67 bronco frame off
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67 bronco frame off
Hello Guys
Just need some advice on how to safely lift the body off my bronco and pull the frame out form underneath it. Suggestions, pictures of your body/frame disassembly would be much appreciated
Thank You
Just need some advice on how to safely lift the body off my bronco and pull the frame out form underneath it. Suggestions, pictures of your body/frame disassembly would be much appreciated
Thank You
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From: Lawrence Swamp
to allow doors to still fit
W E L C O M E !!!
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not a lot of action here but many good guys who have alot of experience & R willing to share it.
The frnt (body mount 1 to #2) is very wimpy. The fenders R the only solid prt to hold things together & that is NOT good enuff to hold things together for ur purpose (removal). If unsupported that area can crumple like a sheet of tin foil. Doors will B very difficult to align. If U R going to the "rotisserie" remove the doors, 1) tack some 1/2 inch channel across the door hinge to pillar posts @ top and 2) a 3rd all the way across the body from driver's door to passenger's door. Create supports on the rotisserie that support both the #1 and #2 body mounts. Then it is safe to remove body & hang.
I don't have time tools or funds to do any of this so am planning how to take care of the same issue while inserting WH's BL. I believe there is less chance of damage with this procedure but still think that removing all old BL 1st, then replacing all in the next step will require cross frame/body "blocks" to level/maintain hight so as not damage fenders/door alignment.
How does that sound?
to the best forum on FTE!
not a lot of action here but many good guys who have alot of experience & R willing to share it.
The frnt (body mount 1 to #2) is very wimpy. The fenders R the only solid prt to hold things together & that is NOT good enuff to hold things together for ur purpose (removal). If unsupported that area can crumple like a sheet of tin foil. Doors will B very difficult to align. If U R going to the "rotisserie" remove the doors, 1) tack some 1/2 inch channel across the door hinge to pillar posts @ top and 2) a 3rd all the way across the body from driver's door to passenger's door. Create supports on the rotisserie that support both the #1 and #2 body mounts. Then it is safe to remove body & hang.
I don't have time tools or funds to do any of this so am planning how to take care of the same issue while inserting WH's BL. I believe there is less chance of damage with this procedure but still think that removing all old BL 1st, then replacing all in the next step will require cross frame/body "blocks" to level/maintain hight so as not damage fenders/door alignment.
How does that sound?
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Weld some angle iron in the door openings. I ran one piece across near the top of the door opening and then one at an angle. Without the one at an angle the body can still flex and bend.
I then bolted a 2x4 under the top lip of the quarter panels with the bolt holes that the top goes in as close to the rear door posts as possible. I then put an eye bolt in the center of the 2x4 and lifted with an engine hoist. In this setup it is front heavy but a single person can hold the front up while someone rolls the frame out from underneath. Then just lower the body onto saw horses.
I then bolted a 2x4 under the top lip of the quarter panels with the bolt holes that the top goes in as close to the rear door posts as possible. I then put an eye bolt in the center of the 2x4 and lifted with an engine hoist. In this setup it is front heavy but a single person can hold the front up while someone rolls the frame out from underneath. Then just lower the body onto saw horses.
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Fenders and grill were removed. The inner fenders and core support are plenty strong enough to lift the body off and on in this fashion.
I was actually looking through older pictures and actually lifted the body off with the neighbors backhoe, but I put it back on with an engine hoist.
PM me with an email address and I can send pictures.
I was actually looking through older pictures and actually lifted the body off with the neighbors backhoe, but I put it back on with an engine hoist.
PM me with an email address and I can send pictures.
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From: Lawrence Swamp
crumple zone
I get some strong cautions against that on several bronk specific sites over these last 25 yrs (1st mounts-begin. Of frnt end to body mounts @ floor boards-2nd mounts).
I may B reading them wrong, but that's my feeling. I have not gone thru this procedure so will defer to you & your experience. I wonder if it's an on/off confusion I have regarding the fenders. May B 'on' they create the problem rather than 'off'…that doesn't seem right.
Wishing it were so, sending the e-mail in my sig for any pic you offer…
Can't post them up here 4 the original thread poster?
I may B reading them wrong, but that's my feeling. I have not gone thru this procedure so will defer to you & your experience. I wonder if it's an on/off confusion I have regarding the fenders. May B 'on' they create the problem rather than 'off'…that doesn't seem right.
Wishing it were so, sending the e-mail in my sig for any pic you offer…
Can't post them up here 4 the original thread poster?
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FTE is an awesome place overall, but unfortunately not a ton of super experienced EB guys on here. Here is a web site that has a TON of EB ONLY experience on it.
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I have not pulled a body myself, one Bronco is already beat up and I am off roading it as is. The other does NOT even have a body, tube buggy!
I have seen lots of pics and info on the CB site about this, and that is why I suggested it.
But if I was going to pull a body, I would take off as many parts, pieces and panels that I could. X brace the doors and the rear part of the tub and make a jig to set it in to replace rusty panels.
I have seen lots of pics and info on the CB site about this, and that is why I suggested it.
But if I was going to pull a body, I would take off as many parts, pieces and panels that I could. X brace the doors and the rear part of the tub and make a jig to set it in to replace rusty panels.
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