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My body lift [message #264931] Mon, 27 October 2014 17:57 Go to next message
Loffen is currently offline  Loffen   Norway
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My answer to Mike's question.

Loffen, Can you describe how you lifted the body to remove the frame. Pictures would be great. I have to replace my frame rails one of these days. I already have the replacement frame. Thanks

Mike Thomas Troy, MI 77 ex Palm Beach, 77 Royale (rear bath)


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1973 23' # 1848 Sky Blue Glacier called Baby Blue and a 1973 26'-3 # 1460 Parrot green Seqouia Known as the Big Green, And sold my 1973 26'-2 # 581 White Canyon lands under the name Dobbelt trøbbel in Norway

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Re: My body lift [message #264932 is a reply to message #264931] Mon, 27 October 2014 17:58 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Loffen is currently offline  Loffen   Norway
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http://i1126.photobucket.com/albums/l610/Espen_Heitmann/1973%20Sequoia/10703625_10152802767391085_241986827473907462_n_zpse9365410.jpg

http://i1126.photobucket.com/albums/l610/Espen_Heitmann/1973%20Sequoia/1619329_10204070274389845_555590043980263342_n_zps569f9ca8.jpg

1973 23' # 1848 Sky Blue Glacier called Baby Blue and a 1973 26'-3 # 1460 Parrot green Seqouia Known as the Big Green, And sold my 1973 26'-2 # 581 White Canyon lands under the name Dobbelt trøbbel in Norway

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Re: My body lift [message #264972 is a reply to message #264932] Tue, 28 October 2014 08:06 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Wow. Thanks for the pictures.

Mike Thomas Marine City, MI 77 ex Palm Beach

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Re: My body lift [message #264975 is a reply to message #264972] Tue, 28 October 2014 08:29 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Loffen is currently offline  Loffen   Norway
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No problem.

What you do not see is that the lower cross bar that goes through the windows do not touch the window frame but extend up to the alu roof frame.
The rear was lifted with a high lift jack, the body is empty so there is not much weight to talk about.

1973 23' # 1848 Sky Blue Glacier called Baby Blue and a 1973 26'-3 # 1460 Parrot green Seqouia Known as the Big Green, And sold my 1973 26'-2 # 581 White Canyon lands under the name Dobbelt trøbbel in Norway

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Re: My body lift [message #264976 is a reply to message #264975] Tue, 28 October 2014 08:32 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Awesome. What is the dimension on the base 2-4 and how long are the vertical 2-4's? Hard to guess in the picture.

Mike Thomas Marine City, MI 77 ex Palm Beach

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Re: My body lift [message #264979 is a reply to message #264976] Tue, 28 October 2014 08:41 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Loffen is currently offline  Loffen   Norway
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The total height is 14' and the lenght at the base are just over 6'

The top and lift bar are 2 x 6" and 13' long and I used a 2 x 4" as a support on the lift bar inside the coach.

1973 23' # 1848 Sky Blue Glacier called Baby Blue and a 1973 26'-3 # 1460 Parrot green Seqouia Known as the Big Green, And sold my 1973 26'-2 # 581 White Canyon lands under the name Dobbelt trøbbel in Norway

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Re: My body lift [message #264980 is a reply to message #264979] Tue, 28 October 2014 08:45 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Loffen is currently offline  Loffen   Norway
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You would need something to secure it from moving sideways, I just used a wire to a good anchor point, but it is pretty stable as the two verticals are tilted towards each other

1973 23' # 1848 Sky Blue Glacier called Baby Blue and a 1973 26'-3 # 1460 Parrot green Seqouia Known as the Big Green, And sold my 1973 26'-2 # 581 White Canyon lands under the name Dobbelt trøbbel in Norway

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Re: My body lift [message #271344 is a reply to message #264980] Sat, 07 February 2015 06:51 Go to previous messageGo to next message
thesmith is currently offline  thesmith   United States
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Great set of pictures. I was going to post that it needed something to stop
It going sideways....but you covered that. Simple large triangles of 1/2
Plywood at the top would work too.

Cary, NC 1978 Center Kitchen Royale.

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Re: My body lift [message #271388 is a reply to message #271344] Sun, 08 February 2015 01:56 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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thesmith wrote on Sat, 07 February 2015 04:51
Great set of pictures. ...


I also found the pictures useful. I used them to make a scaled down version to swap bodies on my Sidekicks.

<http://m000035.blogspot.com/2015/01/chassis-swap.html>

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1AiZ09zCaYE/VKkocwMouVI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/1wl1y3g_xjQ/s1600/A%2BFrame%2B007.JPG

Mike Miller -- Hillsboro, OR -- on the Black list
(#2)`78 23' Birchaven Rear Bath -- (#3)`77 23' Birchaven Side Bath
More Sidekicks than GMC's and a late model Malibu called 'Boo' http://m000035.blogspot.com

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Re: My body lift [message #271391 is a reply to message #271388] Sun, 08 February 2015 04:27 Go to previous message
Loffen is currently offline  Loffen   Norway
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Nice that you could use it Mike, It do look really good.

Mine was stable, not great but good enough, and I think yours would have been better if you did tilt the sides inwards at the top, but you did get the job done so not a large issue Smile

1973 23' # 1848 Sky Blue Glacier called Baby Blue and a 1973 26'-3 # 1460 Parrot green Seqouia Known as the Big Green, And sold my 1973 26'-2 # 581 White Canyon lands under the name Dobbelt trøbbel in Norway

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