Sleep tight...

Post by **jonnymopar** » Sun Dec 09, 2012 8:06 pm

Thanks for another great year. I'll see you in April, maybe March if it's really nice out. Sweet dreams.

Caraudioholic24 · Post by **Caraudioholic24** » Sun Dec 09, 2012 8:08 pm

LOL you beat me to it... Ive been trying to get a good shot of mine all tucked away....

NEON PARABOLA · Post by **NEON PARABOLA** » Sun Dec 09, 2012 8:28 pm

I know I will sound like a noob, but how did you get it sideways in the garage? #noob

Post by **jonnymopar** » Sun Dec 09, 2012 8:40 pm

I can actually just go back and forth with it and get it pretty close, then I put a floor jack under the rear axle, bring it up so the rear tires are barely off the floor, and just give it a nudge into place. It's worked great for the past 4 winters. My garage is 19' wide by 30' deep. With the car stored sideways like that, I can still fit my Neon, my wife's car, all my tools, my snowblower, etc. and not trip over everything.

NEON PARABOLA · Post by **NEON PARABOLA** » Sun Dec 09, 2012 8:46 pm

good lord LOL

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Sun Dec 09, 2012 9:15 pm

No neon found, but still sweet since its a Daytona. I love those cars, never see any on the road anymore.

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Sun Dec 09, 2012 9:54 pm

I would add a pic of my car hibernating but it is full of Bounce dryer sheets and covered with Dixie paper bowls full of mothballs so it's not a pretty sight.

Post by **jonnymopar** » Sun Dec 09, 2012 10:02 pm

MyNeonSaysHi wrote:No neon found....

It was in the driveway, just to the left of that picture. At this very moment, it's in the garage with the Daytona.

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Sun Dec 09, 2012 10:13 pm

jonnymopar wrote:
MyNeonSaysHi wrote:No neon found....
It was in the driveway, just to the left of that picture. At this very moment, it's in the garage with the Daytona.

Sweet. But it still was not found in that picture you posted Mr.

I don't even think I have seen pictures of your neon before.

INVUJerry · Post by **INVUJerry** » Sun Dec 09, 2012 11:15 pm

I put my neon in winter mode a few weeks go. Turned the hvac temp into the red.

trojmn · Post by **trojmn** » Sun Dec 09, 2012 11:28 pm

sniff makes me miss my old rattle trap Shelby VNT and you even have pumpers.

what year is that? 89?

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Sun Dec 09, 2012 11:40 pm

I plugged my car in for the winter too

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Mon Dec 10, 2012 12:26 am

INVUJerry wrote:I put my neon in winter mode a few weeks go. Turned the hvac temp into the red.

Post by **jonnymopar** » Mon Dec 10, 2012 9:24 am

trojmn wrote:sniff makes me miss my old rattle trap Shelby VNT and you even have pumpers.

what year is that? 89?

Yup, 89. The Pumpers and the transmission are off of the same Shelby that I found in the junkyard. Mine's only an ES Turbo (well, at least it started life that way). I sincerely miss the days where you could actually find parts for these. When scrap prices went crazy in 2008 or so, every single one of these disappeared from the yards.

Luckily, with the 2.4L in it, I can still find plenty of engine parts

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Post by **Canada** » Mon Dec 10, 2012 5:30 pm

I had to put my summer toy away just after Halloween to avoid any possibility of having to drive it to storage in the salt / calcium spray.

Jealous of all you that get to wait until now

chew* · Post by chew* » Mon Dec 10, 2012 10:43 pm

I was in love with a shelby edition same color right next door to me, wish I had bought it.

Mines been in hibernation for a month already

LowNSlow · Post by **LowNSlow** » Tue Dec 11, 2012 12:26 am

wtf is winter?

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Tue Dec 11, 2012 3:40 am

^^Be quiet, you.

Post by **jonnymopar** » Tue Dec 11, 2012 12:59 pm

chew* wrote:I was in love with a shelby edition same color right next door to me, wish I had bought it.

I've always loved the Daytona Shelby, especially the 1989. However, if I started with a Shelby, I definitely would have been much more afraid to do the things I've done to this car. I likely would have had more of a restoration attitude rather than classic cheap speed.

I just love to drive this thing. I put plates on it June 2008 and I've put nearly 30,000 miles on it since then. 5 years in a row, I've driven it to Carlisle and back. I won't lie, I do wish I had air conditioning this past year, but it was still fun as always.

chew* · Post by chew* » Tue Dec 11, 2012 6:24 pm

jonnymopar wrote:
chew* wrote:I was in love with a shelby edition same color right next door to me, wish I had bought it.
I've always loved the Daytona Shelby, especially the 1989. However, if I started with a Shelby, I definitely would have been much more afraid to do the things I've done to this car. I likely would have had more of a restoration attitude rather than classic cheap speed.

I just love to drive this thing. I put plates on it June 2008 and I've put nearly 30,000 miles on it since then. 5 years in a row, I've driven it to Carlisle and back. I won't lie, I do wish I had air conditioning this past year, but it was still fun as always.

I think I know where a couple are still if you need any parts.