Ash.Witty Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 I've just collected my new project, a 1981 109 S3 ambulance, body wise it's very good but my plan is to lift the rear body off to access the chassis, check its structural integrity , carry out any major repairs then refit. My question is this: apart from undoing all the obvious nuts and bolts what's the best way to lift or jack the body up? I was thinking about erecting a scaffold frame where I could use a pair of chain blocks and lift off, but i don't really Know where the correct place connect to the tub is. Anyone who has done this or has ideas please contribute Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve b Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Nice , I had a IIA one with a rebuilt 2 1/4 diesel on the road for 10 yrs , good fun . A beam on axle stands under the rear body behind the x-member and two building trestles with a beam under the front roof through the door openings , jack the whole vehicle up as high as is safe with the body/screen bolts undone position the stands and lower the rolling chassis back to the ground and roll out Is the os dumb iron bent ? Or is it just camera angle ? cheers Steveb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash.Witty Posted January 18, 2015 Author Share Posted January 18, 2015 The bumper is twisted but chassis is straight, when I get chance next weekend I'll have a good weigh up of what you have said and see what I can sort out I'd like to be able to keep it suspended so I can role the casiis out and give it a full power wash, get it sand blasted, repaired and painted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash.Witty Posted January 22, 2015 Author Share Posted January 22, 2015 I've got a plan together, I had a good look around the body and once all the wiring and pipe work has been removed it should be ready to unbolt and lift off. I managed to find some nice 4"x4" box section welded to some 3/4" plate and some nice lengths of RSJ, I'm going to fabricate a nice substantial frame to jack the body off and allow it to be suspended whilst I work on the chassis below. Hopefully a bit more of an update tomorrow once I've made a start on the frame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash.Witty Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share Posted February 1, 2015 Well, cut a long story short the chassis is in superb condition... I thought all the military under seal was hiding some nasty problems but actually quite the opposite The body will remain in position for now 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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