<< What is the deal with all this talk about stripping? I've seen threads about stripping the underbody and the interior. What are you going to do once it is all removed? Why not just leave it alone? >>
I've stripped the underside of a Mk I Tiger, except for the right-front wheel well. I've stripped the underside of a Series II Alpine, except for the area right under the driver's seat. And I've stripped the underside of the front two-thirds of a '49 Willys. In each and every case, what I found underneath there was RUST!!! And, in the case of the Tiger, I found a lot of cracks and busted welds. (Not so with the Alpine or the Willys . . .)
That's why you don't want to leave it alone.
Ramon