Long Term Storage

[JAFO]

Another friend of mine has a car bubble.


www.carcapsule.com/

[AlaskaVX]

I think you should leave me your lattitude and longitude and your combo to get into the bomb garage... 'cus God forbid the lower 48 gets nuked to a pile of sand and you don't seem to make it/want to come back from Portugal.... I mean what will the poor VX do? Stay locked up underground for eternity? No I will not let this happen, now send me your info!

[LiquidVX]

Lots of good info guys! I didn't really want to take her apart, so i don't think I will back off the valve springs. Can I just spray the fogger into the air intake? That car bubble is pretty cool, but a bit on the ridiculous side, and I am limited on space.

As for the VX's where abouts and driving it off a cliff....





NO WAY!

LOL

Hey Alaska, I bought the same post apocolyptic tires as you, so she will be waiting for ME after the dust settles. Mickey Thompson's Baja Belted, THEY ROCK. Too bad I have to sell them.

[VehiGAZ]

Portugal Kevin?!?! Where did this come from? What are you going to be doing there?

Hey, I'll swing by 'Staven and take her around the block every month or so if you want. That'll keep everything nice and fresh. Seriously... it would be no problem.

And, I'll probably take those tires off your hands, too. Are they 16s or 18s? And what do you want for them?

[LiquidVX]

I am going to work and stay at the Montado dos Aviceiros on the island of Madeira. I will be helping with their harvest and chopping wood for winter. When spring time comes I will be planting trees to help rebuild the forest that was devastated last year by fires, and also tend to the crops on the farm. I just decided to take a break from the hustle and bustle of CT, USA. On the mountain there is peace and quiet, I like that. Living off the land, no pressing deadlines, no electricity, no telemarketers, no unwanted visitors (unless they wanna hike 3 km up a mountain). A true paradise. Views like these are an everyday thing:

Those are the tops of clouds...


This is Curral das Freiras ('Nuns Valley'). The picture doesnt do it justice...


Thanks for the offer to take care of my VX, but I have since moved to Westbrook, so its a little far from you. And the garage is actually built into the hill the house sits on and there is a tunnel that goes from the garage to the house basement. So letting anyone in would be the same as giving them the keys to my house. Thank you very much for the offer though I really do appreciate it. As for the tires, they are 16s but my friend Tim already gave me a down payment. Thanks again George.

[dkmiller68]

I would probably wipe down all rubber components (door seals, cv boots, etc)with silicone spray to help keep them from drying.

[dkmiller68]

I would probably wipe down all rubber components (door seals, cv boots, etc)with silicone spray to help keep them from drying.

[LiquidVX]

Yeah I was going to do that. I would really rather not replace everything when I get back.

[Mantronix7]

And the garage is actually built into the hill the house sits on and there is a tunnel that goes from the garage to the house basement. So letting anyone in would be the same as giving them the keys to my house. Thank you very much for the offer though I really do appreciate it.

Sounds like the Batcave to me. If your Vx was an ebony.....

[thebear54]

Running away Kevin????? I hope your girfriend is going with you
Follow all the advise on this posting and you should have no problems when you come back. Don't cover the VX up though...block the windows in the garage to keep those nasty UV rays out and you should be golden (paint needs to breathe so it doesn't crack (I found out the hard way when I put my 1970 Datsun 2000 roadster in storage for two years and put a cover on it).
Hope to see you on October 1st in Brookline and we all hope you can log on a few times from there to keep us posted.
John

[LiquidVX]

Thanks for the advise John. I will go to Funchal probably once a week and use the hotels wireless internet from the cafe' in their lobby, I can log on from there.

Sadly Tara and I have gone our seperate ways. I am just not ready to settle down. We are still friends and I will see if she will come to Brookline, but I doubt it. My schedule has been moved up a tad and I might not even be able to come, but I will do my best.

The only windows in my garage are on the door, and they are already covered with stainless sheet metal I had left over from an old job. So no UVs will be eating my paint.

Thanks for everyones help and advice.

[thebear54]

Kevin,
That's too bad about Tara....thought you two made good couple.
Anyway, I hope you can still take the VX out for one last excusion on the 1st before you block her in the "tomb" for two years.
If you can't make it I'll understand but do keep in touch from th mountain side once in a while.
Hope to see you before you go....John