> Carl,
The tub minus the fenders, hood and truck lid weigh approximately 450 pounds
and you can lift and move it easily with 3
people. To brace the passenger compartment, you can take a wood 2x4 block and
wedge it into the top of the door openings and
wedge a 4x4 block of wood down the center between the dash and rear
deck.You'll probably want to fasten them to the tub
somehow it as when you will lift it the tub will sag. The inner front fenders
will flop around a bit too when you lift so
attach them with a block going across the front lower body mounting and another
across the top.Something a bit better would
be to weld a frame made of steel angles say 3/16" x 1- 1/2" x 1- 1/2" that
parallels the cruciframe and bolt everything
down properly to it. If you attach dolly wheels you can roll the tub anywhere
you want using just one person!
As for the actual sandblasting, don't try it yourself unless you have acess to
decent equipment and an appropriate place to
do it. It's very messy - sand will get everywhere in your garage and if it's
not powerfull equipment it will take you
forever. I had my tub sandblasted by a professional who did the entire thing in
under 2 hours Total cost was about $350
canadian (about $275US) Just one last word, remember to give the sandblasted
tub a coat of primer within 24 hours of
sandblasting or it will begin to rust. If your scheduled to be primed on March
23rd then have it blasted the day before.
Regards,
Barry Shefner
59 TR3A OTS 57675
Keeper of the TR2-TR4 Owners List http://WWW.CAM.ORG/~jacad/triumph/index.htm
> Date: Thu, 5 Mar 1998 17:12:00 -0500
> From: "Musson, Carl" <musson@satie.arts.usf.edu>
> Subject: TR3 Body Tub Questions (also sandblasting and "Driver" update)
>
> Does anyon know the approximate weight of the body tub of a TR3? All
> removable pieces are off the car and hanging on the wall in the garage.
> The tub is just sitting on the frame (not-fastened). Trying to figure
> out how to move it for sandblasting, etc. Is there someway to support
> the door opening to release the stress on the rockers without welding a
> brace in? A friend has a sandblaster that he'll let me use, so - how
> big of a task is it? I have a quote of $550 to do the entire car
> (inside and out). Time factor is a consideration as I am scheduled for
> powder coating (as primer) the week of March 23rd. I am off work next
> week so that time is mostly available for the project.
>
> An update on TS25... The engine/tranny is in, running smoothly.
> Working out some bugs on the clutch and then need to re-do the front
> wheel bearings to get rid of the wobble. Hopefully it will be on the
> road late tomorrow night as the weekend looks like perfect top-down
> weather... Can't wait to see the difference an o/d makes...
>
> Thanks
> Later,
> Carl F. Musson
> TS25264L - borrowing the engine/tranny from
> TS81802LO - body off restoration in progress...
> Tampa, Florida (USA)
> E-Mail: Musson@arts.usf.edu <mailto:Musson@arts.usf.edu>
> http://www.arts.usf.edu/~musson/triumph/
> <http://www.arts.usf.edu/~musson/triumph/> (update in progress)
>
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