woohoo! Body is back on frame. It was entertaining to observe the different rake angles as it lowered into position.
aggressive bat truck, ready to pounce, raised posterier:
and then, cool bro, butt dragging, automotive saggy pants.
I'm very pleased with my autozone floor jack. It was the only helper needed for moving body up & down.
I did not initially think (as some have) about where to support the body so to avoid distortion under it's own weight... however it seems to be ok still (final judgment reserved for future door installation)
The front end was lifted & lowered by a beam & blocks under the doorsteps. In order to slide frame out I bolted a beam across the lower door hinge attach points (& removed the other beam from under the doorsteps), it sat on that for a few months while I worked on it.
Rear end was lifted/lowered as shown in jack picture above, pressing on a frame cross member, & then supported long term by a beam across the rear wheel wells/floor
Other than body install, here are some other progress pics:
Installed plastic slip pads (uhmw) on the leaf spring tips and painted the leaves with leftover SPI epoxy (except in the middlw)
had to bend open the retainers on the front springs to install the slip pads. The retainers were closed them back up by drilling bolt holes and using 5/16 bolt through the middle of some 3/8 fuel line.
