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i am currantly restoring a HQ ambulance, it has a fair bit of rust so im going to remove the body off the chassis to repair it, does anyone here have a stand or rotissire i could buy/lend/hire to put the body on while being repaired it?
i live in ballarat but will travel if i need to
also does anyone have any advice on the best way to lift the body off the chassis?, the front end has been removed and body has been stripped, i'm working in a concrete drive way (shed is full) with limited room
any advice will be appreciated, thanks dave
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even some plans of how to build one myself would be helpfull, i remember a few months ago reading about them but i cant remember where now, ive done a few searches but havent found anything i think i might have the spelling wrong
any advive/opions are
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just answered ya on another forum, lol.
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thanks dusty
sounds like a bargin unclean frenchman
if it wasnt for the last minute id get nothing done
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Anyone interested in working on cars should think seriously about a 2-post hoist. In the current economic climate 2nd hand 2-posters are quite cheap. They are so bloody handy, just to do normal work on your car. Ive used 2-posters to do body/chassis sw Edited by user Friday, 17 April 2009 7:29:02 PM(UTC)
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top advice terry, i looked into it a few weeks ago and they are as cheap as $1500 for a 1750kg 2 post, ive even seen them used to lift out engines
unfortantly i am a bit lacking in the shed department and the minister of finance keeps on rejecting my p
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I bought a 2nd hand one a few years ago for less than $500.
Cost me $120 for a tilt-tray to transport it.
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I would agree a Hoist is the answer, however many are 3 phase powered and not everyone has this available at home. Single phase motorised hoists are generally a lot more expensive to buy, due to manufacturing costs of motors and motor controls.
A 3 phase
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Back to the original topic,
I saw on the EH QLD site I think, a rotisserie made up of 2 engine stands, one at each end, joined by 2 lengths of 50mm SHS.
Depends how cheap you can get the engine stands.
Worth thinking about
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theres no doubting the hoist is the best method but.... i work on a VERY limited buget and in VERY limited space, my shed is full with my HQ and tools and spare parts, so i am working on the ambo in the driveway, and after im finished i cover it with a t
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get a few mates around and lift the body off the chassis, i think from memory 3 of us could easy lift a bare hk shell, sit the body on some saw stolls if need be,(sorry for the spelling you know what i mean.
from there i made my rotissire, i hunted aroun
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Have heard you can tip the shell onto its onto a couple of matresses. Cheap thought. Cheers Stephen Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint. [email protected]http://gallery.oldholden.com/69HT_MUNRO/ |
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becarefull when welding lol
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steve, yes i have heard of the mattress method, but i am really pressed for room, and short of a few mattresses, also i need to do a fair bit of welding so fire is something to worry about
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Fair enough just thought I suggest it. Good luck with the resto on the ambo. Cheers Stephen Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint. [email protected]http://gallery.oldholden.com/69HT_MUNRO/ |
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My mate is building a FE panelvan and he built his own out of Pine timber.
Cost, $15., and that was for bolts etc.
you can roll the car with 1 hand easy.
he used stub axels and rims at either end.
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Dave, Check out post #6 from the link. There is heaps of cool stuff on here. http://66.154.44.164/for...b04376a27e43713&t=235784
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If you check my page My starting HZ Pano. You will see my rotissorie that I made and works real well. Mage from junk. Even a ht ute has been on it.
Email me if you need more info
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