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Re: '79 Cherokee Golden Eagle "tune up"

Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2015 2:50 pm
by Nikkormat
CosmicRhino wrote:... and after!

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psst... What Qjet is that?

Re: '79 Cherokee Golden Eagle "tune up"

Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2015 4:50 pm
by CosmicRhino
Nikkormat wrote:
CosmicRhino wrote:... and after!

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psst... What Qjet is that?
It's a Summit racing remanufactured quadrajet with electric choke. http://m.summitracing.com/parts/sum-210216

Re: '79 Cherokee Golden Eagle "tune up"

Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2015 4:51 pm
by Nikkormat
Huh, neat.

Re: '79 Cherokee Golden Eagle "tune up"

Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2015 4:58 pm
by CosmicRhino
Guess we'll find out, right?

Re: '79 Cherokee Golden Eagle "tune up"

Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2015 6:24 pm
by Nikkormat
It should be a good match. I love the qjet on my 401, but its an 850 cfm model.

Re: '79 Cherokee Golden Eagle "tune up"

Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2015 12:37 pm
by ghcoe
Going to riding with us before you know it....

Re: '79 Cherokee Golden Eagle "tune up"

Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2015 10:55 pm
by DustinLangston
This is my favorite color combo of the Golden Eagles. Black is a close second though.

Re: '79 Cherokee Golden Eagle "tune up"

Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2015 6:26 pm
by CosmicRhino
DustinLangston wrote:This is my favorite color combo of the Golden Eagles. Black is a close second though.
I think black or green are my favorites, but this darker brown color works well with the scheme too. Official AMC color is called "Sable Brown", right? http://paintref.com/cgi-bin/colorcodedi ... en%20Eagle

I do think that the patina adds a wonderful extra set of tones and character to the brown, and plan on preserving it as best as I can. Perhaps a clear coat over the paint in its current weathered condition.
ghcoe wrote:Going to riding with us before you know it....
Can't wait to head out with you guys next time! I'll bet BigJ200 would be up for joining the Golden Eagle out on its first maiden serious trail voyage.

So, some good news. The Dana 44s look to be in fine shape, transmission is clean, and quadra trac unit is in excellent condition as well. A strong drivetrain! The previous owner did originally bring this Golden Eagle back to life after swapping the drive train in from a local "barn" Cherokee. The previous owner before him blew the transmission and it sat for some time.

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Re: '79 Cherokee Golden Eagle "tune up"

Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2015 6:28 pm
by CosmicRhino
Old wiring harness

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New wiring harness

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Re: '79 Cherokee Golden Eagle "tune up"

Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2015 6:32 pm
by CosmicRhino
As for the floors, well, it could be worse!

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Re: '79 Cherokee Golden Eagle "tune up"

Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2015 9:15 pm
by ghcoe
POR 15 will fix a lot of that.....

Re: '79 Cherokee Golden Eagle "tune up"

Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2015 9:38 pm
by Nikkormat
Yeah it could be a lot worse.

Re: '79 Cherokee Golden Eagle "tune up"

Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2015 9:15 pm
by CosmicRhino
ghcoe wrote:POR 15 will fix a lot of that.....
That's the plan. No cutting or welding for now.

Well, the driver side floor pan cleaned up nicely..

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Passenger side had a few holes.

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Naturally the drain troughs were clogged with leaves and such from over the years, so that has all been cleaned out now.

If you're going to use drums to try to save your life, may as well use new ones? At least the front are discs.

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Re: '79 Cherokee Golden Eagle "tune up"

Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2015 9:18 pm
by Nikkormat
It might just be me, but that grey spring don't quite look right. If your stalking your life on you brake you might want to double check that.

Re: '79 Cherokee Golden Eagle "tune up"

Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2015 9:28 pm
by CosmicRhino
Nikkormat wrote:It might just be me, but that grey spring don't quite look right. If your stalking your life on you brake you might want to double check that.
What doesn't look right about it? That's what came in the hardware kit. Like I said, at least I've got discs in the front :geek:

Re: '79 Cherokee Golden Eagle "tune up"

Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2015 9:32 pm
by Nikkormat
It doesn't look hooked in quite right. It should look more like the red one. Hopefully others can chime in.

Re: '79 Cherokee Golden Eagle "tune up"

Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2015 10:10 pm
by WT91
CosmicRhino wrote:Old wiring harness

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New wiring harness

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:shock:

I never realized I needed something so badly until this picture. He took the universal BJ's harness and added cleaned up stock FSJ connectors?

Re: '79 Cherokee Golden Eagle "tune up"

Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2015 10:11 pm
by Nikkormat
Nope that's from ZM Jeeps, a reproduction stock harness.

Re: '79 Cherokee Golden Eagle "tune up"

Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2015 10:13 pm
by Nikkormat

Re: '79 Cherokee Golden Eagle "tune up"

Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2015 10:16 pm
by WT91
Ohhhh earlier in the thread he said BJ's so I was confused. For $1200 I'll deal with my stock crap harness haha.