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Author Topic: Priya's SX/4 project  (Read 372933 times)

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Offline thereverendbill

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Re: Priya's SX/4 project
« Reply #330 on: March 20, 2011, 06:51:53 PM »
comming together nicely, looks like alot of the hard stuff is finished
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Re: Priya's SX/4 project
« Reply #331 on: March 20, 2011, 07:21:26 PM »
                                                                                                                                                       
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                                 HI   IT  LOOKES   SO   GOOD    THIS   IS   ONE   FINE   LOOKING   EAGLE  
                                              
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HI.....A BAD DAY WITH YOUR EAGLE IS BETTER THAN A GOOD DAY AT WORK ...A GOOD DAY WITH YOUR EAGLE IS PRICELESS

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Re: Priya's SX/4 project
« Reply #332 on: March 20, 2011, 07:32:31 PM »
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: Priya's SX/4 project
« Reply #333 on: March 20, 2011, 08:08:35 PM »
That's gonna be a show car.  That is some wicked work there you two!

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Re: Priya's SX/4 project
« Reply #334 on: March 20, 2011, 08:11:38 PM »
Thanks everyone!

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Re: Priya's SX/4 project
« Reply #335 on: March 20, 2011, 09:00:48 PM »


              HI          Thanks to you two ..........This is one car I have to see in person......
                                                                    .Wops I egged the two of you........
                                                 
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Re: Priya's SX/4 project
« Reply #336 on: March 20, 2011, 09:21:16 PM »
Thanks again, Don.

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Re: Priya's SX/4 project
« Reply #337 on: March 20, 2011, 11:38:11 PM »
That has got to be the most AMAZING custom Eagle I have ever seen!!! That motor is georgeous. Egg to you for some spectacular work!!!......very very nice!!
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Re: Priya's SX/4 project
« Reply #338 on: March 21, 2011, 12:00:04 AM »
Thanks Shanebo!

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Re: Priya's SX/4 project
« Reply #339 on: March 21, 2011, 08:24:09 AM »
Awesome!! minus the the stripes, yours' and eaglegirls' are almost each others negatives with the color scheme between engine and body, lol.
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Re: Priya's SX/4 project
« Reply #340 on: March 21, 2011, 09:18:42 AM »
Looks amazing Priya!   Please Please get a youtube video of her running for me!
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Re: Priya's SX/4 project
« Reply #341 on: March 21, 2011, 09:23:24 AM »
Great looking engine too!!

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Re: Priya's SX/4 project
« Reply #342 on: March 21, 2011, 10:15:44 AM »
AWESOME Priya's !!!You two make a great team ! I like the idea of shaveing the valve cover , that worked great. I had thought of tapeing it off, but that is a much better idea. What kind of Milling machine do you have ??I have a Bridgeport in the shop that I am just learning how to use.It is amazeing what can be done with the right equipment and skill. Great Job !

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Re: Priya's SX/4 project
« Reply #343 on: March 21, 2011, 10:42:52 AM »
Thanks again, everyone!

Will I'll get a video of it running for you but if I wait until the car is done that might be a while at the rate its going ;)

68AMXGOPAC, the milling machine is a Morgon.  It wasn't big enough to do the whole valve cover in one pass so my husband had to do 2/3's of it, then swap it end for end and do the other 1/3.  That left a transition area that can be seen if you look closely.  The valve cover isn't cast precisely and was higher in the middle than on the ends.  After he took all he could off of it and still have the writing in the middle there there was still paint on the outer 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch on a couple of the ribs.  I used a sanding block to remove that paint which once again left a different texture on the aluminum that can be seen if one looks closely.  Despite that it came out pretty nice all in all.

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Re: Priya's SX/4 project
« Reply #344 on: March 21, 2011, 12:32:08 PM »
Me is drooling. That's it, ma'am.

The car itself is outstanding, it promises to be one of the most beautiful (if not the best) custom SX/4 ever.

But the thing that hits me each and every time I look at this thread is the job the two of you are doing. Not the result, but the work itself. It's amazing !
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