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My long awaited Eagle - A project in the works

Started by macdude443, October 12, 2011, 09:46:56 PM

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eaglebeek

#150
March 18, 2015, 12:17:33 PM
Bump...

Any new updates? The photo gremlin >:D has eaten all of the photos :eagle:
1984 Eagle Wagon, 258, auto, 2.73 gears, daily driver
1983 Eagle Limited Wagon, parts; sold
2000 Jeep Cherokee, 4.0, auto
2007 Hyundai Accent, radical downsize from minivan, wife's car and she loves it!

"The society which scorns excellence in plumbing as a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy: neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water."--John W. Gardner, in "Excellence: Can We Be Equal and Excellent Too?" (1961)

Air-conditioning is so cool!

macdude443

#151
March 24, 2015, 04:25:47 PM
Hmm, let's see.  I'll have to fix those bad links.  She's still parked right now, but I've done a few things:

- Added OEM fog lights, thanks to Rafe.
- Working on wiring up gauge console (bought plumbing T and new sending unit/pressure switch.
- Bought all new rad and heater hoses (to be installed ASAP)
- Bought a spare shifter bezel that I have cleaned up and replaced the rubber on
- Have plans to switch out driver's seat lower frame as it leans awkwardly
- Had my stripped air cleaner sandblasted and powder coated, installed that way back
- Cleaned up the engine bay a little more but need to fix some wiring and add some new split loom
- Nearly NOS Sport rims, thanks to Capt. Spillane
- On the wait list for repro louvers.  I have the plastic sides but my rear plastic is in rough shape.
- Had gas tank blasted and coated last year

Here are all the more recent photos I have:

Let's go back in time for a minute.. the day I bought it back in 2011:


Interior in 2011:


This is after all the body work and paint with the proper front bumper, grille and bumper moldings:


Doing some light off-roading:




Rainy day on the PA turnpike:


Putting the sealed tank back in, 2013:


New fogs, 2014:


My SX/4 and reverendbill's Jeep, 2014:

1982 Eagle SX/4
1986 Eagle Wagon

macdude443

#152
March 24, 2015, 04:41:45 PM
Replacing hatch weatherstripping, 2014:


Both of my Eagles together, 2014:


Replacing Intake/Exhaust gaskets, 2014:


New rims, 2014:


Me at my car club's Halloween parade, 2014:



I think that's all of the images I have that I haven't posted.  The better ones are all on slides or film and would need to be scanned.
1982 Eagle SX/4
1986 Eagle Wagon

Prafeston

#153
March 25, 2015, 01:51:34 AM
What did you do with your old Sport rims? They didn't look to be in bad shape...
1983 AMC Eagle SX/4 - Penny

macdude443

#154
March 25, 2015, 10:31:35 AM
They were traded, plus cash, for the better ones.  They weren't extremely bad, but they had been spray painted and were pitted.
1982 Eagle SX/4
1986 Eagle Wagon

captspillane

#155
March 25, 2015, 10:39:08 AM Last Edit: March 25, 2015, 10:39:20 AM by captspillane
The pictures don't give them justice. They are pretty much New Old Stock condition. When I bought my white SX4 the owner had them tucked away in a corner of his garage. He had paid much more and I ended up talking him down to $600. I usually won't pay more than half that but these are exceptional.

His old set was mismatched. Some Eagle alloys have the black all the way to the center and some stop short. I had a mismatched set and with both together I now have two more matching sets.
Currently Inspected and Insured as of Jan 2013:
-1985 Eagle Station Wagon 258 T5 Stickshift
-1980 Eagle Station Wagon 258 Auto Fuel-injected with GM TBI

Minor Repairs Underway:
-1982 Eagle SX4 258 T5
-1981 Kammback 2.5L Iron Duke T5

Restoration Efforts Near Completion:
-1982 SX4- 401 NV3550
-1983 SX4- 4.5 MPI NSG370 (6 Speed)

Restoration Efforts Underway:
-1985 SW- 4.0 MPI AX15
-1982 SX4- 4.0 AW4
-1981 SX4- SD33T NV4500 (Turbodiesel 5 speed)

Future Rescue Efforts- '85 Maroon SW, '87 Limited SW, '84 Limited SW, '87 4 door Sedan, '81 2 door Sedan, '88 White SW, '77 4 door Hornet, '74 2 door Hornet, '79 Spirit AMX, '81 Kammback.

RIP- Red '81 SX4, '84 4dr Sedan, '84 SW, '81 SW, '80 Spirit, '83 SW, '83 4dr Sedan

macdude443

#156
March 25, 2015, 02:57:57 PM
Quote from: captspillane on March 25, 2015, 10:39:08 AM
The pictures don't give them justice. They are pretty much New Old Stock condition. When I bought my white SX4 the owner had them tucked away in a corner of his garage. He had paid much more and I ended up talking him down to $600. I usually won't pay more than half that but these are exceptional.

His old set was mismatched. Some Eagle alloys have the black all the way to the center and some stop short. I had a mismatched set and with both together I now have two more matching sets.

That's right, that was another reason.  One side didn't match the other, lol.
1982 Eagle SX/4
1986 Eagle Wagon

DAVE

#157
March 26, 2015, 09:15:44 AM
where did you get your rear hatch seal and how is it performing anything you don't like about it?
and was install straight forward or was there some tricks to it
Thanks Dave

macdude443

#158
March 26, 2015, 11:14:30 AM
The hatch seal was purchased from Restoration Specialties in Windber PA. It is a universal style. I drove there and they looked at it and that's what I went with. So far so good. No leaks. However the car doesn't see a lot of bad weather.
1982 Eagle SX/4
1986 Eagle Wagon

macdude443

#159
July 06, 2015, 01:20:02 PM Last Edit: July 06, 2015, 01:21:04 PM by macdude443
Here is an updated picture I took Thursday after getting the hood aligned and painting the silver stripe along the hood/bezels.  I bought new hood bumpers and insulation from Kennedy American.

1982 Eagle SX/4
1986 Eagle Wagon

macdude443

#160
August 05, 2015, 04:36:30 PM
At the 2015 AMO show in Cleveland.  Got a silver award in the driver class!



1982 Eagle SX/4
1986 Eagle Wagon

Baskinator4

#161
March 21, 2018, 09:22:51 PM Last Edit: March 21, 2018, 09:23:14 PM by Baskinator4
Thought I would update this thread with a few pictures from the 2017 AMO show in Gettysburg, PA

mo.eagles

#162
March 23, 2018, 06:00:49 PM
Was yours the only Eagle ? I see the Javelins but no other Eagles.
'85 wagon Limited   tilt wheel , cruise control
power seats ,windows and locks
rear window washer /wiper 
tach and gauge package
A/C
'85 wagon   power windows and locks
rear window washer/wiper
factory tow package
A/C

vangremlin

#163
March 24, 2018, 12:16:11 PM
Still looks great!!
1981 Kammback 258 - "Pepe"
1980 Coupe 258 - "Ginger
1972 Gremlin X 304
1978 Gremlin 4 cyl 121 - sold
1964 TBird 390 - sold

Baskinator

#164
March 26, 2018, 10:13:52 PM
Not mine, I just visited. There were actually several Eagles in attendance.
1982 AMC Eagle SX/4 (Work In Progress)

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