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Re: storage tips needed



He Jean Claude

    I want to put my baby there too.  Can you give me the location?

Pierre 84 8v

Jean-Claude Desinor wrote:

> ** Reply to note from Jorel Jackson <kondor77@hotmail.com> Thu, 10 Jun 1999 08:59:20 PDT
>
>   After romping in the sun in summer. my 84 8V (250k+ Km) spends the winter
> with a bunch of Corvettes. The owners of that place found that the
> suspension took a beating because it is extended when the car is on blocks,
> so the owners of the place concluded it is best to leave the car on the
> ground and move it from time to time to avoid flat spots on the tires.
>
>    I guess one could get around that if you remove the wheels and place
> blocks under the brakes (ouch). Or have solid thin wheels like they do for
> Formula One cars, but they move the cars, so this is one less thing for me
> to worry about.
>
>   Oh, and the first year, I stored the car in a rented parking space in a
> home. The gas tank was not full - and it rusted. The second year, I stored
> it with a full tank at the Corvette place, but they do not like the idea of
> having that much fuel in storage, suggested instead to leave as little and
> put some gas line antifreeze in the tank.
>
>   And last but not least, before storage, I have the car sprayed with some
> rustproofing goo, paraffin based (because that is what the spraying place
> offers, I did not check if there is something better). I hope to halt the
> spread of any rust that way ...
>
> > I've decided to store my '85 Scirocco over the summer, and most likely
> > through the winter. I did this once before with an '84 for a period of
> > three  years and was not happy with the results. I'm going to work on it
> > while it  is in storage. Would like some tips on this, in particular, is
> > it a good  idea to put the car on blocks, and if so, where is the best
> > place to put the  blocks without damaging the frame. I've gotten advice
> > from others. I like to  gather as much as I can, then dicide. Thanks in
> > advance.
> >
> > Jorel Jackson
>
>         Jean-Claude
>
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