85 CJ body tub weight
05-05-2005, 05:11 PM
#31
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Re: 85 CJ body tub weight
That was with the roll bar?
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Lee Ayrton wrote:
>
> I'd guess that my repop steel `79 tub is well shy of 400#, since I could
> lift one end at a time without popping a gut. If forced to bet on it my
> money would say 300#. Of course, the repop steel is thinner than the
> OEM sheetmetal was.
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Lee Ayrton wrote:
>
> I'd guess that my repop steel `79 tub is well shy of 400#, since I could
> lift one end at a time without popping a gut. If forced to bet on it my
> money would say 300#. Of course, the repop steel is thinner than the
> OEM sheetmetal was.
05-05-2005, 05:11 PM
#32
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Re: 85 CJ body tub weight
That was with the roll bar?
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Lee Ayrton wrote:
>
> I'd guess that my repop steel `79 tub is well shy of 400#, since I could
> lift one end at a time without popping a gut. If forced to bet on it my
> money would say 300#. Of course, the repop steel is thinner than the
> OEM sheetmetal was.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Lee Ayrton wrote:
>
> I'd guess that my repop steel `79 tub is well shy of 400#, since I could
> lift one end at a time without popping a gut. If forced to bet on it my
> money would say 300#. Of course, the repop steel is thinner than the
> OEM sheetmetal was.
05-05-2005, 05:11 PM
#33
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Re: 85 CJ body tub weight
That was with the roll bar?
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Lee Ayrton wrote:
>
> I'd guess that my repop steel `79 tub is well shy of 400#, since I could
> lift one end at a time without popping a gut. If forced to bet on it my
> money would say 300#. Of course, the repop steel is thinner than the
> OEM sheetmetal was.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Lee Ayrton wrote:
>
> I'd guess that my repop steel `79 tub is well shy of 400#, since I could
> lift one end at a time without popping a gut. If forced to bet on it my
> money would say 300#. Of course, the repop steel is thinner than the
> OEM sheetmetal was.
05-05-2005, 05:29 PM
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Re: 85 CJ body tub weight
Naw, the rollbar weighs only about 30 pounds. It is difficult to judge
just how heavy the tub is, since (unlike you) I wasn't lifting the whole
thing at once.
L.W.(ßill) ------ III wrote:
> That was with the roll bar?
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Lee Ayrton wrote:
>
>>I'd guess that my repop steel `79 tub is well shy of 400#, since I could
>>lift one end at a time without popping a gut. If forced to bet on it my
>>money would say 300#. Of course, the repop steel is thinner than the
>>OEM sheetmetal was.
just how heavy the tub is, since (unlike you) I wasn't lifting the whole
thing at once.
L.W.(ßill) ------ III wrote:
> That was with the roll bar?
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Lee Ayrton wrote:
>
>>I'd guess that my repop steel `79 tub is well shy of 400#, since I could
>>lift one end at a time without popping a gut. If forced to bet on it my
>>money would say 300#. Of course, the repop steel is thinner than the
>>OEM sheetmetal was.
05-05-2005, 05:29 PM
#35
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Re: 85 CJ body tub weight
Naw, the rollbar weighs only about 30 pounds. It is difficult to judge
just how heavy the tub is, since (unlike you) I wasn't lifting the whole
thing at once.
L.W.(ßill) ------ III wrote:
> That was with the roll bar?
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Lee Ayrton wrote:
>
>>I'd guess that my repop steel `79 tub is well shy of 400#, since I could
>>lift one end at a time without popping a gut. If forced to bet on it my
>>money would say 300#. Of course, the repop steel is thinner than the
>>OEM sheetmetal was.
just how heavy the tub is, since (unlike you) I wasn't lifting the whole
thing at once.
L.W.(ßill) ------ III wrote:
> That was with the roll bar?
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Lee Ayrton wrote:
>
>>I'd guess that my repop steel `79 tub is well shy of 400#, since I could
>>lift one end at a time without popping a gut. If forced to bet on it my
>>money would say 300#. Of course, the repop steel is thinner than the
>>OEM sheetmetal was.
05-05-2005, 05:29 PM
#36
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Re: 85 CJ body tub weight
Naw, the rollbar weighs only about 30 pounds. It is difficult to judge
just how heavy the tub is, since (unlike you) I wasn't lifting the whole
thing at once.
L.W.(ßill) ------ III wrote:
> That was with the roll bar?
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Lee Ayrton wrote:
>
>>I'd guess that my repop steel `79 tub is well shy of 400#, since I could
>>lift one end at a time without popping a gut. If forced to bet on it my
>>money would say 300#. Of course, the repop steel is thinner than the
>>OEM sheetmetal was.
just how heavy the tub is, since (unlike you) I wasn't lifting the whole
thing at once.
L.W.(ßill) ------ III wrote:
> That was with the roll bar?
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Lee Ayrton wrote:
>
>>I'd guess that my repop steel `79 tub is well shy of 400#, since I could
>>lift one end at a time without popping a gut. If forced to bet on it my
>>money would say 300#. Of course, the repop steel is thinner than the
>>OEM sheetmetal was.
05-05-2005, 05:29 PM
#37
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Re: 85 CJ body tub weight
Naw, the rollbar weighs only about 30 pounds. It is difficult to judge
just how heavy the tub is, since (unlike you) I wasn't lifting the whole
thing at once.
L.W.(ßill) ------ III wrote:
> That was with the roll bar?
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Lee Ayrton wrote:
>
>>I'd guess that my repop steel `79 tub is well shy of 400#, since I could
>>lift one end at a time without popping a gut. If forced to bet on it my
>>money would say 300#. Of course, the repop steel is thinner than the
>>OEM sheetmetal was.
just how heavy the tub is, since (unlike you) I wasn't lifting the whole
thing at once.
L.W.(ßill) ------ III wrote:
> That was with the roll bar?
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Lee Ayrton wrote:
>
>>I'd guess that my repop steel `79 tub is well shy of 400#, since I could
>>lift one end at a time without popping a gut. If forced to bet on it my
>>money would say 300#. Of course, the repop steel is thinner than the
>>OEM sheetmetal was.
05-06-2005, 03:58 AM
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Re: 85 CJ body tub weight
L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) ------ III says...
> Hi Dale,
> Nope, both the Jeeps I had the bodies off to paint weighed ninty or
> less: http://www.----------.com/cj5apart.jpg and
> http://www.----------.com/inthebeginng.jpg I'd just stand them on end
> and lift them by their dashes and walk around. I can't believe they make
> fiberglass tubs as heavy as advertised on the site provided you.
> Although they say they reinforce them with quarter inch steel, kind of
> defeats the purpose.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:--------------------
>
After looking around, it seems that most fiberglass tubs weigh in between
275 and 325 pounds. One site puts a steel tub at 300. I would have thought
fiberglass would be a LOT lighter.
--
Dale Beckett
> Hi Dale,
> Nope, both the Jeeps I had the bodies off to paint weighed ninty or
> less: http://www.----------.com/cj5apart.jpg and
> http://www.----------.com/inthebeginng.jpg I'd just stand them on end
> and lift them by their dashes and walk around. I can't believe they make
> fiberglass tubs as heavy as advertised on the site provided you.
> Although they say they reinforce them with quarter inch steel, kind of
> defeats the purpose.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:--------------------
>
After looking around, it seems that most fiberglass tubs weigh in between
275 and 325 pounds. One site puts a steel tub at 300. I would have thought
fiberglass would be a LOT lighter.
--
Dale Beckett
05-06-2005, 03:58 AM
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Re: 85 CJ body tub weight
L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) ------ III says...
> Hi Dale,
> Nope, both the Jeeps I had the bodies off to paint weighed ninty or
> less: http://www.----------.com/cj5apart.jpg and
> http://www.----------.com/inthebeginng.jpg I'd just stand them on end
> and lift them by their dashes and walk around. I can't believe they make
> fiberglass tubs as heavy as advertised on the site provided you.
> Although they say they reinforce them with quarter inch steel, kind of
> defeats the purpose.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:--------------------
>
After looking around, it seems that most fiberglass tubs weigh in between
275 and 325 pounds. One site puts a steel tub at 300. I would have thought
fiberglass would be a LOT lighter.
--
Dale Beckett
> Hi Dale,
> Nope, both the Jeeps I had the bodies off to paint weighed ninty or
> less: http://www.----------.com/cj5apart.jpg and
> http://www.----------.com/inthebeginng.jpg I'd just stand them on end
> and lift them by their dashes and walk around. I can't believe they make
> fiberglass tubs as heavy as advertised on the site provided you.
> Although they say they reinforce them with quarter inch steel, kind of
> defeats the purpose.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:--------------------
>
After looking around, it seems that most fiberglass tubs weigh in between
275 and 325 pounds. One site puts a steel tub at 300. I would have thought
fiberglass would be a LOT lighter.
--
Dale Beckett
05-06-2005, 03:58 AM
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Re: 85 CJ body tub weight
L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) ------ III says...
> Hi Dale,
> Nope, both the Jeeps I had the bodies off to paint weighed ninty or
> less: http://www.----------.com/cj5apart.jpg and
> http://www.----------.com/inthebeginng.jpg I'd just stand them on end
> and lift them by their dashes and walk around. I can't believe they make
> fiberglass tubs as heavy as advertised on the site provided you.
> Although they say they reinforce them with quarter inch steel, kind of
> defeats the purpose.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:--------------------
>
After looking around, it seems that most fiberglass tubs weigh in between
275 and 325 pounds. One site puts a steel tub at 300. I would have thought
fiberglass would be a LOT lighter.
--
Dale Beckett
> Hi Dale,
> Nope, both the Jeeps I had the bodies off to paint weighed ninty or
> less: http://www.----------.com/cj5apart.jpg and
> http://www.----------.com/inthebeginng.jpg I'd just stand them on end
> and lift them by their dashes and walk around. I can't believe they make
> fiberglass tubs as heavy as advertised on the site provided you.
> Although they say they reinforce them with quarter inch steel, kind of
> defeats the purpose.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:--------------------
>
After looking around, it seems that most fiberglass tubs weigh in between
275 and 325 pounds. One site puts a steel tub at 300. I would have thought
fiberglass would be a LOT lighter.
--
Dale Beckett
