- 1. First winter, no garage (score: 1)
- Author: joseph cianciotti <jmc987@earthlink.net>
- Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 07:43:13 -0500
- What's the best car cover for storing my car outside for the NY winter? Any other suggestions for keeping it dry? (Other than to get a garage) Thanks in advance, Joseph 67 MGB Roadster /// or try htt
- /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00516.html (7,636 bytes)
- 2. Re: First winter, no garage (score: 1)
- Author: MGMagnette@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 10:53:19 EST
- Avoid getting one of those cheap instant garages. My friend had one and it collapsed on his Chevy Nova. I wasn't too upset but he sure was! John /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool /// A
- /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00519.html (7,597 bytes)
- 3. Re: First winter, no garage (score: 1)
- Author: Bob Howard <mgbob@juno.com>
- Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 11:07:52 -0500
- The challenge is to keep water out of the car. Water gets in from leaks and from condensation, so even the best cover is not a complete solution. Whatever cover you use, do what you can to avoid moi
- /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00520.html (8,768 bytes)
- 4. Re: First winter, no garage (score: 1)
- Author: Don Malling <dmallin@attglobal.net>
- Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 20:36:52 -0500
- Condensation is your enemy. I used to cover my TR250 with a water repellent but breathable tent canvas, and then connected two tall poles with a long bunge cord and wedged the poles at an angle betwe
- /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00546.html (9,236 bytes)
- 5. Re: First winter, no garage (score: 1)
- Author: "MonteMorris" <mmorris@nemr.net>
- Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 20:58:14 -0600
- I've covered the 67B (that's in an unheated Missouri garage with a cement floor) with a plastic tarp for the winter. Is this a no-no? If so, why? Monte 79B, Carmine 67B, BRG 74 1/2 Rust, parts car
- /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00551.html (7,905 bytes)
- 6. Re: First winter, no garage (score: 1)
- Author: LBCarCoMail@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 22:11:16 EST
- Everything I have ever read on this topic is that you should put plastic down on the floor and drive the car up on that to create a barrier from the moisture. Never to cover the car with a non-breat
- /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00553.html (8,527 bytes)
- 7. Re: First winter, no garage (score: 1)
- Author: N3KKE@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 22:11:42 EST
- This thread is of intense interest to me. I will be "housing" my 1972 MGB in the great-outdoors of either the uncovered parking lot of my apartment complex in Laurel, Maryland or the covered, concret
- /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00554.html (9,335 bytes)
- 8. Re: First winter, no garage (score: 1)
- Author: Bullwinkle <yd3@nvc.net>
- Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 01:18:59 -0600
- I've used one of those "instant garages" 20x24 ft. for a TD, boat, and a twin cam chassis. In windy and snow climates they need a bit more work. I originally placed 2x4 posts under every other hoop.
- /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00559.html (8,643 bytes)
- 9. Re: First winter, no garage (score: 1)
- Author: "Telewest \(PH\)" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
- Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 09:25:10 -0000
- Can't see why you would want to cover the car with a waterproof cover whilst in a garage. I have used a thick cotton cover, but even that traps dampness inside the cockpit (green steering wheel), so
- /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00562.html (8,929 bytes)
- 10. Re: First winter, no garage (score: 1)
- Author: "Telewest \(PH\)" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>
- Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 09:22:55 -0000
- Agree, and anything that touches the body will fret the paint in the wind. -- Original Message -- From: "Don Malling" <dmallin@attglobal.net> To: "joseph cianciotti" <jmc987@earthlink.net> Cc: "mg ma
- /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00564.html (8,745 bytes)
- 11. Re: First winter, no garage (score: 1)
- Author: Dan DiBiase <d_dibiase@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 06:30:30 -0800 (PST)
- Monte, don't tell me you're not planning on driving it this winter! I solved my winter storage problems by NOT putting the '76 B in winter storage. Basically, I make sure the tank stays above 1/2 ful
- /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00574.html (9,137 bytes)
- 12. Re: First winter, no garage (score: 1)
- Author: Paul Root <proot@iaces.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 08:58:29 -0600
- Having grown up in Kansas City, and spending a year (a bad one according to the locals) in Kingston, NY, I can say, yes! Missouri gets a lot of freezing rain and ice storms. Plus snow. I'll stick wit
- /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00576.html (9,891 bytes)
- 13. Re: First winter, no garage (score: 1)
- Author: Tim Baxter <baxter@gretschpages.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 09:43:51 -0600
- Personally, I think Kansas City's winters are fairly mild, certainly more so than the ones I remember growing up in Indiana. I'm going to drive my B whenever the roads aren't salted. That said, KC do
- /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00577.html (8,465 bytes)
- 14. Re: First winter, no garage (score: 1)
- Author: Dan DiBiase <d_dibiase@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 08:34:26 -0800 (PST)
- Just picked up the latest British Car (Dec/Jan) magazine and they have an article on Winter Storage tips.... This magazine seems to be getting better and better.... Dan ______________________________
- /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00578.html (8,165 bytes)
- 15. Re: First winter, no garage (score: 1)
- Author: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 11:25:44 -0800
- Better to put the plastic tarp on the floor , and a breathable cover over the car. Keep the ground moisture in the ground, not condensing and dripping on the car. -- Max Heim '66 MGB GHN3L76149 If yo
- /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00584.html (8,307 bytes)
- 16. Re: First winter, no garage (score: 1)
- Author: "mmorris@nemr.net" <mmorris@nemr.net>
- Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 16:04:29 -0500
- I'm planning on driving the 79 most of the winter, that is AFTER it gets a new paint job in January. The 67 will probably stay garaged most of the winter on the trickle charger. If we do have a nice
- /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00587.html (9,919 bytes)
- 17. Re: First winter, no garage (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Meyer" <wcameyer@msn.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2002 14:50:31 -0700
- I plan to have the roadster under a cover most of the winter, hopefully taking it out for an afternoon at least once a week. The GT will be in daily use. Bill /// or try http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/m
- /html/mgs/2002-11/msg00591.html (7,618 bytes)
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