Tips on lifting body off frame?
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- May 20, 2010 at 7:46 am #21368
on a 1993 Blazer 2dr. from the firewall forward is all disassembled. No ground staps connected. as far as I can figure, the only things between the body and frame are the fuel lines, body mounts, transfer case shifter, fuel filler hose, and parking brake. Any comments or suggestions on how to lift the body off? Thanks.
May 20, 2010 at 3:47 pm #21372no lift :unsure: then you need to get a whole bunch of friends. or get some 4×4’s or 6×6’s and put them on some jacks to get the body far enough over the frame where you can roll the frame out then set it down on some jack stands or other blocking
May 21, 2010 at 5:23 am #21400I don’t have that many friends. :S I guess I’m going to be buying some bottle jacks and extra jack stands. Luckily the suspension is way low, I shouldn’t need to lift it real high to clear every thing.
May 21, 2010 at 6:22 pm #21412Thats a good idea… I’m almost sure it would be near the CG of the entire cab if I used the point between the front and rear seats too.
May 21, 2010 at 6:27 pm #21414The only thing is the weight. any more than 1000 lbs would be pushing it, and that blazer cab probably weighs a good bit more.
Keep in mind, this is the new style like they used up til 1998, so its a good bit heavier than the 92 and older trucks.
Are you talking about a s10 blazer? Or a fullsize Tahoe? Just for reference the cab I lifted with the engine crane was a 07 Chevy Silverado exteded cab. Actually I pulled 2 of them that way…I did a 05 also. I removed the seats and doors. It seemed to work pretty slick. Actually I’m getting ready to do another but this one is a standard cab so it should be a walk in the park.
May 21, 2010 at 11:42 pm #21417A Full size Blazer, 95 and up they were called Tahoes.
here’s a pic from when I first got it.
[IMG]http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/5395/lsxblazer01ei5.jpg[/IMG]
May 22, 2010 at 12:25 am #21423I’m boxing in some sections of the frame, welding in a parallel 4 Link setup with coil-over shocks and all the associated suspension components, sandblasting everything, then painting it with a single stage “chassis black”. Then I can also run the 1/2″ SS fuel lines and setup my fuel system. By the time I have all that done, I should have most of the parts to build a turbocharged 427ci LSX block engine for it.
How strong are those tie-down points in the cargo area, can I utilize those to lift the rear of the body up?
May 22, 2010 at 8:22 pm #21475Yep, I cut my teeth on the LSX platform, and I seen no reason to go with SBC stuff. I already have everything I need to work on and tune LSX vehicles…
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