New chassis?

On or around Tue, 7 Nov 2006 23:42:02 -0000, "Badger"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

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>"Derry" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> Again, thanks.
>>
>> I must admit I am beginning to warm to the task! I was wondering how
>> to lift the body off in one piece.
>
>Remove doors and pull seals away from upper edges, pass substantial wooden
>baton through with padding for seal channel at top, disconnect *everything!*
>and lift body in one go on the baton. Worked on my 110. Might need to rig up
>a couple of steady-ropes to get the balance correct though.

Cool. sounds like a plan for the one I'm going to do soon. There's a time
limit on the grand conversion plan now: the MOT on the tranny is out in the
beginning of march, so converting it before then will avoid unnecessary
expense in MOT fees.
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On Wed, 08 Nov 2006 09:36:33 +0000, Austin Shackles
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On or around Tue, 7 Nov 2006 18:54:53 -0000, "Idris"
><[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
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>>I did a 110 this summer in my garden. Lifted the body off as one piece,
>>rolled the chassis out,
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>Interesting, I didn't know it was possible with 90/110 type bodies. That's
>almost exactly what I want to do here; except that I had in mind selling the
>bits of bodywork afterwards; it might be easier to lift the body first
>though and dismantle it later. Probably more likely to sell in bits than as
>a complete CSW body.

That appeared to be what they do at Strathearn Engineering. But they
have a secret weapon! It is a fork lift truck with extra long arms! I
want one|! I want one!<g>

Derry