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Author Topic: Putting away for winter  (Read 5624 times)

Ricksservice

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Putting away for winter
« on: October 29, 2009, 05:26:00 AM »
Well, winter is coming.... fun time is over...  Where has the summer went?  This is probably going to be our last 70 degree day... so Rick and I are busy putting our Babbies away until Spring.  Then we have to make sure our winter Capri's are ready to go...

Who else put's their Capri's up for winter?  Just curious if there are other silly people out there besides Rick and I...  I have to get back to cleaning....

Rick and Cheryl
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94 Cobalt Blue XR2
94 Dynamic White NA
94 Reef Green NA
93 Everglade Green XR2
and 6 part cars...
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Gostlrs

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« Reply #1 on: October 29, 2009, 05:54:00 AM »
i hardly put my top up here in Phoenix..
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Putting away for winter
« Reply #2 on: October 29, 2009, 06:20:00 AM »
I cover both of mine (no garage), but I'll uncover either one as long as it stays in the 40s.  Leather Jacket, gloves, hat, and glasses.  I'll put that tonneau cover on and blast the heat underneath it. Below those temperatures, I may drive it with the top up, as long as the road is dry and free of ice, snow and salt.  

Any top-down day under the above conditions is a good day!

Mark
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Putting away for winter
« Reply #3 on: October 29, 2009, 11:14:00 AM »
i garage mine and work on big projects this winter i will be replacing valve cover gasket and painting some stuff in the engine bay and also moving the battery into the back seat area of my car. will be probably a 150 dollar project will post a how to on doing that.
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« Reply #4 on: October 29, 2009, 12:34:00 PM »
do some searching, i seen some battery relocation kits for about 60-75 bucks with a battery box and 2GA wire to get you to the trunk
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« Reply #5 on: October 30, 2009, 04:25:00 AM »
im going to be using 1awg amp power cord from battery into distributor box and running 4awg to fuse box and 4 awg to starter. will also be running a better engine to ground and if i can a 4 awg from alternator to batter. will be basically updating all the wire.

the extra wire i get from bater to amp because it will be much close i will be running a 10awg from battery to fuel pump. hopefully thats a big enough wire to make a difference that all i will have extra.
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« Reply #6 on: October 30, 2009, 03:33:00 PM »
bigger in all areas is not always better. more amps and current can cause things to smoke if you do not keep an eye on things...
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« Reply #7 on: October 30, 2009, 04:48:00 PM »
i did the math and its good its not to much over kill i did the math of what i need and then went one size bigger.
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« Reply #8 on: October 30, 2009, 09:38:00 PM »
mines a daily driver, year round,
 but if it is calling for real nasty weather, i have a cover for it...

my car blew a piston about this time last year (Halloween),and my car was laid up until march of this year... when i rebuilt it.

so this will be its first winter since 2007...
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« Reply #9 on: October 31, 2009, 04:46:00 AM »
I too, don't have a garage, only a car cover, it likes to sit in my friends garage! But only on rainy days, when I'm forced to drive the storm! Mine leaks in the rain, right where the wing window meets the windshield. I've been thinking about pulling the rubber molding and putting a couple of layers of 3M double stick tape behind it. See what happens. kind of sucks not being able to drive it when it rains! It rains alot on the coast of Washington in the winter/fall!!!!
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« Reply #10 on: October 31, 2009, 06:11:00 AM »
Black RTV.......and maybe tighten down the hooks some to pull the top closer...

when you put RTV on the seal...put some Vaseline on the roof part and lock down the roof for about 15 seconds. this will make a mold of the top and should seal it good...keep it dirt free while drying..

did that on a few sunroofs and t-tops back in the day
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« Reply #11 on: November 05, 2009, 03:38:00 PM »
well today was the day i put my baby into the garage :-( got the battery out and also removed my cruise control. got the wire all bought and the distribution block bought. all i needed was 2 4 gauge capacitor kits and 20 feet of 0 gauge power wire and that plenty wire i need to rewire alternator to power power to fuse box and power to starter then engine to chassis ground.

i will post pics and updates on the winter projects know as "engine clean up" many plans ahead.
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Gauges w/ A-pillar gauge pods
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« Reply #12 on: November 05, 2009, 04:11:00 PM »
i plan on getting a "family" ride with this years tax return..so i can sit mine down sometimes to do some things..hard to do so when its you DD
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Putting away for winter
« Reply #13 on: November 06, 2009, 12:51:00 AM »
^^ word
sucks not having a 3rd car right now. sometimes I have too many and now that I want to do the clutch on mine I dont have enough.......
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« Reply #14 on: November 06, 2009, 01:13:00 AM »
my wife did not drive before so it was no issue before. now she can drive and works on weekends. so i am at home sometime with 4 kids.LOL i get my other 2 every other weekend. i talked her into getting a late 90 suburban with 3rd row seating. so i can tow if i need too and haul around my basketball team. my parents live near me or else i would of done it a long time ago....they got a minivan i can  use when needed.
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