Hello

[Dave Worrall]

Hi to all Forum members.

I have been a Stag owner since Feb 1992 when I purchased the car from near Reading when I lived down south. It is an early 74 MK2 model and was originally Magenta. I have had it completely resprayed in Sapphire Blue. I am the 6th owner and used it as my daily transport for around 6 months before taking it off the road to carry out what I believed was a small resto job. The car had 96k on the clock when I bought it and I covered about 6-7k in that period with no issues what so ever.
To cut a long story short - it has taken a long time to find someone who could complete the welding work to a satisfactory standard (had one Muppet completely bodge it) - but the shell is looking good now.

I am slowly piecing together all the parts to try get it on the road for this summer. I am currently struggling with some electrical gremlins, but have found previous threads on the forum that have helped tremendously.

I would just like to say a big thanks to all the members who participate in answering the threads and passing on their invaluable knowledge, as I would be totally stuck without it. Also the pictures and diagrams tell a thousand words - so keep up the good work.

[Seaking]

welcome dave very friendly site here

[Guest]

Hello Dave

Nice intro....do you have any pic's to show before...whatprompted you to start the small renovation....and what you then found?

Shame on you for covering over the Magenta paintwork btw

[Dave Worrall]

Hi Piscean57,

when I bought the car it had a couple of holes in the footwells above the outriggers, but everywhere else seemed ok. It had already had some work carried out on it and had been resprayed. But as I started to use her, during a weekend wash, wax and polish session, I began to notice things like the wheel arches were not the correct shape. So after a bit of digging around, I discovered that the arches had rotted and been filled using tin plate and then filled over. So with this bodge job in mind I started to check every little inch of the car and found it required a bit more work than I anticipated. New front wings and inner arches/repairs - rear wing arch repairs and inners, new floor pans, inner cills repairing along with new outer cills, windscreen surround repair, front valance and boot floor to name but a few of the bits that were done. I haven't got any digital pics at the mo from when I first started - but have plenty during the rebuild. Here are a few pics of it to date.

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As per the Magenta - just thought I would have a complete change of colour seeing ads most of the car appeared to be getting replaced.

Dave.

[ukbiggles]

Welcome, Dave, keep the pictures coming as you complete the restoration.

Gord

[martin]

Hiya Dave, thrice welcome, I see you've already discovered the value of this looney place Your car looks wonderful, a great colour, I'm very fond of Magenta but that is a beautiful blue !
Good luck with your gremlins, and thanks for the pics. Martin.

[jleyton]

Hi Dave,

Welcome and congratulations on everything you've done - it's looking pretty damn good.

Only one thing though - I'm not sure that the large stock of tyres you've accumulated on your garage wall will fit on your Stag all that well LOL.

Certainly sounds like quite a saga you've been through and I'm always a bit nervous when I start digging round with a screwdriver

Like others, I'd be interested to see any other pics you have and please just ask away about any outstanding gremlins you've got. It would be great if we can help you get the old girl - or beautiful new one - back on the road for the summer.

How long has she been off the road for now?

Cheers and good luck.

Julian

[Dave Worrall]

Hi Julian,

I was sure the guy told me the tyres would fit the Stag when I bought them down the pub?? lol

Part of my long ongoing problem was to do with me being in the Armed Forces and going away for 6 months at a time every other year. I then had a nasty accident in 1998 that left me unable to work on the old girl for about 4-5 years. But I am now back with a vengeance.

She came off the road towards the end of 1992 - so hopefully later this year I will finally manage what I believed would never happen - and be able to drive her down to the MOT station and come home with that golden ticket.

Although - reading through some of the threads, I now realise I have some of the components fitted incorrectly - so guess what I am doing this weekend?...........

Dave.

[jleyton]

Hi Julian,

Although - reading through some of the threads, I now realise I have some of the components fitted incorrectly - so guess what I am doing this weekend?...........

Dave.

Well, good luck with it all.

At least it looks like pretty much everything is now in pristine condition so if you've got to remove and refit some bits at least you won't be tackling seized bolts and cruddy bits !

Cheers

Julian

[martin]

Tell you what - post a picture or two of the under bonnet and let us pick it to bits for you ! Martin.

[Dave Worrall]

Have found one of the probs that was causing an issue on the electrical side - the spade connector for the White/Yellow wire on the Starter solenoid has snapped off causing loss of power to the coil - can these be replaced, or is it a case of new solenoid needed??

Dave.