This has probably been talked about before on the Forum. I am a new guy so this you may find helpful.
About 6 years ago I had an opportunity to purchase a 1979 T top with 18,000 original miles.
I had been stored in a Barn for 22 years, and not driven. For those of you that have had Barn finds stored for many years. The news is not as good as you may think. Mice do not like the cold they do like to eat and make babies. In the winter, where I live we get cold and snow. The mice come in out of the snow and cold. Their food supply is very low, so they make due with what ever they can find. A Corvette in storage makes a good place to keep warm. While the Mice make a now home and nest out of your Corvette they also begin to chew on wiring and rubber hoses etc. To make the 79 drivable I replaced most all of the rubber parts and fixed a lot of wiring, some was age related and some was Mice damage.
The Corvette now is a good driving fun car for my wife and I. I store it in the winter in my attached garage. Also gives me a chance to do a winter project heads, cam suspension etc. I forgot that Mice live in my subdivision too and come in out of the cold. The Corvette still makes a good home and nesting place. Closing the windows dose not necessary keep them out. The 79 has a whole chewed in the bottom of the jack tool box, from the barn storage. It is like a front door for them.
My neighbor told me that she had some Mice in her house. I though about it, and even though saw no evidence of mice. I purchased some good old Mouse traps. Caught 7 in the house. Then I started to think about the Corvette. Set traps inside and under hood. Caught several more.
For what it is worth, set a couple of Mouse traps in your stored Corvette. Use peanut butter as bate, it will not spoil. You may be surprised to find you have caught some and may have saved your self work later. It is cheep protection.
About 6 years ago I had an opportunity to purchase a 1979 T top with 18,000 original miles.
I had been stored in a Barn for 22 years, and not driven. For those of you that have had Barn finds stored for many years. The news is not as good as you may think. Mice do not like the cold they do like to eat and make babies. In the winter, where I live we get cold and snow. The mice come in out of the snow and cold. Their food supply is very low, so they make due with what ever they can find. A Corvette in storage makes a good place to keep warm. While the Mice make a now home and nest out of your Corvette they also begin to chew on wiring and rubber hoses etc. To make the 79 drivable I replaced most all of the rubber parts and fixed a lot of wiring, some was age related and some was Mice damage.
The Corvette now is a good driving fun car for my wife and I. I store it in the winter in my attached garage. Also gives me a chance to do a winter project heads, cam suspension etc. I forgot that Mice live in my subdivision too and come in out of the cold. The Corvette still makes a good home and nesting place. Closing the windows dose not necessary keep them out. The 79 has a whole chewed in the bottom of the jack tool box, from the barn storage. It is like a front door for them.
My neighbor told me that she had some Mice in her house. I though about it, and even though saw no evidence of mice. I purchased some good old Mouse traps. Caught 7 in the house. Then I started to think about the Corvette. Set traps inside and under hood. Caught several more.
For what it is worth, set a couple of Mouse traps in your stored Corvette. Use peanut butter as bate, it will not spoil. You may be surprised to find you have caught some and may have saved your self work later. It is cheep protection.
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