Tripod: I need to move my car

[marshallnoise]

Just out of curiosity, has anyone had to move a vehicle that only had 3 wheels? What makes it more complicated is the fact that the missing wheel is the front left one.

The front end of the car is stripped down to the point of only having the front right corner being intact. No engine, no transmission, no drive shaft. I realized that I am never going to work on the car if it is sitting on the side of my house tucked away.

I need to pull it out from behind a fence and then move it 180 degrees on not quite a flat driveway. As you are staring at the garage (which is where I want to put it in front of), the drive way slopes down from the left to the right and has a dip front to back.

I have a 4 ton (I think) floor jack that I can place under the engine cross member, but I am not sure how to secure it. The other option I see is that I can build a dolly out of a couple 2"x12"s and 4 casters and set the engine cross member on that. Oh yeah, will be doing it solo.

Any thoughts?

[marshallnoise]

Oh and the core support is gone too.
Stupid tapatalk won't let me post a pic.

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[kronus]

get a fat friend to sit in the trunk

[marshallnoise]

Lom that's me!

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[AndrewBird]

Assuming you have the parts, I'd throw the suspension back in it. Wouldn't take long to put it in well enough to roll it where you need it.

[unloadedak]

http://www.harborfreight.com/1000-lb-capacity-movers-dolly-38970.html

i use these and 4x4s, 6x6s, bottlecaps, etc.

[marshallnoise]

Assuming you have the parts, I'd throw the suspension back in it. Wouldn't take long to put it in well enough to roll it where you need it.

Still can't insert a pic from tapatalk. Basically the front wheel house that holds the suspension is gone.

I think the dolly idea is the one I am going to try and employ. I will take pics.

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[unloadedak]

it's the easiest idea imo. my dollies have moved many of the project e30s around here lol

[marshallnoise]

Thanks unloadedak!

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[unloadedak]

no problem! to make it more stable use a ratchet strap and basically strap the car to the dolly. we loaded an e30 onto a flat bed with them, anything is possible haha

[marshallnoise]

There finally! That's what I am working with. I have a dolly already similar to the HF ones, but it is a solid piece of plywood. I am pretty sure I can just stack it up with 2x12s I have laying around and then strap it to the cross member.

[marshallnoise]

And after all that hemming and hawing...it's done. Just stuck a dolly under the pinch weld at the driver's door and was able to turn the thing in the driveway with minimal fuss.

/lamethread