IT'S TIME!
After all the metal work, welding and grinding it's finally time to body swap the 1955 Chevy Nomad onto its completely rebuilt chassis.
In the summer I did a body swap on my 1957 Chevy Convertible and it did NOT go well. This time around I took my time and built a proper fixture to life the body evenly.
The meat and potatoes of the swap was an A frame gantry style crane. I built it in place out of 4x4 fence posts and 2x4's for added stability. With the fixture built I simply hung a 1 ton chain hoist from the center so I could lift the front of the car.
Around back was a little less fancy. I used the engine crane and simple ran a strap through the window openings and pumped it up.
It was a little unnerving having 3 weeks of solid hard work hanging 4 feet in the air from a couple of chains. Overall it worked out great and was pretty darn safe.
Send me an email: dan@ddspeedshop.ca
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DD Speed Shop
Po box 42041
1881 Portage ave
Ferry Road RPO
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3J 3X7
4 дек 2021
