body suspend for storage

[TSUART RINGWALD]

Has anyone tried to store their fiberglass body suspended from the ceiling while working on the chassis? If so, please let me know how you did this, or share any other body storage ideas? I have a 2-car garage I am using just for this project.

 

[Mark L]

i did it with both my ffr roadster and coupe. used a canoe hoist to lift the bodies into the ceiling. just make sure you properly brace the body to avoid flex

mark

 

[Lee Patterson]

I made a rack and hang the front clip using the bobbin mount slots. The rear I stand on the front flat edge and just put it against a wall in the garage with a safety strap to keep it from being knocked over.

 

[Howard Jones]

Make one of these. Wood will work just fine.

 

[Geoff Hurrell]

Has anyone tried to store their fiberglass body suspended from the ceiling while working on the chassis? If so, please let me know how you did this, or share any other body storage ideas? I have a 2-car garage I am using just for this project.

You could fit a new roof on your garage that has attic space. But that's OTT for most people.

 

[Kevin]

i did it with both my ffr roadster and coupe. used a canoe hoist to lift the bodies into the ceiling. just make sure you properly brace the body to avoid flex

mark

Thinking of doing this same thing. Any pics of them being supported and suspended? I am looking to suspend a MK1 front and rear clamshells.

I also ran across HoisterDirect for similar kinds of hoists for sailboats, truck caps, etc.

 

[Mark L]

 

[TSUART RINGWALD]

Thanks, tha is exacly what I am thinking of doing.

 

[Lee Patterson]

Depending on when the body was made, you could create warpage hanging fiberglass like that. Also, not sure how high your garage ceiling is but the rear clip is very large and heavy. I would not want that hanging above me or my cars. Hence, why I stand mine in the corner.

 

[Mark L]

I had zero issues with warpage on both my FFR MK4 and Daytona coupe. Both bodies were hanging like that in the ceiling for more than a year each.

My MKIV (gt40) body is arriving next week. Once I see what the components are, and how much they weigh, I'll either hang them or stand them at the back of the garage

 

[TSUART RINGWALD]

I am going to make an RCR with limited floor space. I used to design and manufacture racking and have a couple of these wire decks I will suspend with the nose and tail using a house. Other panels I have shelf space.
Tail 100lbs
Doors 25 lbs each
Rockers 15 lbs
Roof 40lbs

 

[Alex]

You can also store it outside - when I built my FFR cobra I was space limited so I left the body on the bodybuck outside for 3 years until I got to it. Went through all conditions, from +30*C to -50*C, and it was fine.

Depending on when the body was made, you could create warpage hanging fiberglass like that. Also, not sure how high your garage ceiling is but the rear clip is very large and heavy. I would not want that hanging above me or my cars. Hence, why I stand mine in the corner.

I think it would take years to create warpage - I've successfully (albeit inadvertently) molded fiberglass to a new position by forcing it to shape and then bolting it down (my 917's rear clip), but I think that took like 5 years before it could hold it's new position without any support.

But yea, I sure as heck wouldn't feel comfortable having something like that hanging over my head in a garage ..... just one ounce of bad luck and you're going to have a very bad day

 

[Brian]

I did the same as Mark L with my Cobra, but the GT40 is in 3 big pieces that are a bit flimsy on their own.

The Lone Star Cobras came with fiberglass across the door openings, and the tub bonded in. You could have bolted a 15 HP outboard to the back if the trunk and used it as a john boat while you worked on the chassis.