Hello Friends,
Today I removed the TD's tub from the chassis! I installed two angle
irons, one under each side at the mount points. I also re-installed
the sub-facia to give lateral support there, and I also added ropes to
the heavier rear of the tub to control tilt. Here's how it looked
once lifted clear of the hoop.
http://www.aubard.us/MGTD/20130527_125835.jpg
Once airborne, the tub rotated on the ropes but that was no issue.
I next rolled to chassis from under the tub, swept the floor and
lowered the tub to the garage floor.
http://www.aubard.us/MGTD/20130527_130140.jpg
Here's the chassis sitting over in the 'forbidden zone' (read: Nancy's
parking place).
http://www.aubard.us/MGTD/20130527_130153.jpg
I next assembled a pair of sawhorses I purchased just for this
purpose. I then raised the tub again, placed the horses under the tub
and lowered it onto them. I then carefully slid the sawhorses, tub
clamped there upon, over to the storage space. With that done, I
could roll the chassis back to the work area - all before Nancy's
catching my invasion into preordained space. :-P
http://www.aubard.us/MGTD/20130527_143118.jpg
Next up, I just took a couple of pictures of the chassis, sans body.
http://www.aubard.us/MGTD/20130527_143247.jpg
http://www.aubard.us/MGTD/20130527_143306.jpg
I now have a tiny bit of tub repair to complete before tackling the
really fun part - the drive train. Woohoo!
-rick
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