Mike:
I just went through this. While having a hoist works just fine,
it is also possible to lift the tub with just one helper if you removed
the doors and wings. It is unwieldy, but with some grunting 2 people can
do it. It would save you the need to attach eyebolts, although that
seems like an easy thing to do.
You MUST, however, brace the door openings as the tub is not
strong enough to withstand this with the doors off. And leaving the
doors on adds weight that makes it that much more difficult to manhandle
the tub. I used 3/4" electrical conduit, which I bolted to the soft top
mounts and the windscreen mounting locations. It worked quite well. Here
is a picture:
http://home.comcast.net/~v.navarrette/images/DoorBrace.bmp.
I used grade 8 (probably overkill) 1/4" UNF bolts to attach it.
Cheers,
Vance
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--- Mike D'Ambrogia <miked@jamagination.com> wrote:
> I'm ready to get the tub up in the air. I finally
> broke down and bought
> an engine hoist yesterday to help with all the heavy
> lifting I have
> going on lately. The plan is to install some eye
> bolts in afew spots in
> the interior of the tub and then attaching some rope
> to create a sling
> that I can use with the hoist to lift the tub up in
> the air.
>
> But I'm wondering about flexing the body while
> lifting it. Right now I
> have the doors on the tub, will those be strong
> enough to keep the tub
> from bending while in the air ? or do I want to
> remove the doors and
> install metal bracing in the door frame? the goal
> is to get the frame
> up high enough to roll the chassis in and out under
> it while the tub
> rests on a wide sawhorse setup about 3-4' tall above
> the frame.
>
> input appreciated
>
> Mike
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