Re: [Chevelle-list] Body off Frame How-To?

2006-11-25 Thread Eddie Bumgarner
I pulled the body off the frame using the rafters in the shop, with a chainfall and a truckers heavyduty tiedown straps. But i ran a round pipe crossways of the rafters, that way the weight was on 4 or 5 rafter on each end. Hope this helps. Eddie Bumgarner 66ss conv. Howard [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Chevelle-list] Body off Frame How-To?

2006-11-23 Thread Malibu
: [Chevelle-list] Body off Frame How-To? I know, there are no stupid questions, only stupid answers. Hopefully we won't get any on this topic. I know the classic A-body cars we love have some problems that need to be addressed occasionally on cars that have not been apart in 30-plus years

Re: [Chevelle-list] Body off Frame How-To?

2006-11-23 Thread Howard
12:24 AM Subject: [Chevelle-list] Body off Frame How-To? I know, there are no stupid questions, only stupid answers. Hopefully we won't get any on this topic. I know the classic A-body cars we love have some problems that need to be addressed occasionally on cars that have

Re: [Chevelle-list] Body off Frame How-To?

2006-11-22 Thread Howard
Thomas Ringlein wrote: I know, there are no stupid questions, only stupid answers. Hopefully we won't get any on this topic. I know the classic A-body cars we love have some problems that need to be addressed occasionally on cars that have not been apart in 30-plus years. One of those

Re: [Chevelle-list] Body off Frame How-To?

2006-11-22 Thread Shawn Price
T.J. When I pulled the body off of my '69, I used two military carrier straps bolted to the rafters in my garage. The straps had nice racheting mechanisms so that once I had one placed under the roof at the A pillar and the other under the rear wheel wells, I was able to lift it slowly

Re: [Chevelle-list] Body off Frame How-To?

2006-11-22 Thread Karl Groves
/ Grayscale Content Management System: http://www.grayscalecms.com http://www.grayscalecms.com/ _ From: Thomas Ringlein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 12:25 AM To: 'The Chevelle Mailing List' Subject: [Chevelle-list] Body off Frame How-To? I know

Re: [Chevelle-list] Body off Frame How-To?

2006-11-22 Thread mike f
/ _ From: Thomas Ringlein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 12:25 AM To: 'The Chevelle Mailing List' Subject: [Chevelle-list] Body off Frame How-To? I know, there are no stupid questions, only stupid answers. Hopefully we won't get any on this topic. I

Re: [Chevelle-list] Body off Frame How-To?

2006-11-22 Thread Rick Schaefer
:25 AM To: 'The Chevelle Mailing List' Subject: [Chevelle-list] Body off Frame How-To? I know, there are no stupid questions, only stupid answers. Hopefully we won't get any on this topic. I know the classic A-body cars we love have some problems that need to be addressed occasionally

Re: [Chevelle-list] Body off Frame How-To?

2006-11-22 Thread Mike Holleman
good with a penetrate. Mike Holleman - Original Message - From: Rick Schaefer To: The Chevelle Mailing List Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2006 2:16 PM Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Body off Frame How-To? Tom Seems like you have a pretty good handle on things. Just

Re: [Chevelle-list] Body off Frame How-To?

2006-11-22 Thread Jim H. Thompson
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Thomas Ringlein Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 12:25 AM To: 'The Chevelle Mailing List' Subject: [Chevelle-list] Body off Frame How-To? I know, there are no stupid questions, only stupid answers. Hopefully we won't get any on this topic. I know

Re: [Chevelle-list] Body off Frame How-To?

2006-11-22 Thread Karl Groves
:46 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; The Chevelle Mailing List Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Body off Frame How-To? T.J, that is just about exactly the way I did it. If you look carefully at the body of the car, the bottom sheet metal has additional bracing located in the trans tailhousing area

[Chevelle-list] Body off Frame How-To?

2006-11-21 Thread Thomas Ringlein
I know, there are no stupid questions, only stupid answers. Hopefully we won't get any on this topic. I know the classic A-body cars we love have some problems that need to be addressed occasionally on cars that have not been apart in 30-plus years. One of those happens to be the frame -