T.J.When I pulled the body off of my '69, I used two military carrier straps bolted to the rafters in my garage. The straps had nice racheting mechanisms so that once I had one placed under the roof at the A pillar and the other under the rear wheel wells, I was able to lift it slowly off the frame by myself. Once I had the frame rolled out, I put the body on jack stands and left the straps attached for the re-install. It was pretty easy and required no fancy tools.
-- Shawn '69 Corvette 427 4-Speed '69 Chevelle SS 396 4-Speed '69 Charger R/T 383 4-Speed '67 Chevy C-10 3-On The Tree '00 Suzuki GSX-R 750 1-Down, 5-Up On Nov 22, 2006, at 10:10 AM, Howard wrote:
Thomas Ringlein wrote:I know, there are no stupid questions, only stupid answers. Hopefully wewon't get any on this topic.I know the classic "A-body" cars we love have some problems that need to be addressed occasionally on cars that have not been apart in 30-plus years. One of those happens to be the frame - notably, the frame mounts that are prone to rusting. I want to inspect my frame for rust, and in the process, put some POR-15 on it to prevent it rusting for the next 30 years or so. I plan to pull the car apart starting in January, but I don't have any high dollar tools or access to a local shop. Is there an easy way (or not too incredibly hard way) to pull the body in my garage? Can I use an engine hoist to lift the front, support it on some concrete blocks and a 4x4, do the same with the back, and roll the frame out from underneath it? Without buying some special tools and/or shop time, I am not sure of any other way. Any local guys know a place that can help me with this endeavor? My body shop of choice will only work on the body when it is on the frame. The ideal situation would be a good body guy that would work on the body while it was on a rotisserie so I could have 6-8 months to work on the chassis. There are at least a few guys here that have done this - what did you do? Now if I can only prevent the "if you give a mouse a cookie" routine...T.J. Ringlein 72 Chevelle in shambles (but it still runs and drives) Clovis, CaliforniaT.J. I have a video out that show's you how to pull the body off the frame.Its the way you were talking about,using the hoist.My video alsowill show you how to do your own repairs and save some money,if your into saving money. www.howardsbackyardautobody.com Its the adv.vol 2 video.I rebuilt a total out 69 Chevelle. Howard
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