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Should have made a note!!! Read and viewed the pictures of a post of a member who took the body of a 1949-1950(?) sedan up and off of its frame. He used a post jack system and took out the 8 bolts holding the car body to the frame.

Can anyone direct me to that post???

Thanking you in advance.

Sincerely,

Zougeride

"Ask the man who has one in his garage!!!"

I don't know about a thread on PackardInfo, but recently there was one on PerformanceYears.com which showed how a guy removed the body from the frame on his 1957 Pontiac. That's the technique I am going to use on my 1956 Panther (nee Clipper). See this thread:

forums.performanceyears.com/forums/showthread.php?t=719870

Scroll down to post #10.

He supported the body off of his cherry picker by using the seat belt bolt holes. If none of those on your car, one could probably use the front seat rear hold down bolt holes supported by a flat reinforcement underneath.

Craig

I don't remember a 22-23 series but here is a later series body removal using a post lift.packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/newbb ... ic.php?post_id=82946#forumpost82946

I did an off-frame job, and used an engine crane to do the lifting. After undoing all hold-down bolts I first lifted the rear of my 24th Club Sedan, via strap around the boot lock mounting bracket (very strong point on a '51 car),

Once rear was lifted and supported the front was lifted and supported little by little with the engine crane also. This was using the door hinge mounting bolts.

Front lifts were not very elegant but the engine crane worked well and it being mobile was an advantage.

Then placed a full home-made frame under the body which had a few mounting holes drilled in exact same places as the '51 chassis. That helped the metalworker, who then knew where the mounting holes were as he replaced floor / trunk. The frame was built from 3inch angle and RHS(etc). About a yard off the floor so it allowed good access to do the metalwork / rust repairs and later painting under-floor.