89 MJ Posted April 13, 2025 Author Share Posted April 13, 2025 Hopefully coming soon: this fine specimen is getting painted! I went to the Cactus Cruisers show up in Phoenix (well Peoria actually) and bought this Eagle brochure for $2 (there were others too, I should’ve bought them all). One of them even matches my car, if my car were nice. It inspired me to get some shiny paint on this thing. Also got to see these two rigs. I must say, I really, really like the 2.5L. It’s an excellent engine for driving around town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted April 13, 2025 Author Share Posted April 13, 2025 And here’s the full brochure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted April 13, 2025 Author Share Posted April 13, 2025 And a pdf of the brochure for anyone that wants to be able to read the words https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hxlPT-wIcorZX6HHEpSKBIcvHtpR-K8O/view?usp=drivesdk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted April 13, 2025 Share Posted April 13, 2025 11 minutes ago, 89 MJ said: Also got to see these two rigs. I must say, I really, really like the 2.5L. It’s an excellent engine for driving around town. Some mighty fine looking pre show rigs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted May 7, 2025 Author Share Posted May 7, 2025 This thing had to come out of storage because COE parts were getting blasted and needed a dry spot to get stored. My dad also got the carburetor dialed in now that it’s got a decent engine. I’m looking forward to putting more miles on it when I’m home next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted May 20, 2025 Author Share Posted May 20, 2025 Aftermarket gauge pod installed so I could mainly keep an eye on coolant temp and oil pressure. According to the gauge, it makes 80lbs of oil pressure at cold idle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted June 1, 2025 Author Share Posted June 1, 2025 01 XJ rear for my own notes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted September 6, 2025 Author Share Posted September 6, 2025 On an adventure. Leaving WI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted September 6, 2025 Share Posted September 6, 2025 Sure do like an adventure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted September 9, 2025 Author Share Posted September 9, 2025 The Eagle has landed. To this point, it has called Alabama, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin again, and now Arizona home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatslug87 Posted September 9, 2025 Share Posted September 9, 2025 Glad you have a shady spot to park it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted September 10, 2025 Author Share Posted September 10, 2025 2 hours ago, fiatslug87 said: Glad you have a shady spot to park it. Well of course! Only the best for that fine unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted September 25, 2025 Author Share Posted September 25, 2025 Well, two(ish) week update of driving the car. It's been a daily driver for about a week and a half and I am very pleasantly surprised. It gets warm if you have to sit through the same stoplight multiple times, but otherwise she lives between 195 and 210 degrees. It is absolutely hilarious to park this old thing next to all of the fancy pants cars that a lot of college students have. Or even at apartments, the thing sticks out like a sore thumb One of the best parts is how comfortable in the car. I can judge it well and get close to stuff and I feel safer in it than I did in my more modern school vehicle. Best part is everyone's reactions to the car though. Almost every day that I have driven the thing, someone either asks what it is, thinks its super neat, or has stories about one from 30+ years ago. It has been a ton of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle_SX4 Posted September 26, 2025 Share Posted September 26, 2025 4 hours ago, 89 MJ said: Best part is everyone's reactions to the car though. Almost every day that I have driven the thing, someone either asks what it is, thinks its super neat, or has stories about one from 30+ years ago. It has been a ton of fun. I totally agree daily driving an Eagle is a lot of fun and definitely gets lots of smiles along the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted September 26, 2025 Share Posted September 26, 2025 sticks out in all the best ways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted September 26, 2025 Author Share Posted September 26, 2025 53 minutes ago, Pete M said: sticks out in all the best ways Most definitely! Also, I got a thumbs up from a guy in an MJ yesterday, which was super fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted September 28, 2025 Author Share Posted September 28, 2025 Some AMC goodness here. There’s a vintage themed diner in Tucson called Little Anthony’s in Tucson that has the Pacer from the movie Good Burger at it. @eaglescout526 was in town, and he got to put some miles on this fine specimen too. Always good to chat with friends, especially about AMCs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted September 28, 2025 Share Posted September 28, 2025 That car was an absolute blast to drive. Smiles per mile all the way. And he’s not kidding about people just casually asking you what car it is. Nuts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted October 12, 2025 Author Share Posted October 12, 2025 Found a pic of my 85 Limited parts car from 8 years ago today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted October 31, 2025 Author Share Posted October 31, 2025 Did some wagon stuff today. I had to haul these pieces of plywood for my senior design project. The rest of my team didn’t believe that my car could haul it all. I didn’t think it would all fit inside, but it did. The largest length was 8’ and largest width was 4’. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted December 7, 2025 Author Share Posted December 7, 2025 It’s that time of year! Tree is on the roof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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