Wilson05

Here is a question for you guys who have removed the body from the Chassis. I have all the tools required to remove my body. It is at my shop right now. I have built a body rotisserie to mount the body to and my shop has a 5 Ton hoist over head to lift the body. My question is I would like to leave the doors, glass and as much as I can still on the body but will I risk damaging the body if I leave all that extra weight installed? Hope to hear from you guys soon. I hope to pull this off this weekend.

scubastever

if youre doing a convertible, i'd leave the doors on, but gut them of glass & regulators.




if your doing a hardtop, then i'd strip the body of anything bolted to it.

Wilson05

I am doing a hard top. I would rather leave them attached but if I do have to removed them for sake of the weight, do I need to weld cross members to keep the car from flexing on me?

dan2286

I'd be more worried about the car flexing and cracking glass. Don't know if it will be a problem, just a thought.

Wilson05

Good point. What kind of cross members will I have to have in place before i lift the body off if I have doors and glass removed. Or should I leave doors attached for support. Kind of lost on this one. Want to make sure I do not destroy this car beyond repair because of my ignorances.