Having done this myself. The body is heavy towards the rear. Even with the gas tank removed.
I suggest removing the front wind shield and rear window. I didnt and the next morning the front glass had cracked over night. Keep the doors on. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thomas Ringlein Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 6:15 PM To: 'The Chevelle Mailing List' Subject: [Chevelle-list] Body off on Wednesday Folks- I have heard both sides of this question so I send it to the collective for some opinions. I have my car stripped in order to pull the body off the frame this Wednesday. There is zero interior (aside from the dash), no wiring, firewall is stripped, A/C is removed, basically I have a steel shell. I do, however, still have the glass in the car, and the doors mounted. I do not plan to remove the glass so do I have to remove the doors before I yank the body off the frame? If it makes sense, I will do it. If it does not matter they are staying on the car. The method used will be an engine hoist (cherry picker) with chains connected to the access holes for front body mounts (bottom right and left of firewall), and also lifted from the two holes in the trunk that feed the wiring down behind the bumper. Again, chains fed through the wiring holes, through a 2x4 with 1 ¼ hole, bolted through (like the guy on 72chevelle.com). Thoughts? Tom Ringlein Clovis, Ca. 1972 Chevelle 2-door coupe
