Prking on grass.
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Racer
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Prking on grass.
Hey all, I will be taking my 71 to the cottage this summer and want to leave it up there for about one month. Will commute back and forth on my Harley and want it up there for some sweet up north cruising. My question is, I will be parking it on grass. No drive way at the place just a flat grassy drive way. ( most cottages are like that where we are ) I want to stake down a water proof tarp and park the car on top of the tarp covered with a out door car cover. Is this ground tarp a good idea? Trying to avoid moisture to come up from the grass and rot the heck out of my baby. Any thoughts would be great. Cheers. 
The green car is not mine. Its a cruel owner who live around the corner from me.
The green car is not mine. Its a cruel owner who live around the corner from me.
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Racer
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Oh ya the grass is cut right down. Very short. I was just wondering if the tarp on the ground will more harm than good?
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Racer
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From: Sultry Steamy Muggy Humid Texas Gulf Coast
With absolutely no research or first hand experience to draw on, my gut feeling is parking that nice car on a piece of plastic under an "outdoor" cover for three months is not a good thing. For about 300-bucks, you can get a 10'x20' cover, with sides, from Harbor Freight. If zoning lets you, frame a 10x20 area on the ground with landscape timbers and have river rock spread in the parking area. Nothing beats a roof, and sides are icing on the cake. On further review, I suppose the tarp floor might work with the faux garage. I've seen bad things happen to good cars while they are covered with miracle car covers that keep out the bad stuff, yet wick away moisture...not! Your Corvette is one fine looking ride!
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Racer
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We have a place in Sauble beach ( lake Huron ) There are some great spots up and down that coast. From Tobermory to Kingcardine. Some nice July top down driving. It should be OK for one month. Will have a batt tender on it and will cover it with a good out door tarp. Just have to decide on the ground tarp.
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Putting a tarp over it (if it is waterproof) will be fine, as long as there is room for adequate airflow under the car. If you seal the tarp to the ground, moisture will just wick-up through the ground and it will be 100% humid under the car with nowhere for it to go. Result: very quick rusting!!!
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Putting a tarp over it (if it is waterproof) will be fine, as long as there is room for adequate airflow under the car. If you seal the tarp to the ground, moisture will just wick-up through the ground and it will be 100% humid under the car with nowhere for it to go. Result: very quick rusting!!!
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out door 1 month
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Racer
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Thanx for all the replies. Ok no tarp under the car. The no tarp makes more sense to me as it wont accumulate moisture under the tarp. The parking area does have a very gentle incline. So I will put something under the tire so there is no strain on the tranny seal. Good call on the tree sap as well. Thanx all. Feel like a chicken with a egg over here. LOL .
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Drifting
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Air flow is huge. Just get one of those awning tents to keep the rain off.
I stored my 95 Impala SS on the edge of my property for 2 years and that particular area was dense shade and long grass under it. It was a solid car when I parked it there. That moisture ruined the car inside and out. It was one of the dumbest things Ive done.
I stored my 95 Impala SS on the edge of my property for 2 years and that particular area was dense shade and long grass under it. It was a solid car when I parked it there. That moisture ruined the car inside and out. It was one of the dumbest things Ive done.