There's always something!
| and this car is no different. The previous owner (thankyou Simon) had spent a lot of effort and folding stuff so that mechanically, interior and trim wise the car is in very good shape. |  |
| That just leaves, you guessed it, the bodywork There are a couple of small dents on the boot/wing where some tools fell on the car, the lower rear wings are beginning to bubble, the drivers side interior windscreen pillar needs attention |
Since my welding skills are limited, a very poor ashtray c.1977, it's time to find the local tame expert (Stag menders will never be out of a job) and I intend to find one locally |
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January 1998 This is proving more difficult and expensive than I thought but I have now found someone. E. Sedgwick of Alun Road, Ipswich, UK please take a bow. He was repairing vintage cars when the Stag was new and owns a couple of Riley's. Gave me a lift back to work in his 1943 2.5 4 cylinder Riley |
| Now it's time to do the cooling system flush, general grease bits and waxproof the car |  |
| July 1998 All the above now done, bruised knuckles to prove it. The cooling flush took a lot longer than estimated I have also flatted the paintwork (some orange peel) with 1500 wet and dry, loads of water then rubbing compound and T cut afterwards. This was really worth the effort and even my wife commented on how shiny it was then pointed out, quite rightly, that I had missed the lower rear deck! When I purchased the Repair and parts manuals I also got a detailing (damn good clean) book. This makes interesting reading and having done the chrome have noticed that the front bumper is much poorer quality than the rear, more money
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Completed so far . . . . Lower
rear wing repair, dents in bootlid, hole in sill
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| October 1998 Took the car for a tune on a rolling road. Ray has been around and one duff spark plug, replaced coil and disabled rev limiter (which was causing misfires above 4000 rpm) things were looking a lot better The result: 156bhp! |
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