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DAFTJOHN
24-10-12, 05:23 PM
Got myself a Jig to turn the nova over but it won't fit in my garage with the nova on it. There is no front suspension on it and ill need to move the car from my garage around to my driveway. Back axle is still on.

What's the best way to move it? Block of wood and big jack underneath or block of wood with casters?

Any ideas?
Pistol Pete
24-10-12, 05:45 PM
I bodged up a frame using some old lower arms. I only needed to roll it back and forth out the garage, but did the trick. I guess a block of wood and a jack will suffice.
DAFTJOHN
24-10-12, 05:51 PM
It's a decent trek, maybe 5 mins pushing it. Ill see if I can get a block of wood to sit somewhere and fire casters on
L14MNP
24-10-12, 06:02 PM
Casters definitley. I welded some to the chassis rails at the 11th hour on my Volvo shell when it was off to have a cage fabricated.
Iain
24-10-12, 07:00 PM
Old pallet, casters bolted to the bottom and ratchet strap it to the crossmember?
L14MNP
24-10-12, 07:10 PM
Old pallet, casters bolted to the bottom and ratchet strap it to the crossmember?

You spelled skateboards wrong, mate.
Iain
24-10-12, 07:13 PM
Can't steer with skateboards tho lol
mowgli
24-10-12, 07:49 PM
erm... i moved a nova shell with no engine or front suspension by putting 2 bars in where the bumper irons go & wheeled it round like a large wheelbarrow.
DAFTJOHN
24-10-12, 07:53 PM
erm... i moved a nova shell with no engine or front suspension by putting 2 bars in where the bumper irons go & wheeled it round like a large wheelbarrow.

Did you bolt or weld them in or just pick it up? Prob with mine is the car is reversed into the garage and there's a slight hill to get out....
mowgli
24-10-12, 07:56 PM
i simply shoved them in. i also pushed it up a slight slope..

a stripped nova shell is about 300kg, so on 2 wheels at the back, & if you get help, its only like a couple of decent barrows of gravel or concrete.
DAFTJOHN
24-10-12, 07:58 PM
i simply shoved them in. i also pushed it up a slight slope..

a stripped nova shell is about 300kg, so on 2 wheels at the back, & if you get help, its only like a couple of decent barrows of gravel or concrete.


Ill give it a bash, someone to push and someone to "drive"

Cheers
nevidred
24-10-12, 08:07 PM
I've welded a jokey wheel bracket to An old tie rod bracket da da height adjustable as well
Novaloony
24-10-12, 10:47 PM
Lmao some of these ideas!
DAFTJOHN
25-10-12, 07:44 PM
I've settled on car out, left it to the spit and then roll back into the garage....wheels on the spit lol
mowgli
25-10-12, 07:52 PM
Lmao some of these ideas!

why are you laughing??? my method is also a damned good way of removing an engine without a crane..
grooge
25-10-12, 11:03 PM
why are you laughing??? my method is also a damned good way of removing an engine without a crane..

how i removed engine from my corsa last week, have to say wasnt expecting it to be so heavy, last time i did a nova am sure it was a whole load lighter, like half the weight!
Markd89
25-10-12, 11:26 PM
We made this for our mini and mk2 escort, ill also be using it for my nova
Its just box section and some strong wheels, its brilliant :

http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff445/markvtr/IMAG0292.jpg
http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff445/markvtr/IMAG0291.jpg
http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff445/markvtr/IMAG0290.jpg
http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff445/markvtr/IMAG0288.jpg
http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff445/markvtr/IMAG0287.jpg
DAFTJOHN
26-10-12, 09:15 AM
/\ /\ /\

That's ace
grooge
26-10-12, 09:32 AM
harder to do now but what my dad did was get a shopping trolley and cut the top off to leave just the bottom. used to use it to move minis about.
DaftJohns_Mate
26-10-12, 10:51 AM
Its only a pound for a trolley in Lidl and they dont have the wheel locks!lol
DAFTJOHN
26-10-12, 11:41 AM
Its only a pound for a trolley in Lidl and they dont have the wheel locks!lol

I'm standing looking at going where do i put the panels, how do I jack the back up to get the axle off....**** I should be working lol
DaftJohns_Mate
26-10-12, 04:36 PM
I'm standing looking at going where do i put the panels, how do I jack the back up to get the axle off....**** I should be working lol

Stick the out of office on and just get on with it lol
DAFTJOHN
26-10-12, 07:38 PM
Haha I wish, I'm knackered and my tooth hurts lol.
mowgli
27-10-12, 07:58 AM
Its only a pound for a trolley in Lidl and they dont have the wheel locks!lol

you can use a 1 euro coin, so thats more like 80p