How do people move incomplete kits

I'm considering purchasing an incomplete kit several states away and would like to hear how other people have moved them in the past. The pan is a roller but the body has not been attached. There are plenty of parts in boxes etc that will need to be moved as well. Is it ridiculous to think it can be loaded on a car trailer strap the body in place and load the tub with various parts etc ? Also how many people will I need to lift the body onto the pan

I hauled one of mine from New Jersey to Florida on a 16 foot trailer. You can strap it down with tie-down straps hooked to the subframe. The only hard part is securing the hood and deck lid. A stratigically placed strap will take care of that. If you are going to place the extra parts int he tub, make sure and secure the top of the boxes to keep anything from flying out. I was running between 75 - 80 and had no problem.
If it has a subframe under the body, it is best to have 3 people to load it. It can be done with 2, but it will put a lot of stress on the body.
Good luck,
Jim

I moved one from Tx to MO on a flatbed. The body was just setting on the pan. I put all the MIsc boxes and parts inr the interior and trunk and ductaped all the body panels shut (doors,hood etc..). I straped the stuff inside down with a couple of small straps then straped down the pan and finally a couple accross the body. I think I also put a couple bolts in place from the pan to the body.

Same car went to MI the same way.

Peter:

It's certainly possible to move it on a car hauler, but you (we) don't know if the pan's been shortened yet or anything like that, so we don't know if you can set the body on the pan for transport. I would also be really careful setting the body on to prevent damaging something in a move like that.

Just for info, the pan without engine is about 9 feet long, and the body is about 12 feet long. If the pan HAS been shortened and you can put the body on it and lash it down with ratchet straps, you could haul in on an open trailer. I would use four people to lift it, and have each person lift at the sides, just ahead of, and behind, the doors. That way it'll be balanced and you won't be stressing the front or rear sections. I just saw a '78 IM kit that looked like it had been raised by lifting at the nose and it now shows cracks at the rear base of the front fenders, just ahead of the door jamb. Try to avoid that. It's an easy lift for four people.

The rest of the stuff in boxes can be stowed in the tow vehicle.

gn

Thanks everyone for the feedback. Anyone have a sense of what it might cost to pay to have it moved by a car transport IL to MA.

Check with AAALL STATES Auto Transport INC.
I had a Speedster kit (body on pan, rest of parts in boxes in car) shipped from Arizona to PA. It wasn't in a closed trailer, and they wouldn't take responsibility for anything inside the car, but It arrived in good shape.
It cost $995.

If you call, you'll probably talk to Randy, say hi for me.
The phone no. is 886-351-9994

Greg B

Look at Alan's post in the classified ads. From NY to MA you can rent a uhaul trailer(one way)and do it yourself...unless you have an Explorer...then you need to find someplace other than U-Haul.

Penske... has a van type cab with a 14' box that works perfectly just don't mention that you are hauling a "car" as it is frowned upon. When I went to get the speedster kit I paid $35 for a roll back truck to pick it up and then we rolled the chassis into the box

Alan

Way to go Alan. That's a pretty creative way to get it into the truck. I like it better then using a trailer.