Are there ,Is there? a good shop in Houston Texas that can work on my Air Cooled VW Bug? I need to swap the body from one pan to another reconditioned one. I would do it myself but can not round up enough "friends" to help me do it.
Thanks, Mike
You only need one friend...
Jan
You mean to tell me two of us can pick the body up and relocate it to it's new home??
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I lifted a 67 body with just one friend. Remove engine and shifter first so you don't need to lift as high.
You will have trouble lifting higher than your waist. But you can keep it off the floor for a while and walk around carrying it.
We had doors, lids and window glass removed.. I'm sure stronger guys could do it with all of them still in place. We aren't very strong, two pencil pushers :)
Jan
Or you can do it your self if 1 is too much !
You need a jack and a couple of saw horses (home made, extra large!).
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Rich
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................I lifted the front of my '66 up to my waist with the doors, bumpers & glass still in place. My two teenage sons had the heavier back end as we got it high enough to walk it sideways from the pan to three sawhorses (one in front, two on each corner of the back). I was able to let my end down on the front sawhorse and then go position the two sawhorses in back. With heavy work gloves, the bumpers are great hand holds.
Not to brag, just to mention it is possible..
I got the body off my -56 complete with doors, glass etc. off by myself, one end at the time..
Lift, and shove something underneath with your knee or foot, not to diffy realy...
No pain no gain!
J.
Friends help you move, real friends help you move bodies.
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