My current obsession!

[brentsydlik]

See if this works. this is the bird in looking at. if i can get any answers from the guy that has it.

http://s1113.photobucket.com/albums/k511/brentsydlik/

[jim]

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[brentsydlik]

try it now

[amc78concord]

See if this works. this is the bird in looking at. if i can get any answers from the guy that has it.

http://s1113.photobucket.com/albums/k511/brentsydlik/

Link works.

Looks like a fine Eagle daily driver candidate.  Good Luck!

[brentsydlik]

The roof rack needs to be pulled off and the roof cleaned up. Every mounting spot for the rack is rusted through. The headliners junk but the floor boards and unibody all look pretty good. Its at a "used car dealer"(3 old cars and a garage with a sign on it written in sharpie) but no body is ever around so I took it upon my self to open the one working door and pop the hood. Looks really good there too except for belts and hoses are rotted. Drivers seat is worn out and much of the plastic is faded and fragile but i want it.

[amc78concord]

The roof rack needs to be pulled off and the roof cleaned up. Every mounting spot for the rack is rusted through. The headliners junk but the floor boards and unibody all look pretty good. Its at a "used car dealer"(3 old cars and a garage with a sign on it written in sharpie) but no body is ever around so I took it upon my self to open the one working door and pop the hood. Looks really good there too except for belts and hoses are rotted. Drivers seat is worn out and much of the plastic is faded and fragile but i want it.

Yea, just keep lingering around and maybe leave some notes on his doorstep or try to locate a number to call the guy.  Just be persistent, and eventually you'll track the guy down.

[brentsydlik]

Still go see her about once a week. still cant get ahold of any one to buy her. im trying really hard. these folks just dont seem to get it.

[thereverendbill]

the places to look on an eagle are the sections of frame that curve down behind the wheels (doglegs), the floorboards, and the rocker panels.  If those areas are rotten and you don't think you have it in you to repair (anything off by as little as 3-6 millimeters can really mess up the way the car drives).  Good luck with your hunt and like I tell everyone "when looking at an eagle to purchase it is best to just stand on your head"

[brentsydlik]

persistance pays off... appearently i was just annoying enough that i finally got a phone call today from the guy that owns this eagle. his price is a bit more than my top dollar(within 300) but i am confident that we can reach an agreement. how ever... these are some things i found out.

the good...

I WANT IT!!!
antifreeze is green and full
dog legs are good
floor boards look good
has alluminum valve cover
he says it runs and drives good

the bad...

no keys(door or ign.)
no starter(m.i.a.)
i havent heard it run
needs a whole mess of vaccum lines(there but cracked)
needs a pcv and grommet
someone tried to excise the catalytic converter but failed
only one wiper on the front
three broken door handles
power everything and no power to try it all

any pointers from the older and wiser?

[eaglefreek]

any pointers from the older and wiser?

My advice? Walk away, unless it is right about scrap price. Sounds like it needs quite a bit of work. You can spend a little bit more and get something that runs. I'd like to see them all saved, but sometimes it doesn't make economical sense.

[brentsydlik]

im not spending money til i hear it run... and my top dollar is about $100.00 over scrap price. hes askin $700 but im only gonna give him $500 at the most. figuring that scrap here is $220 a ton with a title and doubt its over 2 tons. im gonna try for about $350 as is and a new starter is 32 bucks. i will gladly spend 32 bucks on a starter to hear it run before i buy it. if i dont buy it then im sure someone here needs a starter. as for most of the other stuff i can fix fairly cheap. besides its only costing me like 5 vacation days that were gonna expire soon anyway.

[El Matador]

"He says it runs and drives good" but there is no starter and no keys?  When was this car last driven?

I say go for it if you get it cheaply enough, and have the space for a project car.

[shanebo]

700 is pretty high without confirmation of it running. But ya gotta factor in all the good parts.

Heres my personal rule of thumb:
-runs/looks good-excellent 1500.00-5000.00+
-runs ok body is ok 500.00-1250.00
-not running/good body 350.00-450.00
-not running bad body-scrap value-325.00..depending on how many useable parts remain.
 Id offer him 400.00 maybe 450.00 tops..unles he can prove it runs.

[mudkicker715]

Without keys just pop the ignition switch on top of the column above the feet and slide the swich to try and start it. After of course a starter is put in.

[brentsydlik]

ok
#1 el matador- in=m gonna talk to the guy on monday and get the dirt on how long its been. looks like a year or so... and it showed up about a year or so ago so maybe thats when.

#2 shanebo-    for the simple fact that the dog legs are super clean and it has all the windows in it and a very seemingly clean body... i think that 3 or 4 hundred sounds fair... but i am going there with a compression gage and some other tools... if its got decent and fairly even compression then and i fill the float bowl with gas and am getting ignition in should fire correct? i dont even expect it to run right as long as it tries. not to mention the fact that i know where there is an eagle that runs but i expect the body is shot... i am kinda working on a deal there too.

#3 mudkicker- my dear old grandad has a coffee can full of keys he wants to try first but if that dont work i will try that... thanks every one.