Not a fan of the sedan

[IowaEagle]

Looks normal to me.

[jim]

I don't know about your drain plug, but I flung a Good Egg your way.  That buggy
is really looking good under the hood.

[thereverendbill]

it might be a good idea to check the threads on the oil pan if it was torqued that much.  I am really surprised you got it off at all

[brownbear]

[brownbear]

   My new wheels before and after.......what do you all think?

[thereverendbill]

any pics of them on the car?

[ynwa]

what we use at the shop is acrosol (how ever it is spelled) and adhesive remover that we get from our paint supplier.  I removes glue GREAT and doesn't so any damage to paint.  I would call around to automotive paint shops (not body shops) and see what they have to offer

rev, I'm curious about the Acrysol + Adhesive remover. I'm about to attack an old 'once was vinyl' roof and wondered if you mixed or was there a staged application like first the Acrysol then the adhesive remover? Any tips on adhesive remover brands?
Cheers!!

[thereverendbill]

what we use at the shop is acrosol (how ever it is spelled) and adhesive remover that we get from our paint supplier.  I removes glue GREAT and doesn't so any damage to paint.  I would call around to automotive paint shops (not body shops) and see what they have to offer

rev, I'm curious about the Acrysol + Adhesive remover. I'm about to attack an old 'once was vinyl' roof and wondered if you mixed or was there a staged application like first the Acrysol then the adhesive remover? Any tips on adhesive remover brands?
Cheers!!

I wouldn't mix the 2, adhesive remover is a bit more expensive than acrysol but I know for a fact that it will only take the adhesive off and not damage paint (I use it every day at work).  I have never tried acrysol to remove adhesive so i can't say much about it

[mojobean]

Had a bit of a death wobble with my side mirrors, so I had to replace them.  If interested advanceauto sells mirrors for $16 each.

AHA!! i knew someone here had the same mirrors as i did! now to go check if i can still find these. or atleast get replacement glass.. my glass is broke.

[shanebo]

That cars comin together nicely brownbear!! Aside from the usual roof rot those sedans always have the car looks really nice.  I gave up on my 86 sedan rescently. Its just way too far gone, even the floors and trunk area are rotted. Its like everytime I started to work on it i would find more serious rust areas. It is going to be my official parts car for the next eagle I get.

[brownbear]

sorry to hear about your loss, and I know about rust.  This was a very clean eagle, until you start to poke around at things and then it turns to rust.  I'm still finishing up the rust areas on mine.  I'm not a type of person that quits, I just find a way and the energy to try and fix it.  3 months now and it's still not on the road, sometimes I just want to walk away from it.  When it's too cold out, I stay in the house and try to calm down and work on a game plan for the next day above freezing.  It is way too much work, and all I can do is hope that it all pays off..........

[shanebo]

Im sure it will pay off. The nice thing about yours is its so rare...My 86 was a dime a dozen so to speak so there was no huge incetive to put that much time or money into it...Even though all model years are basically identical youll always have that 1 of 454 badge of honor on yours..no normal person would care but to us eagle people its a big deal!! Best of luck on your project!!

[El Matador]

The '86 sedan wasn't exactly mass produced either, with only 1274 having been built.  I have one, and unfortunately it may also become a parts car due to roof and B pillar damage.  The rockers aren't faring too well either.

[shanebo]

I hear ya there. I have stripped off what useable parts there were on the 86...and believe me it did not yeild much..everything was rusted, wore out missing  or broke...Im selling the shell to a guy up the road that wants it to make a rock crawler of it...what ever good luck to him the car is like swiss cheese.

[shanebo]

Its too bad sedans had that issue cuz I always liked em. Ive seen several that aside from the rust were perfect cars but had to be put to pasture or stripped just because there there was so much rot.