[Roadsters] Body Weight

[Richard Brown]

I ran I bolts through the seat mount holes then through 6" 2x6's.  I hooked 
my tow chains to the I bolts from side to side and crossing them.  The 
cherry picker lifted the body right off.  The 2x6's gave support against 
flexing.  It is easier to remove with two people but I've done it alone more 
than once.  Go slow so if anything is stuck you don't bend something.

Richard Brown


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian St. Jacques" <bstjacques at atrua.com>
To: <andycost at embarqmail.com>; "datsun-roadsters" 
<datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 12:52 PM
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Body Weight


> So were you just hooking the tie downs to open holes in vertical
> sections of the body, or were you doing anything to secure them - like
> bolting them down?
>
> Brian
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: datsun-roadsters-bounces+bstjacques=atrua.com at autox.team.net
> [mailto:datsun-roadsters-bounces+bstjacques=atrua.com at autox.team.net] On
> Behalf Of andycost at embarqmail.com
> Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 9:17 AM
> To: datsun-roadsters
> Subject: Re: [Roadsters] Body Weight
>
> 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?