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Date:         Fri, 18 May 2007 17:30:37 -0500
Reply-To:     Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Max Wellhouse <maxjoyce@IPA.NET>
Subject:      Re: Moving a suspension-less vehicle(lvc)
Comments: To: Michael Snow <mwsnow@GMAIL.COM>
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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


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