How Do You Tow/deliver A Shell?

[Mr. Oizo]

Just wondering, someone wants to buy the shell of my car with the driveline, but without wheels and suspension.

How do you get that towed?

I'm assuming you'd have to keep it on some sort of stand?

And you'd need a special company to do the towing?

Any help is appreciated, thanks.

[Ronin 09]

needs to go on a pallet and wired down.

Simon National Carriers can pick up and lift onto a truck, but you will have to secure to a (big) pallet...

[Paradizzle]

Would be good if someone invented teleportation.

[Mr. Oizo]

so does that mean i can just tie the chassis to two planks of wood, and use a normal tow truck?

[Paradizzle]

I would imagine the transport company would have a steel pallet of some sought that you would be able to use.

[Coupe-This]

hey dark, my sister works at simons national carriers, lemme know if u need anything, i can hook ya up wit it cheaper

[Mr. Oizo]

  Coupe-This said:

hey dark, my sister works at simons national carriers, lemme know if u need anything, i can hook ya up wit it cheaper

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holy shit, this is perfect

thanks

[Deluxe]

Dude hows about let the other guy worry about it!!

[Mr. Oizo]

  Deluxe said:

Dude hows about let the other guy worry about it!!

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i want to get rid of this and move on with my life, and the other guy seems to have no idea

[Deluxe]

ah ok then, just make up something the shell will slide onto the truck with, when it get to his end his issue!!

[funkymonkey]

citywide towing biznitch

[Mr. Oizo]

  funkymonkey said:

citywide towing biznitch

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thanks, i'll give them a call tomorrow

[Paradizzle]

Dark, contact 'JAGR33 (Jack Blanas) - Citywide towing 0419 877 437

he may be able to help you.

[JAGR33]

Hey dark,

Towing body shells is no issue for me, as long as you and the buyer don't mind the underbody of the car getting scratched from dragging onto the truck and sliding it off at the other end. Mind you it doesn't actually do any structural harm to the underbody...

Call me when you ready to discuss this further 0419877437..

Cheers

[Mr. Oizo]

  JAGR33 said:

Hey dark,

Towing body shells is no issue for me, as long as you and the buyer don't mind the underbody of the car getting scratched from dragging onto the truck and sliding it off at the other end. Mind you it doesn't actually do any structural harm to the underbody...

Call me when you ready to discuss this further 0419877437..

Cheers

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Shouldn't be an issue.

I'll give you a call tomorrow morning.

Thanks Jack.

[Duncan]

Hey JAGR33 do you have a way to move em without scratching? dolly wheels or something? Its a problem I seem to have too often, trying to move a car without wheels

[Mr. Oizo]

  Duncan said:

Hey JAGR33 do you have a way to move em without scratching? dolly wheels or something?  Its a problem I seem to have too often, trying to move a car without wheels

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Maybe tie the car to some packing crates (the ones for use with forklifts)..?

i might give that a go

[JAGR33]

  Duncan said:

Hey JAGR33 do you have a way to move em without scratching? dolly wheels or something?  Its a problem I seem to have too often, trying to move a car without wheels

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Duncan, your right, the proper way to drag it onto the truck is to use what they call 'ambulance wheels', but only panel shops have usually got them... I don't have them coz they are big and bulky which means I can't store them anywhere on the track and the main reason being I hardly ever need them...

dark, palletts usually work but sometimes get caught on the end of the tray when dragging the car up, resulting in the car sliding onto the tray and the crate staying on the ground. Once you get it over the little lip on the tray it's all good, although getting it off at the other end can be a problem aswell....

[CNR33]

Hasn't anybody ever watched the flintstones???

[AlexCim]

The way id go about it

* Buy (steal) a 2 tonne pallet (i buy ~30 at a time for ~$12 each 2nd hand refurbished)

* Put car on jackstands and strip as needed

* Put pallet under the car and lower it on

* Get a flatbed with a forky (the same as what bricks are delivered on) to come and fork the car onto the flatbed

* Deliver as needed

Or.. the cheap ass method...drag it on as suggested above...