Anyone work on their car outside, in the cold?

[Philo]

work in the sun in the middle of summer in a hot place like florida and you will quickly enjoy a nice cold day. obviously there is a limit for cold weather too but i would WAY rather work in 40-60 degree weather than 80-100

Not sure if I agree. I replaced a trailing arm on the side of the road in 105 degree heat, and while i sweated my ass off, it's much better than working in 10 degree weather with cold metal tools, little dexterity, and always breaking plastic pieces.

[TS323]

i does get cold and i have to work outside. id bitch about it.... but i live in so cal. i dont really have any grounds to bitch around anyone else when the coldest is gets here is like 40F maaaaybbbbe.

[LJ851]

heat is annoying, cold is painful . the brake pedal in my 911 was frozen solid the other morning . It was 17 degrees F and that was not fun unfreezing while making myself late for work.

[chrisesteschiro]

I think these guys are talking about weather much colder than 40-60. I was working on my car this week in a single digit snow storm at night..........But thats the only time I have to do it..

[dkbmxer002]

Not sure if I agree. I replaced a trailing arm on the side of the road in 105 degree heat, and while i sweated my ass off, it's much better than working in 10 degree weather with cold metal tools, little dexterity, and always breaking plastic pieces.

i've had 2 heat strokes and i walk around in flip flops and a t shirt in 20 degree weather so i guess i'm different... lol

[Philo]

Sounds like you need to hydrate son!

[McGyver]

i have to put together my interior once i sort out the wires for the OBC retrofit. im not looking forward to it even though i will be inside the car the whole time.

[CHIF8008]

ya, haha and all your joints stiffen up from bending over the car and man i always gotta go pee when its cold

[lolcantturn]

The worst part is you never know when you've cut yourself until its warm.

[franco90]

The worst part is you never know when you've cut yourself until its warm.

no SHIT GET A GARAGE thats the way to go.
I would let you use my garage but I would have to move my E38 outside
and thats not going to happen.:-D

[dkbmxer002]

Sounds like you need to hydrate son!

oh i do haha, it can get ya so quickly too.

[GunMetalGrey]

What works well for interior/certain areas of the car is to get a small space heater, I have one from a farm's milk room. Heats up small spaces quite nicely!

[lolcantturn]

no SHIT GET A GARAGE thats the way to go.
I would let you use my garage but I would have to move my E38 outside
and thats not going to happen.:-D

It sucks living in Jersey and having the only house in town without a garage.. :(

[franco90]

It sucks living in Jersey and having the only house in town without a garage.. :(

how the fuck did you manage that
the first thing I look for is a garage everything else can be second to me ....
if you own your land maybe we can build one

[DatUtahGuy]

I want to kill myself everytime I need to work outside but I've done it, I installed my rear shock mounts when it was 5 degrees F and I was working at night with a small mag lite. It was so cold that the air inside my compressor started to freeze.

The worst I have ever dealt with was helping my dad once(he owns his own business of on-th-road diesel repair) to get 10 new tires on a customers Freightliner during a blizzard, high wind, freezing temperatures, and snow that feels like tiny razor blades, fml.