Body Lift Day (Pics to come)
06-22-2013, 08:48 AM
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Instructor
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Body Lift Day (Pics to come)
Today is the big day! 
I have removed all that I can think is holding the old frame and body together and I hope it goes smoothly. i'll be hauling her to my sister's in law's since they have a four post lift.. 
pulling the body and mounting it to the restored chassis. Pics to follow guys! 
I have removed all that I can think is holding the old frame and body together and I hope it goes smoothly. i'll be hauling her to my sister's in law's since they have a four post lift.. pulling the body and mounting it to the restored chassis. Pics to follow guys!
06-22-2013, 09:51 AM
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Racer
Congratulations. How exciting. Take lots of pictures, and BACK THEM UP. The computer I downloaded my body removal, and frame restoration pictures on crashed and I lost all of the photos. It was horrible.
06-22-2013, 10:02 AM
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Melting Slicks
Wish I coulda taken more pics of my body off. I was on a time limit (rented private shop space) and was too busy working. Good luck, and double check everything!
Also, be prepared with some alternate means to support the nose.
Carter
Also, be prepared with some alternate means to support the nose.
Carter
06-22-2013, 10:10 AM
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Drifting
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Go slowly and check as you go for ground straps or whatever and it should go well. Very exciting times indeed. I am not sure of the scope of your project but be prepared as a wise man once told me, "once the body comes off, everything changes". I found out that he meant once we did that, I wanted to fix/restore/replace every piece on the car. That is not a bad thing in the end, but has cost me some money and a lot of time.
Good luck and post up lots of pictures for us.
Good luck and post up lots of pictures for us.
06-22-2013, 11:01 AM
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Drifting
Good luck, go slow, and have fun...
Rogman
06-22-2013, 11:23 AM
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icloud is your friend......or any cloud service for that matter. icloud is free with my apple products. Works seamlessly in the background no need to store anything on a pc again.
06-22-2013, 11:39 AM
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I thought I had everything disconnected; the only thing I missed was the grounding strap near the transmission tunnel. The Body Lift is a big deal indeed. That's the day you discover what condition your old car really is in.
06-23-2013, 01:44 AM
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there were 2 cameras floating around. I will post more when I get them. Hope you guys enjoy! Next step is to pack up my car and send it to Josh at Custom Image Corvettes for the rear flares!
after lifting the body up i noticed how much work there is still left to do