In a message dated 96-06-13 13:19:56 EDT, gpetrola@prairienet.org (Gregory
Petrolati) writes:
>> Also there is a recent article on "Frame-offing" in the
>> Moss Motoring publication suggesting a method of winching the body off
>> the frame from your garage rafters. With best wishes for the continued
>
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I removed the tub from the frame of my TR3 by myself with no problem, and
plan to put it back on the same way. I jacked up the body and frame
together, put a couple of 4x4's under the sills (running the length of the
sills, with a slot routed out for the center lip of the sills) put jack
stands under the 4x4's, and lowered the frame from the tub. Once the frame
was removed, I made a couple of sawhorse like stands to go across the car
under the 4x4's, which left the tub at a comfortable working height. To move
the tub, I fastened a couple of 4x4's across the abovementioned 4x4's, with
half lap joints and carriage bolts, so it couldn't rack, and put large
casters on the bottom of these bottom 4x4's. I also built a wooden support
structure on top of the tub which held the top of the tub in alignment, by
bolting to the hinge mount holes for the bonnet and boot hinges. I did this
AFTER I had replaced the floorpans and repaired a few weak spots on the
sills. It's a solid arrangement which allows the tub to be moved. When I
had to trailer it, I tied the bottom and top wood frames together with those
long winchable straps that movers use.
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