David,
The minimum you should do (or have done already) is to treat it with
phosporic acid. A light coat left to dry will actually provide you with
some protection for an extended period of time. You might also look into
the portable "bubbles" that are used as temporary garages.
Gerard
At 6:47 AM -0400 6/12/00, DLancer7676@cs.com wrote:
>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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