This Is Silver my new Eagle I don't have her home yet .but we have pictures Thanks to mojobean...
Thank you young lady for getting these pictures on the nest.......Don
http://s1096.photobucket.com/albums/g321/teneagle/
Link only takes us to your PB site.
HI I'm working on it ....Don
I hope It Is ok to go now .....Please let me know if it is working ........Don
HI Bill are you here and could you tell me if the pictures site works.............Don
I am here : ) . I just clicked on the link and it took me to your Photobucket sight and I saw the silver bullet pics and the Eagles,so I would say it works : ) . Nice car !! Thanks for the pics.
HI thank you for letting me know that it is working.I cant tell from this end ....Later......Don
Looks good!
HI Thank you I love it .....I want to put on a liter blue a Brit blue ..........Don
Quote from: teneagle on April 18, 2011, 10:53:05 PM
HI Bill are you here and could you tell me if the pictures site works.............Don
Sorry for the delay reply. I was here and doing something else at the same time. Shoulda sent me a message cause I get those on my cell phone email ;D
Working great now Don. Thanks.
Real nice looking AMC Eagle. WOW where did you ever get pictures of so many Eagles in one spot?
HI thank you all for the nice car and the woows I have ben after this car for 3 or 4 month's ....
then I got the money to gether to get it ....the birds are on the Mississippi river and Ohio river
come tog eather ..there was so mush snow on the ground the birds had hard time finding food
so the two people that live there started feeding them ...first day 4or 5 birds came to eat the
#2 day is what you see tell me they don't talk to each outher....You can see the birds are not
afraid of the people ......thanks for asking.......Don
HI Well I had a good tripe to joliet ILL . went to see Bill the eagle and my family .bill is a nice man
every thing he sad about the eagle was right on....silver is still in joliet at my sons shop we did
not have time to fix it for the get to gathers . I will have to make some more tripe's so I can
drive it home .this eagle the most rust free eagle I have seen in years ..the paint is thin in places
but I am going to see If I can buff it out a little ... the interior is in very good condition ...
ALL IN ALL U ALL MISED OUT ON ONE FINE EAGLE BUT I AM HAPPY ABOUT THAT ..
I SAD THIS BEFORE THANK YOU BILL FOR BEING UP FRONT ABOUT THE CAR ....WILL SEE YOU THIS
SOMMER...LATER ................Don
it is a good looking eagle but the master plain in my mind is to have 1 of every body style. Sadly my 83 wagon started the whole eagle craze and there is no way i can find another to replace it. As it nominally goes everytime i look or even think about looking at another AMC the wagon throws a fit and i have replace more parts. i think i am like 4 parts short of having a lifetime guaranteed eagle :P
Also if your thinking about paint i am only a short 11-12 hour drive from illinois ;D
Its the closest thing to a full factory warranty were ever going to get in an Eagle!! Thats a good way of looking at it Bill!
Sounds like you got a pretty darn good deal there Don!! Its always nice to see good things happen to good people ;D!Ill bet rust freee Eagles are pretty hard to come by up there.
Do you have any plans on rust proofing the underside...Im kinda looking for ideas myself on rust proofing..mine too is fairly rst free and Id love to keep it that way.
Take care
shane
HI T.R Bill sounds like you have a good thing going there . unless the wagon gets in a fit and wont
run then you will have to drive one of the outhers ..I to want one of each still and I am on my way with
silver. silver is very nice just turned 1,00,000.00 so she has allot of miles left...later...BILL................Don
HI Shane thank you for the kind words ...Yes rust free up here is like hens teeth..as for the under coating
silver was Zbarted win new ...and valve cover leak took care of the rest IL bill started telling me all that he
had dun to silver ...all the brakes and shocks and tune up and tires ..Bill sad if any one game to look at
her they would take her home ...I looked under the seat covers and found clean no tires cloth seats....
ALL I have to do is replace some wires , v hose and carb and drive for now AND....
ALL WHO DRIVE EAGLES ARE GOOD PEOPLE ...........Don
IT's true....Iv never met a bad person in an Eagel.
A bit off-topic, maybe, but I was just wondering...
Is there any other car or vehicle spelling out loud "America" like an Eagle ?
I mean, the brand is "AMERICAN Motors Corporation" and the model is named after one of the best known American emblems, the Eagle... also in commercials it was named "American Eagle".
I keep thinking about it but I can't recall a car more "American" than that...
I dont think there was a more all American car than the Eagle....Everything about it says America.
HI Good to hear from you LaGuardia .your both right but A.M.C. AMERICAN IS the only outher one
and there both A.M.C.
Hey Don!! Just confirming what we were talking about...Eagle owners being the nicest people....I was parctically given a 1986 wagon today by that guy that comes into the store all the time!! It runs, has new tires, rust free, and has a strait body!! He told me hes getting up there in years and really has no need for two of these cars (he has an 80 sedan too) and told me he knows how much I love these cars and let me have it for 100.00...he just wants to keep the tail lights!!..The crusher offered him 350.00!! what an amazing guy!!
HI Shane did you park it at your house .If some one offers me one for 100.00 I would have it at
at home working on it .You need one to drive while your working on Ginger....when you get finshed with ginger you can drive ginger and work on that one tell me your getting that car ...Don
Oh yeah!!!!...I got it..for 97.00 to be exact!! I was a few bucks shy but he said dont sweat it!...What an amazing fellow!! ;D...I do plan on using it as a daily driver....plus its a great reference for me when I start putting ginger back together.....Plus i got alot of parts left over from ginger ...heads, carb, intake and exhaust manifolds, as well as a few other odds and ends I can use on this one if needed...once Gingers done Im going to restore this one...I could not be happier right now!!
Shane
HI I know what you mean ...I am happy for you ,....I was trying to say how it feels but I cant there aren't
words to say how it feels ..Don
Shanebo you said "Do you have any plans on rust proofing the underside...I'm kinda looking for ideas myself on rust proofing..mine too is fairly rust free and Id love to keep it that way."
If you could get your car to Rhode Island you can get a great undercoating job done at Rust Tech. The company that has made AMC Rocker Panel Replacement kits. I've heard POR 15 is good and so is a product called Rust Bullet. Has anyone ever used any of those products?
I gotta do somthing or Ill live in constant paranoia of rust...Im already catching myself crawling around on all fours looking for the tinyest spot of rust....I had several eagles in the past that rusted out kinda bad...Its so hard to fix it once it starts!! I noticed the zbart stuff is drying up and cracking in spots...a perfect little home for moisture to fester.
Ill have to do some research too Don....I hate to be one of those guys that only drive their Eagle on dry sunny days...But I am so worried about rust on this one...Its the cleanest Eagle I ve ever owned and would love to keep it that way :)
HI Shane when I get Silver home I am going to check it over from bumper to bumper and top to botten
so if there is any thing wrong I will find it at that time and deal with it ....Don
There are so many little nooks and cranny's rust can call home on these cars. Im gonna have to go over the 86 good to when I get it. After I clean off the 3 inches of dried mud on the undercarriage that is ;D
I hope Silver gets a clean bill of heath when you get it home ;D
DANG!!!! a guy cant beat that. that's an awesome guy to take a bigger hit on the money to "give" it to someone who understands the car, and will appreciate it. congrats!!!
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HI no you cant beat that .....That was nice for some one to tell me you can have my Eagle for $100.00
That would make my day ..later .......Don
Maybe some of our artistic members could create an honorary membership certificate for him and other non members who have made a contribution toward keeping Eagles on the road.
I'm not artistic.
HI Jim that is an excellent idea it would make them feel good about what they did...And we mite get some more members......besides making us feel good to ...that's good Jim .J like It .........Don
Ill second that
HI Shane .......Doug did you see Jim's Idea . It would be nice to do ....Don
I think thats a geat Idea.
HI Shane It sounds like you and Maddog had to much fun junk yarding ..that is fun going through all the
cars .Each one has a story to tell ...............Don
It was really fun!!....
Hows the Silver bullet coming Don? Im having some issues with my most rescent addition.
Im still trying to figure out why I have no spark on Bluebird. Do you know how to test the coil Don?
Hi I am having trouble with the carb .I need a 83 carb .the one on the car got to hot and warped the base
if i cuild get a good carb I have a rebuild kit for a 1983 carb. then replace wires and vacuum lines and she
will be running ...for the coil first take a multimeter and check the + side of the coil for battery voltage
there should be batt vol at the + post..If not check back to fuse box .If you have batt vol at the post .
That test is with the key on. pull the coil wire out of the distrib cap and turn motor over and you hold wire close to block if on spark check under distrb cap and rotor.and did you try an-outher coil wire .
most of the time it is a ground wire and it could be the spark comand box ..unplug that box and check the plugs clean if needed plug in and check for spark be sure to check all the grounds.there is a ground wire in back of head some times it comes lose .....look it over good ..I hope this helped some .let me know what
you find ..............Don
Thanks Don Ill give that a try...If ya cant find a carb near you let me know. I have the lovely 1983 gingers carb sitting on the work bench. Ginger ran great before I got my hands on her and got crazy ideas of fuel injection and 4.0 heads....Its all yours if ya cant find one.
I forgot remove distrib cap and turn over motor to see if the shift is turning if not that's bad .....I have looked allover here for the carb and I cant find one so i willtake you up on tour offer .PM me with price and we will go
from there O K.......Don
I PMed ya Don let me know if ya didnt get it...it popped up some wierd message when I posted it...but I think it went through.
Yes the pm came through just fine and Think you Shane ...maybe we will see you in ILL this year ....Don
Hi Don, Is this the the correct one...it is out of the 83 and it does look origional (http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc377/shanebo79/2475.jpg)
HI Shane yes that is it silver will be smiling now that she can get back on the road ....
THANK YOU SHANE ..........Don
G B W Y
It cool to think a carb collecting dust in a colorado garage can get an Eagle in Michigan its wings!
HI that is grate and i will post more pictures when i get silver running ...... 8) .........................Don
Its all boxed up and labeled and ready to go.....getting sent out tomorrow ;D
HI Shane I have ben setting here for 35 min trying to find the words to say what I fell ..all I can come
up with is HAPPY and THANK YOU :hello2: :occasion14: no more :banghead: Don
You are very welcome don!!!...I just mailed it this morning. But dont send me a check for the postage till after you have it. They gave me a little static at the post office....Grillin' me about flamible liqids and chemicals :P. I shipped it parcel vs. priority as it save around $20.00. They said 7-14 buisness days...but it is on its way! Let me know when ya get it Don and if you havent got it in 14 days or so I can go ruffle some feathers down at the post office. Ill be keeping this on hand until it safely arrives at your door ;) (http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc377/shanebo79/2481.jpg)
HI I will let you know when it get here ;D then we will have one more Eagle on the road ;D 8)
:hello2:...........Don
HAY THERE SHANE WILL BUD ITS HERE AT 2:00 P M .....IN 4 DAYS FROM YOU TO ME THAT IS GOOD...
I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE THE CARB THAT SOON......AS I SAID BEFOR THANK YOU SHAN THANK YOU
........Don
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Thats great Don!! Im glad that got to you in a timely manner! Makes me feel good to know that I helped get one more on the road!!
You guys are simply amazing !
Reading this thread makes me happy just like I was the one to get the carb ;D
The Nest rules ! :occasion14:
HI Shane HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY The sweet wife cant understand how I can be so HAPPY over a old carb
The carb looks great to me .....and we will take back all we said about the U.S. post office.....Don
HI LAGUARDIA THE NEST RULES is right ....there is so Many good people on the nest :occasion14:
you know that because you are one of them ..... you have been here longer than I have and can see
what and how people write ...you can learn so mush about the hart ......
Have a grate day...........Don
Just out of curiosity, how hard is it to rebuld one of these carbs Don? Just incase I find a 5,000 mile sundancer in some old ladys garage for 500 bucks and it just happens to need a rebuild......Hey It could happen...LOL ;D
Quote from: shanebo on June 12, 2011, 12:23:15 AM
Just out of curiosity, how hard is it to rebuld one of these carbs Don? Just incase I find a 5,000 mile sundancer in some old ladys garage for 500 bucks and it just happens to need a rebuild......Hey It could happen...LOL ;D
Carbs are simple to rebuild. If your asking maybe its not.
Quote from: shanebo on June 12, 2011, 12:23:15 AM
Just out of curiosity, how hard is it to rebuld one of these carbs Don? Just incase I find a 5,000 mile sundancer in some old ladys garage for 500 bucks and it just happens to need a rebuild......Hey It could happen...LOL ;D
I didn't find it hard to rebuild one, and it was my first. it even ran, but to get it properly set, that's a bit of a different story. You'll need to read and understand the measurements and get everything right, and you'll need a timing light (?), a vacuum gauge, and a tach - Oh yeah! and patience.
Nice going both of you! Have an egg there Shane.
HI Shane rebuilding a cater carb to me its not hard to do ...First you need a good book I always had
Motors manuel they always had the best break down on the carter carb it was complete
2. you need a good rebuild kit with all the O rings plugs gasgets they also have a instruction sheet
3.I clean off work bench or table lay down paper to keep it clean and start taking the carb apart
4.I start at my left all the external things and base plate and the top plate etc.etc.
5 I have 2 cleaning pales to clean parts in and I clean parts by gropes .after clean let dry and clean
out all holes with air remove all plugs if your kit comes with them if not don't ...clean.clean.I try to keep
clean paper down all the time .
6. when you start to put it back together get a new set of main jets ...if you want to have better gas
mileage put in new jets ..I always do ...they are marked on top of jet .....
7. Start rebuild .if you forgot how to you have book and instruction sheet....and you run into trouble
there is the nest we wont let you down.....
after its all back together make your adjustments ...idle is 1 1/2 turns out to start with so no and so on
put it on the car and it works then you say how did that happen it works
I like to do this ..every time I do this i learn more all the time .....Don
HI I for got the two part epoxy on the plugs ....and Shane IT CAN HAPEN
HI whuntmore your right about the Patience and the rest ........................................later Don
HI mudkicker your right on
A book really? Haha
Most carbs just need a good cleaning by taking them apart. While your in there just replace gaskets. Technically I don't consider it rebuilding
I cant wait to see that carb on your car Don!
HI Shane I have to wait until next weekend when i can go see my baby in joliet Ill....I got up sick its 343 a m
so i checked in when i get silver home I will take more Pict of all the birds ...cant Wait eather..Don
HI SILVER IS ALIVE ......HAY SHANE I WANTED TO SEE SILVER RUN SO I DID NOT REBUILD THE CARB I JUST
PUT IT ON HER AND A NEW VALVE COVER. ON.. REPAIRED THE VACUM LINES AND WIREING AND SHE STRATED UP...
after A FEW MINETS SHE SMOUYHED RIGHT OUT IT SOUNDED GREAT ..WE FOUND OUT WHEY IT WAS ON FIRE
THE INTAKE GASKET IS LEAKING SHE GOT SO HOT IN A FEW MIN .....SO WE ARE GOING TO PUT ON A NEW GASKET
THEN DRIVE HER HOME...I DROVE HER AROUND THE PARKING LOT.. SMILE STILE THERE......I LOVE HER ....DON
Thats great to hear Don!! Im so glad everything is coming together...I hoped that carb would do ya right :)
HI Every body it was a very good week end Silver is running but the best part is mi son and my 3 grandsons
were all working with me on Silver... allot of fun ......we have a little left to do but the bad part is over ..we know where all the vac lines go .. it will go easy now ......Don
HI Casper sounds like you have your work cut out for you ...are you putting one together at home ..
hope you have fun doing it ...Silver is a grate car I checked it over and allmost every thing has ben
replaced ...there were just a few things that were not dun so we are doing them now she will b e on the road soon......Don
HI Silver is in the recovery room today and will come home tomorrow ...and I will get some new Pict of Silver
at her new home and let her meet her siblings ..I hope they get along good ...the drive is 2and 1/2 hours we will see how Silver does on that little run ..we will stop at the MI welcome center and check Silver out make sure shes
not losing fluid .....I have to take care of the paper work to day so I can drive her home later.........Don
Thats great Don!! I have not gotten do do a thing on my car yet but thats ok....Ive seen several posts on here where a project took years....If I can get mine done within the next year Ill consider it good.....Glad to hear Silver will be on the road soon.
HI Shane Thanks to you and my sons and grandsons Silver will be on the road soon I cant wait to drive
my baby home .I want to stop by Bills and lethem see Silver before she leaves I L for M I .....
One of these days you will get the bug and start putting Genget back to gather just getting started is the problem. and TIME AND MONEY that's my main two.....later...............Don
Im am so ready to dive into this project!...But it seems everytime I get a few extra dollars together some unexpected bill pops up. Me and the wife are going for a motorcycle trip up to Wisconsin to see some family soon...Most my extra cash has been set aside for that. Once we get back from that I should be able to start stashing some cash aside and getting some parts together....Im really on the fence about wether to get my engine parts I need or get the transmission rebuilt first.....Either way ya slice the car wont move without either one so I guess its one of those "6 one half dozen the other" kinda things.
HI Well to day at 4:15 Silver and I puled in the drive way in M I It was a good drive no trouble at all ..
And the gas mileage was very good around 26....... that's good ...I am glad to be home with Silver....
Later .Don
gratz don!! I share the feelings of finally being able to take a wagon for a drive ;D
HI Bill It was so much fun taking her out for the first time .. the other wagon was not the same as this ...
one ...........Don
How did she run for ya Don?
HI Shan she ran grate .we had some stop an go on I 80 and I 94 ...you figure I put 265 miles on her and
It took 10 gallons of gas .....and at 75 she was so smooth ...I still have a little trouble at idle in gear
she will die but in neutral she runs good ..I am going to rebuild the crab and go from there ......
But on the road she is smooth ......later.......Don
So happy everything worked out for ya don...One more back on the road! :hello2:
HI So am I thanks to you it worked out good .........Don
HI every body .its started ......Silver and I went to the hardware store yesterday ..we puled in to a parking spot and a car puled up behind me ...And said I had one of them about ten years ago ...we talked for
20or30 minuets ...nice man said Silver was in very good shape for her age in side and out ...and he thanked me
for taking the time and having Silver there...and I thanked hem for asking about my baby ...Silver...
I loved every minuet of the talk. I told hem about the Nest and were to find it ..it was grate .....Don
Have a Good Egg for being a good representative for the rest of us.
another egg to ya don! that wiper switch i got from ya works real nice. and after talkin to ya the other day i went back out and did some work. got my big rust hole pat. ched up and got the intake most of the way out. just need a swivel adapter for my socket to get the last of the bolts out.
HI Jim Thank you for egg ..I was doing what I like to do .Talk about Eagles and the nest ......Don
HI Brent what size 3/8 or 1/2 I have both stop by and get one ..I think I can find one for you to use .
You have my phone no some where eather way I will talk to you later.Don
just bought one... its a cheap one so naturally i paid to much for it and it will prolly break anyway. well see.
HI OK If it brakes you know where one is ................Don
HI Silver and I went for a ride with and old Friend from work ..he had never bean in a Eagle he was imprested
at how nice Silver road and solid she was he kept saying A M C and I kept saying yes A M C Eagle .....
a lot of people have never driven or road in a A M C .....and Silver was all cleaned up ...love this car....DON
silver is a nice car don. i would expect to impress with her.
don, one of these days your gonna have to road trip out this way with silver ;D
Quote from: thereverendbill on July 12, 2011, 05:21:05 PM
don, one of these days your gonna have to road trip out this way with silver ;D
HI Bill Silver amd I would love to take a ride to see you ....But we have a mess here trees down no
power keeping the gen a rack going with gas and oil ,,,,and picking up the yard it is a mess ........
tired and wet and it is not raining .........Don
HI Hay Shane are you back from your little ride ....I hope you had a god time ....the carb cleaner
i put in Silver worked she runs like new ...every thing hapens for a REASON and if it wasn't
for the carb fire on Silver I would not have her with me every day ............Don
did you even have to rebild it Don?
HI Shane Good to have you back ....No I did not rebuild it Lucas crab cleaner in the gas tank .and it got better and better going down the road is grate later.........Don
Its good to be back...I had a blast up there in Wisconsin...but I was having some pretty serious nest withdrawls! The trip was cool cuz I gotta see Kenosha for a day...I met a few former amc employees too at some of the places we went. We rode through alot of farm land...lots of old cars in fields....saw some neat ones but in the almost 3000 mile trip I didnt see one AMC....not even in Kenosha!! So much rust up there! There were cars only a few years old that were all rusted out!
HI you were about 200 miles from me you should have come to M I and said HI........Later .......Don
I was thinking about that every state I went through...Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, South dakota, and Wyoming...Once I get Ginger done I would love to do a cross country road trip to celebrate and meet up with fellow nesters.
HI Dave how have you been . haven't heard from you in a long time ....How is Casper coming a long
Hows that rear end coming..that's OK I will find one some day . Its to late to go
to Wisconsin this year maybe next ..Is it as hot there as it is here.. its been in the mid to upper
[ 90 S ] and humid we have a Storm coming in sounds bad better go .........Don
Hay Bill how is your mother doing. better I hope .We are praying for her hope she is well soon ....Don
Hi Don!
I havent seen ya on here for a while. How have you been? Is the car coming along ok?
HI Shane I am doing better ...Silver is doing grate she is my dally driver ..I cough not drive for 2 weeks .
how are you and ginger doing ..If I have any parts that you need ...Just ask me and I will let you know
if I have it ......Don
Hi Don,
Bluebird is up and running now,she runs suprisingly well for needing a head gasket and oil rings. Ginger is still in pieces, I have started acquiring 4.0l parts for the up grade. I got the cam and the the crankshaft bearings are in, now i need piston rings, push rods, lifters, and of course the cylinder head...I have decided to keep the original pistons as they cleaned up very nice and I cant justify buying new ones they are in near perfect condition. Tougeagle is going to come over to my place and wire up the new computer, fuel injection, and hi flow fuel pump....Its getting there slowly but its coming.
Hey Shanebo , if you talk to Touge or see him ( sounds like you will ) , and not to hijack your thread/comment, but I need to talk to him, or something.His other Phone# is out. I need to get a bill of sale for Caroline from him.......Thanks man.
HI Shane
I have a head and outher parts that you need .... I don't know if you have a certain year you are looking for but what I have is 1989 ....the head is in good shape .If you want to know more let me know .and I will give you a list of what I have ....Don
HI Happy New Year to every one and a good year to everyone ....Don
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HI I AM BACK don
Welcome back! Despite the name change, everything is back to how it seems to have been in the old days.
May I say welcome back, you have been missed!
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Welcome back! Many of us are working hard to bring back the "old days and ways", while working on new ideas for the future.
good to see you on here teneagle.
HI thank you. I had to have help finding youall did not know you went . I am glad to see that we are all most 100% all hear
I do not know what happened to the nest . don
The name "Nest" is gone.
HI IE I know the name is gone .But the place we call home with an EAGLE in front of it is still hear .. thanks to all that maid it happen .I am so glad the eagles den is hear.....don
Thanks Don.
It took me a little while to find my way here as well....good to see ya again Don!!
HAY Shane its good to see you on here finale I did not know if I was going to see you all again . I had to get a geek to find the den . He called me back to tell me where to look and low and behold there was the Eagles Den .....Glad to see it and all the people that make up this great place don
....HI YES I HATE SNOW ....when I was 10 years old it was fun to go out and play in it .......but now it drifts up in front of your cars and truck ....all around them ...silver is not silver ....silver is white ....no color just white all white every where white white.........My neighbor across the road has a Subaru all wheel drive its siting in a snow bank it wont move front or back.....20 foot away sits his one yon 4x4 on top of a snow drift ...my jeep is out behind the barn ..I can see it but I cant get to it ....maybe if I were 20 years younger I would try but not now .....OK now that I've vented I feel better now ......HA....HA........> don did I mention I hat snow :blob1:
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HI
MY neighbor fixed the snow blower and did my drive and his ...he can keep it over at his house and when the drive needs blowing out he can do it .......I got my town & country out of the snow ...one down 3 to go ...............am happy to have one out in case we need it.. its -10 F in Kalamazoo this morning ber ---ber don
HI ALL Silver is silver now that some of the snow is gone ...with all the rain the snow is melting so nicely I can
see about half my yard now ......I will be glad when I can see green out there ....I never though I would say
that I would like to mow the grass .....I would like to get out there and start sanding on silver so she can
shine like new once more ....don