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MG MGA - Body back on

Hooray !! after 2 yrs the body has been painted on my 58 Roadster and I am about to re-attach it to the chassis.

One worry is - will the little bolts that hold the inner sill foul me dropping the body back onto the chassis ??

Only the wife and I, so would be good to know beforehand...
A Stojanovic

I don't know of any bolts holding the inner sill - its supposed to be welded!
Please show or tell where they are.
Art Pearse

I'm not so sure that putting the body tub back on the chassis can be done by just you and your wife. The weight of the body requires four people to lift and lower it onto the chassis. When I did mine I had four strong lads to carry out this task. Unless of course you have some kind of lifting tackle suitable for the job.

Frank
F Camilleri

I'm with Frank on that. Even with lifting tackle, its nice to have 2 pair of hands.
Art Pearse

Is your gas tank installed?
G Goeppner

Can you post pics? I am still wondering about "bolts on the inner sill"...not sure what I should be picturing here.

JIM in NH
AJ Mail

Small bolts in the bottom edge of the wings, and securing the lower body trim strips. If they protrude too much on the inboard side of the body sill they may scratch paint off the frame on the way down.
Barney Gaylord

OK, so the fenders are on the body already?
Art Pearse

That's a big lift for just you and the wife, the body has to be lifted quite high to get over the goalpost.

Where in Shropshire are you located?
J Bray

I know Shropshire quite well from my RAF days, I was stationed at Shawbury. So I know the county quite well. So might I ask the same question as A Bray?

Frank
F Camilleri

This thread was discussed between 22/08/2013 and 26/08/2013

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