Going Overseas ... vette in long term storage!
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2002
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From: Aberdeen, Scotland
Going Overseas ... vette in long term storage!
Guys,
We'll thanks for all of the help over the years. I decided to hang onto the old vette instead of selling it. I figure when I get back from UK/Korea in 3 years I'll still have a vette!
I also told my dad to rebuild that "stock" LS-5 into a 450 HP mill!! Oh and back it up with a 5 speed
Any suggestions for long term storage? I reckon my Dad will drive it once a month or so, except for the winter. Wtih any luck I'll be back in 2-5 years with a nice little stash that I can use to pull the body, restore what I haven't on the chassis, repaint and add the motor/trans combo .....
Thanks again and I'll be checking in on the odd occasion. For all of the overseas vette heads ... I decided against shipping the vette to Scotland as I will be spending alot of time in Korea (building a new drillship) and offshore Norway, UK etc ... However if any Corvette guys are in Aberdeen, Scotland or close I will turn wrenches for beer!!
Chris Carbaugh aka Carbster09
carbster09@juno.com
We'll thanks for all of the help over the years. I decided to hang onto the old vette instead of selling it. I figure when I get back from UK/Korea in 3 years I'll still have a vette!
I also told my dad to rebuild that "stock" LS-5 into a 450 HP mill!! Oh and back it up with a 5 speed
Any suggestions for long term storage? I reckon my Dad will drive it once a month or so, except for the winter. Wtih any luck I'll be back in 2-5 years with a nice little stash that I can use to pull the body, restore what I haven't on the chassis, repaint and add the motor/trans combo .....
Thanks again and I'll be checking in on the odd occasion. For all of the overseas vette heads ... I decided against shipping the vette to Scotland as I will be spending alot of time in Korea (building a new drillship) and offshore Norway, UK etc ... However if any Corvette guys are in Aberdeen, Scotland or close I will turn wrenches for beer!!
Chris Carbaugh aka Carbster09
carbster09@juno.com
Drifting
Joined: Jul 2002
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From: Edinburgh
Thanks again and I'll be checking in on the odd occasion. For all of the overseas vette heads ... I decided against shipping the vette to Scotland as I will be spending alot of time in Korea (building a new drillship) and offshore Norway, UK etc ... However if any Corvette guys are in Aberdeen, Scotland or close I will turn wrenches for beer!!
Chris Carbaugh aka Carbster09
carbster09@juno.com
Chris Carbaugh aka Carbster09
carbster09@juno.com
I am based in Edinburgh about 130 miles south of Aberdeen so if you are visting the capital get in touch. In saying that I work abroad myself so I am only back for a week or so every month to 6 weeks, but I'm sure we can work something out. You can get my email from my website which is on my sig below.
Graeme
Le Mans Master
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From: Ocala FL
If your dad lives in Houston, there is no reason not to drive it in winter at least once a month, too. It isn't like you get 18 inches of snow and 20 tons of salt per mile. Jus tbe sure he takes it out for at least a half hour and not just down to the corner and back.
If you were spending more time in Scotland, you'd like to have it there. I took a trip up through much of it in a Lotus but really wished I had had the Corvette with me.
However, there were not as many places to store them inside like we have in the States, so having it sit outside more isn't really that great.
If you were spending more time in Scotland, you'd like to have it there. I took a trip up through much of it in a Lotus but really wished I had had the Corvette with me.
However, there were not as many places to store them inside like we have in the States, so having it sit outside more isn't really that great.
Safety Car
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From: Lompoc, CA. Santa Barbara County
When I was in Thule Greenland for a year, I put my Vette up on jack stands to get the wheel and tires off of the ground, and I disconnected the battery. But, my one regret after 22 years of service, I didn't get to drive my Vette on the Autobahn. Damn.
Team Owner
Joined: Jul 2004
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From: Redondo Beach, California
Drain the gas out of the fuel bowls, and then tighten up what ever fastener you loosened to drain the fuel. This way years later you won't forget that,say, the fuel bowls are loose.
On a PS equipped car, turn the front wheel to the right as far as you can. This tucks the PS hydraulic ram up inside the body of the hydraulic cyclinder, protecting it from dirt and corrosion.
On a PS equipped car, turn the front wheel to the right as far as you can. This tucks the PS hydraulic ram up inside the body of the hydraulic cyclinder, protecting it from dirt and corrosion.
