Down for a long winters nap

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Down for a long winters nap

Reply #15 – October 04, 2009, 09:44:29 PM

Quote from: Chooglin;293693

I think I am going to put a plastic tarp under it,last year,I noticed alot of moisture on the underside.

May I suggest to cover the concrete or paint it to keep the moisture out. Lets not forget this

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Reply #16 – October 04, 2009, 09:55:03 PM

Quote from: Dave D;293690

This week mine gets put away, your cover looks similar to mine, I do park mine on wood planks, I heard somewhere that prolonged parking on the cement is not good for the tires, maybe someone else has heard that as well? Dave

I read in a magazine a coupla years ago that it was better to store the car on jack stands, wheels and tires off, and out of direct sunlight.
I gather with the wheels/tires off, it keeps 'em from getting flat spots, and sunlight does cause deterioration in rubber.

I plan to keep mine in a state of road-readiness, but not drive it unless I have to. Obviously I have another heater box, so, it's going in.

It's the Chevies I'd like to park.

One of em is always needing work.
I KNEW there's a reason my blood runs Ford blue :D

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Reply #17 – October 04, 2009, 10:04:13 PM

My 65 and 80 are already put away. I think I will put up the XR7 for the winter and drive the 87 all year again. My sons 83 will be put away in a few weeks

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Reply #18 – October 04, 2009, 10:32:56 PM

Need something like this to keep it from rusting. It has fans for airflow. Sold at Year One. Mine got pushed out back a couple weeks ago. I kept the pathway clear, in case I push it back into the garage, of which I currently don't have the room, lol.

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Reply #19 – October 05, 2009, 02:08:55 AM

My car is my winter driver...

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Reply #20 – October 05, 2009, 09:50:27 AM

putting it on jackstand also prevent the spring form sagging right?

i planned to jack it under the axle with axle stands and use floorjacks in the front raising it just a bit
anyone else doint this is it recommended or its not for the frame

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Reply #21 – October 07, 2009, 06:59:37 PM

Mine is going to into storage (ok it just won't come out of the garage for 5 months;)) by Oct 31st. I've got about 3 more weeks to drive it but I really won't be driving it much as the trans is pretty fubar (I'm replacing/rebuilding it in the spring). To store it I do the following:

Fill the gas tank up all the way and throw in a bottle of stabil.

Wash and wax the exterior, vacuum and detail the interior, and detail the engine bay.

Park it in the garage and cover it. I start it once every two weeks or so (ie only when it's 30* or above) to warm it up and move the oil around. I also roll the car back and forth in the garage to prevent flat spots on the tires (even though that rarely happens with radial tires)

If you notice I don't change the oil before storage. I drive the car between 1000-1500 miles a year. I run Mobil1 10W30 and it looks like new even though I last changed the oil in April. Since I start it over the winter I keep the old oil in the engine and change it before I first drive it in the spring.

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Reply #22 – October 07, 2009, 07:32:50 PM

I drive until the first salt truckshiznit the road.

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Reply #23 – October 07, 2009, 08:02:47 PM

I've never stored a car before. But I have a friend who has an office building that is built into a hill with a garage on top. It ends up heated this way, just from the rising heat from the office. He offered to let me park my XR7 there this winter. I am delighted! All of his buddies park their classics in there. Lots of vets, harleys, and rods from the 30s. It's a pretty big building.

I am so pysched! I can't believe I will have a nice heated place to stash my cat!

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Reply #24 – October 08, 2009, 01:10:08 AM

Quote from: Thunder Chicken;293677

won't bother fogging it because the engine is coming apart anyway for the HO upgrade. Still gotta wash it for storage though...

What is this fogging, you speak of?

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Reply #25 – October 08, 2009, 07:14:47 AM

It's a spray you spray into the intake while cranking (actually you might even have to do it with the engine running, and stall the engine with it, I'm not sure), and it coats the cylinders with a protective coating to prevent rust

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Reply #26 – October 09, 2009, 01:39:08 PM

Here's my winter storage routine:

a) Fill the gas tank completely full.
b) Wash and wax the exterior.
c) Change the oil and oil filter.
d) Disconnect the battery.
e) Cover with my Evolution 4 car cover.

I usually start it up about once a month, if we get a warmer day (above freezing) during the months of winter. I warm the engine until the T-stat opens, then I put the trans in D & R just to circulate some fluids.

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Reply #27 – October 09, 2009, 04:55:51 PM

Mine has been in the garage since Jan. of this year thanks to this deployment..lol. I pretty much do the stuff that's already been mentioned along with putting the car on jackstands under the framerails to relax the suspension and keep the load off the tires. In reference to what ThunderChicken mentioned i do something similar in that i atomize spray about an ounce of oil through each spark plug hole and turn the engine over to coat the cylinders. May not be entirely necessary but since it's a freshly rebuilt engine i'm a little buttstuff about protecting it.