Congrats, Larry!
I've always thought the Stag was one of the best looking cars I'd ever seen.
However, my wife insists that I not own more than one "specialty car", and
the TR3 is it.
"Lawrence G. Miceli" wrote:
> After almost 4 years of work, my 1973 Magenta Stag (nick named "Barney"
> after the similarly colored children's character) fired into life this
> afternoon. I bought the Stag from a museum in Bradenton, Fl where it had
> sat for 17 years, and while it looked OK it needed everything.The motor
> was built about 3 years ago and has been sitting patiently in the engine
> bay (full of synthetic assembly lube) waiting for initial startup. I
> intended to start it yesterday, but my little list of things to "finish
> up" took over 7 hours to do. So after another hour or two this morning
> (trying to unclog the fuel line) the battery charger was hooked up and
> with the aid of a little starting fluid, the thing started on the first
> turn!!!! Really, I'm not making it up!! I hooked up an oil pressure
> gauge and it's reading about 50 lbs at high idle (which is pretty good
> for a Stag), the alternator (dormant for the last 4 years and 17 years
> before that) ) started putting out 13+ volts, and even the temp and fuel
> gauges were working. Not to make it sound like everything went smoothly,
> the automatic transmission is hemorrhaging trans fluid all over the floor
> from one of the new high pressure cooler hoses, and I may have to drop
> the exhaust and driveshaft to get to them. I haven't the courage to look
> just yet. Also, the power rack is leaking from one of the fittings, but
> while this requires you to be a bit of a contortionists to get at, it is
> assessable without having to take lots of stuff apart. Sorry to babble on
> so long, but I had to tell someone : - )
> Larry Miceli
> '73 Stag
> '66 Herald
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