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StagByTriumph
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Greetings All,
Here is a brief status update for the STTAG from the ISOA crew!
Despite downpours, 99% humidity and 90 degree temps, the last of the topcoats of paint have been stripped. This pushes us closer to putting paint back on. Chuck Montague, Don Sheldon, Mike Blonder, Richard Scholl, Bill Jensen, Mark Costello and yours truly managed to accomplish a HUGE amount of work and conclude one of the last filthy jobs of the project. Doors, body, door jams, boot and bonnet await only final DA sanding. This can be accomplished in a relatively short period of time
since 90% of the paint is off, leaving only a patina of old primer to protect from the ravages of flash rust. We are actually seeing progress on other parts of the body. The welding repair to the driver side front quarter was completed as the last amounts of argon were spewed from Mr. Lincoln. A trip to shove an addition 80 cubic feet of argon mix back into a steel cylinder is scheduled for this week before any additional welding commences. The patch to the front wing went extremely well and inspired me to put the initial filler coat on the repair. Sadly covering up a seamless stitching in of the section. No overlaps here dudes!
Next on the agenda:
- dents repaired in the doors and boot and bonnet
- dent pulling on the back lower apron of the trunk (nasty as these can not be accessed for good old fashioned metal bumping)
- weld repair of exhaust hanger on trunk
- final weld repair on front apron
by Joe Pawlak
So although it does not look like this Stag will be driven to Detroit in August 2008, I am quite impressed with these guys progress and dedication. Joe says, maybe running and on its wheels by the end of summer ... not all pretty and trimmed out, but running.
More later. https://www.triumphtransamerica.org.uk/
--
Glenn A. Merrell
Chairman, Triumph Stag Club USA (2007-2009)
The best trophies are miles on the odometer, stone chips in the paint, dead bugs on the windshield!
Here is a brief status update for the STTAG from the ISOA crew!
Despite downpours, 99% humidity and 90 degree temps, the last of the topcoats of paint have been stripped. This pushes us closer to putting paint back on. Chuck Montague, Don Sheldon, Mike Blonder, Richard Scholl, Bill Jensen, Mark Costello and yours truly managed to accomplish a HUGE amount of work and conclude one of the last filthy jobs of the project. Doors, body, door jams, boot and bonnet await only final DA sanding. This can be accomplished in a relatively short period of time
since 90% of the paint is off, leaving only a patina of old primer to protect from the ravages of flash rust. We are actually seeing progress on other parts of the body. The welding repair to the driver side front quarter was completed as the last amounts of argon were spewed from Mr. Lincoln. A trip to shove an addition 80 cubic feet of argon mix back into a steel cylinder is scheduled for this week before any additional welding commences. The patch to the front wing went extremely well and inspired me to put the initial filler coat on the repair. Sadly covering up a seamless stitching in of the section. No overlaps here dudes!
Next on the agenda:
- dents repaired in the doors and boot and bonnet
- dent pulling on the back lower apron of the trunk (nasty as these can not be accessed for good old fashioned metal bumping)
- weld repair of exhaust hanger on trunk
- final weld repair on front apron
by Joe Pawlak
So although it does not look like this Stag will be driven to Detroit in August 2008, I am quite impressed with these guys progress and dedication. Joe says, maybe running and on its wheels by the end of summer ... not all pretty and trimmed out, but running.
More later. https://www.triumphtransamerica.org.uk/
--
Glenn A. Merrell
Chairman, Triumph Stag Club USA (2007-2009)
The best trophies are miles on the odometer, stone chips in the paint, dead bugs on the windshield!