eaglescout526 Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 Interesting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted June 29, 2023 Author Share Posted June 29, 2023 I ordered new carpet, which meant it was time to fix the floors. Friday I’m headed on a 5 hour round trip drive to get a new windshield to get rid of the leak. Floors after pulling carpet. Not great, but better than my MJ was. Rust cut out. Didn’t get pics of the passenger side. Whoops. New metal welded in and painted. And new carpet in. It’s like a whole new car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted June 29, 2023 Author Share Posted June 29, 2023 I also ordered a new valve cover gasket because the old one leaked some. It always was making a lifter noise and couldn’t figure out why. I know why now. The rocker arm broke. Thankfully the piece was still partially attached and no damage was done to the pushrod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted July 20, 2023 Author Share Posted July 20, 2023 Finally found a 3.55 rear end locally. It’s an 8.25, but thats just fine. Got it and a matching front D30 for $75. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted July 21, 2023 Author Share Posted July 21, 2023 8.25 going in… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted July 22, 2023 Author Share Posted July 22, 2023 8.25 swap is done. Not to prep for a 231 install, regearing the front end, and putting a locker in the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 Will you be able to use the 231 with the Eagle’s set up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted July 22, 2023 Author Share Posted July 22, 2023 1 hour ago, eaglescout526 said: Will you be able to use the 231 with the Eagle’s set up? Yes. It even bolts up to the trans, however I’ll need a slip yoke eliminator, I’ll need to make a transfer case shifter, and a few other odds and ends. Not easy, but not too terribly difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 So you’re not using the eagles vacuum shift system? What’s your plan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted July 24, 2023 Author Share Posted July 24, 2023 Probably going to do a FSJ t-case shifter. Or something along those lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted August 9, 2023 Author Share Posted August 9, 2023 3.55 gears are installed in the front axle. I'm not going to get time to do the 231J transfer case yet this summer, unfortunately. It drives like a new car now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted December 8, 2023 Author Share Posted December 8, 2023 Updated the first post with some technical info. I’ll keep doing this as I do some more involved projects on this car. The information on these cars is lacking. The Eagle forum does not compete with Comanche Club, and we’ve got some great admins to thank for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMCyaLater Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 Just seeing this thread, but looks like a great project! Years ago a neighbor drove me out to Racine, WI where I picked up my own "Kenosha Cadillac," a 1988 AMC Eagle Wagon for $300. It was a good winter driver, but the last automatic I hope to ever have owned lol. At that time the Eaglesnest forum was a great resource, but I think that went away many years ago leaving just the AMC Eagles Den forum and The AMC Forum. I've owned many AMCs over the years so mostly stuck to the AMC forum which had great info for my 60s and 70s vehicles, but was lacking for the late model AMCs. Nice to sign up for this forum now that I own a Comanche, and be surprised by seeing an Eagle Wagon build here! Keep up the good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted December 8, 2023 Share Posted December 8, 2023 2 minutes ago, AMCyaLater said: Eagle Wagon build here! There’s another build thread that someone else has done for theirs somewhere in this sub forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted December 8, 2023 Author Share Posted December 8, 2023 3 hours ago, AMCyaLater said: Just seeing this thread, but looks like a great project! Years ago a neighbor drove me out to Racine, WI where I picked up my own "Kenosha Cadillac," a 1988 AMC Eagle Wagon for $300. It was a good winter driver, but the last automatic I hope to ever have owned lol. At that time the Eaglesnest forum was a great resource, but I think that went away many years ago leaving just the AMC Eagles Den forum and The AMC Forum. I've owned many AMCs over the years so mostly stuck to the AMC forum which had great info for my 60s and 70s vehicles, but was lacking for the late model AMCs. Nice to sign up for this forum now that I own a Comanche, and be surprised by seeing an Eagle Wagon build here! Keep up the good work. Thank you! These are really good cars, but the transmission does leave some to be desired. @acfortier also has an 86 Wagon and @Eagle_SX4 is another Eagle owner, but his is an SX4 with a stick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle_SX4 Posted December 9, 2023 Share Posted December 9, 2023 Yeah the manul transmission is the way to go. I am actually thinking of swapping out the T5 for an AX-15. I have the trans and bell housing but will probably hold off until the T5 blows up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted December 9, 2023 Author Share Posted December 9, 2023 19 minutes ago, Eagle_SX4 said: Yeah the manul transmission is the way to go. This is what I’ve been thinking. My car might have a manual swap in its future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted December 12, 2023 Author Share Posted December 12, 2023 Some cool production information: Found here: https://forums.amceaglesden.com/index.php?topic=32617.0 And a neat spotters guide to tell what year an Eagle is at a glance: http://www.n0kfb.org/homepage/amc/eagle/spotting/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted December 21, 2023 Author Share Posted December 21, 2023 I modified the seat brackets yesterday so the drivers seat would sit 2.5” farther back than it did before. It made the car much more comfortable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted February 12 Author Share Posted February 12 The bird has been sitting in storage still, but @thej10guy painted up an Eagle matchbox to match my car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted May 14 Author Share Posted May 14 It’ll do a good burnout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 needs a locker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The86manche Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 On 12/11/2023 at 7:04 PM, 89 MJ said: Some cool production information: Found here: https://forums.amceaglesden.com/index.php?topic=32617.0 And a neat spotters guide to tell what year an Eagle is at a glance: http://www.n0kfb.org/homepage/amc/eagle/spotting/ That's really cool, reading the forum seems like it needed an update. Someone was saying roughly 500 sundancers made. And they didn't include the 5~ turbo models either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted May 16 Author Share Posted May 16 10 hours ago, Pete M said: needs a locker That’s on the agenda for the summer! 8 hours ago, The86manche said: That's really cool, reading the forum seems like it needed an update. Someone was saying roughly 500 sundancers made. And they didn't include the 5~ turbo models either. Agreed. Sadly, most of the people that made this aren’t on the forum anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted May 20 Author Share Posted May 20 We went and wheeled the Eagle, my brothers J10, and my mom’s JKU pretty hard this weekend. We only took the JKU and J10 yesterday, but the Eagle got to go today. They all got a couple of scratches, but the Eagle is the only one that actually got body damage. I got a rock with the right rear door and fender flare. Can’t complain though, it went up a hill a JT Rubicon couldn’t get up. Pictures for now, I’ll work on adding videos later. In the above picture, if you look closely, you can see that the car is in the air. No low range or lockers meant I needed some momentum to clear a couple ruts that had been dug in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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