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    My new favourite colour !

    Got the car back from the Big Dipper yesterday - quel surpris as they say in Spain !

    It's now a lovely shade of Steel Grey - see pics - and I'm just wondering what colour to paint it.............

    OK you white Stag guys - don't get excited - OF COURSE it's going back to its original colour - and the best they ever made - Tahiti Blue !

    If anyone needs their peas strained meantime, it'll work really well as a colander.

    Generally, pretty pleased with overall condition, but we're talking about a new floorpan, four new wings and a couple of inner arches, one door skin and a few tailor made patches !

    I can say it was a joy to crawl over a clean steel shell, rather than the oily mess I sent off, whose favourite trick was to shower me with rust every time I freed off another clapped out component on the underbody. It's onwards and upwards from here !

    Here are two or three pics for interest.



    Richard

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    That looks very thoroughly stripped, seems like they made a good job of it. Where was it done?

    Brian
    Drive a Stag every day... it's wonderful!

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      Here's a shot of the botched restoration from 20 years ago - note the delightful pop rivet holes on a previous wing repair - we're going for proper cut and weld this time !

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        Another pic


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          I'll know when I get the bill Brian ! My good pal who is helping me avoid major cock-ups and works in the restoration game, took it down South somewhere - I'll let you know. I was very impressed with the condition, despite the problems now highlighted ! They are no surprise and that's obviouslym why we do the acid process. I'm going for repairs to all metalwork and then redip and bath in something-phosphorate for future rustproffing, so let's see how we get on.

          Richard

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            Interior pic

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              Rotting floor pan

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                Bless it's old socks, and bless you for taking it on, a few years ago, when Stags were worth less than they are now, your old darling would have found it's way into the crusher. Keep 'em flying I say ! Martin.

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                  Gresley wrote:
                  That looks very thoroughly stripped, seems like they made a good job of it. Where was it done?

                  Brian
                  Brian - having now paid the bill (:shock I can confirm it was Surface Processing Ltd in Dudley, West Midlands. Do you know them ? It was indeed a good job, but pretty pricey.

                  Richard
                  1977 Tahiti Blue Mk II, my late Dad's car. sigpic

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                    Richard

                    Very impressive. I considered doing that dipping on my car but the price put me off plus the good condition of the shell did not really warrant it.

                    Good luck with the rebuild. Keep us all informed.

                    Regards

                    Bruce

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                      rjahunter wrote: So does the dip remove the rust, this is in great condition for a Pommie/Scotish body shell

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                        It removes everything except thesteel. Rust, bodyfiller, fibreglass, lead loading etc are all disolved.

                        Bruce

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                          It does look great in the flesh, but any compliment from an Ozzie is always to be treasured !

                          Biggest shock is the likely price of sorting out all the body issues to make it perfect (which I am aiming for). Hard to make a business case for it as they say............

                          Richard
                          1977 Tahiti Blue Mk II, my late Dad's car. sigpic

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                            rjahunter wrote:
                            Gresley wrote:
                            That looks very thoroughly stripped, seems like they made a good job of it. Where was it done?

                            Brian
                            Brian - having now paid the bill (:shock I can confirm it was Surface Processing Ltd in Dudley, West Midlands. Do you know them ? It was indeed a good job, but pretty pricey.

                            Richard
                            Thanks Richard. I've heard of this firm but have not used them - yet! I think it was in Practical Clssics that I read about them. I'm hoping to rebuild my Stag in about 18 months time and this certainly seems the way to go!

                            Brian
                            Drive a Stag every day... it's wonderful!

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                              Gresley wrote:
                              I'm hoping to rebuild my Stag in about 18 months time
                              Brian
                              Hi Brian

                              Start saving your pennies now then:shock:I keep purchasing bits for my rebuild but the appearance of the car does not seem to change:?Keerching!!!

                              What will you use as your daily driver whilst the Stag is in bits? The 2500 perhaps?

                              Cheers

                              Bruce

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