A Few More Projects, CJ7, Eagle SX4

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A Few More Projects, CJ7, Eagle SX4

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So after getting rid of my last FSJ and selling the Super I decided to step outside the FSJ world and try my hand at a few other AMC products. First I turned an 85 CJ7 into a Golden Eagle (yes I know the purists will get after me because this wasn't an option in '85) but it turned out beautiful.

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Painted the hard top myself with nutmeg rustoleum paint. It turned out great. You may also notice that the wheels are not original 8 spoke Jeep wheels. When I got the Jeep it had aftermarket hole shot steel wheels. Cheap but they were brand new. So I took them off and had them powder coated the correct Golden Eagle wheel color which PPG makes, it is called sun gold. Again, this is not perfect but it looks great.

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Next was a 83 AMC Eagle SX4. I swapped in a 4.0 and 5 speed out of a Jeep Cherokee but kept the 4.2 intake/carb setup. Turned into a real good running car. Stock height with bigger tires. It was a great build. Both of these are already sold and shipped to their new owners.

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1982 Wagoneer Limited 5.3L Vortec 4L60E swap - finished/restored - sold - bought back - sold again
1979 Wagoneer 360 TH400 1339 QT - built into perfect daily driver - sold
1981 J10 Sportside Honcho - finished/restored - sold
1979 Cherokee Golden Eagle - 5.3L Vortec 6L80E swap - finished/restored - sold
1967 Super Wagoneer - sold, too much work
1978 J10 Golden Eagle - finished/restored - sold
1962 Rambler Classic Cross Country Wagon - current project, wife's daily driver - she'll never let me sell it
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Re: A Few More Projects, CJ7, Eagle SX4

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That CJ7 is beautiful! I would have had a hard time getting rid of that!!! The Eagle is cool also.
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I've always wanted an SX4 with the 4.0&5spd like that.....nice!
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Re: A Few More Projects, CJ7, Eagle SX4

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Missed this thread. Love the SX/4!

That would be a total guilty pleasure car for me.
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