I had two engine hoists and 2 4x6 s.
Best way to lift body off frame.
Start by removing the front sheetmetal from the vehicle.
By lifting the body off the frame a bit it allowed the rock sliderz and rear bumper to be mounted higher than would be possible without the lift.
Motor fenders and bumpers.
Craig hopkins throws the 1967 chevy chevelle up on a lift and uses a set of rocker bars to remove the body from the chassis.
The best way i found to do the swap is to remove the nuts on one side of the truck also helps to.
Spacers are added to the mounting points where the body of your truck meets the frame.
I show the method of how i removed the body from the frame.
After i had that hooked up i just took out all the body mounts and lifted the body up enough to get the frame out.
He stresses the importance of checking underneath the body as you re lifting it off the chassis for any caught brake lines or other impediments.
This lifts your truck exactly the way it sounds by lifting the body.
I took the body off the frame in my garage on my 70 and it was way easy i had everything out though.
The last type of lift i d like to discuss needs its own section.
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Just put a tow strap through the rear bumper mounts and tied it off good so i can attach it to the hoist.
Then i had a tow chain up front that i put through the lower points and hooked the other hoist up to it.
Lifting the body off of a frame step 1.
The first thing you need to do is set up the vehicle in a place where you have enough room to lift the body off.