Long term race car storage suggestions?

[Joe Pinkston]

I'm looking for suggestions and tips on storing my car since I don't plan on racing this year. In the past if the car was going to be sitting idle for more than a month I put it up on jackstands then uncover it once a month, fire it up and let it run until everything is up to operating temp., then run it in gear for awhile until the engine reaches 190-200 degrees.

It looks like it will be sitting for atleast a year and after that is uncertain. Let me hear any suggestions you all may have. Thanks.




Hey Dan Moore, you're #1.

RIP Mark Graham

[Bob Lasko]

Fire the engine up to operating temp, then pour some marvel mystery oil through the carb or throttle body till somke comes out the headers and the shut the engine off. back the valves off and drain the water from the block. put the car on jackstands with the shocks hanging.

Bob Lasko
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SS/CS

[Tom Goldman]

Do your normal routine, then I'd recomend fogging the engine with a little ATF or Marvel Mystery Oil , and then back off the valves. stuff rags soaked with wd40 in the headers to prevent inside rust. .......Pull the brake pads off, and lightly coat the rotors with WD 40 or light oil, it easily cleans off with brakeclean when you take it out of storage. [and much easier than rust................The fuel system is the trouble area, taking the carb off and draining it is the easy part, drain the race fuel from the system and use pump gas with no alcohol and add a heavy dose of Stabil additive and run thru the system. ...You must keep the hoses from drying out . ....... Take out the fuel cell foam if it's a S/SS car.......I'd also flush the brake fluid after storage to get rid of any moisture contamination.......My old Willys S/G car is stored this way right now. .........Tom