whats your mileage now?, and i know the car was built to go off road, but if its in that good of shape, you best baby it, somebody posted that the eagle isnt rare, the wagon isnt, and you can still find a few sx4s , the rare 1's are the good kept 1's. And you cant find any stick ones is because they were beat on by bad owners, and since they look so cool they appeal to kids, who buy, and destroy these collectable gems, i own a Mint 1982 sx4 + i just rebuilt a 84 wagon w/ 180k mi. to be my daily
I used to have a red 1981 AMC SX/4 with the 258. It ran like garbage because the previous owners didn't take care of it. However, I liked the car because it had personality. I wanted FUEL-INJECTION instead and got a Jeep Wrangler (superior 4x4 system over the Eagle) with the 4.0L and that rules over the crappy Carter BBD carb I had in that car. I miss that car but am thankful to God for it's other AMC inspired replacement: the Jeep Wrangler TJ Sport. Cool video.
Car is so rare now you need to take better care than drive it like this,I can see if parts are easily available theyre not,Thanks to Lee Iaccocca who bulldozed all of the old spare parts when chrysler bought AMC.LEE your an Asshole!!!
3.8 torquey? really? the 3.8 is a damn caravan motor that's more suited to parking lots.. doesn't belong under the hood of any jeep. but your right about one thing, the 3.7's suck.
seriously... the 3.8 is torquey... go take a grand caravan for a test drive (put on a ski mask if you feel the need) and ping the pedal.... make sure its a 3.3L, a 3.8L, or even the new 4.0L.... and while your givin er, remember, that thing weighs over 4000 lbs.... and thats if its not an AWD model...
I have driven more 3.8's than you can count, I actually work at a dodge dealer, but i'll admit that they are impressive in the vans. However, they really suck in the Jeeps. I notice in your name that you like AMC's, so do I!!! i have a 1977 jeep j-10 with the 360 V8, and i love it!!! That's a jeep engine! i ALso had a 1979 cj-5 with the inline 6 258, and it had plenty of power too! Hey, we may disagree on jeep engines, but we still love jeeps, so your all right in my book.
havent driven a 3.8 wrangler yet, so we may not even have to agree to disagree, lol.
awesome jeeps btw! i LOVE the j-series trucks, and who doesnt like CJ's ... i myself have an 85 J-10, with a 258 and a 4-spd... love that truck. and a 68 AMX with a 390 and a 4-spd... i'm looking to get a grand wag and a j-20 and build a crew cab. but in the meantime i was planning on getting an IH crew cab and slapping a diesel in it... show these "modern day" fools what a real truck is, lol.
I'd LOVE to have that AMX!!! I love those cars! you are so lucky! And it's funny you me ntioned diesel, i also have an '02 dodge diesel (5 speed of course) and have often thought about putting a diesel in my j-10! ENjoy that sweet car of yours, take care my friend.
i lied... its not mercedes derived... it is based off the 4.7, which i knew, but that was a clean sheet design from chrysler... it still blew ass. lol
umm yeah no, the 242 (4.0) debuted in 1987 actually. so they were still in buisness... barely. and it was retired in 06 along with the TJ wrangler platform... All to make way for the new bemouth of a wrangler... think i'm exagerating, put one side by side with a grand cherokee... at least 04 and older anyway... its barely smaller.
2. Its a 4x4, they're built to be driven off-road and detroyed in glory.
3. They aren't that rare.
4. Gremlins and Pacers are destroyed alot for the sake of derbies, worry about them.
5.I could probably do this in my '75 Beetle which isn't even 4x4 plus it looks less bland and dosen't drain anyones pockets (Eagles get 20-16 mpg while bugs get 32-25 mpg).
hey ive got one 4 sale maybe 151 iron duke in it with a 4 speed been under a cover for 9 years.
marko6849 6 months ago
I can't wait to get my 87 Wagon going and whip some donuts in my favorite after a good rain hehehe
lunchboxEz 1 year ago
I want to put a POWERTEC I6 in one of these
quiksilvermanblue 1 year ago
That thing looks like its jacked up on 22's . LOL
TheLizardKing1967 1 year ago
MOTHER OF GOD I'd kill for an sx/4 can't find any in Ontario Canada! if you got one let me know!!!
mostdishonorable 1 year ago 3
@mostdishonorable they've all rotted away lol
scottied86 1 year ago
@mostdishonorable ill sell you mine....its an 84 inline 6 with a 4.2L...ill sell it to you for 8 grand.
maxboya 1 year ago
whats your mileage now?, and i know the car was built to go off road, but if its in that good of shape, you best baby it, somebody posted that the eagle isnt rare, the wagon isnt, and you can still find a few sx4s , the rare 1's are the good kept 1's. And you cant find any stick ones is because they were beat on by bad owners, and since they look so cool they appeal to kids, who buy, and destroy these collectable gems, i own a Mint 1982 sx4 + i just rebuilt a 84 wagon w/ 180k mi. to be my daily
iamonacomputer000 1 year ago
Hm... y'know, I think it'd be kinda fun to build one of these up instead of the Jeep/Blazer/Bronco/Scout route everyone else takes. Originality, ftw.
Alisterwolf66 1 year ago
AKA creampie?
qutip14 2 years ago
this music blows...
qutip14 2 years ago
I used to have a red 1981 AMC SX/4 with the 258. It ran like garbage because the previous owners didn't take care of it. However, I liked the car because it had personality. I wanted FUEL-INJECTION instead and got a Jeep Wrangler (superior 4x4 system over the Eagle) with the 4.0L and that rules over the crappy Carter BBD carb I had in that car. I miss that car but am thankful to God for it's other AMC inspired replacement: the Jeep Wrangler TJ Sport. Cool video.
slant6guy 2 years ago
lol thats such a ballin car
alldressed2455 2 years ago
I hate it when ppl just take a car this rare and unique and just trash it u fail!
XxPearlyOnexX 2 years ago
Car is so rare now you need to take better care than drive it like this,I can see if parts are easily available theyre not,Thanks to Lee Iaccocca who bulldozed all of the old spare parts when chrysler bought AMC.LEE your an Asshole!!!
mgrella63 3 years ago
but where are my manners lol, awesome eagle man! keep that thing alive! email me if you want to get rid of it!
AMCtilldeath 3 years ago
the 4.0 was also retired along with the WJ grand cherokee in 04.
at least in the wrangler they used the tried and true (not to mention torquey) OHV 3.8, instead of that decrepid 3.7 mercedes derived boat anchor
AMCtilldeath 3 years ago
3.8 torquey? really? the 3.8 is a damn caravan motor that's more suited to parking lots.. doesn't belong under the hood of any jeep. but your right about one thing, the 3.7's suck.
caniwitech 2 years ago
seriously... the 3.8 is torquey... go take a grand caravan for a test drive (put on a ski mask if you feel the need) and ping the pedal.... make sure its a 3.3L, a 3.8L, or even the new 4.0L.... and while your givin er, remember, that thing weighs over 4000 lbs.... and thats if its not an AWD model...
AMCtilldeath 2 years ago
I have driven more 3.8's than you can count, I actually work at a dodge dealer, but i'll admit that they are impressive in the vans. However, they really suck in the Jeeps. I notice in your name that you like AMC's, so do I!!! i have a 1977 jeep j-10 with the 360 V8, and i love it!!! That's a jeep engine! i ALso had a 1979 cj-5 with the inline 6 258, and it had plenty of power too! Hey, we may disagree on jeep engines, but we still love jeeps, so your all right in my book.
caniwitech 2 years ago
havent driven a 3.8 wrangler yet, so we may not even have to agree to disagree, lol.
awesome jeeps btw! i LOVE the j-series trucks, and who doesnt like CJ's ... i myself have an 85 J-10, with a 258 and a 4-spd... love that truck. and a 68 AMX with a 390 and a 4-spd... i'm looking to get a grand wag and a j-20 and build a crew cab. but in the meantime i was planning on getting an IH crew cab and slapping a diesel in it... show these "modern day" fools what a real truck is, lol.
AMCtilldeath 2 years ago
I'd LOVE to have that AMX!!! I love those cars! you are so lucky! And it's funny you me ntioned diesel, i also have an '02 dodge diesel (5 speed of course) and have often thought about putting a diesel in my j-10! ENjoy that sweet car of yours, take care my friend.
caniwitech 2 years ago
i lied... its not mercedes derived... it is based off the 4.7, which i knew, but that was a clean sheet design from chrysler... it still blew ass. lol
AMCtilldeath 2 years ago
umm yeah no, the 242 (4.0) debuted in 1987 actually. so they were still in buisness... barely. and it was retired in 06 along with the TJ wrangler platform... All to make way for the new bemouth of a wrangler... think i'm exagerating, put one side by side with a grand cherokee... at least 04 and older anyway... its barely smaller.
AMCtilldeath 3 years ago
cool
communism00 3 years ago
cool i want one!
theracerdino 3 years ago
Your my kind of people, you have an AMC Eagle, what appears to be a Nova in the back and you listen to SOAD. Kick ass
jdbart333 4 years ago 4
That's my Chevelle.
FuelInjectionSucks 3 years ago
@jdbart333 this car would eat a 87 nova ALIVE
LeonRFpoa 1 year ago
if that a girl or guy?
Brock2020 4 years ago
pimp paint job
ZONEGIANTTROOPER 4 years ago
System of a down....classic.
L324RT12 4 years ago
take it easy with that car man it could be worth something.
dodgerules78102 4 years ago
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1975Amcpacer 4 years ago
1. It wasn't trashed.
2. Its a 4x4, they're built to be driven off-road and detroyed in glory.
3. They aren't that rare.
4. Gremlins and Pacers are destroyed alot for the sake of derbies, worry about them.
5.I could probably do this in my '75 Beetle which isn't even 4x4 plus it looks less bland and dosen't drain anyones pockets (Eagles get 20-16 mpg while bugs get 32-25 mpg).
CyDaSnake 4 years ago
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1975Amcpacer 4 years ago
Glad to know that.
CyDaSnake 4 years ago
Going off 1 foot dirt mounts is hardly destroying it. Your pacer may not be able to do it, but this is what the car was made for.
FuelInjectionSucks 4 years ago
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1975Amcpacer 4 years ago
its a gremlin/hornet underneath still
that said
i love them
otterhead45 3 years ago
AMC's six for this model was a 258 (4.2L), not 242 as you list. If that car is clean it could be worth something to an AMC collector.
snowrocket 4 years ago
yeah you're right
the 242 was launched in 1989, after AMCs ceased production and was used until 2005
used a Renault/Bendix fuel injection
the conrods and crankshaft out of the 258 are useful to Jeep owners (like myself) who have the 242
the 242 is further bored than the 258 but destroked.with these rods and crank it'll make the 242 Jeep a 4.5l (sorry don't know exactly in ci)
iainthornton 4 years ago
Cool, but that is NOT an 84 the SX/4 was only produced from 81 to 83. The music isn't to good, really lousy usic. Have you been to the AMC Eagle Nest
EagleKammback 4 years ago
Pretty awesome, except for the music AND that its not an 84!
shinx115 4 years ago
pretty cool! except for the music.
amceagle80 4 years ago