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Old Oct 27, 2006 | 11:07 PM
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My Firehawk sits in the garage year 'round because it's always apart being modded.
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Old Oct 28, 2006 | 01:03 AM
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This winter my car wont be stored but next it will.. Sad to have her out in the snow!
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Old Oct 28, 2006 | 09:01 AM
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I only put my car in storage/garage before hurricanes.
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Old Oct 28, 2006 | 11:25 AM
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Storing the car for the winter would have to suck But, I imagine as soon as its warm again, and you crack open those doors and see it sitting in there just waiting to be driven, an overwhelming amount of joy prolly covers your face. I know it would mine.

When you put a car up for the winter, do you drain any liquids or anything? Do you leave the tank as empty as you can? How does the car react when trying to crank it up after sitting that long?
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Old Oct 28, 2006 | 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by FIREHAWK#608
My Firehawk sits in the garage year 'round because it's always apart being modded.
You should get a bunch of shti together and do a bunch of mods at once, that way you can at least drive the car every now and then

It's 75 here in Florida, I would take the t-tops off and go cruise, but that crappy ignition system GM put on LT1s called "optispark" decided to crap out on me.
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Old Oct 28, 2006 | 11:55 AM
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Suck having to put it up for the winter. Winter here hasn't been real bad the past few years & since this is my only daily it gets driven rain, sleet or snow. I wish I had another vechicle & a storage unit that nice though.
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Old Oct 28, 2006 | 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by DRTY LS1
This is a picture of my backing in my Camaro Into storage for the Winter I actually put it away a month ago and I am going through withdrawls!! I'm already bored from driving my 2000 cavy 2.2 pushrod!! haha

Ohhh and thats my buddy Kyle's B4C camaro sleeping next to mine!
Lol, if that was me and my bud we'd be going into that garage every few weeks just to look at the cars and have a beer
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Old Oct 28, 2006 | 12:56 PM
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Ha! Winter storage. Thanks to the (still) warm SoCal weather I'm still driving with the t-tops off. In fact, if I still had AC in my car I could have used it this past week. God, I hate snow.....
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Old Oct 28, 2006 | 01:34 PM
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Originally Posted by DANSBIRD
Storing the car for the winter would have to suck But, I imagine as soon as its warm again, and you crack open those doors and see it sitting in there just waiting to be driven, an overwhelming amount of joy prolly covers your face. I know it would mine.

When you put a car up for the winter, do you drain any liquids or anything? Do you leave the tank as empty as you can? How does the car react when trying to crank it up after sitting that long?
yup, i usually take her out and get the engine warm them i spin all the dust off the tires with a 300ft burnout. being in college really sucks. you can't even look at it. last time i came home from school i opened the door, and put te key in and....nothing......dead battery, boy was I pissed.
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Old Oct 28, 2006 | 01:36 PM
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i love florida
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Old Oct 28, 2006 | 01:41 PM
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Whats snow?
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Old Oct 28, 2006 | 03:06 PM
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^^^
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! LMFAO! Thats classic!

Harsh winters up here in Northern NJ... Gotta love the lifted 4x4 s10!

Joe
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Old Oct 28, 2006 | 06:02 PM
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Lol, if that was me and my bud we'd be going into that garage every few weeks just to look at the cars and have a beer
The picture shown where the cars are parked is just a blocked off room in this huuuuuuge storage building that my buddy Jeff owns. They are planning to get a lift in there so we can work on our cars and do side jobs...so we'll be in there quite often!!
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Old Oct 28, 2006 | 06:12 PM
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i like storing the car in the winter... makes me really appreciate it come spring and summer time. not to mention a good time for modding.

o yeah, and snow + AWD donuts =
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Old Oct 28, 2006 | 06:17 PM
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I know it sucks. Mine's going away next Sunday after the LS1 Speed Dyno Day.
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Old Oct 28, 2006 | 07:05 PM
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omg it feels good to finally sit down after being outside all day! was around 80ish today and was outside washing the car, i'm exausted!
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Old Oct 28, 2006 | 08:50 PM
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been out at the O-State game today and the weather couldnt have been better. we still have a few weeks of sunshine left
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Old Oct 28, 2006 | 09:14 PM
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Took mine on a cruise today. T-Tops off windows down. I have a daily to drive. But if the weather is good and the roads are good the Z gets driven. I know many of you do it to spare the car from all the road crap. Just cant see not driving the car in good weather anytime of the year.
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Old Oct 28, 2006 | 09:23 PM
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Im glad i live in va, and its my dd. I could never go all winter without driving it, or even a day.
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