Help Lifting the body

[mr_maxime]

I'm ready to lift the body off of my car but I'd like to see if anyone can help first. I plan on using bottle Jacks and cinder blocks since I don't have access to a lift right now. I'm trying to take out the fuel lines and shifter assembly out, then I can drop the body back on.

I'm in Newnan so if anyone's got any way of helping me out or suggestions I'm open. Otherwise I'm going down a tedious route with lots of cinder blocks

[SS Spoiler]

Don't use cinder blocks, solid wood blocks
much safer, won't crumble....

[Mike0173]

Hey there, I'm planning for the same project on my car. Looked around a lot for different ideas and I came up with a plan that I think is pretty good.

I have limited garage space, so I've made a design to prop the body on a 4x4 frame, with large casters, so that I can wheel the body back and forth as easily as the frame.

PM me if you want more details, I made a few drawings and have measurements for everything.

[Rich_NYS]

Hey there, I'm planning for the same project on my car. Looked around a lot for different ideas and I came up with a plan that I think is pretty good.

I have limited garage space, so I've made a design to prop the body on a 4x4 frame, with large casters, so that I can wheel the body back and forth as easily as the frame.

PM me if you want more details, I made a few drawings and have measurements for everything.

Do you have pics you can post here?

I'm following closely, planning a body/frame separation early next year.

[dn010]

First few times I did this, I used 4X4 blocks of wood to hold up the body in the air - wasn't really the safest. The latest time I used a bunch of cinder blocks. As mentioned, if they are damaged in any way or cracked, they can crumble so inspect them first. I take the wheels off the car and lay the frame on moving dollies so the body doesn't have to go extremely high in the air. Goes pretty smoothly when you have a few people, I still hope I never have to do this again without a lift. There are a ton of threads to help with the process for those who have never done this. Here's a few-

Checklist:
http://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?14...tion-Checklist

Tips:
http://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?37...the-frame-tips

[mr_maxime]

Do you have pics you can post here?

I'm following closely, planning a body/frame separation early next year.

I'll try to post some pics, but I had the engine and transmission out already so a regular checklist from the forum is your best bet.

I really only need it high enough to take the fuel lines and ac hoses off now. I'm not rolling the frame out. I hadn't seen that tips thread yet. I'll probably do nicks method of lifting the whole car then dropping the frame

[Rich_NYS]

I'll try to post some pics, but I had the engine and transmission out already so a regular checklist from the forum is your best bet.

I really only need it high enough to take the fuel lines and ac hoses off now. I'm not rolling the frame out. I hadn't seen that tips thread yet. I'll probably do nicks method of lifting the whole car then dropping the frame

Thanks...much appreciated.

I did a partial separation on 4728; removed all but the rearmost body bolts, then opened the front for better access.

I'm getting another DeLorean next week and planning a full separation for better access to the areas I want to restore/upgrade.

[Bob635]

I have worked on a number of Ds involving removing the body. It is surprisingly light. I usually just support it on a jack stands. Try to use the jack points, but a 2 foot long 2x4 along the sill rails allows you to put the jack stand out of your way when working in the area.

Interestingly, there is also very little flex.

If you want to able to roll chassis out, then you need to support the car with 8' 4x4 s as out riggers. Just jack up each corner in rotation, a few inches. and get it up about 18"

Bob

[Rich_NYS]

Nice!

[Rich_NYS]

Nice!

I'm really liking this approach, I might do mine a similar way.