damn...car is in storage again...

EscortSportage · May 26th, 2011, 01:03 PM

Getting ready to go back to Camp Lejuene , then over seas again (deployment number 2) im so excited, but on another note, Foxey Lady will be hibernating for quite some time, i already miss her and its been only two weeks...

any tips or things i should do to help with keep her locked up for so long

drain oil?

im going to buy a bag of charcoal and some baking soda so the storage unit will stay real dry, and im going to put her on jackstands just to take some weight off the tires, so i dont get flat spots

rk_2000_Z/28 · May 26th, 2011, 01:15 PM

If it was me, I'd take the wheels off and mount it on blocks and keep the wheels someplace else. This will 1. prolong the life of the rubber tires, but 2. (and most importantly) God forbid this ever happen, but if someone where to break in it would keep them from stealing the car. Just a thought that came into my head. Might look into a fuel stabalizing addative.

Thanks for your service and come back safe.

nolife · May 26th, 2011, 03:52 PM

I'd keep it on the tires, your car spends its entire life with the weight distributed on the tires with those tires outside in contact with the ground. Sure, you may get a flat spot but that's better than having it up in the air putting the weight on other spots of the car that were not designed to hold that weight long term. Way different situation but I had a car up on stands where I thought it was close enough to the control arms for about 12 months while I fixed the trans, when I dropped it back down, the drivers door would no longer shut because the car twisted. It was a cheap early 80's GM but I'll never try it again.

All I would do.. Try your favorite trick for keeping the mice out and if your gas is still fresh, put in some stabil (it doesnt help if the gas is already more than a few weeks old), and disconnect one of the battery terminals.

Having the tires off would be one more hurdle for someone looking to steal it. Hell, take out your rotor, pull the TFI connector half way out and swap your coil wire at the dizzy with one of your plug wires. Just remember all of that when you come back or you'll be towing it yourself.

jjpluml · May 26th, 2011, 04:11 PM

i would say that the jack stands would be fine IMO, as long as u had it on the control arms and axle. def do the fuel stabalizer, and after u put it in make sure and run it for a bit so that it gets ran in your fuel system so you dont have any issues. if you have power at your unit i would also recommend a trickle charger. dont drain the oil, that will just give it more of a chance to build condensation inside

01brknGT · May 26th, 2011, 04:46 PM

Heres what i would do.
Stabil
Add more air to tires since it will be sitting on them
Put a thing of damp-rid inside to keep humidity out
Unhook battery
Cover exhaust so little pests wont get in there.
Might as well spray some ortho bug killer around ur car if you dont want spiders and crap getting in ur car too lol.

v606er · May 26th, 2011, 04:49 PM

Instead of all this nonsense, you could just drive down to my house and I'll exercise it for you.

jjpluml · May 26th, 2011, 05:26 PM

Originally Posted by v606er

Instead of all this nonsense, you could just drive down to my house and I'll exercise it for you.

HMERacing · May 26th, 2011, 08:34 PM

This looks like a good start.

Long-Term Storage the Correct Way

93hatch · May 26th, 2011, 09:30 PM

how you gona split the block if its in storage??

The Novice · May 26th, 2011, 09:55 PM

I would buy a sting about 1foot high, across the entrance door. As well as cover the entire floor with mouse traps. Not only will no mice make it to your car alive, but if an intruder come along he will trip over the string when he enters the door and become covered in hundreds of mouse traps, hopefully deterring him from theft.

EscortSportage · May 28th, 2011, 08:01 PM

Originally Posted by v606er

Instead of all this nonsense, you could just drive down to my house and I'll exercise it for you.

where do u live?

EscortSportage · May 28th, 2011, 08:02 PM

Originally Posted by 93hatch

how you gona split the block if its in storage??

cheese dick 504RWHP is enough to split a factory block

FastStang91Lx · May 28th, 2011, 08:39 PM

Put dryer sheets in the car, like bounce or whatever. For whatever reason, mice don't like it and a pleasant side effect is that you car will smell good when you get back in it. I usually use about 4 in the passanger compartment, 2 in the hatch and stick a couple under the hood.

EscortSportage · May 28th, 2011, 09:25 PM

thx

95tbirdv8 · May 28th, 2011, 10:02 PM

cant your car be like a transformer and go with you

EscortSportage · May 29th, 2011, 03:26 AM

she is a decepticon

EscortSportage · May 29th, 2011, 03:26 AM

to punish and enslave

hfjeff · May 29th, 2011, 12:04 PM

I picked up a sheet of pink insulation board 1 1/2"-2" thick. Cut them in 2' x 2' squares and park the tires on them. Helps to reduce the flat spots. Also I store it on a large sheet of clear plastic to keep the moisture down away from the underside. I would not drain the oil.

FastStang91Lx · May 29th, 2011, 12:07 PM

Originally Posted by hfjeff

I picked up a sheet of pink insulation board 1 1/2"-2" thick. Cut them in 2' x 2' squares and park the tires on them. Helps to reduce the flat spots. Also I store it on a large sheet of clear plastic to keep the moisture down away from the underside.

I'll have to remember that. Cood idea.

Digsj7 · May 29th, 2011, 01:28 PM

dryer sheets FTW. Shit works.

May 26th, 2011, 01:03 PM	#1
EscortSportage Hardcore Enthusiast 1989 Mustang GT 5.0 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: CT Posts: 2,186 iTrader: 0 reviews	damn...car is in storage again... Getting ready to go back to Camp Lejuene , then over seas again (deployment number 2) im so excited, but on another note, Foxey Lady will be hibernating for quite some time, i already miss her and its been only two weeks... any tips or things i should do to help with keep her locked up for so long drain oil? im going to buy a bag of charcoal and some baking soda so the storage unit will stay real dry, and im going to put her on jackstands just to take some weight off the tires, so i dont get flat spots __________________ Cage Maximum Motorsports Sparco QH/BE Nitto "a huge bad azz motor is nice untill you have to turn or stop"

May 26th, 2011, 01:15 PM	#2
rk_2000_Z/28 Forever in our hearts travis_afx 2003 SVT Cobra Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Enid, OK Posts: 4,312 iTrader: 0 reviews	If it was me, I'd take the wheels off and mount it on blocks and keep the wheels someplace else. This will 1. prolong the life of the rubber tires, but 2. (and most importantly) God forbid this ever happen, but if someone where to break in it would keep them from stealing the car. Just a thought that came into my head. Might look into a fuel stabalizing addative. Thanks for your service and come back safe. __________________ 03 Cobra-Slow 02 SS, 00 Z/28-Gone Rest In Peace Travis Billings

May 26th, 2011, 03:52 PM	#3
nolife MM Fanatic 91GT, 88GT, 02GT Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 3,057 Blog Entries: 3 iTrader: 0 reviews	I'd keep it on the tires, your car spends its entire life with the weight distributed on the tires with those tires outside in contact with the ground. Sure, you may get a flat spot but that's better than having it up in the air putting the weight on other spots of the car that were not designed to hold that weight long term. Way different situation but I had a car up on stands where I thought it was close enough to the control arms for about 12 months while I fixed the trans, when I dropped it back down, the drivers door would no longer shut because the car twisted. It was a cheap early 80's GM but I'll never try it again. All I would do.. Try your favorite trick for keeping the mice out and if your gas is still fresh, put in some stabil (it doesnt help if the gas is already more than a few weeks old), and disconnect one of the battery terminals. Having the tires off would be one more hurdle for someone looking to steal it. Hell, take out your rotor, pull the TFI connector half way out and swap your coil wire at the dizzy with one of your plug wires. Just remember all of that when you come back or you'll be towing it yourself. __________________

May 26th, 2011, 04:11 PM	#4
jjpluml Regular 1987 5.0 HO, 1984 SVO Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: arkansas Posts: 87 iTrader: 0 reviews	i would say that the jack stands would be fine IMO, as long as u had it on the control arms and axle. def do the fuel stabalizer, and after u put it in make sure and run it for a bit so that it gets ran in your fuel system so you dont have any issues. if you have power at your unit i would also recommend a trickle charger. dont drain the oil, that will just give it more of a chance to build condensation inside __________________ 92' lx 2.3 bone stock dd trunk car 84 SVO with a few bolt ons 87 gt project with a whole bunch of shit thrown at it and a lil juice...

May 26th, 2011, 04:46 PM	#5
01brknGT Enthusiast 2001 Mustang GT Join Date: May 2008 Location: Travis AFB, Cali Posts: 659 iTrader: 0 reviews	Heres what i would do. Stabil Add more air to tires since it will be sitting on them Put a thing of damp-rid inside to keep humidity out Unhook battery Cover exhaust so little pests wont get in there. Might as well spray some ortho bug killer around ur car if you dont want spiders and crap getting in ur car too lol. __________________ SLP LM2 CATBACK PyPES SS O/R X ACCUFAB 70MM TB & PLENUM PRO 5.0 SHIFTER/UPR ARMS STEEDA SPRT SPRINGS 17X9-N-17X10.5 FR500'S MACH 1 GRILL-N-CHIN SPOILER FidanZa 2.1 steeda quad and adj 2001 GT>>SOLD!!!

May 26th, 2011, 09:30 PM	#9
93hatch Banned 1992 Lx 11.39@119.24 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Az Posts: 11,644 iTrader: 0 reviews	how you gona split the block if its in storage?? __________________ [QUOTE=93mustank;2577445]We speed tested my right arm for quickness in shifts... So he could design the cam for proper shift recovery.[/QUOTE]

May 26th, 2011, 09:55 PM	#10
The Novice Hardcore Enthusiast 87 Mustang GT T-top Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 1,149 iTrader: 0 reviews	I would buy a sting about 1foot high, across the entrance door. As well as cover the entire floor with mouse traps. Not only will no mice make it to your car alive, but if an intruder come along he will trip over the string when he enters the door and become covered in hundreds of mouse traps, hopefully deterring him from theft.

May 28th, 2011, 08:39 PM	#13
FastStang91Lx I Post Entirely Way Too Much 1991 Mustang LX 5.0 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Minnesota Posts: 5,572 iTrader: 2 reviews	Put dryer sheets in the car, like bounce or whatever. For whatever reason, mice don't like it and a pleasant side effect is that you car will smell good when you get back in it. I usually use about 4 in the passanger compartment, 2 in the hatch and stick a couple under the hood. __________________ Point made in less than a few hours with minimal response. http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forums...ml#post4465184

May 28th, 2011, 09:25 PM	#14
EscortSportage Hardcore Enthusiast 1989 Mustang GT 5.0 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: CT Posts: 2,186 iTrader: 0 reviews	thx __________________ Cage Maximum Motorsports Sparco QH/BE Nitto "a huge bad azz motor is nice untill you have to turn or stop"

May 28th, 2011, 10:02 PM	#15
95tbirdv8 Enthusiast 1990 mustang gt Join Date: May 2010 Location: houston, tx Posts: 627 iTrader: 0 reviews	cant your car be like a transformer and go with you __________________ Burning Rubber in the 5.0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKGSmRkKQcM95 95 mark8 lsc 95 tbird v8 90 mustang gt 07 silverado v8 08 yamaha r6 to be continued........ foxbodyperformance.com is the way to go

May 29th, 2011, 03:26 AM	#16
EscortSportage Hardcore Enthusiast 1989 Mustang GT 5.0 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: CT Posts: 2,186 iTrader: 0 reviews	she is a decepticon __________________ Cage Maximum Motorsports Sparco QH/BE Nitto "a huge bad azz motor is nice untill you have to turn or stop"

May 29th, 2011, 03:26 AM	#17
EscortSportage Hardcore Enthusiast 1989 Mustang GT 5.0 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: CT Posts: 2,186 iTrader: 0 reviews	to punish and enslave __________________ Cage Maximum Motorsports Sparco QH/BE Nitto "a huge bad azz motor is nice untill you have to turn or stop"

May 29th, 2011, 12:04 PM	#18
hfjeff Regular 1993 Mustang LX Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Central Wisconsin Posts: 105 iTrader: 0 reviews	I picked up a sheet of pink insulation board 1 1/2"-2" thick. Cut them in 2' x 2' squares and park the tires on them. Helps to reduce the flat spots. Also I store it on a large sheet of clear plastic to keep the moisture down away from the underside. I would not drain the oil. __________________ 93 LX 5.0 Vert, 3:55's, Fresh T5

May 29th, 2011, 01:28 PM	#20
Digsj7 Enthusiast 1993 Mustang LX my dog runs faster... Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Columbus NE Posts: 626 iTrader: 0 reviews	dryer sheets FTW. Shit works. __________________ CAI, GT40 Intake, GT40P heads, 1.72 RR, 70mm Accufab, UPR Control arms, Hedman Headers, Mac H-Pipe, Flows, Pro-5.0, 3.73 Gears, BBK caster/camber kit, Eibach springs, Subframe Connectors, 5 lug conversion, MM+Cleavage Club Member #19

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