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Sad Panda :(
I officially put away my 7 for the winter today. She's sitting about 5 minutes from my apartment in a buddy's dirt floor garage on jack stands. Coolant is drained and one gallon of straight antifreeze in so my block doesn't crack like the guy from Alaska's did last winter. Unhooked my battery. The worst part about it is I didn't even get to go for one last good drive as my slave cylinder died on me overnight last week. I'm looking forward for May when she'll be out and about again.
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I officially put away my 7 for the winter today. She's sitting about 5 minutes from my apartment in a buddy's dirt floor garage on jack stands. Coolant is drained and one gallon of straight antifreeze in so my block doesn't crack like the guy from Alaska's did last winter. Unhooked my battery. The worst part about it is I didn't even get to go for one last good drive as my slave cylinder died on me overnight last week. I'm looking forward for May when she'll be out and about again.
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Hey Whitey.... Just a note here; since it is stored on a dirt floor you should lay some plastic sheeting under the car. This will prevent moisture from rising from the dirt, increasing the rate of rust development. If it was concrete, then this would not be necessary, but since it is dirt, do yourself a favor.
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I still have the 89 vert on the road and will probably drive this week and next ..... still no snow in the forcast ( so NO chance road salt ) Supposed to be sunny and about 5-10 celcius (40 - 50 Farenheit) all week . Probably take her to work tomorrow .
I feel the pain on the 79 though , she's tucked away with some fuel stabilizer and a dust cover till April.
I feel the pain on the 79 though , she's tucked away with some fuel stabilizer and a dust cover till April.
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Hey Whitey.... Just a note here; since it is stored on a dirt floor you should lay some plastic sheeting under the car. This will prevent moisture from rising from the dirt, increasing the rate of rust development. If it was concrete, then this would not be necessary, but since it is dirt, do yourself a favor.
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https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showthread.php?t=586025
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since you poor bastids are now starting to see hints of winter -
which arrived a here a MONTH ago !
;P
Oh, and Kentetsu, many concrete floors weep moisture almost as bad as dirt floors -
lay a piece of plastic down for a few weeks, you'll likely see moisture collecting underneath!
Stu Aull
80GS-under-a-foot-of-snow
Alaska
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since you poor bastids are now starting to see hints of winter -
which arrived a here a MONTH ago !
;P
Oh, and Kentetsu, many concrete floors weep moisture almost as bad as dirt floors -
lay a piece of plastic down for a few weeks, you'll likely see moisture collecting underneath!
Stu Aull
80GS-under-a-foot-of-snow
Alaska
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Never Follow
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On a related note I'm at work right now, and its snowing like a blizard out here, I didn't think it was cold enough but its actually sticking, of course I drove one of the 7's today too haha, oh well...
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I hope you put something under the jack stands, to keep them from sinking into the dirt. It does not matter how well packed the dirt seems, jack stands will slowly sink as the temp fluctuates. Next spring, your car could be sitting on the dirt, with buried jack stands under it......
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fortunately it hasn't started snowing yet in Idaho...but i'm still deciding on if i plan on driving it in the snow...seeing as how i am putting mud flaps on the bad boy...put'em to use i suppose...depends on if they use sand, or salt around here on the roads,
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I have put my RX-7 away for the this year too. It was nice to hear the "over-rev" buzzer one last time. Spring will be here before we know it.