Author Topic: '83 Eagle Limited Saved. Yep, I bought another one---(UPDATED 5/8/11) (Read 43060 times)

Sunny · « **Reply #60 on:** November 25, 2010, 10:31:41 PM »

Really clean car dude.

83Eagle! · « **Reply #61 on:** November 25, 2010, 10:49:36 PM »

Looks great. Glad you got it running smoothly.

amc78concord · « **Reply #62 on:** November 26, 2010, 01:43:54 AM »

Quote from: 83Eagle! on November 25, 2010, 10:49:36 PM

Looks great. Glad you got it running smoothly.

Thanks! I'm hoping to have it looking even better than it is now. Still have some important things to take care of like tires and shocks, for safety reasons!

Quote from: Sunny on November 25, 2010, 10:31:41 PM

Really clean car dude.

Thanks!

IowaEagle · « **Reply #63 on:** November 26, 2010, 09:00:11 AM »

Do you need the woody trim for the left rear? Its getting harder to find so you may want to post a Wanted now, even when your finances are low.

amc78concord · « **Reply #64 on:** November 26, 2010, 12:56:20 PM »

Quote from: IowaEagle on November 26, 2010, 09:00:11 AM

Do you need the woody trim for the left rear? Its getting harder to find so you may want to post a Wanted now, even when your finances are low.

Hey thanks for asking! I actually have the missing piece of trim from my dad's old woody wagon. A lot of parts already have come from his car, so it's good to have a parts car...and a woody one at that!

But there shall be many more things done to "Woody" in the near future, I have a lot of plans in store.

Such as: Dual exhaust with dual headers, 4 bbl intake and carb, and an HEI upgrade...just to name a few powertrain upgrades. A lot more updates coming soon!

amc78concord · « **Reply #65 on:** November 27, 2010, 11:29:34 PM »

Well...here's a step in the wrong direction...

I was on my way home with my friend, I was leading and driving my Woody wagon and he was following me. The route I usually take was backed up with traffic, so I decided to take an alternate route...BAD IDEA...The roads were extremely icy, like black ice. Coming up to a stop sign, I noticed how bad the ice was. I flashed my brakes to my friend following me about 100 yards up to the stop sign. Then>>>the unthinkable happened...

Going about 6 mph, I started sliding...I tried to pump my brakes and it wasn't working. I was looking to my left, and I noticed cars coming (probably going 25 mph) I had so little time to think, I just continued pumping my brakes...Then I hit a dry patch and instantly stopped. I thought, "Whew, I'm safe..I'm okay.." Then I looked in my review mirror, and there's my friend... sliding... CRASH... He was only going 5-6 mph, but sliding on ice makes you speed up, so he probably hit me going 10-13 mph. BUT it could have been much worse, I could've slid through the intersection and got nailed in the door or my friend could have if I would've been able to get out of his way... The thing is>>Nobody's hurt, and my car is just bent up a bit...which my friend isn't so lucky...

He hit me in the left rear, where it was already damaged before I even got the car. The bumper was already pushed under a little bit and endcap messed up. Now, the bumper is pushed under just a bit more and the endcap is bulged out a bit. My friend's car is pretty bad... Let me tell you, EAGLES ARE TANKS... My car looks like it has a nick compared to my friend's car which looks like Godzilla stepped on it. He drives a Saturn, all plastic. I feel so bad for him... his bumper is all cracked, he lost his grille, his headlights are messed up, and his hood won't shut as the metal bar that holds it shut is bent and trashed.

I've only had this car about 2 months, and it's only been on the road for about 3 weeks...and I've already had two incidents with it. I guess when things go bad, they REALLY go bad...when am I going to have some luck???

83Eagle! · « **Reply #66 on:** November 27, 2010, 11:51:37 PM »

That sucks. Hopefully it is repairable. Sounds like it could have been a lot worse than it was. Glad you adn your buddy are alright.

IowaEagle · « **Reply #67 on:** November 28, 2010, 10:40:57 AM »

Folks are safe that is the main thing. Body damage can be fixed, even on Saturn's,

Steve F · « **Reply #68 on:** November 30, 2010, 06:38:55 PM »

I've got to agree with IE, folks are safe is the main thing and body damage can be fixed. As amc78concord stated these Eagles are tanks compared to modern cars. Saturn's can take some abuse but not a lot. My son hit a deer with his Saturn SL. He was very lucky. It was low to the ground, front end was sloped so when he hit the deer he knocked it's legs from under it and flipped it over his roof. Only damage to the Saturn was a slight bump in the left front hood and a scratch along the roof. Scared the crap out of him though. Now he is more cautious driving at night around the roads in Maine.

IowaEagle · « **Reply #69 on:** December 01, 2010, 06:22:33 AM »

Flying deer are scary.

milliard431 · « **Reply #70 on:** December 01, 2010, 02:51:10 PM »

In Florida we have hog fencing on all the highways because we have so many, You guessed it, HOGS! Why can't Pa and others do the same for deer. Can you imagine the pain these deer suffer let alone humans being killed or injured.

dustybat13 · « **Reply #71 on:** December 01, 2010, 07:20:18 PM »

Quote from: milliard431 on December 01, 2010, 02:51:10 PM

In Florida we have hog fencing on all the highways because we have so many, You guessed it, HOGS! Why can't Pa and others do the same for deer. Can you imagine the pain these deer suffer let alone humans being killed or injured.

I don't know how sprightly the deer are in Pa, but in Oregon there would be now way to stop them unless you have a ten to twelve foot high fence. My friend has a big garden in his backyard with a eight foot fence and he still gets deer eating his vegetables.

One night when I was over at his house, we took spotlights and chased deer out of his garden. I was amazed to see a deer that was only about three feet tall at the front hip (that's really small for Oregon deer), jump over the top of a eight foot tall cyclone fence in the dark with a spotlight shining in it's eyes!

That type of fence would be quite expensive to install and maintain over the 36,000 miles of paved roads in Oregon.

IowaEagle · « **Reply #72 on:** December 01, 2010, 07:30:10 PM »

Agreed, it would have to be a lot of mighty tall fencing to keep our corn fed deer in check.

milliard431 · « **Reply #73 on:** December 03, 2010, 07:57:17 AM »

Florida is no small state but hogs don't jump very high. I did not know deer jump that high. I have seen Armadillo jump over 2 feet when My beloved shepard would chase them. One jumped right into her mouth once. Snap, crackle, pop goes the armadillo. That dog had strong jaws may she rest in peace.

amc78concord · « **Reply #74 on:** December 06, 2010, 04:18:50 PM »

Last Thursday, Friday, and Today (Monday) were all lab days in my school auto shop. Got a lot of things done on Woody... I replaced the busted up exhaust and in put all new pipe (removed the cat ((it was junk anyways))) and installed a glasspack.

I'll make due with a glasspack until I save up enough for some flowmasters and dual exhaust...

I also replaced the front bumper, as I didn't care for it because it didn't have bumper guards...which for me is just odd to see an Eagle without. So I put on my dad's old bumper from his woody wagon.

I also started on fixing the body damage in the back. As of right now, I'm waiting for my friend to fix the mounting holes on the replacement bumper (salt kills...

)...but I decided to get a head start and remove the bent up bumper and try to get a peek at how bad the bumper ram is. I didn't take a picture of how bad the bumper and bumper ram got, but let me tell you, it was pretty bent up...that just sums it up right there.

So my friend and I were able to bend out the bumper ram a little, the best we could. We're going to see if we can make it work by putting washers on the bolts to help space the gap. (My dad did this when my mom and I got rear-ended in her '87 Eagle 8 years ago)

I need a left ENDCAP!!! I have a red and brown one readily available, but I'd really like to get the right color (Blue)...I just don't wanna mess around with trying to paint it. But there is no way I'll be driving around with the endcap I currently have on there, so I took it off...Much better than a busted up lookin thing

...So if you have one let me know!!!! (this is posted in the wanted section as well).

Also, I bought new rims and tires for my Eagle

I've seen some pictures of Eagles with Jeep rims and thought "that's awesome..." I like the look of 83Eagle!'s Jeep rims on his Eagle, and decided that was for me. I also bought new White-Letter tires P215/65/R15, so they'll be wider and should look sweet...and shouldn't rub because they're not as high. Those should go on Woody this coming Thursday!

But anyways, here's some pictures for this update:

The new front bumper with bumper guards