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Subject:Re: Moving a suspension-less vehicle(lvc)
From:mordo
Date:Fri, 18 May 2007 20:42:24 -0400

Here's the plan: you order a unit of concrete block from your local
supplier. They come to deliver it with the piggyback fork truck. While the
driver is there, you offer him a fin to load the carcass on the trailer.
Bada Bing!

On 5/18/07, Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce@ipa.net> wrote:
>
> 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
>

--
mordo
1990 Carat

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