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Old Oct 20, 2021 | 05:03 PM
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I am getting ready to remove the rear IRS and also dig into rotten floor pans etc. I am looking for some ideas on getting the vehicle off the ground but yet remaining mobile after the wheels are removed to move around the shop. Please send me your genius!!
 
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Old Oct 22, 2021 | 03:27 PM
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the towing company hired by the FBI to tow away the Mustang from the Laundries house used some ingenious under the car wheeled dollies without actually raising the car. I couldn't figure out how they did it but they did.

you can see the Mustang being pulled away on these dollies in videos in youtube. Search for "Brian Laundrie Mustang towed by FBI".
 

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Old Oct 30, 2021 | 11:04 PM
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Pump up (with your foot) wheel dollies are a standard thing , it shouldnt be too hard (famous last words?) to make some blocks to reach jacking points, so the car can be trundled with wheels off. Need a way to lock the rollers though, could be as simple as vice grips or a spot weld. (or notch the blocks I guess)

https://www.amazon.com/Sunex-Tools-1500-Pound-Hydraulic-Wheel/dp/B019MJFQJO/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=sl1&tag=ggblog04-20&linkId=f2a25ac8e18e2d16a1e9b77aa61e25e3&language=en_US https://www.amazon.com/Sunex-Tools-1500-Pound-Hydraulic-Wheel/dp/B019MJFQJO/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=sl1&tag=ggblog04-20&linkId=f2a25ac8e18e2d16a1e9b77aa61e25e3&language=en_US

You could do something more agricultural with furniture moving dollies , although not sure how they may react to the weight.

 
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