Malibu wrote: > Body off Frame How-To?Tom, try this link. I found it to be valuable when I > was restoring my '66. Click on BODY ROTISSERIE. > http://www.si.hhs.nl/~rob/ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Thomas Ringlein > To: 'The Chevelle Mailing List' > Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 12:24 AM > Subject: [Chevelle-list] Body off Frame How-To? > > > I know, there are no stupid questions, only stupid answers. Hopefully we > won'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, California > Tom
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