Storing my truck outside?
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Storing my truck outside?
Well unfortunately I,m having to park my 79 in the driveway for the winter. Now here in british Columbia, in the lower mainland, we don,t get much snow.But we get a lot of rain, and some freezing, how best to keep the truck.It does not have any interior leaks. Should I get a truck cover and a water proof tarp? Or if you people have better ideas I,m eager to hear them Thanks .
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Roll the windows up , close the doors and go in side the house . After all it's just a truck and was made to be used out doors. If you put a tarp on it rust can form under it with no venting of air . Or if part of it comes loose in a wind storm it may rub the paint loose. Mine are always out side but due to getting a lot of snow and rain i do try to park it on an incline so the rear is the lowest point . That will help let the water run out the back and not pond up inside the box causing rust.
Now my street rod goes inside but then it is more scarce than our trucks and can not be replaced as easy.__
__JIM
Now my street rod goes inside but then it is more scarce than our trucks and can not be replaced as easy.__
__JIM
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Well unfortunately I,m having to park my 79 in the driveway for the winter. Now here in british Columbia, in the lower mainland, we don,t get much snow.But we get a lot of rain, and some freezing, how best to keep the truck.It does not have any interior leaks. Should I get a truck cover and a water proof tarp? Or if you people have better ideas I,m eager to hear them Thanks .
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Disconnect the battery, open glove box door, remove any papers, spread mothballs or dryer sheets around (!@#$% rodents). If you can, get the wheels off the ground so as to prevent possible flat spots.
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Ive posted this before, ive never had a truck rust in my life and i live in Mich. In fact i did mine yesterday and its still dripping. If you have an air compressor,buy a cheap paint gun,fill it full of old engine oil and spray it inside every where and any where to where it can run into all nook and cracks. Take out the head liner and spray it all the way around the roof, inside doors,inside the cowl vent,holes in bottom of tail gate,inside cab corners,under and up inside box sides,etc. etc. Put down a tarp because it will drip for days but,it wont rust and mice dont like the oil.
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Ive posted this before, ive never had a truck rust in my life and i live in Mich. In fact i did mine yesterday and its still dripping. If you have an air compressor,buy a cheap paint gun,fill it full of old engine oil and spray it inside every where and any where to where it can run into all nook and cracks. Take out the head liner and spray it all the way around the roof, inside doors,inside the cowl vent,holes in bottom of tail gate,inside cab corners,under and up inside box sides,etc. etc. Put down a tarp because it will drip for days but,it wont rust and mice dont like the oil.
The EPA and DEC don't like oil either 
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Jonny Cat... Speedy Dry.... to catch the drippings?
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Ive posted this before, ive never had a truck rust in my life and i live in Mich. In fact i did mine yesterday and its still dripping. If you have an air compressor,buy a cheap paint gun,fill it full of old engine oil and spray it inside every where and any where to where it can run into all nook and cracks. Take out the head liner and spray it all the way around the roof, inside doors,inside the cowl vent,holes in bottom of tail gate,inside cab corners,under and up inside box sides,etc. etc. Put down a tarp because it will drip for days but,it wont rust and mice don't like the oil.
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EPA doesn't like that either...Come to think of it, there isn't much that the EPA does like.....
I use the "grease" type undercoat mixed with un-approved, non-biodegradable thinner, sprayed in all the usual areas.
I use the "grease" type undercoat mixed with un-approved, non-biodegradable thinner, sprayed in all the usual areas.
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From: South west Idaho
We don't have the rust problem here unless it's a truck that's been brought in from a rust prone area. We say there is 4 seasons here but it's more like 2, summer time dry with some 100 +degree days. A short fall that may still stay dry . Then , snow , then cold enough there's not enough dampness to cause rust. Then a short spring and some early rain if we a lucky, then right in to summer time again . The dry hot summers are the hardest , especially on the trucks upholstery if you don't keep it shaded and the exterior paint fades . I guess that's better than rust. My 73 is rust free but it came from the dry part of Texas and should stay that way as long as i own it and keep it here.