Thanks, Grahame and Rich.

I like both your ideas. Enclosing it is a really good idea...
The rod now has the nut on the top welded on. The bottom nut (can't see it)
has been welded to a plate and the plate is now lagged to the cross member.
The bottom of the rod has two nuts jambed with thread locker to make sure it
doesn't walk off.


"Remco" > wrote in message
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> tricky wrote:
> > you could make some saw horses like on the bugme vids but lower, and on
> > wheels so you could roll the body around.
> >
> >
>
> Yap -- that's basically what it is but taller and the cross member
> moves up and down. I took some pictures last Friday. Now that I am
> home, here they are.
> (Since you're having PC problems, I hope you can download them)
>
> http://www.weidema.com/remco/pix/bug...y%20lift01.JPG
> http://www.weidema.com/remco/pix/bug...y%20lift02.JPG
> http://www.weidema.com/remco/pix/bug...y%20lift03.JPG
>
> The top cross member is static - there for stability. The bottom cross
> member moves. It normally slides under the car's body. I don't intend
> to take the doors or the glass out so it will be heavyer than John's.
>
> I made a couple of modifications since then: When it reaches the right
> height, the moveable member is bolted in. Also added another stiffner
> so there's no way it can rack sideways while lifting - unlikely to
> happen, but you never know..
> It has been nailed together with 3.5" 16d framing nails but now it has
> 3/8 bolts holding it together too. Beefed up the threaded rod and also
> made it longer (had miscalculated the length). Also made it so the
> moveable member can't move sideways anymore. Put removeable wheels on
> it and may change that yet again so the wheels just flip out of the way
> with hinges.
> Also thickness planed the movable member so it can't bind up when it
> swells (anal, huh?).
>
> Will probably make the front tomorrow and will give it the official try
> over the next couple of days.
>
> I know: It is over analyzed -- it is a disease in my case and can't
> help it. Could have done with a 2x4 on some plastic buckets, but
> where's the fun in that, right
> It may make a really nice adjustable picknic bench seating 100 when it
> has served its bug purpose. This picnic table you can also park cars on
>
>
> Remco
>
>
> > Rich
> >
> > Remco wrote:
> >
> > > tricky wrote:
> > >
> > >>Hi Remco.
> > >>
> > >>I have my super body 'hung' above the chassis. Its easy then to jack
> > >>the chassis up to meet the body !
> > >>
> > >>Rich
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > > Hey Rich
> > >
> > > Yeah, I could see how that would work really well.
> > >
> > > I considered hoisting the thing up in my garage, except I didn't want
> > > to tie my garage up like that because it is used for woodworking as
> > > well. Since I have no idea how long this might take me, it had to be
> > > move-able as well (forgot to mention that in my first post).
> > >
> > > My stand has removable casters so I can roll it out of the way - Most
> > > my stuff rolls around for that reason.
> > >
> > > Remco
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >>Remco wrote:
> > >>
> > >>>Joao Eliseu wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>>"Remco" > wrote:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>>P.J. Berg wrote:
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>>Remco wrote:
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>Hi all
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>I've been thinking of a way to get the body off my bug. I know I
could
> > >>>>>>>just lift it off with a couple of friends and put it on
sawhorses.
> > >>>>>>>It is just hard to get friends together at a very specific time.
> > >>>>>>>Looking at how to replace the heater channels, it looks like the
body
> > >>>>>>>has to be test fitted on the frame several times.
> > >>>>>>>(I've never done this before also want to keep my friends in the
> > >>>>>>>process
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>The idea was that I have to be able to lift the body by myself at
will
> > >>>>>>>and be able to hover it over the pan withing 1/2 inch or so. This
way
> > >>>>>>>frequent alignment will be less of a pain.
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>I like building fixtures so built this "body lift", built out of
> > >>>>>>>dimensional lumber and will post some pictures eventually.
> > >>>>>>>This is how it works:
> > >>>>>>>Envision two (front and back) very strong saw horses where the
cross
> > >>>>>>>members can move up and down by means of two threaded rods.
> > >>>>>>>Depending on the turning direction of these rods, the cross
member
> > >>>>>>>moves up or down.
> > >>>>>>>The rear is built and ready to go. With an air wrench, the back
can be
> > >>>>>>>lifted up in minutes, high enough to clear the rear wheel. With
two of
> > >>>>>>>these contraptions (front and back) one just has to be careful to
raise
> > >>>>>>>each corner gradually so the body raises evenly.
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>The body sits on top of this cross member, just under the spot
where
> > >>>>>>>the bumper mount is bolted to the body.
> > >>>>>>>It'll probably be secured by chaining the cross member to the
bumper
> > >>>>>>>mount bolt holes for safety but it won't be supported this way.
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>Is this a good spot to support the body? It looks structurally
sound.
> > >>>>>>>Or would it be best to bring it back down and sit it on something
else?
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>>Thanks for any suggestions.
> > >>>>>>>Remco
> > >>>>>>>
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>You can actually lift the body yourself, one end at a a time, not
too
> > >>>>>>heavy..
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>Thanks -- Yeah, I've tried that and it worked fine for getting it
off.
> > >>>>>It isn't that heavy, you're right.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>I was really interested in bringing the body down and letting it
sit
> > >>>>>maybe a cm above the pan. This way I can align everything properly
> > >>>>>without ****ing my friends off while they are holding it up
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>If you have cool beer on the garage maybe it can help you friends to
hold the body,
> > >>>>but not on the alignment it. The other solution looks a bit
complicated
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>Cool beer is the lubricant for many things I have a t-shirt that
> > >>>says "will work for beer" and my friends have taken me up on it:
> > >>>They have gotten decks and additions built, basements finised,
kitchens
> > >>>redone, plumbing installed and their electrical rewired by offering
me
> > >>>beer - Come to my house, Joao, and I'll be happy to offer you beer
too.
> > >>>Just let me know what you drink
> > >>>
> > >>>Maybe it sounds more complicated than it really is -- it took about
an
> > >>>hour to build one side with some 2x6 and 2x3 lumber. I'll post some
> > >>>pictures so you get an idea.
> > >>>
> > >>>I was really more worried about where to support the body from when
it
> > >>>is off. Using the current idea, it is supported by basically the
> > >>>corners, just within in the wheelwell area.
> > >>>
> > >>>Remco
> > >>>
> > >
> > >
>