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ab001
25-10-2012, 19:07
I'm finally getting around to thinking about breaking my old valver (shell is bent and rusty so can't save her) and I want to take out the engine including gearbox and anything else of use.

At that point I want to move the shell out of the garage to be taken away. I was thinking of bodging together some sort of car dolly but the garage is on a small gravel slope and I think the small wheels would just dig in and gracefully launch the shell into the road like a ship.

With the engine out and driveshafts off but wheels on would the steering rack be enough to hold everything together for a quick turn of 90 degrees to the kerb?

Can a recovery truck winch a shell up with only the rear wheels?

Any ideas?

16v_paddy
25-10-2012, 19:37
Find a scrappy that has a hiab truck, chain through the inside of the car, hook, lift job done

ab001
30-10-2012, 13:55
Didn't know about those - now I know what to ask for - cheers Paddy!