What's the weight of a MkI shell?

[scirocco at powerlink.net (John C. Worden)]

At 01:50 PM 7/30/03 -0400, Drew MacPherson wrote:


>4 people can easily lift an A2 Jetta shell (stripped bare) so I'm guessing
>a Mk1 should be less than that... :)  The biggest problem is getting
>handholds.  If you have 3 strong people, two on the rear fenders and one
>on the front rad support would likely do, if you didn't have to lift it
>too high/carry it too far.
>
>If you're looking at moving it for disposal, 1 person can roll a stripped
>shell (or lift it up on it's side.)  Or at least I can...
>
>Drew
Thanks.  I'm looking at lifting it onto some oversize sawhorses or some such
setup once everything is out of it so I can sandblast, Por-15 and undercoat the
underside. I'm thinking maybe a 2x4 or 2x6 across the front bottom will allow
two people to be at the front.

John