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Winter Storage of a 745T......... 700

posted by  CW on  Fri Nov 14 15:33 CST 2003
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Hello everyone,

I've pretty much decided that I'm going to store my 745T this winter. Unfortunately, I don't have anywhere inside to store it. Our only inside storage space is taken up by my dad's Acura Vigor in the winter. So, I have to store my brick outside. I do have a new 10 X 20 X 9ish foot tall steel tube framed tarp shed that I can put the car in. We don't have a paved driveway and the car will most likely be stored in an area with a dirt base. Although, I'm am planing to build a platform for the car to sit on possibly with a thin gravel layer below. The platform I am thinking of would be plywood on top of 2X4s for support with a layer of plastic on top of the plywood. I would put the car on jackstands, remove the wheels and spray the brakes/suspension/engine/etc with a thin coat of rustproofing, reinstall the wheels and put a light breathable cover over the car. Of course the car would be clean inside and out, I would change the oil (Amsoil) and maybe put a moisture absorber inside the car with one of the windows open a little. The reason I want to store the car is to keep it away from road salt and general winter driving conditions. The car is in good shape and I'd like to keep it that way. Does my plan sound good? Any advise would be great and thanks in advance for any I may recieve :)
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Chris. Halifax N.S. '91 745Ti, 287K km and '91 745 NA, 358K km.






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