[Roadsters] Body Weight

[andycost at embarqmail.com]

The body is close to 400 pounds. The frame is close to 400 pounds.  The engine is close to 400 pounds. Everything else (fenders, hood, deck lid, carpet, seats, etc...) is close to 600 pounds. 2000 pounds total. Roughly.

I used an engine hoist several times.  I used two nylon tie down straps.  one went straight across between the holes in front of the door jamb where the hold open bar resides.  The other went straight across between the large holes beside the package tray.  They were both attached to the hook on the engine hoist.  I was able to adjust the front one tighter and the rear one looser in order to get the body to lift evenly.  Ratcheting tie down straps work best for fine tuning the body angle.

The body on my car only weighs 150 pounds give or take.  I have gutted most everything and cut everything off in front of the firewall and behind the step up to the package tray.

Andy

PS - You'll always find something that you forgot to remove like the throttle cable, brake line, etc...  That makes the lift quite a bit more weight.

----- Original Message -----
From: jover4x4 at aol.com
To: bstjacques at atrua.com, datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net
Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 10:41:11 AM (GMT-0600) America/Chicago
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Body Weight

Anyone have a rough idea on the weight of the roadster body by itself? I
have the interior fully gutted, no top, all body panels in place. Any
recommendations on the number of people to use to lift it off the frame?