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Offline Amc1320

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82 sx4
« on: March 01, 2014, 05:50:17 PM »
Spent a lot of time on the sx4 and have gotten a few things done

Car sat for over a decade

1. Fixed the brakes, new master, calipers, wheel cylinders, shoes, pads, springs, and several new lines
2. Took the fuel tank off, half full of nasty gas, couple of holes. Took it to radiator shop for repair
3. Got the wipers working, cowl was full of debris and wiper linkage was seized stuck
4. Scraped surface rust and treated some of the underside
5. Got 4 new used tires and put them on
6 removed door panels and greased widow gears, now they roll up and down smoothly
7. Removed large rats nest from glove box area
8. Rebuilt carb and put it back on
9 filled various fluids
10. Filled and bled clutch


So today it moved under its own power! Drove it around the field , new brakes work great and it runs reall good considering it probably hasn't had a tune up in this century.  Note in pic below my redneck underhood gas tank!

Got some new shocks so hopefully put them on tomorrow, have all the bolts soaking in penetrating oil.

Los of rust issues to deal,with, frame rails look good, floor pans not so much.... Lots of surface rust in everything, sitting in a humid Tennessee field for 10 or 12 years does that. Here are some pics













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Re: 82 sx4
« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2014, 06:03:46 PM »
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Re: 82 sx4
« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2014, 07:32:11 PM »
You're off to a great start!!!
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Re: 82 sx4
« Reply #3 on: March 01, 2014, 08:26:24 PM »
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Re: 82 sx4
« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2014, 11:55:18 AM »
Surprised after sitting in a field for ten or more years it looks that good. Great save and looks like your doing a great job on it. Good luck on the rest of the project. Sure it will be worth it.
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Re: 82 sx4
« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2014, 01:31:46 PM »

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Re: 82 sx4
« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2014, 10:44:56 PM »
Awesome to see another up and running!  It's an SX4 renaissance.
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Re: 82 sx4
« Reply #7 on: March 04, 2014, 01:43:59 AM »
Progress!
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Re: 82 sx4
« Reply #8 on: March 05, 2014, 11:25:45 AM »
That's identical to my SX/4 when I got it.
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Re: 82 sx4
« Reply #9 on: March 05, 2014, 06:49:15 PM »
Wow, thanks priya, that gives me a lot of confidence since your sx is so awesome!

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Re: 82 sx4
« Reply #10 on: March 06, 2014, 03:58:40 PM »
Call me stupid, but why is the rotated 90 degrees?
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Re: 82 sx4
« Reply #11 on: March 06, 2014, 05:08:39 PM »
I think you are missing a word in there, but I just had a look at the pics and I see what you meant to say. That carb is not mounted right...most be some weird adapter. Wondering how jerry-rigged that makes the acceleration linkages...
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Re: 82 sx4
« Reply #12 on: March 06, 2014, 05:25:50 PM »
You can see that there is an Offenhauser intake manifold on the car, along with a ????? carb.
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Re: 82 sx4
« Reply #13 on: March 06, 2014, 05:28:20 PM »
Yes, the carb is mounted sideways, and it is weird. I have never seen anything like it

it has an Offenhouser (Sp) intake that has a 4BRL opening with a 4 to 2 barrel adapter and then a holley 2BRL mounted sideways

the linkage is a cable system attached to the stock linkage and its not too good in my opinion, the pedal is very hard to mash and irregular

The really weird thing is it runs great!

I may just pull the whole mess off and put a stock intake on it, anybody want to buy a fancy 4BRL intake??? Summit racing sells them for like 300 bucks!

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Re: 82 sx4
« Reply #14 on: March 06, 2014, 05:28:42 PM »
these eagles come with some strange parts.
Quote from: Prafeston on March 06, 2014, 05:08:39 PM
I think you are missing a weird in there
Where do you connect the weird?  lol.
you mean wire?
I suppose I should be productive too.  For being parked for so long, it sure looks fine.
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