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924aussie · Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 8:07 pm Post subject: removing body from 924

Has anyone ever removed the body from a 924. The place we have moved too for the next 5 years has nowhere to park the 924 and you cant get it down either side of the house. The only way it will go is to remove all of the panels and put skinny wheels on it to get it through. Once the panels are removed they would never be replaced as such. A donar body would have to be put back on it in 5 years time.

Removing the Front guards, bonnet, bumpers, doors etc are no problem, the problem is the rear wheel arches

alan
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Grenadiers · Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2013 10:38 pm Post subject:

It's a unibody car for the most part. Can you build a curved/cushioned dolly (with wheels) and set it on it's side?
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924aussie · Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 10:21 am Post subject:

McGyver · Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 10:45 am Post subject:

Do something like that... but add some wheels to move it

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Paul · Posted: Wed Apr 24, 2013 11:47 am Post subject:

Find another place to park it?
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Crazyirish · Posted: Thu Apr 25, 2013 2:24 am Post subject:

There are much better vehicles than a 924 for moving bodies. I would look for something with a trunk at minimum.

emoore924 · Joined: 13 Apr 2004 Posts: 2822

As mentioned, this is a unibody car not body-on-frame. So you can take the fenders, doors and hood off but the rest remains.

IMHO, unless its a special car of some sort, they're not worth the effort you're talking about. You might want to think about selling it and buying another in 5 years.

morghen · Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 9095 Location: Romania

Use a crane FFS...dont chop the car up !!
or if that wont work, find a decent and safe storage for it and make a deal for the next 5 years.
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924aussie · Posted: Sat Apr 27, 2013 7:08 pm Post subject:

Going to have a talk to the neighbour, might be able to put it on a truck, back it up to the fence and use ramps to get it over and down. No we cant take the fence down, already thought of that

Alan
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green 924 .. 1980 rego 924PSH
1998 Mopar Neon ... sick
2003 Challenger / Montery 4WD
1995 Hyundai Scoupe ... sold
1998 Nissan Silvia ... sons back from OS he has taken it
BIG BLOODY MOTORHOME 300zx Sold
1980 Fire truck Sold

morghen · Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Posts: 9095 Location: Romania