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Bonemaro
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Here's a weird question for y'all. How much does the body on a Ghia weigh?
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Just the body.............no chassis? IIRC around 600 lbs
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Yeah, I'm trying to come up with a stand to hold the body and allow me to roll the chassis under it. I have limited space in my garage.
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...maybe something like this.

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Turbobaja hung his heavy baja body from the rafters in his garage.
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This was almost 1000 pounds and it worked well

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Anyone have any kind of pictures of the underside of the Ghia's body or what kind if frame I'm going to need to create to support it?
Jim
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