hey guys need a little help figuring out how to remove the body from my broken frame in my driveway. I got a new frame coming from manitoba in the spring
thank you in advance Jonathan
427carl said
Dec 15, 2009
we have some photos of bodies coming off Check out Stephenzone
jonathanD said
Dec 15, 2009
thanks carl but is that a web site or um?
4SPEED427 said
Dec 15, 2009
That's his user name on here
4SPEED427 said
Dec 15, 2009
Do you know how to search users on here?
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Then Stephenzone in the "posts by user" or something like that.
thanks carl yea i found him went to the photobucket page and those photos dont really help im looking for a way to lift the body like a crane or somthing have any idea what i can use
cdnpont said
Dec 15, 2009
You can just use floor and bumper jacks or a engine hoist. Take the front clip off.
Just work it up front and back, side to side until it's high enough to get some 4x4's underneath and resting on some horses. Roll the frame right out. You just have to be creative (and carefull) and you'll get it done. Another way is to jack the entire car up as high as you can get it with blocks under the wheels, put stands under the body sills, un block the wheels and let the body down to the ground. I just farted around over a afternoon with jacks and blocks and I got it done.
jonathanD said
Dec 15, 2009
thanks so much i wish i could work on it this year but its a little late now i can get that going i really can't wait to get dirty again
jonathanD said
Dec 15, 2009
another quick when doing this should i brace the body at all see that its a hard top
cdnpont said
Dec 15, 2009
It wouldn't hurt to brace even a HT. But in your case, I'd just leave the doors on and closed.
thank you in advance Jonathan
Take the front clip off.
Just work it up front and back, side to side until it's high enough to get some 4x4's underneath and resting on some horses. Roll the frame right out.
You just have to be creative (and carefull) and you'll get it done.
Another way is to jack the entire car up as high as you can get it with blocks under the wheels, put stands under the body sills, un block the wheels and let the body down to the ground. I just farted around over a afternoon with jacks and blocks and I got it done.