Dad has used the camper jacks with a couple oak 2"x10" planks in between on many old car bodies. I think he's got one up on jacks now.
Lots of good ideas. I used cheap scaffolding and come alongs when lifting the body of my 34 coupe. Just me and the wife. Rolled the chassis out from under it and put in saw horses. Sent from my SM-G920V using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
I tried that, blew the seals right out of the hoist. Then I looked up the weight of the Mill ~ 3350 lbs. LOL
Insulation? What's this foreign material you speak of, plenty toasty right now not so much come October.....
https://www.machineryhouse.com.au/K088 I was just looking into this.... the link is for an Australian supplier, but I'd bet this kind of thing is available in the USA, or something like it. I'm off to check one out, take photos etc... as I have 100mm X 100mm X6mm SHS here that was my chassis jig, also there's a chunky I beam at work needs a home. Gonna do my sums, and see if I can make one cheaper. Thanks for the ideas. If I make one, I'll post it here. Won't be for a while, though.
Floor jack, concrete blocks, 4x4 ( I actually use steel pallet racking cross braces) buy new blocks, use structural blocks and use them in the correct orientation (like a building) I've lifted 60's car bodies multiple times to get on and off rotisserie by myself, 2 floor jack help.
Here are photos of a couple methods being employed together. You can see an engine hoist for lifting and a come along for stabilizing. The pipes suspended from the ceiling are tied in to trusses in the attic. In this case, the engine hoist is lifting on a bean that was installed to stiffen the body. This car had a rotten sill and was being lifted to repair the sill in place. If the body was coming all the way off, camper jacks would be used.
Moving on, what is really interesting is putting the body back on the curved '32 platform...you drop it on and everything looks terrible...then you move it microscopically and you find the right place, and CLICK it drops right into its home looking fine.
I've used a pair of modified camper jacks for everything from my '53 chev to heavy early 70s stuff. They allow you to roll the chassis out from under it easily. Centered on the door handle.