If everything goes according to plan, I'll be pulling the rear end and front end from the Duster parts car to put under the Dart Sport. Once I do that in my back yard, the Duster is immobile. Do any of you know how I can rig something up to roll it out of the yard to load on a trailer at the street, after we strip all the parts we want? Something simple.

Jerry

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I stripped my Volare, then called the wrecking yard and they picked it up. They winched it onto a flatbed and I didn't have to do any work.

They didn't charge for pickup, but the market for scrap metal is so low, they didn't pay either.

Your lucky they didn't charge you to pick the car up, up here it is $35 to have a car hauled away. They used to pay $35 to come pick the car up.

Unfortunately, where the car will be sitting, a tow truck could not maneuver around our trees and swimming pool. I'll have to somehow get it to the front of my house.

Jerry

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Did you see the Hulk?

Read artical where they bolted a steel frame with large rubber wheels like you would find in the lawn and garden center. For your needs perhaps a 2x4 boxframe bolted to the front bumper bolt holes on the k-frame and a similar frame mounted to the rear spring mounting holes. Could even make the front set swivel to give you room to manover in tight spots, With a shell, weight should not be much of a issue, be sure to use large bolts and reinforce/gusset where needed. And remember safety at all times, if any doubts,cease and find a another way. My .002. Dave

Use one jack in the front, one in the back, with some 4x4 wood fence posts to stretch across the frame and the jack under the middle of each one. You wouldn't need the wood in front if the k-frame is still there. The only thing you need to watch out for is the body tipping to the left or right.

If you know anyone who drives a tow truck, borrow their dolley wheels, use those to roll the carcus forward.
DD

I once moved a small building by setting it on two long 4"X4"s and using a half-dozen round wooden fence posts for rollers. It worked slick, considering I had to move it over grass for about 75'.

just an idea, but strip it on the trailer, that way its already loaded on there. on a lighter note though, to get it off, back up real quick and slam on the brakes . sorry, couldnt resist that.

--chad

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All good ideas, from ancient Egyptian methods, to more practical ones. I have already unloaded the car and taken the trailer back to my father-in-law's house. Besides, the side rails would have made it difficult to get under and around the Duster. I wonder if a boat trailer could work later, once we are finished with the Duster. I may have a line on one I could use. Let me know if you come up with some more brainstorms.

Jerry

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Ignorance is not knowing any better.
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If you can pull the engine and tranny, the hull become really light...at that point you could just put a chain around the front bumper or better the K.member and use a truck to drag it....You might think about pulling everything you need, but not the suspension. Then rolling it up front, stripping the rest of the car, then having it hauled off...

I have a virtual junkyard in my garage, garden shed, and lean-to...since things are getting harder to find. If it were me, I'd spend a weekend with an air or electric impact gun, grab about 10 20+ gallon rubbermaid totes and fill them up for 'later' then have the hulk taken away. You wife will appreciate the 'nice organization' of a stack of totes, not a pile of greasy ol' "what the heck is that??!?!!?", and at least you will be able to retrieve anything you need when something breaks....


God forbid in 10 years I get an actual barn or shop with more storage....at least I'll be able to retire on 'shop cleanup' sales...

-D.Idiot

DI,
I agree with the notion that it's best to have extra parts on hand when needed. Our investment in this Duster is so slight, that just about anything we are able to salvage from it will help it pay for itself in no time.
Even if just to replace something like a cracked windshield later.

Jerry

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Ignorance is not knowing any better.
Stupidity is knowing, yet doing it anyway.