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Subject:Re: Moving a suspension-less vehicle(lvc)
From:Max Wellhouse
Date:Fri, 18 May 2007 17:30:37 -0500

Thanks everyone.  I was hoping to not have to build a caster frame to
get it to move and now I have ssome additional ideas from the list gurus.

I might even photograph the final result.

Max

At 07:49 AM 5/18/2007, Michael Snow wrote:

>You could jack it up high enough to maneuver the trailer beneath it.
>I have seen someone do this with two halves of a school bus (also with
>no suspension) to get each end to the salvage yard.  He used sections
>of telephone poles as supports, a large industrial jack, and steadied
>the bus with chains anchored to several cars.
>
>Mike
>
>
>On 5/18/07, Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce@ipa.net> wrote:
>>Dear Folks:
>>
>>I have an 87 Audi 4kq up on jackstands and missing its control arms,
>>strut towers etc. and have a gentlemen interested in purchasing this
>>vehicle as a project car.  Transporting this car to his trailer seems
>>to be the big deal killer right now since it doesn't roll and would
>>take more cash than I want to spend on it to get it to roll using the
>>OEM parts.  Any creative ideas out there on getting 2500 lbs. to s
>>trailer?  Vanagon content:  as part B of the question, pretend it's a
>>Vanagon w/o the control arms.
>>
>>TIA
>>
>>DM&FS