IROC Battery Recharge
Anways, along the lines of the topic, 1987 IROCZ, did you decide to store it indoors? that would be your best bet. Like 69 suggested I would insulate it if you plan on putting it in a garage, or basement where the temp. could drop.
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Sorry but the story about concrete draining a battery is not a myth. In the olden days 20,s 30,s 40,s when batteries were NOT made of plastic cases, they never were set on the floor or ground for that matter. Wet batteries will leak voltage to the ground. Don,t believe me? Try this, take a battery that is wet on top from overcharging or weeping and use an ohm meter and read between the positive post and the top of case, YOU will read a voltage.
Oh wow, 60-70....how ever do you endure that torture?
I'm sure that myth originated from a colder climate area. My garage isn't heated, and it can get pretty cold in the winter. And although the air is a bit nippy in the garage, you wouldn't want to touch the concrete floor with your bare hand for fear of frostbite (almost). Considering the known fact that keeping an inactive battery in the cold will lower it's output level, I can see how setting a battery directly on a freezing cold concrete floor could drain the power level down faster than just being exposed to the cold air. And a battery that drains way down can warp plates, or freeze. Hence the blanket statement myth, setting a battery on concrete will kill the battery. There's some truth behind the myth.
I'm sure that myth originated from a colder climate area. My garage isn't heated, and it can get pretty cold in the winter. And although the air is a bit nippy in the garage, you wouldn't want to touch the concrete floor with your bare hand for fear of frostbite (almost). Considering the known fact that keeping an inactive battery in the cold will lower it's output level, I can see how setting a battery directly on a freezing cold concrete floor could drain the power level down faster than just being exposed to the cold air. And a battery that drains way down can warp plates, or freeze. Hence the blanket statement myth, setting a battery on concrete will kill the battery. There's some truth behind the myth.
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I plan to drive through another winter with this newest sports car. I agree with the concern that you may be suffering a "parasitic" power loss which my last car did. If that is not the case, I would simply remove the battery and recharge it for the spring. For the last post, I don't expect to see 70 degree weather for a while! 
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