I guess I'll come down on the pull the tub side... The frame and
the running gear were assembled in the factory separate from the
body, the body was then lowered onto the frame... Kinda makes sense.
I did it with my `4... I had to... there wasn't enough body
left to worry about... If you pull the body it will allow you to
meticulously go over your frame... see things that you wouldn't
see if the two were together... The frame is the REAL srength of
your TR... If you plan to do any serious driving... or even mild
competition I would STRONGLY ADVISE THIS. You can get problems
repaired, strengthen the frame and then get it blasted or dipped.
Then with ALL the holes to the innards of the frame open, you can
blow Waxoyl, or any other rust proofing you choose in to the
insides of the frame and get it painted with a good two-pack
enamel or whatever.
A word of advice if you do decide to pull the body... Keep the
doors and their latches on or use angle Iron bolted to the body
to span the gap... It is the weakest spot on the body. If you
look at the illo in the manual, you will see that the doors are
left on the body as it is hoisted or lowered on the car
Greg Petrolati
gpetrola@prairienet.org 1962 TR4 (CT4852L)
"That's not a leak... My car is just marking its territory!"
Greg Petrolati, Champaign, Illinois
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