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Old 10-22-2021, 12:38 PM   #8
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Default Re: ‘56 Meteor/Ford Body Shell Weight?

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Originally Posted by Daves55Sedan View Post
If you are trying to determine how many guys you need to lift one off the frame, they're pretty light. It's not the weight that is the problem, it is the bulk.
I used one wench hooked from the garage ceiling to cowl bolts at both ends and had one guy on each side at the back lift the body up (front clip previously removed), so a third guy could roll the frame out from under it. Then I slid very long, heavy duty sawhorses under the car (one front and one at the back).
A complete '55 Ford 4-dr sedan weighs about 4400#. The bare body weighs only a fraction of that.
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I'm guessing a winch would have worked better.





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