Connor
28-03-15, 05:14 AM
Hi all, just after some advice on storing my nova. Due to current health complications and work/other project commitments, I've decided that my current GTE rally car build should be preserved and paused instead of being left there with the promise of 'getting round to it next month'.
Realistically I need to be able to store it for a year at least until I can finish another project then there will be some nice dry storage it can live in. But here's my situation,, it's currently outside on a concrete floor with no cover, it's reasonably weather proof but does have polycarbs so seeps in a little water and the inside gets abit mouldy :rolleyes:
Now with the nicer weather approaching and some time off work looming I have a good week or so to sort it out.
Fortunately my GTE isn't that bad Nick rotworm wise and seems to have had some generous rust treatment in its life, so ideally I want to keep it that way. So I have two questions...
1) what's the best rust treatment/waxoil purely for a stint of storage to preserve it, can/will be taken off once the project starts to go again. Also any tips for storing a rolling shell (engine is being rebuilt), dos or donts etc, anything to put inside to keep it dry etc.
2) Cover or not to cover, I hear good and bad things about covering cars long term. I'm hoping the attached picture works showing its current location. I was thinking either a decent car cover that I will put on it autumn time for the winter, or perhaps building a tempory structure using a wooden frame and a Perspex or similar slanted roof, like you see on the side of some houses, as I can't put anything permanent there but something like a small wooden carport with a roof to keep the majority of the rain off I could probably get away with. My other option is to store it on a trailer, and putting a cover on it? Meh I don't know lol.
Here it is in its sorry form.:cry:
https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xap1/t51.2885-15/e15/1941224_652664308197530_160313136_n.jpg
Anyways sorry for babbling on, and thanks in advance for any answers.
Any general tips or links for covers etc would be much appreciated :thumb:
Cheers
Connor
Realistically I need to be able to store it for a year at least until I can finish another project then there will be some nice dry storage it can live in. But here's my situation,, it's currently outside on a concrete floor with no cover, it's reasonably weather proof but does have polycarbs so seeps in a little water and the inside gets abit mouldy :rolleyes:
Now with the nicer weather approaching and some time off work looming I have a good week or so to sort it out.
Fortunately my GTE isn't that bad Nick rotworm wise and seems to have had some generous rust treatment in its life, so ideally I want to keep it that way. So I have two questions...
1) what's the best rust treatment/waxoil purely for a stint of storage to preserve it, can/will be taken off once the project starts to go again. Also any tips for storing a rolling shell (engine is being rebuilt), dos or donts etc, anything to put inside to keep it dry etc.
2) Cover or not to cover, I hear good and bad things about covering cars long term. I'm hoping the attached picture works showing its current location. I was thinking either a decent car cover that I will put on it autumn time for the winter, or perhaps building a tempory structure using a wooden frame and a Perspex or similar slanted roof, like you see on the side of some houses, as I can't put anything permanent there but something like a small wooden carport with a roof to keep the majority of the rain off I could probably get away with. My other option is to store it on a trailer, and putting a cover on it? Meh I don't know lol.
Here it is in its sorry form.:cry:
https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/hphotos-xap1/t51.2885-15/e15/1941224_652664308197530_160313136_n.jpg
Anyways sorry for babbling on, and thanks in advance for any answers.
Any general tips or links for covers etc would be much appreciated :thumb:
Cheers
Connor