Somehow get the feeling

[cuisinartvette]

Ill be pulling the cover off this thing in 10 yrs to see an old relic of a Corvette that noone wanted back in "the day" (now)....

What you guys think. Will it need a full resto, everything rotten being covered and garaged or should it keep up Ok being as it probably wont get driven?

Will I have to put 5-10k into it to get the 5k in appreciation out of it?

[carter200]

Fire her up once a month and run till she's warmed up and you'll be fine

[tomtom72]

Ron, I really think that it would be in great cosmetic shape, paint, weather stripping, interior....ya know all the 'soft' goods. The bear may be the hydraulic systems & A/C system and the rubber hoses and coolant...maybe? I think actually driving it once a month to get everything up to temp may be the preventative soloution...maybe?

I base my thought process on my experience w/my car. She was 14.5 yrs old w/7400 miles on it when I took delivery of her. Garage kept. All the "soft goods" were practically show room, it even smelled kind of like that new car smell. If your stuff is in good condition, then why will it not remain that way in the garage? The only systems that I had trouble with were the hydraulic systems: clutch, brakes, P/S. Wierd...the A/C was okay & I found by looking over the paper work that it was worked on right before I took delievery.

I say do an interior clean up & conditioner on the soft stuff, wash & wax, cover her & maybe once every two months drive her enough to get all the fluids happy. JMHO


Tom

[Aurora40]

Is it really so terrible to just drive it?

[XfireZ51]

Starting every few weeks helps keep seals and gaskets
pliable and in good shape. I also find that disconnecting the
battery helps keep electrolysis at a minimum.
Here in Chicagoland we had a temp spike to nearly 60F
yesterday. When I pulled the cover off there was moisture on the body
from the rapid change in temps and high humidity. Ran the motor for 30min
and the heater to dry things out.

[ZR1North]

Originally Posted by XfireZ51

Starting every few weeks helps keep seals and gaskets
pliable and in good shape. I also find that disconnecting the
battery helps keep electrolysis at a minimum.
Here in Chicagoland we had a temp spike to nearly 60F
yesterday. When I pulled the cover off there was moisture on the body
from the rapid change in temps and high humidity. Ran the motor for 30min
and the heater to dry things out.

Re the "moisture thing" - Prior to getting my Zee, I used to store my 71 off site because my garage used to "sweat" with the temp fluctuations. I wanted to keep the Zee at home, so I insulated the one bay of my garage, covered the floor and heat it to about 60 degrees with a small portable oil filled heater. I am amazed how well it works and how little it costs to heat for five months a year. Best of all, there is never any moisture around the garage anymore. I think it is the only way to go in these climates where the temperatures fluctuates above and below freezing.

Food for thought...

[RedSled]

I hear you Bob. I had mixed feelings about driving it too much when I got mine with 20K on it. I'm averageing around only 2,500 mi per year now and i'm sure I will drive it more and more. It's too much fun. I worried when I took it to track this year...but dang...they were built for it. It ran like a train. Drive it....

- Keith
'90 Red/Red #1383

[FU]

Drive 'em and enjoy . Life is short.

[jonszr1]

Originally Posted by FU2

Drive 'em and enjoy . Life is short.

I couldnt agree more ,i have put 90 k miles in my 90 in 5 yrs and 8 k miles on the 92 since april of this year . heck i have even hauled 50lb bags of fertilizer in the 90 . hold 400 lbs just fine . driving these cars are what enjoying life is all about