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Mar 3, 2013 | 06:48 PM

mason pro

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body c3

How do I take body off

Mar 3, 2013 | 07:00 PM

briankeery

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Well, first welcome, secondly.......try posting your request in the tech/performance section of the forum. I'm sure you will get a detailed answer there, good luck.

Mar 3, 2013 | 07:58 PM

gdh

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What year and do you have your year's Assembly Manual? Posting as Brian suggested is good advice.

Mar 3, 2013 | 08:43 PM

69Vett

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taking the body will lead to......the very expense, while I am at it ~ Disease.
There is no cure.

Mar 3, 2013 | 09:42 PM

spdrcr29

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 69Vett

taking the body will lead to......the very expense, while I am at it ~ Disease.
There is no cure.

Isn't that the truth!

Mar 4, 2013 | 03:19 AM

tfi racing

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Simple.Disconnect battery.Remove body.There-you're done.

Mar 4, 2013 | 11:10 AM

Easy Mike

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Originally Posted by mason pro

How do I take body off

Do you need to? My advice is not to do it if you do not have to. There is a very common misconception that all C3 bodies must always be removed from the frame in order to be restored. Not true. You can complete a reasonably thorough restoration with the body on the frame. The assembly instruction manual (AIM) helps since it shows the body mounts. Do the Google thing. There are three or four Corvette restoration books which discuss removing the body.

Last edited by Easy Mike; Mar 4, 2013 at 11:13 AM.

Mar 4, 2013 | 12:40 PM

gcusmano74

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 69Vett

taking the body will lead to......the very expense, while I am at it ~ Disease.
There is no cure.

Don't we know it!

But seriously, it's a bunch of work. It will eat up more time and money than you budgeted. I had to do mine a few years back, just to replace three rusted away body mounts. By the time I had it back together, six weeks later, the engine was rebuilt ($$$$) and the unplanned "incidentals" were another $1500 on top of that.

Last edited by gcusmano74; Mar 4, 2013 at 12:46 PM.