The body is close to 400 pounds. The frame is close to 400 pounds. The engine
is close to 400 pounds. Everything else (fenders, hood, deck lid, carpet,
seats, etc...) is close to 600 pounds. 2000 pounds total. Roughly.
I used an engine hoist several times. I used two nylon tie down straps. one
went straight across between the holes in front of the door jamb where the hold
open bar resides. The other went straight across between the large holes
beside the package tray. They were both attached to the hook on the engine
hoist. I was able to adjust the front one tighter and the rear one looser in
order to get the body to lift evenly. Ratcheting tie down straps work best for
fine tuning the body angle.
The body on my car only weighs 150 pounds give or take. I have gutted most
everything and cut everything off in front of the firewall and behind the step
up to the package tray.
Andy
PS - You'll always find something that you forgot to remove like the throttle
cable, brake line, etc... That makes the lift quite a bit more weight.
----- Original Message -----
From: jover4x4@aol.com
To: bstjacques@atrua.com, datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 10:41:11 AM (GMT-0600) America/Chicago
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Body Weight
Anyone have a rough idea on the weight of the roadster body by itself? I
have the interior fully gutted, no top, all body panels in place. Any
recommendations on the number of people to use to lift it off the frame?
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