Money and new seats

[Brashy]

My Stag apparently needs the front seats reupholstered, it has been suggested that I put in a pair of Jag seats from an xjs...

Another option is to have them reupholstered and covered with Antique Leather...

Any thoughts or advice?

On another note... I had budgeted myself 10K to buy my stag and managed to keep 3K back from the sale. The stag has been fully restored...

If you had a spare 3K you didn't want the wife to have, what wouldm you buy or do for the Stag in your life?

[RobM]

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When I had some spare cash, I was thinking about having the full Leather trim & carpets which would have been nice. But then decided to go for the ZF Auto box and got a bit carried away and had the Westlake diff as well. I made the right choice. It transforms the car. I’m going down the route of later XJS seats now and will trim the back seats to match.

Another item which is a great upgrade is Datsun shafts ( From Tonyspy1 ) had these sometime now and made big difference to the car.

She will kill me if she finds out.......we can always go on holiday next year.

Rob

[KansasCityMilkman]

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If it's an auto go for a 4 speed auto!

Have a look at the Monarch website - I could easily spend £3000 with some of his modifications.

[Ian B]

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for 3K, ZF + sports manifolds no question.

I have the XJS seats in mine, £110the pair,so you may be able to budget these into your 3K as well



alternatively you could spend the 3K on a top coat for your stag:P

Ian

[Ian B]

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Just realised you are the Guy with the Buick lump, well in that case 3K on the TV8:P

[Andy Rundell]

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Ian B wrote:

I have the XJS seats in mine, £110the pair,so you may be able to budget these into your 3K as well

Damn.... i intended to have a look at your new seats on Sunday, and it completely slipped my mind ....... Alzheimer's must haveset in !

.........Andy

[Ian B]

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Andy you are more than welcome to pop round, or i may go to the Surrey meet at the Fairmile next week

[AlanD]

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have the TV8 fitted, then have many years of worry free motoring, and listening the sound, the look from the kids in there little suped up clio's, and i have no modified exaughst. my mate has a BMW Z3M, i even get more attention than him, nice pubs 2 cars and mine is the one that has the admiration from people and he says people are jealous of his car!!, yes the Z3 is fast, but uncoftorble and cramped and only 2 seats! but the stag is morerefined, comftorble and sits 4!!

whatever you do i wish you all the best

[Johnboy]

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£100 for the seats from a breakers and save the rest for next time something breaks...

[Brashy]

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the TV 8 comes later I want to enjoy her for a while before she is laid up an dhaving her guts removed....

What do the purists say about changing for XJS seats?

[Brashy]

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Johnboy wrote:

£100 for the seats from a breakers and save the rest for next time something breaks...

Any modifications needed to fit the XJS seats? anyone got a picture of a Stag with XJS seats?

[Andy Rundell]

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Ian B wrote:

Andy you are more than welcome to pop round, or i may go to the Surrey meet at the Fairmile next week

Cheers Ian - i'll see if i can make it next week, otherwise i may take you up on your offer ........ Andy

[Ian B]

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Andy, I think Carl Fuss also has XJS seats fitted (electric) so you will be able to take your pick, i would suspect his are better fiited, as i did mine