Long Winters Nap: How to Store Your Corvette for the Winter
Keith at Corvette Blogger put together this really through guide for storing your Corvette. We know this subject has been done to death but still thought this was pretty great:
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Wow... That is really wrapping her up for the winter!
I didn't go quite that far with mine because I hope there will be some nice days where she can get some 'exercise' over the winter. :) In my case, I left the battery in, but installed a charger / maintainer / desulfator from BatteryMINDer to keep the batter in top condition while still in the car. Check out my project post here: http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c4-g...r-project.html Rather than a Car Jacket, I use an indoor car cover to keep any dust or dirt off. That way if I want to take her out, it only takes minutes to get her ready. Finally, after hearing of horror stories from other owners about mice making a home in their collector cars for the winter (and doing LOTS of damage), I bought several moth ball cakes encased in plastic with a 'coat hanger' hook on the end. These I hung on both sun visors much the same way you would hang them in a closet to protect your clothes. In my other collector that sits outside (an 89 Celica GT drop-top), I put two open boxes of moth balls on each of the front seats. I figured the outside car might be a little more 'exposed' to any traveling rodents than the C4 is inside. :D http://gallery.me.com/kevinfarrell/1...13204420850001 Love your storage post. Hopefully our winters will be mild and will go by quickly. :thumbs: |
I've stored my car during the winter for 11 years. I change the oil, fill the gas tank, add Stabil, over inflate the tires, and put a cover on it. I disconnect the negative battery terminal and leave it in the car. It has fired right up every spring with no problems. I also put numerous bars of Irish Spring soap and dryer sheets throughout the interior and engine compartment to keep out the mice. :cheers:
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Tires during winter storage
Hi! I was told by the former owner of my 06 Vette that I bought this summer that when storing the Vette for the long winter nap here in northern Michigan to also make sure to get the tires are off the floor so they don't get a flat spot and cause premature tire failure. He did this by placing each tire on a specialized heavy duty foam ramps made by Brute Technologies http://bruteindustries.com/#, a bit pricey. Personally I'm going to buy a set of car dollies from Harbor Freight Co. so I'll be able to also push my Vette more out of the way in our garage. What's your take on getting your Vettes tires up off the floor? Important?
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Originally Posted by 06Rawpower
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What's your take on getting your Vettes tires up off the floor? Important?
For todays radials, no. They don't flat spot unless you leave the car there for the next 20 years. Now the Harbor Freight casters? Yes, great item to be able to move the car a bit when you need to make a bit of room. |
Originally Posted by IAFF alumni
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For bias ply tires, yes.
For todays radials, no. They don't flat spot unless you leave the car there for the next 20 years. Now the Harbor Freight casters? Yes, great item to be able to move the car a bit when you need to make a bit of room. |
In my opinion, from past experience, cheap car dollies don't work well
with Corvettes. It's not like you have a metal car to push or pull on. I ended up pushing / pulling on the wheel spokes and I have a pretty smooth garage floor. |
Originally Posted by Spark 2
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In my opinion, from past experience, cheap car dollies don't work well
with Corvettes. It's not like you have a metal car to push or pull on. I ended up pushing / pulling on the wheel spokes and I have a pretty smooth garage floor. |
Originally Posted by DevilDog II
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I've stored my car during the winter for 11 years. I change the oil, fill the gas tank, add Stabil, over inflate the tires, and put a cover on it. I disconnect the negative battery terminal and leave it in the car. It has fired right up every spring with no problems. I also put numerous bars of Irish Spring soap and dryer sheets throughout the interior and engine compartment to keep out the mice. :cheers:
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Storing Vette for 3 or 4 months
I traded my 03 C4 in for a C7 & will store it the way I always have with no problems: in dry garage, full tank with stabilizer, hook up GM supplied battery tender to maintain charge. Will do two other things this year: cloths in the four tail pipes and moth balls under the hood to ward off any rodents. During the time in storage I will: clean tires & wheels & apply protectorant/ wax wheels, dust off car and wax it.
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Originally Posted by searay
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I traded my 03 C4 in for a C7 & will store it the way I always have with no problems: in dry garage, full tank with stabilizer, hook up GM supplied battery tender to maintain charge. Will do two other things this year: cloths in the four tail pipes and moth balls under the hood to ward off any rodents. During the time in storage I will: clean tires & wheels & apply protectorant/ wax wheels, dust off car and wax it.
Im going to start making a checklist. Great ideas on here. |
Originally Posted by 06Rawpower
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Congratulations on the C7!:cheers: What year, model and color? I've not thought nor heard of putting clothes in the four tailpipes, great idea. Also wheel protectant wax 👍🏻.
Im going to start making a checklist. Great ideas on here. |
Originally Posted by searay
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i traded in a c5 not c4. My new 2016 c7 stingray convertible: Shark grey metallic - loaded. Awesome car.
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Well...My 1st Post winter nap with my C6. The Wheel dollies from Harbor Freight worked great! As for keeping mice out of my C6...NOT so much. I put dozens of dryer sheets and shaved Irish Springs soap in panty hose bags in the trunk, cockpit, glove boxes, under the hood etc...no mice in trunk or cockpit but mouse turds all over on top of engine. Matter of fact, the mice even ate into a bag of soap shavings on top of engine! Lol Hearty and hungry rascals. After very close inspection around the engine compartment there were no chewed wires, no nests in air box or anyplace else. Just vacuumed up the droppings and wiped up.
I tried out some of those sonic pest controllers that you plug into a wall outlet but that wasn't keeping mice out of my garage as I'd found evidence of them being around during our long winter. After setting a couple of old fashion mouse traps with peanut butter I had 2 within 30 minutes with one staring at me standing next to his dead relative! I ended up buying Decon squares. They're eating that and have disappeared. My neighbor who stores a couple cars in the winter recommended this and has no issues with mice and doesn't put anything in his two cars. And they're stored in a pole barn without a floor. I'll be ready next year. I might look into buying a car bubble. Cheers! Happy cruising! |
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