1983 SX/4 Dull "Penny"

[mo.eagles]

Sometimes leaks are good. My under side is oily but it has NO rust.

[Prafeston]

Just been trying to ignore the problems with the Eagle and have some fun lately.

https://youtu.be/WwRgQuJ4OLk

https://youtu.be/3QssVeagoA0

[amarshall]

Fantastic!  Nice to see you enjoying it, very pretty car!

[vangremlin]

Nice videos!  I'd blame the "fail" on the wind!

[Prafeston]

Here are some pics for you guys to enjoy before I come back and pick your brains about some issues I'm having.

A friend of mine and I out at the Shooting Range


Parked on the Hill on top of Hobie Cat Beach


Driving out on the Burr Trail looking for wild flowers with my wife

[Prafeston]

Took a cruise out at Stanton Creek. The primitive camping area you can drive to inside the park. (Glen Canyon National Recreation Area)





And debuting new plates! I was worried about this but some people have been calling in SOAR EX 4 rather than the SOAR BY 4 I was intending. Oh well.




On the beach

[amarshall]

I love that last shot, on top of the rise looking down on the hood.  That rack looks like rocket launchers!

[Prafeston]

Haha Pew Pew!

[rollguy]

I have not been around here much, but came back today to see how things were going. It is nice to see your SX4 on the road again! I have been crazy busy working on these Mercedes-Benz Diesels, and have been on those forums. I don't have an Eagle anymore, and I sure do miss having one. One day maybe I will get another one.....Rich

[eaglefreek]

I have not been around here much, but came back today to see how things were going. It is nice to see your it SX4 on the road again! I have been crazy busy working on these Mercedes-Benz Diesels, and have been on those forums. I don't have an Eagle anymore, and I sure do miss having one. One day maybe I will get another one.....Rich

We're all waiting for you to build a Mercedes diesel powered Eagle.

[Prafeston]

I have not been around here much, but came back today to see how things were going. It is nice to see your it SX4 on the road again! I have been crazy busy working on these Mercedes-Benz Diesels, and have been on those forums. I don't have an Eagle anymore, and I sure do miss having one. One day maybe I will get another one.....Rich

We're all waiting for you to build a Mercedes diesel powered Eagle.

Right...surely you can fit a Mercedes Diesel in an Eagle! And yes, I'm very happy to have it on the road. It still needs some things, but for the time being I'm just ignoring them!

[rollguy]

I have not been around here much, but came back today to see how things were going. It is nice to see your it SX4 on the road again! I have been crazy busy working on these Mercedes-Benz Diesels, and have been on those forums. I don't have an Eagle anymore, and I sure do miss having one. One day maybe I will get another one.....Rich

We're all waiting for you to build a Mercedes diesel powered Eagle.

Well my plan was to take the frame from my old SX4 and stretch it 14" so it fits under a 300D body. I know it will have nothing Eagle on it, but the frame did spend it's entire former life under an Eagle.

[EagleSX4_5Speed]

An overdue update on this car. I bought it from Prafeston on Dec 7, 2018 and have done a bunch to it since then.

Stuff I have done in no particular order: the 4.0 is now fuel injected using factory 91-95 parts, has a np229 from a '89 Grand Wagoneer, Dana 35 from a '01 Cherokee, 3.54 gears, a Honda clutch reservoir, Installed a XJ trailer hitch, full length XJ add-a-leaf, replaced the tachometer with an aftermarket one, added a high mount brake light under the rear glass, modified 3rd gen Dodge Challenger side view mirrors and mounted them (drivers side only right now).

[89 MJ]

An overdue update on this car. I bought it from Prafeston on Dec 7, 2018 and have done a bunch to it since then.

Stuff I have done in no particular order: the 4.0 is now fuel injected using factory 91-95 parts, has a np229 from a '89 Grand Wagoneer, Dana 35 from a '01 Cherokee, 3.54 gears, a Honda clutch reservoir, Installed a XJ trailer hitch, full length XJ add-a-leaf, replaced the tachometer with an aftermarket one, added a high mount brake light under the rear glass, modified 3rd gen Dodge Challenger side view mirrors and mounted them (drivers side only right now).

My first thought when I saw this comment was, "whoa, another MJ guy". Then I put two and two together

[vangremlin]

An overdue update on this car. I bought it from Prafeston on Dec 7, 2018 and have done a bunch to it since then.

Thanks for checking in and glad to hear that car is getting driven, it is a nice car.  Can you provide pictures of the mirror you added?  Thanks!