K-5 Eagle (Lots of pictures)

[85AmCfreak]

1988 k5 blazer frame and a 1981 amc eagle wagon 4 door on top you do the math. LOL

The K-Feagle

[shanebo]

Now thats what I call and extreme mod!!....Very cool dude!

[85AmCfreak]

Thanks alot its taken some time but we are getting it done, one step at a time. I originally just wanted to mod the original 258 (maybe a stroker 4.0  ) but unfortunately there was no saving this eagle it had some bad cancer but Someone made a suggestion to find a frame to strengthen her up so thats what we did.....I'm sort of glad, I sort of saved it from the crusher

[thereverendbill]

I LIKE IT!!!! maybe I can round up a rotten blazer myself and save the 4 door sedan that is comming from iron horse.

[85AmCfreak]

I am sure there is someone on here that has a better frame fit than the blazer frame. I have to be honest its not a direct bolt on LOL We are going to have to repin the leaf springs and slide the rear axle back about 2-3 inches also with that extend the drive shaft but all in due time.

[thereverendbill]

I wonder is an SX/4 would work better on a K-5 frame

[85AmCfreak]

If I am not mistaken I remember reading that a jeep Jk frame is like a direct fit for an Sx-4 almost perfect match

[shanebo]

Thats a great way to save an Eagle whose structural integrity has been ravaged by rust....Plus its like saving 2 cars at once!!...Il bet one of the very early broncos would make be a possible donor candidate for this conversion too.

[85AmCfreak]

Well you wouldn't destroy a brand new jeep, ya get one thats been damaged. Car fire would probably be the best donor.

[amc78concord]

Very cool! Looks like you guys had a lot of fun in the process!

A very interesting way to save a car from the crusher...lol

[brentsydlik]

personally id rather destroy a jeep in favor of a cool eagle. i like jeeps but given the option and if i had the cash i would certainly tear down a brand new jeep to put an eagle wagon on it.

[Sunny]

Much as I love my Eagle, there's no way in heck I'd be ripping apart a Jeep worth $20,000-30,000 just to save a car that's worth $5,000-10,000 (tops), less once it's been customized like that.

Agreed two hundred percent.

Why wreck something functional and worth more, to make something worth a lot less, with more work.
I'd rather just keep the JK.

It's like the guy around here [I told you about] who wrecked the 'Cuda convertible to put it on a 4x4 frame. *facepalm*.

[MontanaEagle]

Now you just need to put some bigger tires on it and go drive over smaller cars.

[jim]

I agree 100% about not wrecking an Eagle, but I think it was said somewhere that the Eagle was beyond saving.

[shanebo]

Ive often fatasized about dropping an eagle body on top of a late model Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 chasis/drive train.