"Hi Donal, the car looks very good, quite solid body by the looks of the engine compartment and on the transporter. Usually thats a good sign, they often tend to be visibly rusty overall when they are bad, however your's looks like It has underbody…"

"Hmmmm so typically the rust you see is only a portion of the real issue, a very firm prod of the area and surrounding area with screw driver should give you a sense of what your're dealing with. A wire brush attachment to a drill / angle grinder can…"

"Thanks Derek, Will try to get someone to look at it for me thanks."

" Hi Donal 
It's hard to know from photos how bad the rust is. Best advice is get someone with experience to check it out before you go any further.  Unfortunately rust is the enemy of old cars. And most difficult and expensive issue to repair.  "

"100% agree with Niall, get a good squirt of WD in there and let it sit then make sure the plug socket is fully on and use a bar or sturdy metal tube on the end of the rachet for leverage. You could also try an impact gun if you have one and access…"

"Hi Donal, You Stag looks good and the engine bay looks clean and rust free after all those years hibernating. Hopefully a good soaking in WD40 over a day or so will do the trick on the sparkplugs ! Great advice below."

"Hi Donal, there's nothing terribly clever here, its a cast iron head and a coated steel thread on the plug so they really should come out. In the case of plugs in aluminium heads then real problems can occur particularly with older softer heads but…"

"Cheers for the advice and comments. Finally got it into my own garage at the weekend. I tried loosening the spark plugs to pour oil down the cylinders. However the plugs will not budge. Anyone faced this before, any ideas on loosening them. I've…"

"Looks good Donal.
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"Donal you will need to find out what type of filter it's using.  It's either a cartridge or spin on type.  Both can be sourced locally easily enough as can 20/50 oil plugs air filter etc. "

"Thanks Stephen, I hope your right and there isnt any major rust hidden away!"

"Cheers Derek, Just wondering for oil filters etc for the Stag. Is there a particular place you get them in Ireland? Just making an inventory of what I need at the moment."

"Looks great Donal, body looks good  so hopefully only mechanicals to sort. "

"Welcome to the club Donal . Another Z Stag in the club with a straight 6. Hopefully you will have it on the road soon . 😉 
D.C. "