Thread: Followed Me Home, '33 Build

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Good job, Roger. You have to respect a good jury rigger.

Throughout my entire build, I never had a single person help me with lifting, moving or installing anything. That was part of the fun for me.

The first time I removed the body on my '34, I used an engine crane. However, I had a bit of difficulty keeping everything balanced, and it liked to swing around a bit too much for my comfort.

From then on out, I used two come-alongs attached to angle irons lagged to the ceiling rafters. On the rear, I had a 2x6 that spanned the trunk opening. On the front, I attached to the Bear Claw latch studs. I had to go from front to back to raise or lower the car, but it worked out pretty well.

The body cart is similar to yours, just built a little differently. I thought I'd add method to the thread just for another way to approach it.

Oh, and I did double check the loading on the ceiling (which was the floor of the bedroom over my garage) and the pull-out resistance of the lag bolts. Not a problem.