89 MJ Posted July 8 Author Share Posted July 8 Going back together. I’m almost as far as I can go before needing to pull the engine out of the Eagle. The Eagle already has a brand new water pump that I need to use and I’ll need the Eagle specific oil pan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 Anything special or just freshened up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted July 8 Author Share Posted July 8 4 hours ago, neohic said: Anything special or just freshened up? Just an aluminum valve cover and new gaskets. The rod bearings looked brand new in it. I suspect it’s around 80,000 miles. Eventually I’d like to stick a cam in it and get a 4.0 head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle_SX4 Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 You might want to consider putting in a new oil pump while it is on the stand. Also a new rear main. Just for peace of mind. I know first hand how difficult it is to pull the oil pan off that engine while it is in the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted July 9 Author Share Posted July 9 10 hours ago, Eagle_SX4 said: You might want to consider putting in a new oil pump while it is on the stand. Also a new rear main. Just for peace of mind. I know first hand how difficult it is to pull the oil pan off that engine while it is in the car. Already planned. Along with a new timing chain because the 258s had a plastic cam gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted August 3 Author Share Posted August 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted August 4 Author Share Posted August 4 Engine is painted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 Looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acfortier Posted August 4 Share Posted August 4 Nice color. That's what I painted my AMC 360 when I got a reman for my J10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted August 5 Author Share Posted August 5 10 hours ago, neohic said: Looks great! Thank you! 4 hours ago, acfortier said: Nice color. That's what I painted my AMC 360 when I got a reman for my J10. It is a great color. Looked even better when I sanded the top of the valve cover and got it sitting in the car. Funnily enough, it’s not AMC blue. It’s a Mitsubishi color that’s almost the same, it’s just got a ton of metallic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatslug87 Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 What’s the Mitsubishi color called? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted August 5 Author Share Posted August 5 14 hours ago, fiatslug87 said: What’s the Mitsubishi color called? I don’t remember. I’ll have to get a picture of the can at home. It also might be in my Comanche build thread sometime in the later half of 2020. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted August 9 Author Share Posted August 9 On 8/4/2024 at 10:44 PM, fiatslug87 said: What’s the Mitsubishi color called? Took me long enough to get a pic, but here’s the info. A pint will do 1 engine. It’s an acrylic enamel single stage. Color is Kawa Semi Blue, #928250. I’ve put some miles on the new engine. It’s way smoother and more powerful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted August 9 Author Share Posted August 9 Today I also swapped to some 84-93 S10 CV shafts. They are a bolt in swap that’s 3/8 of an inch longer. With a lift, the stock CVs bind. These longer ones do not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted August 15 Author Share Posted August 15 Because it was asked on FB, I grabbed some pictures of my trimmed fenders and new CV axles. Figured I’d drop them here too for reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted August 27 Author Share Posted August 27 Anyone interested in some videos of me wheeling the Eagle? There is also a J10 one on there. https://youtube.com/@vintage4x4s_and_streetrods?si=w9dEOyL7k2HdGc91 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted September 11 Author Share Posted September 11 I don't think that I mentioned it anywhere yet in this thread, but ever since I got the car back, the aluminum power steering pump bracket was broken. Some fellow Wisconsin AMC collectors sent me another one, which was perfect timing because it came as I was doing the engine. It was actually from the guy who got me in touch with the person I got the driver seat and some other interior pieces from. They've got a YouTube channel in case you don't get enough AMC content here on CC. https://youtube.com/@americanmadeclassics?si=0EGLg9GocDnzUOBk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted September 22 Author Share Posted September 22 Here's something neat for the other Eagle owners on here to check out. A list of options with prices for each model year. Mine cost $13,661 new. Google Sheets link for it: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_P_Nyd2ndpqctnW-18LTyCz4Lm12SDOVKo7pJRrzpos/edit?usp=sharing Images: PDF For Downloading: AMC Eagle Price Guide - Google Sheets.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted September 22 Author Share Posted September 22 I should have added that I don't think all of that information is completely accurate, as my car had 2.35 gears in the front diff and its an 86. Also, the pictures are blurry, that's why I have the other two methods of viewing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted September 27 Author Share Posted September 27 I never posted finished pics of the engine swap. That’s disappointing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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