Neil,
My first recommendation is to resist the urge to take the body off. It took
me about five years to get mine back onto my TR-3. Perhaps you are better at
sticking to your projects than I am.
I used three strong (?) men, for both the removal and the re-installation
process. I would estimate that without fenders, etc. the body weighed
between 200 and 300 pounds. I didn't brace the door openings, but maybe
the TR-3 had stronger door frames. Since I had limited spare time to work on
the body, I made a sort of open shelf in my garage out of 2 by 4's so I could
work on the underside of the body conveniently. I was amased by how well the
coating of blow-by oil and dirt preserved the underside of the body.
Good Luck!
Jim Harroun
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