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I have my body off my 1967 GTO Convertible and the ground the frame is on is level. About 18 inches to the side of the GTO my back yard starts sloping. I bought 4 Saw Horses from Harbor Freight Co. and 3 pieces of 4"x4"x8' wood from Home Depot. I had 2 pieces of 4x4 under the body of my GTO Convertible, between the frame and body that has no interior and pretty stripped down. I figure that is can't weigh over 900 lbs in total as it is a convertible and not a hardtop. The saw horses that I bought from Harbor Freight are advertised to hold 1,000 lbs tested for each. When they arrive the box said 1,000 lbs each and the instructions said 1,000 lbs each. It is easy math that if I put the 4 saw horses tested for 1,000 lbs under the ends of the two 4x4's to hold the body up, the weight should be distributed and even at about 200 lbs or less on each saw horse I should be in the zone. WRONG!!! As I was under the rear drivers side one of the saw horses snapped and the body slid down. I did manage to get the third 4x4 under the body and jack it up, with no body damage but on uneven ground. When I heard creaking I got out as fast as I can but the body ripped out a chunk from my ear area and almost took my ear off. Even with blood pouring out, I had to save my GTO. I cleaned it out after and I had to use butterfly bandages to close the wound. From the hit of the body to my head it put me in bed for a week as I was also dizzy with nasty headaches. The body is now like this. It is sitting center body above the drivers side tires, I have my cherry picker, or engine hoist holding a tow strap with the hooks holding the lower boxes on my cowl so the body stays in place with a lot of wood under the body holding it up. I made a few different wood frames to hold it up where it is and I am moving the body an inch or less a day in this 99 degree heat. but I do not think I can move it anymore. I will have to make a frame lift from two 4x4's held together with steel straps, that will be about 12 feet long, so I can lift the body enough to pull out the frame. Once the frame is out I can use 8 foot long 4x4's, move the body over slightly to bring the complete frame back under the body. This is a nightmare due to Harbor Freight's misleading weight maximum rating. I am lucky to be alive. If this was mountain climbing ropes or rock stakes and they broke while I was up there I would not have a second chance. Friends here, please take this as a warning. These made in China parts are not rated for me to trust after this episode.


Thanks
Jax