In a message dated 9/7/2008 2:15:59 PM Central Daylight Time, L1J1S@aol.com
writes:
> hey guys, talking to a buddy of mine who has a tr3-a. he just finished
> restoring his car, but has come across another chassis that he would like to
>
> switch out to put into his car. what would be entailed in doing so? i have
> come up
> with disconnecting the brake/clutch lines, fuel line. harness into engine
> compartment, speedo/tach cables, oil line to gauge. can anyone think of
> anything elas? also his body is beautiful, in attempting to remove the body
> from the
> present chassis to fit onto the new chassis, do you think any structural
> damage will happen? also, what time frame is he looking at? larry schwartz
>
Only if you drop it.
Is the other chassis complete? I mean suspension and drive train. If he
plans on using anything from his current chassis it may be most expedient to
pull
the body off, set it down somewhere and and swap the components with the body
out of the way. This means you need a secure place to set it during this
process.
Bracing the door openings is important but the doors do a pretty good job of
that. The body, totally stripped, is an easy two man job. If you leave on
the fenders, hood, seats, windshield, etc, it becomes more difficult and the
more important bracing the doors becomes.
Also, you will have to set the door gaps by shimming the mounting points all
over again since there will be minor variations in frame dimensions.
Cheers
Dave
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