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Old 07-19-2022, 08:09 PM   #9
Dale G.
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Default Re: Remove body from town sedan?

I have done six bodies this way. Make or borrow a roll a round for the body to sit on and position it close to the area you are going to leave it. Make four saw horses that will stand taller than the tires on the car. Remove all the body bolts and the steering column from the car. Get about four of your friends to come over. Make up two 4x4s the length you will need to sit on the saw horses sitting on either side of the car. With the hood off, one guy can get up and straddle the engine and lift the front of the cowl up high enough to slide one 4x4 under the cowl. Go to the rear and with the fenders off, two guys lift the rear of the car high enough to slide the other 4x4 under the rear of the body in front of the rear wheels. Now the body is sitting on the 4x4s. At the rear, one guy on each end of the 4x4 lifts and two guys slide the saw horses under the 4x4s and let down. Do the same for the front. Now the body is sitting on the saw horses. Carefully roll the chassis out from under the body.
Slide your roll a round in place of the chassis and lift the 4x4s down onto the roll a round. Lift the body in the front and take out the 4x4 and the same from the back. If you do not have friends, your sh...t out of luck!!! I think your body is about 850lbs. but you are not lifting all that weight at once and you are not stressing window and door openings. Good luck!
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