Van, since you are changing the motor, it is much easier to make all your
mounts when the car body is off. I know! The thing to do is make sure you
have all your measurements and templates made BEFORE you remove the body.
Take lots of measurements. I only missed one and I got really lucky and the
trans fits in the tunnel with just one spot rubbing. Fixed it with the 2
pound manual adjuster. One person can remove the body (with an engine hoist)
but it you have two strong friends, you can insert a steel rod into the
jacking hole on each side, you can lift the whole front of the car that way.
Then put weight on the front (after it is on saw horses) and the back lifts
with about 20 pounds of force. I built a roller cart to put the body one.
When putting it back on the frame, just go slowly. I used 3 4x4 to support
the car when taking it off and on.
Don
-----Original Message-----
From: Toby B [mailto:toby@wolfenet.com]
Sent: Sunday, April 18, 1999 12:16 PM
To: a roadster list
Subject: Re: I think I'm going to do a frame off....(and more stuff for
sale-suspension bits)
Van,
Go for it. It'll only add a few weeks (or months...) to the
project,
and the underside will look soooo good. Of course, if the underside's
already in good shape, the advantage may be more in the time it saves
you working on the suspension and driveline. I always wished, in
retrospect, that I'd pulled the body off my '68....
Toby
DemonTSi@aol.com wrote:
>
> Hi guys, I was stripping my car down today (not like it isn't already
> stripped down) in preparation for pulling the engine and tranny, and I
> realized that I might as well pull the body off the frame too.
> Van
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