Triumph Stag

See the latest restoration pics at the bottom of this page.

Click here for previous restoration pictures.

Specifications

Date of manufacture	1974
Body Type	2+2 convertible
Engine size	3.5 litre V8
Number of valves	16
Gearbox	BW35 3 speed automatic
Modifications	Rover 3.5 litre V8 engine fitted Fast Road Cam Uprated Oil Pump Poly Bushes Stainless Steel tubular manifolds Stainless Steel Exhaust K&N air filters electric fan
Power	200bhp (estimated)
Top Speed	?
0-60	quicker than Rover 827!

History

I have owned the car for around 8 years. It was purchased as a restoration project. The car has until recently been kept 300 miles away from where I live. Work therefore progressed when I was able to get time off during the summer and visit the friends where it was kept. It recently completed the long journey back to my house without any problems, although there is still a lot of work to be done. Some of the main jobs I have had to do on the car have been:

	replace engine
	replace gearbox
	replace differential
	replace driveshafts
	fit poly bushes
	replace fuel pump
	replace radiator
	replace heater matrix
	fit new front wings
	fit new boot floor
	loads of welding!

plus much, much more!.

Latest restoration pics

		The existing paintwork on the car is very poor, having cracked from heat in many places. There are also numerous coats of paint on the car of varying quality. The best option appeared to be to strip the paint and start from scratch. Having tried own brand paint stripper from the local DIY stores, I have now progressed onto the industrial strength stuff. It still takes 2-3 goes to get down to the metal but it's a lot quicker than the standard products.
		Headlamp panel rubbed down and painted. As it's not going to be seen I decided to hand paint this with a couple of coats of good rust preventing primer, followed by two coats of blue paint. This gives a good thick coating of paint which should hopefully last a long time.
		Headlamp pods rubbed down and painted. Again these are hand painted with rust preventing primer and paint.

Contact me at: darren@stagv8.com

This page was last updated on 08 March 2006