I've got to give you a sub for sheer bravery!! At least you have age on your side and have many years of cursing and swearing ahead of you! I am 72 years of age and my time engaged in mortal combat with a motor car will one day come to a end! Never give up. Enjoy the experience and create the memories. Do it for yourself but also for future drivers, not yet born,who will thank you for saving a Stag for them to drive. Best of Luck
I really admire your determination and perseverance, you will get there in the end but wow what a challenge the Stag has been for you and your Dad. Respect!
But the great thing is you are providing lots of info and entertainment for all of us, we are right there with you every step of the way and urging you on to get to the end of the Stag project. Well done, best of luck to you!
Great stuff, keep going, see yourself bombing up the road in the finished car. Reminds me a bit of my old house that I am working on. A simple re-pointing job turned out to be a brick replacement job, as when the mortar was ground out the bricks were falling off the wall wholesale, some only 10mm thick with wodges of cement to hold them on. Happy days, thanks for sharing.
Those stags seem prone to it, I have a freind with one in a similar condition, it is basicly just in dry storage as the work required is so significant that his other cars always take preference.
For bounding with the car it’s mostly the strongest connection I’ve you’ve done all this work. Otherwise it’s too easy. This one is definitely saved by you. But of course a car with zero miles and no rust is also a holy grail. For me I have low mileage classics with no rust and I have used and restored classics. Love them both for different reasons. But the ones I’ve worked on the most (who aren’t the prettiest) are probably my favorite. Respect again for all the work you’ve done so far.
That’s very true! There’s so many quirks on my mgb that make the car what it is! Yeah it’s it’s a bit wonky but i did that in my garage with a few hammers and a set of axel stands! It’s getting there though once this sides done it’s onto the home stretch!
What a great job you are doing, your Stag will most likely be better than original and all the new panels just makes it a new start of an original Stag, in stead off the crusher!!!!. Keep it going and well done. All the best Bob
we had to do this sort of repairs in the garages every day, great progress and interesting nevertheless , its very satisfying to watch can't wait for next episode. !
hope when your finished, the stag its literally drowned in rust proofing, inside and out. your doing well, youth and enthusiasm....is on your side, and of course dad, you'll get there, well done. 🤔 👍 😎
Actually it was worse than that , before they were even assembled . My mother used to work for pressed steel fisher back in the 70's . She was supposed to be working one of the presses , but often was employed to prepare the body shells for the line . She used to come back with stories of cars covered in rust , even the rollers . They were basically stored bare metal , so readily rusted .
You are doing a great job, haven’t started on my stag yet but yours is in slightly better shape rust wise than mine I have both doors to change bonnet, boot lid both sills, front floor pans both sides chassis outriggers front valance, both rear quarters and boot rain lip + what ever I find when I start stripping
Amazing determination and perseverance! I hope you know how to put it all back together again! It looks terrible at the moment but it was obviously going to need someone skilled such as yourself to restore it. It'll soon start looking much better I'm sure. Great work.
I've got to give you a sub for sheer bravery!! At least you have age on your side and have many years of cursing and swearing ahead of you! I am 72 years of age and my time engaged in mortal combat with a motor car will one day come to a end! Never give up. Enjoy the experience and create the memories. Do it for yourself but also for future drivers, not yet born,who will thank you for saving a Stag for them to drive. Best of Luck
Thank you! Blood swears and tears! 😂 glad you enjoyed it 😊
I really admire your determination and perseverance, you will get there in the end but wow what a challenge the Stag has been for you and your Dad. Respect!
Thank you! my dad was just saying this evening 'we were a right pair of mugs buying this thing weren't we'
But the great thing is you are providing lots of info and entertainment for all of us, we are right there with you every step of the way and urging you on to get to the end of the Stag project. Well done, best of luck to you!
Great stuff, keep going, see yourself bombing up the road in the finished car. Reminds me a bit of my old house that I am working on. A simple re-pointing job turned out to be a brick replacement job, as when the mortar was ground out the bricks were falling off the wall wholesale, some only 10mm thick with wodges of cement to hold them on. Happy days, thanks for sharing.
Hopefully this time next year eh! Glad you’re enjoying it 😊
Massive amount of work there.
This car’s rust is too extensive in my view; it’s never ending.
it certainly feels that way! its a good job I enjoy fabrication and welding work!
Those stags seem prone to it, I have a freind with one in a similar condition, it is basicly just in dry storage as the work required is so significant that his other cars always take preference.
For bounding with the car it’s mostly the strongest connection I’ve you’ve done all this work. Otherwise it’s too easy. This one is definitely saved by you. But of course a car with zero miles and no rust is also a holy grail. For me I have low mileage classics with no rust and I have used and restored classics. Love them both for different reasons. But the ones I’ve worked on the most (who aren’t the prettiest) are probably my favorite. Respect again for all the work you’ve done so far.
That’s very true! There’s so many quirks on my mgb that make the car what it is! Yeah it’s it’s a bit wonky but i did that in my garage with a few hammers and a set of axel stands! It’s getting there though once this sides done it’s onto the home stretch!
You are a brave man,this is tipicle bodge of the seventies, I wish you luck.
Thankyou!😊
What a great job you are doing, your Stag will most likely be better than original and all the new panels just makes it a new start of an original Stag, in stead off the crusher!!!!. Keep it going and well done. All the best Bob
Thanks Bob! I appreciate the kind words of encouragement!
we had to do this sort of repairs in the garages every day, great progress and interesting nevertheless , its very satisfying to watch can't wait for next episode. !
and these days they scrap better! glad you're enjoying it :)
hope when your finished, the stag its literally drowned in rust proofing, inside and out. your doing well, youth and enthusiasm....is on your side, and of course dad, you'll get there, well done. 🤔 👍 😎
Thank you! oh yeah its going to need gallons of wax oil in every cavity!
After working on a rusty BL Mini Clubman I'm convinced they left Longbridge with rust on them.
nothing rusts quite like an old BL product!
Actually it was worse than that , before they were even assembled . My mother used to work for pressed steel fisher back in the 70's . She was supposed to be working one of the presses , but often was employed to prepare the body shells for the line . She used to come back with stories of cars covered in rust , even the rollers . They were basically stored bare metal , so readily rusted .
You are doing a great job, haven’t started on my stag yet but yours is in slightly better shape rust wise than mine I have both doors to change bonnet, boot lid both sills, front floor pans both sides chassis outriggers front valance, both rear quarters and boot rain lip + what ever I find when I start stripping
Jeez worse than mine! I hope the engines a good one!
@@Boothsmotors
Haven’t had it running yet although it does turn over with 73000 miles genuine on it 👍🏻
Looks worse than mine hope you get this sorted without any issues 😮
its definitely better than the other side its a shame I didn't have my other camera back then!
Amazing determination and perseverance! I hope you know how to put it all back together again! It looks terrible at the moment but it was obviously going to need someone skilled such as yourself to restore it. It'll soon start looking much better I'm sure. Great work.
@@rogerpritchard skilled? Me ? 😂😂 why thank you! It’s only split between 30 boxes in the loft! What could possibly go wrong! 😂
needs acid dip
I wish I could!