Winter storage...

Charger1973 · July 11, 2007, 01:24:01 PM

What do you guys with no garages do during the winter? Rent a storage building? I really dont want to leave my car sit out again.

I am looking for a fairly cheap solution.

Ghoste · July 11, 2007, 01:30:47 PM

I store mine at home in the garage but I gotta tell you, it just seems so wrong to talk about winter storage on a perfect July afternoon.

69bronzeT5 · July 11, 2007, 01:31:55 PM

I was thinking the same thing!!

Charger1973 · July 11, 2007, 01:34:09 PM

Planning ahead...

I saw a sign the other day on my way home for someone who was renting out space in a shed for cars, boats, campers, etc.. so it just got me wondering what you guys do with yours. Im not sure if I trust my car with someone else.

Ghoste · July 11, 2007, 01:35:32 PM

I know a lot of guys who do that. Their only complaint seems to be lack of access if they want to do something to the car in the winter but that likely varies from place to place.

Charger1973 · July 11, 2007, 01:39:49 PM

Yeah, well you can see from the picture I couldnt do much with mine last year either.

BMOTOXSTAR · July 11, 2007, 01:40:11 PM

I use a garage for my Charger & a hill billy pop up garage from Harbor Freight for my Satellite.

BrianShaughnessy · July 11, 2007, 01:48:20 PM

Charger doesn't go anywhere but my garage.

I do have access to some affordable ($50 / month) space at the shop where I sometimes put the Formula for the winter if I get around to it.

Around here those stupid storage places get $175 / month for a 10x20. No freakin way!

472 R/T SE · July 11, 2007, 02:20:20 PM

daytonalo and charger fan put (portable) garages on their property. A reasonable $$ alternative.

The best I could do was $75 a month and that was back where my car was for the last 10 or so years. Last time I put the car in storage cause we needed garage space for new floors, it cost $150 a month at one of the storage outfits and that was pretty much the going rate. At that price paying off a portable would take less than a year most likely.

AKcharger · July 11, 2007, 02:24:53 PM

I'm paying $65 a month for a place in PA. My '70 & '72 spent the last year and a half there and both were just like I left 'em. I can't say enough good stuff about the place, they can pick up too. Below is a shot of the '70 going back into hibernation after the Carlisle show..."see ya' next year Mr. Charger"

http://www.victorygarage.com/storage.html

RECHRGD · July 11, 2007, 02:32:30 PM

Well, I do it kind of backwards. I live off of a country road from hell. There's no way that I will drive the Charger on it. So I trailer the car out to a 10X20 storage place in the spring and back home in the late fall to put in my shop. It works out pretty good, as I just swap out vehicles at the storage area when I want some Charger time in the good weather and have it at home in the shop to work on in the winter. I pay $87.00 a month for the 10X20 with an extra month thrown in for free if I pay for 6 months up front. Not a bad deal. Bob

Charger1973 · July 11, 2007, 02:37:01 PM

Quote from: AKcharger on July 11, 2007, 02:24:53 PM
I'm paying $65 a month for a place in PA. My '70 & '72 spent the last year and a half there and both were just like I left 'em. I can't say enough good stuff about the place, they can pick up too. Below is a shot of the '70 going back into hibernation after the Carlisle show..."see ya' next year Mr. Charger"

http://www.victorygarage.com/storage.html

If I could find a place like that I would feel safe leaving the car. A shed full of boats and campers, not so much...

THE COLONEL · July 11, 2007, 07:39:11 PM

If you live anywhere near Southern Armstrong County in Pennsylvania, I usually store The Colonel in the Brady's Bend Limestone caves. http://www.bradysbend.com/ They have climate controll rooms, that keep a constant temp all year round. It is only $40 a month for cars, and you can't get in, unless they take you in. It is very secure, and you can go up anytime you want and they will take you in. Now this year, I won't be going with the engine upgrade, but it is a nice place.

chargerjy9 · July 11, 2007, 08:05:44 PM

I pay 500.00 to keep my 73 in a heated block building on carpeting from Oct To May. Cheap price for a car that has NEVER been out in the winter. My car deserves nothing less

41husk · July 11, 2007, 08:09:46 PM

I have a garage spot with my aunt and it cost me mowing her lawn once a week. I have a friend who keeps his vet in a elderly neighbors garage for the same price. Find an elderly person on a fixed income, you will be doing them a favor and many have not had a car in the garage for many years.

BMOTOXSTAR · July 11, 2007, 09:42:50 PM

Aero426 · July 11, 2007, 11:04:18 PM

While I was building a garage, I stored two cars for several months at a senior apartment complex in their underground garage. I was surprised how many collector cars were in there. I had one on each side of me. $42 a month. You have to call and ask. They don't advertise.

Charger1973 · July 11, 2007, 11:14:33 PM

Those are some good ideas. I used to have a garage at my old apartment but they were so small a Charger barely fits and you cant even open the door. The underground thing would be cool.

Hey Colonel thanks for the tip, but unfortunately im nowhere near PA im in the middle of a cornfield in Iowa.

If I lived out that way I would tell Jackie to scoot over so I could park next to her Chally.

hemi-hampton · July 11, 2007, 11:24:21 PM

I checked a storage place last Winter here in Detroit area & they wanted almost $300 a month

Luckily I have a 2 1/2 car Garage. LEON.

DodgeChargerNeeded · July 11, 2007, 11:31:37 PM

My brother has 32,000 square feet of buildings on his property so I found me a nice dry spot and it sits there all year unless I'm driving it. Block building with no electricity so I don't have much to worry about. Keep a cover on it because the building is somewhat dusty but plenty dry.

Mean 318 · July 11, 2007, 11:31:59 PM

I keep mine in a quonset for the wither and it costs me $90 for the winter -been doing it for 3 years! cement floors. very clean, good old guy!

terrible one · July 11, 2007, 11:53:18 PM

Doesn't Rene have a huge bubble that you can roll your car into and seal it up? Maybe look into that?

I got a place about a half mile from my house that I rent.

Charger1973 · July 11, 2007, 11:57:48 PM

The thing is I might be moving before winter and I wont be in the country. I'll probably be stuck in an apartment or something... Im just trying to get ideas ahead of time.

Steve P. · July 12, 2007, 01:46:06 AM

Simply move to Florida...

That's what I did...

Back home, (just a few miles off of Lake Ontario), I filled the gas tank. Parked it in the back yard and pulled the negative battery cable. A coat of wax didn't hurt and test the anti-freeze to be sure of no problems. That's it.

Forza · July 12, 2007, 02:34:54 AM

Or you can park it in my garage if you like

TruckDriver · July 12, 2007, 05:09:47 AM

Here Matt, here is a old thread on car storage that you might like too...

http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,3278.0.html

Bob · July 12, 2007, 07:05:13 AM

Don't try the time capsule thing. It did not work in 1957 either.

Cheap but effective, canvas or plywood under the car for a moisture barrier and moth balls in the car for visitors, with a cheap wallmart car cover and a blue tarp over that. I did that with a car while I was in Germany for 3 years and it held up very well.
Bob

Charger1973 · July 12, 2007, 07:25:53 AM

Thanks for the ideas guys.

Sorry Bob I already ruled out the time capsule.

Ghoste · July 12, 2007, 09:38:26 AM

Time capsules aren't necessarily bad, just don't have them built by the City of Tulsa.

SnoPro440 · July 12, 2007, 02:08:28 PM

Here is a link to a guy that sells the carcapsules. http://www.autotoystore.com/carcapsule.html
I will be buying one this year when I put my Charger away for the winter.
I met him last week and purchased some Corbeau seats from him. He's in Minnesota and is great to deal with. He has some of the best prices too.

Charger_Fan · July 12, 2007, 02:19:05 PM

Since you're planning ahead & have some time for a little "assembly" before the snow flies, you could do what I did.

http://1970chargerregistry.com/70messageboard/viewtopic.php?t=3967

1carcrazyguy · July 12, 2007, 04:18:45 PM

Quote from: Charger1973 on July 11, 2007, 01:24:01 PM
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THE COLONEL · July 12, 2007, 04:32:37 PM

I have to tell you all......these pics with the snow are depressing me. I need to go outside for a few minutes!!

71ChallengeHer · July 12, 2007, 05:14:27 PM

Quote from: Charger1973 on July 11, 2007, 11:14:33 PM
Those are some good ideas. I used to have a garage at my old apartment but they were so small a Charger barely fits and you cant even open the door. The underground thing would be cool.

Hey Colonel thanks for the tip, but unfortunately im nowhere near PA im in the middle of a cornfield in Iowa. If I lived out that way I would tell Jackie to scoot over so I could park next to her Chally.

Then you would have to squeeze in between the Chally and the Super Coupe.

I rent a garage from a very good friend. I pay $75 a month for both cars. He starts them up all winter for me. Checks the fluids and air in the tires if I'm taking it out. And backs it out of the garage and puts it away, cause I can't see. ( too short)

41husk · July 12, 2007, 08:06:17 PM

Lookin at that snow made me get the 73 out and tool around a bit, got home, went in the house for a bit, started paying bills and decided tooling around in the 68 would be more fun than writing checks

Great day 86 and sunny.

Charger1973 · July 12, 2007, 08:58:25 PM

Good day for it. I tuned up my daily driver and got a little work done on the Charger too... Slow progress is better than none.

253862656971 · July 13, 2007, 05:52:29 PM

What I do is I buy an old refer semi trailer. You can pick them up pretty cheap if you look for the ones that aren't really roadworthy anymore ($2000 or less). Then you just cut the jacks and the trucks out from under it and let it down on the ground. You can do it in a half a day. The refer trailers are insulated so that helps protect from the extreme heat and cold temperatures. And if they have swinging doors they're mouse tight. I still stuff steel wool in the exhaust just in case but I haven't had a problem and I've been keeping cars in my 3 trailers for about 6 years now. If you can find the longer trailers you can fit 3 chargers in them. It's tight but they fit.

41husk · July 13, 2007, 10:31:52 PM

Do you have any pics of cars stored in this type trailor? I wonder if the City has any ordinance against this? much cheaper than building an additional garage!

Charger1973 · July 13, 2007, 10:35:53 PM

Hey now theres an idea!

Im gonna look around and see if I can find something like that.

253862656971 · July 13, 2007, 11:31:49 PM

Quote from: 41husk on July 13, 2007, 10:31:52 PM
Do you have any pics of cars stored in this type trailor? I wonder if the City has any ordinance against this? much cheaper than building an additional garage!

Well I don't live in the city so they don't much care.

Actually if they're painted decent and you build an artifical roof on them they look like a long garage. I don't have any pics right now but I probably could snap a couple on Sunday with the phone camera and post them.

It gets cheaper too. If you have good tires on the trucks you can sell the wheels/tires and recoup a little of the cost.

dukeboy_318 · July 14, 2007, 04:18:55 PM

Or you can got to the local home depot or lowes and buy one of those portable canvs buildings for around a hundred bucks. That is what my brother and law did 4 years ago and his is till holding up. I just bought one to put my parts car under when I get it home.

253862656971 · July 22, 2007, 10:30:14 AM

Ok these are a week late but I was unavoidably detained by oats.

You can see 2 cars in this trailer. One is my 71 that I've been working on and the other is a 65 MG B. I put my 69 in front of these two during the winter. The trailer to the right has a 62 Catalina and a 73 charger in it along with a few assorted parts. The middle trailer has a 26 international truck in it along with a whole bunch of car parts and a few shop and garden tools that belong to my Aunt. And the trailer on the left is the one with the cars.

Charger1973 · July 22, 2007, 11:21:24 AM

Awesome thanks for the pics.

Looks damn near impossible to get out of a Charger once its inside.

It also makes me wonder if you shouldnt have left the wheels on them and just made ramps though? I would be afraid of them flooding... plus how do you move them now?

253862656971 · July 22, 2007, 11:46:03 AM

It's actually not that bad getting out. I can sneak out pretty easy if I hug one side and I'm 6 ft tall. I haven't had any trouble with flooding. They sit on some 4x6 posts that I set on the ground. Those things are actually sitting in a swamp of sorts. I was standing in water to take the pics. That's why I built the ramps to get away from the water a ways. The thing about leaving the wheels under it I've found that the problem isn't height its angle. Chargers have a hard time negotiating a drop of more than 6-8 inches like with a ramp. Moving the trailers isn't that difficult. If you wanna move them around your place all you need is a decent pickup and a chain. They're fairly lightweight. If you wanna move them long distances you just have to call a porta-storage place that have trailers built for winching those type of things on.

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