I have finally given the 87 its final wash for this year and now have a trickle charger attched to her. I also found a gem that my grandfather left me the car cover. So here are the pics (im just going to link them i did not feel like resizing them)
[After Washing]
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a185/Loki363987/Picture006.jpg
[Front]
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a185/Loki363987/Picture009.jpg
[Rear]
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a185/Loki363987/Picture010.jpg
Mine's sleeping till spring as well. At least it's out of the snow. I miss driving it for 5 months.
20th anny 5.o , you might want to think about putting a tarp under your car, that way ground moisture doesn't rust your frame out!
Since its on a semi-solid surface frame rot shouldnt be a problem.
NEVER leave your car parked in grass though, EVER!
Scott
Bah! Just tonight, while taking the hood off mine, I saw some mice "playing" in my engine compartment...gonna pick up some mouse poison here in a bit when i go get a money order to pay for Chuck's mounts (shameless plug for Chuck :cool:)
Mice...hmmm...maybe my cats would like to go hunting tonight...
Dont worry this is just a temporary fix till i can build a pad, and my father would kill me if i parked it in his grass.
A garage would help too. I know it's a streach but if you could find a covered place to store the car it would be much better for it.
You can get one of those temporary garages at costco for $199 but if your not doing any work to it the best thing is to give it a fresh coat of quality wax, spray any seams with wd-40, (diesel and old motor oil works great on the floor pans but I didnt tell you ;)) I like to leave my fuel almost empty but you can top off and add stabilizer. change the oil (a MUST) and bring in your battery.
If yopu do that you'll be fine, I would not leave the car cover on at all.
Scott
Mine are quasi stored for the winter. Outside with no car covers :(
-or you could opt for one of those drive in bubbles that stays inflated with a fan.......you see where the money pit is, right out in front of the house so all my wonderful neighbors can see........
There was one of those at Carlisle this year. An Indy 500 edition Mustang with 24 miles on it. They said it is always in its bubble when its not in the climate controlled garage.
It would be like an un-snow globe
Mine gets taken apart piece by piece and packed in bubble wrap in boxes I store in my bedroom closet. Kind of a pain in the #@s to put back together though!:pbb:
LMAO
Like display case for model cars but not a er model.
The '83 is in it's semi-heated garage with a cover thrown over it. The '84 is in a garage (non-heated), but at least it's inside out of the wet.
My shiznit stays outside! :D:D:D My cars ALL have rock chips on them, because I drive the living bejebus out of them, that's what their for! I have pics of Layla last winter covered in ice (with little stalactites off of the scoops) when I was snow-driving her. I own a 2-car garage and I honestly can't remember the last time ANY of my cars ever spent the night indoors.
Come live in the Salt Belt.....then you'd have a different feel for driving the cars you care about in the winter.....
:iagree:
If you don't put the cars you care about away for the winter in the Midwest you won't have much of a car left in 10 years :hick:
Yup, you saw the 84 XR-7 I sped right? It spent it's life driving in Indiana winters. Hell I drove my Ranger for about 3 years (it had 35K on it when I bought it...sold it with 55K)...it was rust free save for one spot when I got it....Even with diligent cleaning and waxing, there was rust forming on the body.
Yeah I did. Same thing happens in Chicago (we're your neighbors). The slightest bit of snow and they dump 1 inch of salt. Hell when I go to the wreakers I can poke holes in the lower quaters of most cars over 6 years old with my finger! One thing that puzzles me though is Crown Vics. I see Police Interceptors that have been used by the police department and taxi companies with 300,000 miles on them and little to no rust. They must wash those things every day in the winter.