Body removal lift points (1 Viewer)

[hobbadehoy]

I'm ready to lift the body off of the frame. My shop has a gantry with a hoist that I plan on using to safely and hopefully easily lift the body from the frame and place on a don't I made

My question is where would be the best places to attach chains/straps to the body to lift it?

Would the front door and lift gate strikers be able to handle the weight of the body? I would ideally want 4 points to lift the body from. Open to suggestions!

thanks,
Lukas

 

[Seth S]

here is a creative way to do it:

Rusty Wagon Rebuild

I've been a bit of a slacker on starting a thread for my body swap, you guys keep me busy with the WagonGear stuff and the truck work keeps me busy for the rest of the time, not much left for Mud. But, I have been chastened by fellow muders and so I am getting the thread rolling. As I posted...

forum.ih8mud.com

 

[MarkBC]

BC runners just added a video where they lift a chinook body off using the door flanges

 

[MarkBC]

 

[hobbadehoy]

Thanks for sharing this!

 

[open country]

A common way to do it for 60's is to use an engine hoist with chains and d-rings bolted to the seatbelt mounting holes in the floor. The boom of the engine hoist going through one of the door openings.

Since you have a gantry, you could possibly bolt to the door hinge locations like the above video on either side with straps to balance the load front and back. I would definitely *not* lift with a rope or chain around the roof.

 

[LazarusTaxa]

someone on here used a gantry or similar and put boards/beams through the front and rear doors openings. Then lifted the beams.

Tho, I would be very cautious with this approach as I wouldn't want the body to bend where the beams contacted it.

You can bolt to the front door and tailgate hinge bolt holes, but then it seems your chain/strap would be wrapping around the body.

 

[hobbadehoy]

A common way to do it for 60's is to use an engine hoist with chains and d-rings bolted to the seatbelt mounting holes in the floor. The boom of the engine hoist going through one of the door openings.

Since you have a gantry, you could possibly bolt to the door hinge locations like the above video on either side with straps to balance the load front and back. I would definitely *not* lift with a rope or chain around the roof.

Yes that is what I'm planning! Thanks

 

[hobbadehoy]

someone on here used a gantry or similar and put boards/beams through the front and rear doors openings. Then lifted the beams.

Tho, I would be very cautious with this approach as I wouldn't want the body to bend where the beams contacted it.

You can bolt to the front door and tailgate hinge bolt holes, but then it seems your chain/strap would be wrapping around the body.

Yes I was thinking the same thanks!

 

[hobbadehoy]

Got the body off this weekend. A few hiccups and bent lines but overall went pretty smoothly and I was able to just hook the straps to the door and tailgate hinges. Doesn't appear to be any bending or deflection.

 

[PanhandleFJ]

here is a creative way to do it:

Rusty Wagon Rebuild

I've been a bit of a slacker on starting a thread for my body swap, you guys keep me busy with the WagonGear stuff and the truck work keeps me busy for the rest of the time, not much left for Mud. But, I have been chastened by fellow muders and so I am getting the thread rolling. As I posted...

forum.ih8mud.com

Hello,

Is there any information on the Forum in the way of a checklist of what to disconnect in order to remove the body? Right now I'm just going through it with common sense.

 

[Seth S]

Hello,

Is there any information on the Forum in the way of a checklist of what to disconnect in order to remove the body? Right now I'm just going through it with common sense.

Common sense and slow speed are a good place to start. Do you have the FSM?

 

[PanhandleFJ]

Common sense and slow speed are a good place to start. Do you have the FSM?

Is that the Manual? FSM?

 

[Seth S]

Is that the Manual? FSM?

FSM = Factory Service Manual. See the link in my signature or the resource area of MUd too

 

[PanhandleFJ]

FSM = Factory Service Manual. See the link in my signature or the resource area of MUd too

Ok yes I do have that manual.