today we'll be taking a look at my new to me triumph stag and seeing if it'll run! Don't forget to; LIKE COMMENT and SUBSCRIBE for more content like this!
That's amazing, as you may know the Stag engine doesn't like not being started for long periods. That sounded good considering. I've owned my Stag for 43 years and they are just a fantastic car to own and use. Good luck with your rebuild I will be following your progress. All the best Bob
My recently deceased mate had one of these for a long, long, long, long time, and over the course of his ownership, he had the engine re-built by an 'expert'. He told me that for the pistons, the expert used Honda pistons, and that since the re-build, the engine was fantastic, and I know that the re-build was 15 years or more ago. Good luck with it all! Greetings from NZ.
Ahh no way! I don’t mind welding but I really hope I don’t have to rebuild the engine! I’ve never had much luck with previous projects in that department..
Glad it has the original engine in. They can be ran reliably these days thanks to better components and coolant. Rimmer Brothers in Lincoln will be your new friends!
I'll be watching this very closely I've just bought one has been standing since 1987 engine has seized I'm going to try and free it before it comes out 😂 wish me luck it's only done 48,000 body isnt to bad best of luck with yours your a brave man that's a lot of work lovely cars though
I hoping it doesn’t need a rebuild! Engine works not my strong point, tbf to the old girl it’s not smoked the last few times I’ve had it running! Not sure if the previous owner put some diesel in the bores to protect the engine we shall see
@@Boothsmotors Ha! I didn't know that was possible, I checked and it is, so thanks; and no tax either - a win-win situation, what's not to like? Gotta love that V8 warble.
Oooffftt she's ruff int she 😱 just came across yir channel mate just subscribed to yi gd luck canny wait to see how u get on 👍😉 a got a cheap white 1 about a year ago body works no bad thow just needed some some inside bits and it's a auto with 2.5 straight 6 so needs v8 and manual bk in it aswell 🤦
Thanks for subscribing 😊 yeah it’s gunna be a long slog with this one! Allot of them were autos back in the day, just like mine. Currently argueing with my dad about possibly manual swapping it! 👀😂
@@Boothsmotors Yes if you give it some welly you will get as low as 8, I know because I did thrash mine a bit back in the day but the sound of that engine when your driving it with the roof off is amazing. Cheers dude.
The Triumph V8 was their own design not the Buick one used in Rovers, although alot were changed to the Rover V8 when problems arose with the original engine.
@@garywinterbottom6073 Gary it's a common misconception as so many Stags were converted to the Rover V8, I owned one with the fuel injection version from the Rover SD1 Vitesse, it would have been a completely different story if it had been used instead of the Triumph V8.
The stag engine was based on the Buick nailhead up to 1966 as the stag engine was drawn out during that time , it has the same firing order and the same very short stroke , this is the rod ratio giving high torque at low rpm , if you look at the head design and rocker box very similar although the stag is overhead cam , Buick push rod , Buick knew about engines part of GM ,
@@stevesalvage1089 First I ever heard of that. Triumph were protective on their V8 design basing it on their 4 cylinder engine with original capacity of 2.5L. This was the time as Triumph were being merged into BL. They toyed with fuel injection, with final 3L capacity and bigger carbs driven by the plan to export the majority to the US. In reality had the acquisition happened earlier it would have probably gone Rover route. But there were lots stories about this, from the Rover V8 not fitting in the Stag, to BL having issues to produce enough Rover engines for the cars they were making. Who knows what really happened, but glad they made such a great sounding engine.
Sounded like a tractor! Did you check the oil and coolant level before you tried to start it? The engine will no doubt need a careful rebuild and if you don't know they have the worst cylinder heads in Christendom on them, removing them will be a nightmare, let's hope for your sake you can remove them, if not you've got a bin job!! Once you've rebuilt the engine, restoring the rest of the car will be straight forward!
I try to keep the videos short and sweet, off camera I was messing like you do for around 2 hours, all oil was clean and up to level as was coolant, wait till you see the rest of the car there’s not a panel on it that doesn’t need work🤕🤕
