Another 1980 Body-off
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Racer
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From: Jasper, GA
Another 1980 Body-off
My good friend Craig and I lifted the body off a 1980 corvette over the past weekend. Took about 2 hours to lift off and place on a dolly. I had already done all the prep work.
I used two welded/bolted up square tubing rigs and 4 ***-alongs to lift the body.
I plan to powder coat the frame and put in a 420hp crate engine.
Let me try to share photos with a Google photos link:
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1Q...lwcGVoZE01dHpR
I used two welded/bolted up square tubing rigs and 4 ***-alongs to lift the body.
I plan to powder coat the frame and put in a 420hp crate engine.
Let me try to share photos with a Google photos link:
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1Q...lwcGVoZE01dHpR
Team Owner
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From: Westminster Maryland
Hi l57,
It looks like you had done some good preparation.
Nice set up to lift it too!
At first I thought you'd just reinforced the building's structure, but see the frames you built.
Well Done!
Good Luck!
Regards,
Alan
It looks like you had done some good preparation.
Nice set up to lift it too!
At first I thought you'd just reinforced the building's structure, but see the frames you built.
Well Done!
Good Luck!
Regards,
Alan
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Racer
Joined: Jul 2007
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From: Jasper, GA
I saw way too many lifting mechanisms that gave me a big pause so when I saw another member on the forum here who used the square channel iron, I thought that was the way to go. Each leg of the lifting mechanism breaks down into 3 pieces with 5/8" bolts and are fully adjustable. The steel is really heavy duty but I plan on keeping these even when the restoration is complete. I did the welding myself with a Hobart 220v welder.
By the way, in North Dallas here, most of the quotes to sand blast and powder coat the frame are in the $600 range which is way cheaper than I thought it would cost.
Richard
Melting Slicks
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From: perth western australia
looks good, its so true that preparation makes the job so much easier,
car looks in good condition ? no rust? should be a (relatively ) straight forward clean up and rebuild eh ?
are you planning on putting extra welds in the frame with some gusseting ?
car looks in good condition ? no rust? should be a (relatively ) straight forward clean up and rebuild eh ?
are you planning on putting extra welds in the frame with some gusseting ?
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Racer
Joined: Jul 2007
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From: Jasper, GA
The frame looks very good, my friend Craig did eyeball a crack on the shock mount show below:
Yes, I plan on welding on the frame especially around the body mount brackets and adding some stout gussets in the corners.
Richard
