Gill Posted June 8, 2022 Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 I purchased 2434 in September 2008 w/ 90,527 miles from the son of the 2nd owner. Personalized it slightly, engine clean & dress up, LED running lights, Saturn chin spoiler, new radio & speakers, power drivers door lock, iPad navigation stand, 16” Mustang wheels & other things... She won a 3rd place Bear Trophy at Gettysburg summer of 2011 & then I spun a bearing that Christmas Eve. I have been nursing dreams of getting her back on the road over the past 10 years & 3 moves. Gettysburg 2011…. Last year my CEO told to ‘Make It the way I wanted or move it….’ Soooo…. last summer the engine came out… a Jasper 350 was massaged by Heard Precision Machine LLC into 383 & a requested 400 bhp…. In December engine dyno tuning at Morgan International 460.9 bhp w/ 472.1 ftlbs were realized…. When pulling the engine my mentor suggested that I move her to his compound & do a frame off… w/ great horsepower comes great stress…. especially w/ 98,799 miles on a 46 year old car…. Soooo the preamble establishes my need for help, suggestions, comments & recommendations on what I should be doing & what pitfalls I need to dig myself out of…. pictures of today…. I anticipate separating the body & frame in the next 2 weeks…. I’m still not sure what I’m putting the body on…. not even sure what it weights…. We’ll be using a 4 arm lift, windshield & rear window are removed… I believe I need to remove the doors but have seen pictures with the body lifted w/ the doors still attached…. Thoughts??? The body & frame are scheduled to be media blasted on July 8th & then the reassembly begins…. I know that I need a new trans… a 4L65E from Bowtie Overdrives is on the wish list but…. I also know that the Dana 44 needs to be overhauled & updated to ‘posi-traction’… Soooo…. I’ll try to keep anyone interested updated on my progress & will definitely be listing questions… Gill Lott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zedman Posted June 8, 2022 Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 Hi Gill. I am replacing my original Frame with a new one (well- one made up from a SWB Lark and welding all the necessary accotrements back onto it). I'm working in primitive conditions, so I can only hope you are better off ! If you are able to use the 4 point lift to get the body up, can you leave it up there whilst all the other work gets done? This solves lots of other problems. If you must take the body off the hoist, you may support it by simple wood blocks under the front A pillar mounting positions and under the rear wheel arch with a long length of timber. I have been told you can even support the whole shebang on timbers supported by 20 litre steel drums. You might even wish to consider integrating the whole issue into a moveable "Dolly", however. Beware that the back window and rear body will be heavier than the front- don't ask me how i found this out !🙄 Whilst I have taken out the front seats and pulled up a bit of carpet I have left back seats in place and left the doors shut. I can open these doors whilst it is suspended but I choose not to because I just don't wish to tempt fate. Just my humble opinion, mind, but this task may take longer than you think- now is a fantastic opportunity to replace spring bushes, freshen springs, rebuild the front suspension, paint the hell out of everything.... Regards- Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gill Posted June 8, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 Thank you for your response… I won’t be able to keep the body on the lift but your other comments are of great use. & yes…. I know that this will be a journey…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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