Storage day

AlpWhitE46 · 11-30-2010, 06:24 PM

Last day of the month, putting the car away from dec 1 to march 31

Did some preliminary stuff today, full gas tank, and 48 PSI tires..
Gotta jack up the car put the tires on these home depot boards i bought (you can see them in 3rd pic)

cdmbmw · 12-01-2010, 04:37 PM

Nice looking e36 mate, would love to see some pictures with better lighting.

AlpWhitE46 · 12-01-2010, 05:39 PM

Thanks

team_ottawa · 12-02-2010, 09:50 AM

she is deffinatly pretty

cdmbmw · 12-02-2010, 11:08 AM

Looking very good

What wheels are those? ...and got any engine compartment shots?

S/C or T/C?

AlpWhitE46 · 12-02-2010, 01:06 PM

Asa AR1
AA SC

propr'one · 12-02-2010, 01:35 PM

I like to white lithium moving parts (door hinges, locks, regulators, sunroof tracks). Run the AC for 15 minutes before you put it away (circulates refrigirant which has a conditioner in it).

Make sure whatever you put the wheels on is wide enough to go past the edges of the tires (dont put it on 2X4)

Put fuel stabilizer in (not really necessary since you're not storing for that long, but at like 4$ a bottle, i'd do it).

Leave the hood unlatched (i've had the cable break on me when pulling it out of storage, which is worse when you store your car 500km away from home)

that's it, try not to drool over it too much when its cold. Also, dont set a date when you're pulling it out.

Call your insurance co and put it on fire & theft. If you want to save some $, call your homeowners insurance company, see if they'll insure it for fire and theft (if they do it will be much cheaper than automotive insurance)

AlpWhitE46 · 12-02-2010, 01:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by propr'one

I like to white lithium moving parts (door hinges, locks, regulators, sunroof tracks). Run the AC for 15 minutes before you put it away (circulates refrigirant which has a conditioner in it).

Make sure whatever you put the wheels on is wide enough to go past the edges of the tires (dont put it on 2X4)

Put fuel stabilizer in (not really necessary since you're not storing for that long, but at like 4$ a bottle, i'd do it).

Leave the hood unlatched (i've had the cable break on me when pulling it out of storage, which is worse when you store your car 500km away from home)

that's it, try not to drool over it too much when its cold. Also, dont set a date when you're pulling it out.

Call your insurance co and put it on fire & theft. If you want to save some $, call your homeowners insurance company, see if they'll insure it for fire and theft (if they do it will be much cheaper than automotive insurance)

Thanks i got some white lithium i think, and ok ill do the AC thing.
Yeah i just have to cut it in 4 pieces then should be good.

leave it unlatched? i dont really get this part howd the cable break?
u mean not close the hood fully?

its off insurance im paying 12$ for theft and fire, dec 1 to march 31

cdmbmw · 12-02-2010, 04:46 PM

We store vehicles at our shop over the winter every year, and instead of removing the wheels and storing them seperatly we will actually drive the cars up onto 4 chunks of ceiling/foundation insulation (you know the blue super dense styrofoam?). That will keep your tires from sucking up moisture and flat spotting.

AlpWhitE46 · 12-02-2010, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cdmbmw

We store vehicles at our shop over the winter every year, and instead of removing the wheels and storing them seperatly we will actually drive the cars up onto 4 chunks of ceiling/foundation insulation (you know the blue super dense styrofoam?). That will keep your tires from sucking up moisture and flat spotting.

thats what i got i think see at the top right corner