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Maxspeed · 12-08-2011, 08:21 PM

I have it on a moisture barrier. Waiting for cover to arrive. When the green cap hits the windshield my car is in the perfect spot and I have just the right amount of room in front and behind the car.

Maxspeed · 12-08-2011, 08:23 PM

Steel wool in the exhaust.

Maxspeed · 12-08-2011, 08:24 PM

Mothballs in a sock. Also have dryer sheets resting onn a plastic bag in the cabin and trunk.

Maxspeed · 12-08-2011, 08:29 PM

Here is my Battert Tender Junior. I tied a washer to a string and dropped it down the front of the engine and tied it to the cable and pulled it up thru the engine and connected it to the clamp wire. I didn't want the wire coming out of the front of the grill resting on the paint. I then connected the battery tender to an extension cord and pushed the tender under the front end. I duck taped the extension cord to the ground so it doesnt get pulled or kicked.

http://www.amazon.com/Battery-Tender...3397582&sr=8-1

Maxspeed · 12-08-2011, 08:34 PM

Things I have left to do is place some moth balls under the car and some mouse traps on either side of the tires. When my Coverking Satin Stretch cover arrives I will Detail Spray the car and cover it. I also inflated the tires to 50 PSI. I printed out a word document of exactly what I need to do in the spring so I will remember what I did today and left it on the seat. I tucked the car close to the wall so that I have more room between the drivers side and my wifes van. I made special note to be carefull backing the car out next spring to I dont clip pthe right side mirror on the garage.

MIT'13 · 12-08-2011, 08:49 PM

You are a very thorough fellow! I'm sure the cover and your other precautions will keep it very safe. The winters here in Mass get pretty brutal, but so far this year has been alright.

Maxspeed · 12-08-2011, 08:57 PM

I just read what other owners did here and did the same. This is my first toy car. Actually what I did today only took about an hour. I did have to go to Ocean State Job lot and buy the tarp.

montreal2010yellow · 12-08-2011, 09:30 PM

Oups. looks like you forgot to put some :

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Maxspeed · 12-08-2011, 09:31 PM

Nope, topped it off and plenty of Sta-bil. Just forgot to mention it. I knew I was leaving something out.

hightower · 12-08-2011, 09:51 PM

Brilliantly done. Best winterization I've ever seen. Bravo to you!

Moments like these are when you can tell that someone truly loves their ride.

Dznts · 12-08-2011, 10:20 PM

Nicely done

AngelSpeedFreak · 12-08-2011, 10:45 PM

very good... sorry you have to do it however. I cant imagine not being able to drive my car for a few months...

VoodooVyper · 12-08-2011, 11:15 PM

I live in MA too, just got the car a few weeks ago. My winterization consisted of Pirelli Scorpions and a new set of wheels.

Supercamaro64 · 12-08-2011, 11:15 PM

Yea i just got the cover for mine today! Put a bunch of dryer sheets in it, set up the battery tender, set the mousetraps around the garage, etc. I still need to do a few things, but shes almost tucked in for the winter!

12-08-2011, 08:21 PM	#1
Maxspeed ~COTW 6/30/14~ Drives: 2011 Camaro SS/RS Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Mansfield Mass Posts: 2,906 View My Garage	My first winterization I have it on a moisture barrier. Waiting for cover to arrive. When the green cap hits the windshield my car is in the perfect spot and I have just the right amount of room in front and behind the car. Attached Images __________________ Mods: Heritage Grill, Blade Spoiler, Corrado Hoodliner Mural, Premium Engine Boxes, Radiator Shroud, Custom Painted Bowties, Dipstick & Engine Caps, RX Catch Can, Corsa cat back exhaust, CAI black powder coat cold air, Apex cold air intake scoop and Apex washer tank relocate kit, Dynatech SuperMAXX Ceramic Coated LT Headers, High Flow Cats, JRE470 Rough Idle Cam Package, DSS 1,000 RWHP Axels, Slowhawk Mustang Dyno Tune, QTP QTEC 66 Low Profile Cutouts and iTSX. 453 RWHP 427 RWTQ WEB LINKS BUILD TIMING CHAIN FAILURE TRANSITION FROM STOCK TO CAM VID Last edited by Maxspeed; 12-08-2011 at 08:36 PM.

12-08-2011, 08:23 PM	#2
Maxspeed ~COTW 6/30/14~ Drives: 2011 Camaro SS/RS Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Mansfield Mass Posts: 2,906 View My Garage	Steel wool in the exhaust. Attached Images __________________ Mods: Heritage Grill, Blade Spoiler, Corrado Hoodliner Mural, Premium Engine Boxes, Radiator Shroud, Custom Painted Bowties, Dipstick & Engine Caps, RX Catch Can, Corsa cat back exhaust, CAI black powder coat cold air, Apex cold air intake scoop and Apex washer tank relocate kit, Dynatech SuperMAXX Ceramic Coated LT Headers, High Flow Cats, JRE470 Rough Idle Cam Package, DSS 1,000 RWHP Axels, Slowhawk Mustang Dyno Tune, QTP QTEC 66 Low Profile Cutouts and iTSX. 453 RWHP 427 RWTQ WEB LINKS BUILD TIMING CHAIN FAILURE TRANSITION FROM STOCK TO CAM VID

12-08-2011, 08:24 PM	#3
Maxspeed ~COTW 6/30/14~ Drives: 2011 Camaro SS/RS Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Mansfield Mass Posts: 2,906 View My Garage	Mothballs in a sock. Also have dryer sheets resting onn a plastic bag in the cabin and trunk. Attached Images __________________ Mods: Heritage Grill, Blade Spoiler, Corrado Hoodliner Mural, Premium Engine Boxes, Radiator Shroud, Custom Painted Bowties, Dipstick & Engine Caps, RX Catch Can, Corsa cat back exhaust, CAI black powder coat cold air, Apex cold air intake scoop and Apex washer tank relocate kit, Dynatech SuperMAXX Ceramic Coated LT Headers, High Flow Cats, JRE470 Rough Idle Cam Package, DSS 1,000 RWHP Axels, Slowhawk Mustang Dyno Tune, QTP QTEC 66 Low Profile Cutouts and iTSX. 453 RWHP 427 RWTQ WEB LINKS BUILD TIMING CHAIN FAILURE TRANSITION FROM STOCK TO CAM VID

12-08-2011, 08:29 PM	#4
Maxspeed ~COTW 6/30/14~ Drives: 2011 Camaro SS/RS Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Mansfield Mass Posts: 2,906 View My Garage	Here is my Battert Tender Junior. I tied a washer to a string and dropped it down the front of the engine and tied it to the cable and pulled it up thru the engine and connected it to the clamp wire. I didn't want the wire coming out of the front of the grill resting on the paint. I then connected the battery tender to an extension cord and pushed the tender under the front end. I duck taped the extension cord to the ground so it doesnt get pulled or kicked. http://www.amazon.com/Battery-Tender...3397582&sr=8-1 Attached Images __________________ Mods: Heritage Grill, Blade Spoiler, Corrado Hoodliner Mural, Premium Engine Boxes, Radiator Shroud, Custom Painted Bowties, Dipstick & Engine Caps, RX Catch Can, Corsa cat back exhaust, CAI black powder coat cold air, Apex cold air intake scoop and Apex washer tank relocate kit, Dynatech SuperMAXX Ceramic Coated LT Headers, High Flow Cats, JRE470 Rough Idle Cam Package, DSS 1,000 RWHP Axels, Slowhawk Mustang Dyno Tune, QTP QTEC 66 Low Profile Cutouts and iTSX. 453 RWHP 427 RWTQ WEB LINKS BUILD TIMING CHAIN FAILURE TRANSITION FROM STOCK TO CAM VID

12-08-2011, 08:34 PM	#5
Maxspeed ~COTW 6/30/14~ Drives: 2011 Camaro SS/RS Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Mansfield Mass Posts: 2,906 View My Garage	Things I have left to do is place some moth balls under the car and some mouse traps on either side of the tires. When my Coverking Satin Stretch cover arrives I will Detail Spray the car and cover it. I also inflated the tires to 50 PSI. I printed out a word document of exactly what I need to do in the spring so I will remember what I did today and left it on the seat. I tucked the car close to the wall so that I have more room between the drivers side and my wifes van. I made special note to be carefull backing the car out next spring to I dont clip pthe right side mirror on the garage. __________________ Mods: Heritage Grill, Blade Spoiler, Corrado Hoodliner Mural, Premium Engine Boxes, Radiator Shroud, Custom Painted Bowties, Dipstick & Engine Caps, RX Catch Can, Corsa cat back exhaust, CAI black powder coat cold air, Apex cold air intake scoop and Apex washer tank relocate kit, Dynatech SuperMAXX Ceramic Coated LT Headers, High Flow Cats, JRE470 Rough Idle Cam Package, DSS 1,000 RWHP Axels, Slowhawk Mustang Dyno Tune, QTP QTEC 66 Low Profile Cutouts and iTSX. 453 RWHP 427 RWTQ WEB LINKS BUILD TIMING CHAIN FAILURE TRANSITION FROM STOCK TO CAM VID

12-08-2011, 08:49 PM	#6
MIT'13 Drives: 2010 IBM Camaro 1LT / RS Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Long Island, NY / Cambridge, MA Posts: 550 View My Garage	You are a very thorough fellow! I'm sure the cover and your other precautions will keep it very safe. The winters here in Mass get pretty brutal, but so far this year has been alright. __________________ 1944 Willys Jeep 2010 Camaro RS IMB w/ Sound System upgrade + Sunroof, Chrome gills

12-08-2011, 08:57 PM	#7
Maxspeed ~COTW 6/30/14~ Drives: 2011 Camaro SS/RS Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Mansfield Mass Posts: 2,906 View My Garage	I just read what other owners did here and did the same. This is my first toy car. Actually what I did today only took about an hour. I did have to go to Ocean State Job lot and buy the tarp. __________________ Mods: Heritage Grill, Blade Spoiler, Corrado Hoodliner Mural, Premium Engine Boxes, Radiator Shroud, Custom Painted Bowties, Dipstick & Engine Caps, RX Catch Can, Corsa cat back exhaust, CAI black powder coat cold air, Apex cold air intake scoop and Apex washer tank relocate kit, Dynatech SuperMAXX Ceramic Coated LT Headers, High Flow Cats, JRE470 Rough Idle Cam Package, DSS 1,000 RWHP Axels, Slowhawk Mustang Dyno Tune, QTP QTEC 66 Low Profile Cutouts and iTSX. 453 RWHP 427 RWTQ WEB LINKS BUILD TIMING CHAIN FAILURE TRANSITION FROM STOCK TO CAM VID

12-08-2011, 09:30 PM	#8
montreal2010yellow Drives: 2 LT/RS YELLOW, AUTO., VIN NO. 602 Join Date: May 2010 Location: LAVAL (10 min. north of Montreal), CANADA Posts: 3,526 View My Garage	Oups. looks like you forgot to put some : __________________ T2 Facia, ACS TL1 Hood, ACS Winglets. G5CR CAI. Hotchsic Strut Brace and more...

12-08-2011, 09:31 PM	#9
Maxspeed ~COTW 6/30/14~ Drives: 2011 Camaro SS/RS Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Mansfield Mass Posts: 2,906 View My Garage	Nope, topped it off and plenty of Sta-bil. Just forgot to mention it. I knew I was leaving something out. __________________ Mods: Heritage Grill, Blade Spoiler, Corrado Hoodliner Mural, Premium Engine Boxes, Radiator Shroud, Custom Painted Bowties, Dipstick & Engine Caps, RX Catch Can, Corsa cat back exhaust, CAI black powder coat cold air, Apex cold air intake scoop and Apex washer tank relocate kit, Dynatech SuperMAXX Ceramic Coated LT Headers, High Flow Cats, JRE470 Rough Idle Cam Package, DSS 1,000 RWHP Axels, Slowhawk Mustang Dyno Tune, QTP QTEC 66 Low Profile Cutouts and iTSX. 453 RWHP 427 RWTQ WEB LINKS BUILD TIMING CHAIN FAILURE TRANSITION FROM STOCK TO CAM VID

12-08-2011, 09:51 PM	#10
hightower LS3 Black Widow Drives: 2012 45th 2SS LS3 and 1968 Mustang Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Madison, GA Posts: 4,557	Brilliantly done. Best winterization I've ever seen. Bravo to you! Moments like these are when you can tell that someone truly loves their ride. __________________ My Camaro Story

12-08-2011, 10:20 PM	#11
Dznts Anabolic Connoisseur Drives: Sold - Blown Camaro 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 22,094	Nicely done

12-08-2011, 10:45 PM	#12
AngelSpeedFreak Most hated in NM.... Drives: Sold the 6POINT2, went to a 50THZ06 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: New Mexico Posts: 2,904	very good... sorry you have to do it however. I cant imagine not being able to drive my car for a few months... __________________

12-08-2011, 11:15 PM	#13
VoodooVyper Drives: 2012 IBM Camaro 1LT/RS Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: MA Posts: 275 View My Garage	I live in MA too, just got the car a few weeks ago. My winterization consisted of Pirelli Scorpions and a new set of wheels. Attached Images __________________ 2012 Camaro IBM 1LT RS Auto 10/11/2011 (1102) 10/11/2011 (1100) 10/18/2011 (2000) 10/18/2011 (2500) 10/18/2011 (3000) TPW 11/7 10/29/2011 (3100,3300) 11/01/2011 (3400) 11/08/2011 (3800) 11/09/2011 (4B00) 11/14/2011 (4200) 11/18/2011 (4800) 11/21/2011 (5000)

12-08-2011, 11:15 PM	#14
Supercamaro64 Right, right. Drives: 79 Z28, 86 Camaro, 94 Burb 4x4 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Posts: 1,350 View My Garage	Yea i just got the cover for mine today! Put a bunch of dryer sheets in it, set up the battery tender, set the mousetraps around the garage, etc. I still need to do a few things, but shes almost tucked in for the winter! __________________ "You wanna lay the fate of the world on the kids camaro? Thats cool." "When reporters asked what it was, one official stated, 'It's a small, vicious animal that eats Mustangs.'" The Creampuff Fleet-

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