Not much progress today.I have everything unplugged to take the body off ,and started to lift it off.I thought I would do it with the doors still on.I got it a couple inches up , stuck some blocks under the body between the frame , and then the part I modified on my engine hoist broke on the welds <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/scared.gif" alt="" /> It was just too much weight.Even the back of the hoist was lifting off the ground as the front was digging into the ground.I didn't want to have to take the doors off as I have nowhere else to put them , it allready looks like an auto wreckers here , parts everywhere <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/notooth.gif" alt="" />

I'll try and come up with another plan to lift the body off , or , worst case scenario , I take off all the doors again , and fix my modification.I know why it didn't hold up , I didn't put a cross piece under the 2 tabs , that way I could put the boom back where it goes easy enough without the tabs being in the way , so there wasn't enough strength to hold the weight , putting it all the welds.

I'll give it some thought tonight and see what I come up with.I need the body off so I can get the axle out and some other stuff.I don't want to put it on jackstands before I get the body off.

I almost forgot to mention <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/nana.gif" alt="" /> Taking the body off is not really a one person operation.It was easy with the other truck as I didn't care what happened to it as it was getting cut up.So any hoses , brake lines , whatever just got chopped off , and not disconnected.This truck everything had to be disconnected , unplugged , and make sure nothing binds while lifting.I really need the proper tools and facilities <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/lol.gif" alt="" />

I do have someone that is going to help put the body back on , as he will probably be on holidays at that time which will work good.Other than that , everyone I know works different times than me and get off late.