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Jan 11, 2010 | 03:50 PM

Silver 73

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What's wrong with this picture???

So, now I'm ready to put the body back on the frame. I borrow an engine lift and buy a body lift harness from Ecklers, and I figure I'm ready to go. WRONG!!

It appears as though the body lift harness is about 2 feet too long.

I raised the arm of the engine lift to the ceiling and still had excess. I thought these things were made to be used with an engine lift. Am I wrong? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Jan 11, 2010 | 04:39 PM

eastltd

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Do you know anyone with a backhoe?

Jan 11, 2010 | 04:44 PM

calwldlife

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St. Jude Donor '22

tie a loop at the proper length and chain from loop to ring/eye let.

Jan 11, 2010 | 04:59 PM

eastltd

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tie a loop at the proper length and chain from loop to ring/eye let.

Hoisting 101. Never tie a knot in a lifting strap.

Jan 11, 2010 | 06:13 PM

tigers123

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From: belle plaine ks

borrow an A-frame from somebody or rent one similar to this

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=41188

Jan 11, 2010 | 06:14 PM

67tripwr

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Any suggestions??

Beer and BBQ party at your house! Of course body lift, and drop before the festivities

Jan 11, 2010 | 06:31 PM

calwldlife

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St. Jude Donor '22

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Hoisting 101. Never tie a knot in a lifting strap.

how about wrapping it around the picker boom keeping it all flat and nice?

Jan 11, 2010 | 06:48 PM

81pilot

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Silver 73

So, now I'm ready to put the body back on the frame. I borrow an engine lift and buy a body lift harness from Ecklers, and I figure I'm ready to go. WRONG!!

It appears as though the body lift harness is about 2 feet too long.

I raised the arm of the engine lift to the ceiling and still had excess. I thought these things were made to be used with an engine lift. Am I wrong? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

OK follow me.....a spreader bar. A flat peice or "L" piece of steel with holes along it at various places. Get some circular strong carabener type attachment hooks that you can thread the strap through. Then you can loop it anyway you want safely and back to the center from both sides.You can cross it to the other side, loop it through and back to the center as well. you decide how you want to do it, you can measure and drill the holes to be wherever you want. But it would give you options without destroying or compromising the straps.

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Jan 11, 2010 | 06:51 PM

Silver 73

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Hey Patrick, sounds like a great idea. Beer and barbaque at my house with a little heavy lifting. You up for it? Boca'a not that far.

Jan 11, 2010 | 07:07 PM

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that is what I did for my 67 back in 85, had 8 guys from work lift while I counted shims and supervised and they came back for body drop...cost beer and pizza and good time with guys I worked with....could not have done it without them

Jan 11, 2010 | 07:15 PM

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Roco71

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I have never done this before but here are my thoughts. If you shorten the straps by what ever method safe or otherwise it appears that it will put more stress on the top of the car and or even the doors. The photo supplies by eastlt show the little stress on those points. Is the problem the ceiling on the garage is not high enough or the lift not raising high enough. Can you move both to the driveway?
Best of luck
Scott

Jan 11, 2010 | 07:25 PM

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When I raise the lift all the way up, there is still a little slack in the harness, so I guess the lift should be bigger. The backhoe is deffinately a good idea, but I think tomorrow I'm going to go look for a telescoping gantry crane to rent like tigers123 suggests. If that fails, I guess it's beer and BBQ at my house.

Jan 11, 2010 | 09:36 PM

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I had to make a longer arm for my cherry picker (had engineer at work confirm loading) to lift the body from my 73

Jan 12, 2010 | 05:57 AM

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From: charlotte N.C

I wrapped peices of 2 by 4 in the straps to make it shorter. sorry bad picture.

Jan 12, 2010 | 07:14 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 1976 corvette

I wrapped peices of 2 by 4 in the straps to make it shorter. sorry bad picture.

looks like your hanging the car from an airplane

the plane need more seating?

Jan 12, 2010 | 07:50 AM

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73BLWN

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I had the same issue. I shorten the straps using these lashing winches. I think I've seen them on the corners of flat beds for securing lumber. I obviously couldn't get the hooks through, but if you fold over the strap it fits through the slot. worked for me.

http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w..._397728_397728

Good luck.

Jan 12, 2010 | 09:36 AM

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Thanks to everyone for all the great ideas, and as always, you've been most helpful. I do believe, the body will be back on the frame by the weekend!

Jan 12, 2010 | 04:06 PM

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71rdster

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I walked into my neighbor's weekly poker party with a full bottle of Jack Black. Had the body on the frame in 15 minutes.

Jan 12, 2010 | 06:43 PM

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Artsvette73

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I called my son inlaw

Jan 12, 2010 | 09:47 PM

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John 65

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I used a cradle made out of 2x4's that a friend of mine made. Wrapped the straps around it several times and clamped them. It took up the slack real nice, and the car came up straight as an arrow.

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