Winter storage? What's that?

Thanks everyone, I've never seen a critter in my garage and the house is fairly new. My dogs go out in the garge with me and I think they would know if anythings been crawling around in their, but I'm still gonna try the snuggle  

I'll also try the cheap Harbor Freight trickle charger for this winter to see how it does, if it doesn't work I'll get something better for next year.

Thanks again guys, as I said keep the suggestions coming. this may turn out to be a good link for people to check out

Hey Sportivo,

I see your from Torrance. I grew up there but moved in 73 when my dad sold his radiator shop in Inglewood and bought a farm in Oregon. We use to live off of 182 and Van Ness. Must be nice to be able to drive the Vette year round. The only problem I see with that is you have no time to work on the Vette during the winter like us up north.

Take Care

The hard way to do a prelube is to remove the distributor, and use a pre lube tool on a drill to operate the oil pump until it builds some pressure, and circulates through the motor.  The easy way is to just disconnect the ignition so it won't start and crank the motor until oil is circulating, then reconnect the ignition and start the engine.

Other than put the tops back on, roll up the windows and use the cover a lot more - I usually try to give it a good cleaning and wax before it's too cold. I have never really thought of "putting it up for the winter".

To be honest, unless there is a ton of slop, sand, etc on the roads, I try to get it out on the road for a 20-30 mile ride once or twice a month throughout the winter. I avoid letting it just idle in the garage or driveway and do my best to get it out, go through the gears, use the brakes and run at a normal operating temp for an hour or so.

I'm not sure who it helps more - me or the Vette?