Maybe to start a new thread (<G>) here: I have a parts car/possible future
rebuild (heh!)--a '73 RWA Midget in storage. The body was stripped to
gleaming metal--all of it--by the young PO who found disassembly is a hell of
a lot easier than assembly. So I entered and bought it, much to the delight
of his mother. THAT gave me a good deal at $300, but the $65 a month I have
had to pay for the storage over the past 15 months I have had it is breaking
the bank. Time to get it out of there and put that money to some productive
end!
What I want to know is unique ideas as to how to inexpensively store that car
outside, knowing there isn't a lick of paint on it, while keeping the
elements from it, and rust at a minimum. Just covering it with plastic isnt
good because of the trapped condensation---That would probably be worse than
leaving it exposed where at least it could dry out between rains. I have a
BGT rusty parts car sitting in the back yard exposed, and I can tell the
difference over about 6 months of being exposed (it is slowly replenishing
the soil beneath it with iron)--so I would like to protect it also--at least
until someone who is working on a GT comes along and buys it (I am not
planning on using that one except for the bits that will fit a Spridget).
Anyway, how about some ideas about cheap but dependable protection from the
elements? I may end up building a lean-to extension off my storage
building--certainly a viable option, but are there other ways?
Thanks!
--David C.
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