So I haven't posted on here in quite a few years, but its good to see things still active!
I used to have an 04 cobra (oxford white with white 2010 GT500 wheels) but sold it for my wedding.
My father passed away in 2016 and we put his 03 cobra convertible into storage shortly after. The cars been sitting since then covered in a garage and rarely started. Last week I had it towed down to my house to begin restoration on it.
Cars overall not in bad shape, about 29,XXX miles on it.
I've never had a car sit this long, so I'm not sure what all I need to do.
I put about 3 gallons of new gas into it and changed the battery. She does drive okay, but I've only driven it about 1 mile just to see how it runs. Its got about a little more than a quarter of a tank of gas, so I was just going to baby it till the fuel gets low and fill it up with fresh gas.
I have new tires on order since I believe the ones on there are OEM from factory. Those are at my dealership now.
I'm going to get oil and filter tomorrow for a change, as well as an air filter.
Top off the coolant fluid. Power steering looks fine.
Anything else I'm missing? Should I be worried about transmission fluid, bushings, hoses, spark plugs, injectors, etc?
Anything specifically prone on these cars when they sit?
I work at a Porsche dealership, so one of my techs there is going to do my Maryland State Inspection. Anything I should tell him to check?
Thanks in advance!
I used to have an 04 cobra (oxford white with white 2010 GT500 wheels) but sold it for my wedding.
My father passed away in 2016 and we put his 03 cobra convertible into storage shortly after. The cars been sitting since then covered in a garage and rarely started. Last week I had it towed down to my house to begin restoration on it.
Cars overall not in bad shape, about 29,XXX miles on it.
I've never had a car sit this long, so I'm not sure what all I need to do.
I put about 3 gallons of new gas into it and changed the battery. She does drive okay, but I've only driven it about 1 mile just to see how it runs. Its got about a little more than a quarter of a tank of gas, so I was just going to baby it till the fuel gets low and fill it up with fresh gas.
I have new tires on order since I believe the ones on there are OEM from factory. Those are at my dealership now.
I'm going to get oil and filter tomorrow for a change, as well as an air filter.
Top off the coolant fluid. Power steering looks fine.
Anything else I'm missing? Should I be worried about transmission fluid, bushings, hoses, spark plugs, injectors, etc?
Anything specifically prone on these cars when they sit?
I work at a Porsche dealership, so one of my techs there is going to do my Maryland State Inspection. Anything I should tell him to check?
Thanks in advance!