Work is going, I hope understandably, slowly whilst I work on it alone. Since there is no rush anyway, I'm taking my time and ensuring I don't wear myself out (and then make a stupid mistake) and always feel excited to get back to it.
First up, I removed the wheels. Whilst this isn't how i've seen most body-off work; my car is on wheeled dollies, so I don't need rubber on the ground in order to move it. This means first and foremost, the body doesn't need to go so high. Here are some rough pictures of the heights of the both the frame and body:
DeLorean body-off work by
Dan Willis, on Flickr
Base of the shock absorber mounting; likely the lowest part of the car. Roughly 3.5 inches.
DeLorean body-off work by
Dan Willis, on Flickr
The frame/sump is 5.5 inches off the deck. The hardest part of this was getting a low enough jacking point (the gearbox) to remove the other jack being used to support the frame.
DeLorean body-off work by
Dan Willis, on Flickr
The bottom of the tub is around 28 inches high here. That gives me a good 2/3 inches clearance on the top of the gearstick (sans knob).
DeLorean body-off work by
Dan Willis, on Flickr
The top of the car is 67inches high. I can still open the doors and hood at this point - though I wouldn't recommend messing with the car when it's sat so high. Those doors being lifted are significant in both weight and torque; it could move the unrestrained body. No thank you.
DeLorean body-off work by
Dan Willis, on Flickr
Frame on the deck, car high enough; but... bricks obviously stop the frame from moving anywhere but side-to-side.
DeLorean body-off work by
Dan Willis, on Flickr
The same at the rear; low, low, low.
DeLorean body-off work by
Dan Willis, on Flickr
Wheels off and protected; I don't envisage them being refitted for some time.
DeLorean body-off work by
Dan Willis, on Flickr
This amount of clearance isn't necessary as you can see - but safe over sorry. I may be doing this solo (with perhaps my wife's eyes) so the more the better.
DeLorean body-off work by
Dan Willis, on Flickr
Test fitting of wooden planks - not going where you see them; just making sure they go in and come out, are the right height and so on.
DeLorean body-off work by
Dan Willis, on Flickr
And... the rears in place. But, nope, not happy with that level of bend. So, mid-chassis jacks go in to add extra support and...
DeLorean body-off work by
Dan Willis, on Flickr
Back to bed it goes. I've ordered 100mm x 100mm x 2.4m posts (fencing). What I have is what I'd done some research on and had worked for others. For me, I want FAR more support and nil-bending. Once they go in (and I do the front), the frame will be wheeled out and I start on stripping the frame and removing the engine/gearbox. Then it'll be off to various suppliers/vendors to get the frame refurbished and the engine rebuilt!