Here you can see another use for the
engine hoist. It lifted the body with no problems at all. I just put the
adjustable boom out to the longest position, placed a tow strap through
the opened doors, lifted it off the skid and onto the chassis. I do have
to say that it was a little nerve racking when I had to wheel the body
and hoist across the floor in hopes that it wouldn't fall or get
dropped.
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A shot from the front with my wife
holding it steady for me (gray sweat pants).
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Here it is on the chassis after about
10 times going on and off with it. It took some grinding and fitting to
get it to this point because there were some places underneath the body
that were hitting the chassis. After the first time it didn't fit, my
wife got bored and went in the house. That meant I would have to do the
rest by myself which was no big deal. That hoist was a great
investment.
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Now that the body was on the chassis,
it was time to bolt it down but as you can see, it wasn't going to be
that easy. This was one of the worst cases that I had to deal with when
it came to the holes lining up. I thought that it would be no big deal
to grind out some fiberglass so out came the Dremel with a 1/8"
diameter carbide bit. Well I found out that there was some steel in this
section of the floor panel which made it harder to work with but I got
all the bolts to go in the holes and work just fine.
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