| Seks |
Now that winter is just around the corner, anyone out there has an indoor storage for a car? Thougth I asked here before I go back to the place I always go to the past few years.
I seem to remember last year someone was saying he has a warehouse or something. |
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| 95IntegraRS |
| All I got is my garage and thats where I park my ride for the winter. |
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| oldraven |
| How about we don't even MENTION the word winter until Fall has at least arived. And even then, wait until halfway through, please. |
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| snugs |
| ...storage.....? What's that? I just ordered my winter tires last week. :bthumbup: |
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| stealth |
| My Garage :bthumbup: |
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| TrevorK |
| How much do you guys pay for winter storage? (I'll be renting out some parking next year) |
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| oldraven |
| *sigh* Fine. My garage. |
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| SplineZ |
kelowna.. on my driveway :)
James Z |
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| 2003specv |
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Originally posted by snugs
...storage.....? What's that? I just ordered my winter tires last week. :bthumbup:
Wicked. I can respect a guy who doesn't cry like a bitch about driving a high hp rwd car in the winter.
It cracks me up to hear people whine about how their car makes too much power for winter. It's called winter tires and keeping your foot out of the god-damn throttle! Now if someone wants to store it to keep a nice car out of the elements.... well thats a different dtory. |
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| oldraven |
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Originally posted by 2003specv
Wicked. I can respect a guy who doesn't cry like a bitch about driving a high hp rwd car in the winter.
It cracks me up to hear people whine about how their car makes too much power for winter. It's called winter tires and keeping your foot out of the god-damn throttle! Now if someone wants to store it to keep a nice car out of the elements.... well thats a different dtory.
I actually avoid driving my car in the winter because I don't want people slamming into me, because despite the huge amount of snow you get here, no one seems to know how to fucking drive in it. I've been rear ended twice in this city because some numbnuts can't remember that stopping is a lot harder than accelerating in the snow.
And yeah, winter elements. |
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| snugs |
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Originally posted by oldraven
I actually avoid driving my car in the winter because I don't want people slamming into me, because despite the huge amount of snow you get here, no one seems to know how to fucking drive in it. I've been rear ended twice in this city because some numbnuts can't remember that stopping is a lot harder than accelerating in the snow.
And yeah, winter elements.
I hear you, when the snow comes its time to start driving extremely defensively. That means leaving for work early, and coming home late to avoid the rush. :(
It doesn't help that people around here really seem to have no clue about winter driving. I never saw people go in the ditches... on straight roads... on clear days until I moved out here. Go figure. :blink: |
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| Markis |
Seks,
I'm looking for a place also.
Will let you know if I find anything. |
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| n0c7 |
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Originally posted by snugs
I hear you, when the snow comes its time to start driving extremely defensively. That means leaving for work early, and coming home late to avoid the rush. :(
It doesn't help that people around here really seem to have no clue about winter driving. I never saw people go in the ditches... on straight roads... on clear days until I moved out here. Go figure. :blink:
It's called park the eclipse in the garage, and buy a ford explorer! 4x4 through snow banks here I come! :bthumbup: |
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| Neo-Blue99GASE |
| Hehe my baby goes through all seasons with me. That could explain why it has so many km's on it ;) |
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| ae1969 |
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Originally posted by snugs
...storage.....? What's that? I just ordered my winter tires last week. :bthumbup:
No friggen way......
OMG the wifes GT is a death trap with 295's in the rear... I don't believe how a cobra would keep its traction EVEN if you could throw some skinny 155!s on it.... LOLOL .... I hope you have collision insurance as well......... :D If I am out with the 4x4's and see you in the ditch I will gladly tow a fellow mustang owner....
My cars on the other hand are great in the snow and will stay in service unless it drops below -20 or the occaional 6"> snow dumps. |
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| Shimarisu |
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Originally posted by oldraven
I actually avoid driving my car in the winter because I don't want people slamming into me, because despite the huge amount of snow you get here, no one seems to know how to fucking drive in it. I've been rear ended twice in this city because some numbnuts can't remember that stopping is a lot harder than accelerating in the snow.
And yeah, winter elements.
A couple of my buddies got rear-ended this summer...so although there is no snow on the ground, I guess there are some ppl out'here don't know where to look while driving...maybe paying too much attention to the hot chicks on the sidewalk... If you don't wanna get rear-ended, you can keep ur Thunderbird in the garage all seasons :lol:
Btw, I'm preparing the winter tires soon:bthumbup: |
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| orangeteg |
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Originally posted by oldraven
*sigh* Fine. My garage.
You have a garage :blue: |
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| snugs |
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Originally posted by ae1969
No friggen way......
OMG the wifes GT is a death trap with 295's in the rear... I don't believe how a cobra would keep its traction EVEN if you could throw some skinny 155!s on it.... LOLOL .... I hope you have collision insurance as well......... :D If I am out with the 4x4's and see you in the ditch I will gladly tow a fellow mustang owner....
My cars on the other hand are great in the snow and will stay in service unless it drops below -20 or the occaional 6"> snow dumps.
295s??? :bthumbup:
They're great in the summer but damn, who in their right mind would attempt to drive in snow with 295 summer tires on their car? Last year in my GT I was out of the country when the snow came down and couldn't switch over in time and those stock summer tires were good for absolutely nothing, I got stuck in a 1" drift. :D
Although, with a good set of winter tires (Blizzaks, Pilot Alpines, etc..) nothing could stop the stang. :bowdown: |
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| oldraven |
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Originally posted by orangeteg
You have a garage :blue:
Yup, one spot for the TC, and one for the wife's jeep. Sorry man. :p
This is how I get around in the winter without buying new tires or risking damage to the coupe.
(she's getting a 350 this week) :cool: |
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| Mavrick |
BAH!
Let's not even talk about s-n-o-w! I'd like to at least see the leaves change before we have to change seasons again. No kidding that Edmonton has two seasons: winter and construction. Sheesh. Time to move, I think.
The truck is in getting a new engine right now, and I have a fresh set of winter grips to throw on it as soon it comes out of the shop. I'll wait until spring to install the turbo.
The TC actually did really well last year in the winter. The Traction-Lok rear never let me get stuck, and it had enough clearance that the snow was never really a problem. The anti-lock brakes were nice, too. The low compression lets it start at just about any temperature. Although I must say, cruise-control is something I will never use in the winter again, especially on a turbo car. Overall though, it is probably the best car I have ever driven in the winter.
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| oldraven |
Seriously? Any TC owner I know is terrified to drive the thing in the snow. Mind you, these guys are south of the border, and have probably never seen a winter tire before.
Sounds like our stories are pretty damn near identical, apart from the turbo. You're boosting a 93 ranger? With what engine, the 4.0L? :eek:
I'm just getting a 350 on propane. Yeah, propane is weaker than petrol, but a 350 on prop is a LOT stronger than a 305 on just about anything. I can't wait to loose the 5.0L. It's my first V8, first carbed vehicle, and first truck, and it's still not fun enough. :P |
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| Mavrick |
Probably like you say, ppl south of the border being afraid of it. Its a heavy car, gets great traction, and goes through the snow like it wasn't even there.
The truck is just a 2.3L, and that is why I want to boost it. Not to make it a performance rocket or anything stupid, it just needs to have a bit more power for passing, and pulling a small trailer.
I've had so many people tell me that I should drop a 302 in there and be done with it, but nobody seems to understand my position. It's a truck, for crying out loud. I drive it in the winter! A 302 would be stupid, and a turbo can be adjusted down so that the boost isn't even there, making it much more reasonable to control.
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| LudeDude19 |
oh god i wish i didnt' click this..haha
i HATE having to start the car 15-20 + mins before work..oh GOD i'm going to hvae to get up alot earlier...i just bought a 77 chev 2wd on propane w/ 350 with 305 heads on it..for a whopping $800 hahaha. I just gotta switch over the insurance when mother nature goes on the rag and then i'll park the lude in the garage and tear the engine out:blue: |
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| oldraven |
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Originally posted by Mavrick
Probably like you say, ppl south of the border being afraid of it. Its a heavy car, gets great traction, and goes through the snow like it wasn't even there.
The truck is just a 2.3L, and that is why I want to boost it. Not to make it a performance rocket or anything stupid, it just needs to have a bit more power for passing, and pulling a small trailer.
Mav.
Nice. It'll make a difference, but even if you slap one of these turbos on that lump, it won't be anything like the one in your TC. Are you planning to buy a turbo 2.3 to put in there? Maybe find one in a jy and rebuild it. If so, I want to watch, because I've got one in my garage to build and I'd like to know how to get started.
Wait, you're not going to separate that black beauty from her turbo heart are you? :blink: |
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| Mavrick |
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Originally posted by oldraven
Wait, you're not going to separate that black beauty from her turbo heart are you? :blink:
errr......
That was the original intention when I bought the car, yes. Except that I was planning to use more than just the turbo off the car. I was planning to yard the engine and rebuild it completely including the turbo and replace the intercooler with a bigger one mounted in front of the rad. That 8.8" Traction-Lok rear would fit nicely into the truck, and also just so happens to have disc brakes already on it! A spare Borg Warner T-5 World Class tranny, just in case.....
When I bought the car, though, I knew I wasn't going to be doing the work for a few months, so I decided I'd just drive it for a while before I made my decision. After purchasing the car in the dark based on my inspection of the engine with a flashlight, I was surprised to find that in the daylight, the car was in really good shape. So for all you TC lovers out there, I decided that I wasn't going to tear it apart. Shed not a tear, the TC will live on for now......
I've since found a couple more TCs that aren't in great shape, so I might just buy another one to strip, and then toss the shell. Or, maybe I'll keep my eyes open at Pick-Your-Part for another turbo engine, and pilfer a few parts for the truck.
I'll let you know how things go.
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| Mavrick |
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Originally posted by LudeDude19
oh god i wish i didnt' click this..haha
i HATE having to start the car 15-20 + mins before work..oh GOD i'm going to hvae to get up alot earlier...i just bought a 77 chev 2wd on propane w/ 350 with 305 heads on it..for a whopping $800 hahaha. I just gotta switch over the insurance when mother nature goes on the rag and then i'll park the lude in the garage and tear the engine out:blue:
That is the ONE thing I didn't like about the TC for the winter. It takes soooooo long to heat up. My truck is great, tho. Hit the remote starter, and by the time I get out to it five minutes later, its blowing heat.
That's something you'll really like about a V8. They heat up right away in the winter. Just remember that if you're running propane, you need to plug that puppy in when it hits -20 or colder, and at -40 you're probably calling in dead, cuz its not likely to go at all. Which is fine, cuz as far as I'm concerned, -40 is too fraggin' cold to do anything except stay under the blankets.
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| SplineZ |
my v8 s10 had heat within 2 minutes of starting it.. full heat by the end of the block.. i found myself on low most of the winter :)
man i miss that truck.... cept that 70L of gas would last only 300km! stupid qjet carb was waaaaaay too big for the 305
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| oldraven |
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Originally posted by Mavrick
Shed not a tear, the TC will live on for now......
I've since found a couple more TCs that aren't in great shape, so I might just buy another one to strip, and then toss the shell. Or, maybe I'll keep my eyes open at Pick-Your-Part for another turbo engine, and pilfer a few parts for the truck.
I'll let you know how things go.
Mav.
You're probably better off buying one of the junkers than heading to the yard to find one. It took me forever just to find this block&head, and once these cars hit the yard, they rip the turbo out immediately and jack the price on the turbo. I had to buy mine, for a mere $50 mind you, without the nice Garrett T3 they had in the 1st Gens. Cheap, but not worth much without the turbine.
As for propane in winter, I'm going that way too, and I was told many times about propane freezing when it gets too cold. But here's the good thing, the lump came with a circulating block heater. It heats the coolant and pumps it through, keeping the entire engine warm, as well as a separate line going into the heater box. Instant heat when you fire it up, at any temp. :bthumbup: |
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| 2HIGH~PSI |
good ol' garage...but i'ma wait till some snow is down before i put her away in hibernation so i can have a little winter fun:bthumbup:
....somehow this winter thread turned into a Thunderbird club meeting :blink: :bthumbup: |
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| oldraven |
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Originally posted by 2HIGH~PSI
good ol' garage...but i'ma wait till some snow is down before i put her away in hibernation so i can have a little winter fun:bthumbup:
....somehow this winter thread turned into a Thunderbird club meeting :blink: :bthumbup:
But was still winter related. :P (and by the way, this is FAR too exciting for the Thunderbird club. The only guy who's under 50 is a complete goon, with zero social skills.) |
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| Mavrick |
Hey, shut up!! I'm not THAT old!!!#@$%!!!
Okay, no more talk about T-birds in this thread. Unless you happen to have hit one in the winter time with your Honda or a propane-powered pickup!! :P
oldraven, those inline coolant heaters are the shit! Way better than a block heater. Although, I really don't see it making any difference as to whether your propane freezes or not. Your tank is in the back, either in the box or under it, so it may freeze anyway. If you have a dual fuel setup though, you could switch to gas on those really cold days.
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| 2HIGH~PSI |
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Originally posted by oldraven
But was still winter related. :P (and by the way, this is FAR too exciting for the Thunderbird club. The only guy who's under 50 is a complete goon, with zero social skills.)
LOL!!!:lol: |
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| oldraven |
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Originally posted by Mavrick
Hey, shut up!! I'm not THAT old!!!#@$%!!!
Okay, no more talk about T-birds in this thread. Unless you happen to have hit one in the winter time with your Honda or a propane-powered pickup!! :P
oldraven, those inline coolant heaters are the shit! Way better than a block heater. Although, I really don't see it making any difference as to whether your propane freezes or not. Your tank is in the back, either in the box or under it, so it may freeze anyway. If you have a dual fuel setup though, you could switch to gas on those really cold days.
Mav.
Shit man, you're in the club? :eek: I've been to two of their events, and I've never seen a TC.
uum, I mean, winter tires, yeah. Studded. |
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| Mavrick |
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Originally posted by oldraven
Shit man, you're in the club? :eek: I've been to two of their events, and I've never seen a TC.
uum, I mean, winter tires, yeah. Studded.
No man, I'm not in their club. I'm not old enough. :tear:
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| oldraven |
| Mav, I got some more info that setup. The problem with freezing propane happens in the unit that changes it's state from liquid to gas. The prop doesn't actually freeze, the unit is just too cold to effectlively change its state, so sometimes a drop or two of propane gets through in liquid form. Propane expands by 200+ times in liquid state, so the truck will flood isntantly. With this circulating coolant heater, it's runs through that unit (sorry, I didn't ask what that 'unit' is called), so as long as that stays warm, it'll never give me issues starting. :) |
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| Mavrick |
Learn sumpin new every day.
Thanks.
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