i am taking my rex off the road next month for the winter months. what should i do to it in order to stop it deteriating over this time. ie engine, brakes, body, paint etc
stick a good coat of wax onto the paint! thats what i will be doing soon.
you could even purchace a cover if it is not garaged.
shaq
Make sure you have plenty of antifreeze in the coolant as well.
And make sure you take a picure of her before you put the cover on, so that you don\'t have to go outside in the cold every day to take a look at her, like I always do!
Disconnect the battery if you do not intend running her for a while as well.
Regards
Max
http://www.scuderiaciriani.com/rx7/storing.html
has a nice how-to on rx7 storage. I\'m planning on doing something similar with my FD over winter.
Rick
I used to run several classic cars that were laid up over the winter. One problem I always had was the short life of the battery. 1 per year wouldn\'t be uncommon due to the irregular charges. Get one of those trickle chargers that plug into the cigarette lighter (i you have one). it sits on top of the dash and keep the battery topped up through solar power.
Other than that I still used to find that all the rubber (suspension bushes etc) used to rot on a time basis so running costs ended up being higher on a per mile basis.
Hello ppl.
The question i have is...Why put the carin storage for winter? Why not drive it in winter as well???
Most of the people that put their car away for winter tend to use it more as a weekend car rather than a daily driver.
Regards
Max