion14:
Beautiful car!!