Afternoon all - I need to pickup a full body for my Fury. I've had a quote for a delivery firm based near the chap (South London and I'm Salisbury - about 110 miles) but it's a lot of money.

Can anyone recommend someone cheaply or should I bite the bullet and pay the delivery firm he uses (which are trustworthy and reliable etc...)

I can't take anytime off work to pick it up unless I could leave after work one day and travel down in something hired (and fast!)

I need to pick it up within a week too so timing is critical!

Thanks all

Michael

Volvo estate, roof rack, job done

John

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Really big Jiffy bag?


Hire a Transit (luton with tail lift) or a flatbed or flatbed trailer with van or phone around your local hauliers and explain what you want. Some will do it as a part load if your're lucky on the route.

sounds very dangerous on public roads with other road users around

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bite the bullet and pay the delivery firm he uses (which are trustworthy and reliable etc...)

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Originally posted by Paul (Notts)

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bite the bullet and pay the delivery firm he uses (which are trustworthy and reliable etc...)

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by the time you have hired a van ,payed for petrol , taken time off work spent several hours on the road - delivery seems worth it.

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Sorry to jump in (especially, being able to offer no advice at all !) but if you have the old bodywork to get rid of, I would be interested ?

Im building a k-series live axle Fury.. very slowly..

cheers
Richard

Sadly I can't take time off during the day - would have to zoom up after work which nearly makes that option a no-goer!

Thanks for the suggestions so far guys.

Anyone else any suggestions?

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Originally posted by dickie b
Sorry to jump in (especially, being able to offer no advice at all !) but if you have the old bodywork to get rid of, I would be interested ?

Im building a k-series live axle Fury.. very slowly..

cheers
Richard

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Originally posted by IDONTBELEIVEIT
sounds very dangerous on public roads with other road users around

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Thanks for the suggestion John but it is a Fury body - Would it all fit? I could see a seven body fitting?

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Originally posted by McLannahan
Thanks for the suggestion John but it is a Fury body - Would it all fit? I could see a seven body fitting?

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Volvo 960s are awesome

Roofrack? - You must be dreaming!!

If you go to all of the trouble of lifting it onto a (real bloody substantial) roofrack and suffer the stress and aggro not to mention gouges and scratches and hernia, why not get a flat bed trailer (at max £40/day) and make a good job of it.

I you've not got the time then you might as well bite the bullet and get the pros to do it (that's 'professionals' not 'prostitutes' besides prostitutes are hopeless at lifting heavy bodies.......come to think of it that's exactly what they do for a living but they would get lipstick and nail scratches all over it.

We used to get heavy machinery moved around the country by local hauliers all the time - you'd probably pay relatively little if you could negotiate a part load i.e. you hire empty space on a wagon that was doing roughly that route anyway travelling empty or with less than a full load.

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Originally posted by Litemoth
Roofrack? - You must be dreaming!!

If you go to all of the trouble of lifting it onto a (real bloody substantial) roofrack and suffer the stress and aggro not to mention gouges and scratches and hernia, why not get a flat bed trailer (at max £40/day) and make a good job of it.

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I moved a Fury chassis on top of my old Alfa 155 on a Thule roofrack. The chassis was lashed to the roofrack, but also supported on the roof itself by larger foam blocks as added support.

The whole lot was then held on by ratchets secured around the roof panel (windows lowered an inch) as an extra measure.

Never moved, no wobbles, no damage at all.

I wouldn't hesitate to do it again, but naturally drove with extra care and caution (not that I er.. dont anyway)

New GRP is much more fragile mind and airflow over the car would shake it about no end.

May be a daft suggestion but would a horsebox do the job?

Neighhh!!

Ive moved a whole seven less the engine on top of the minty metro given to us when we came back to blighty..........

Backhauling is cheaper than part load.
Find a company who manufactures near you. If they are delievering to London then they are empty on the way back. Far cheaper and easier than finding a part load that happens to be on your route.
Other than that there is a white van man in the Southern Daily Echo advertising at £50 a day.

I collected Phoenix bodywork in a standard (not long-wheelbase) transit style van.

Long wheelbase would have been better, but I put the bonnet section ontop of the main tub.

It cost £43 for the hire (oxford van rental). Fuel was another £30 or so. I picked up the van after work on Friday, and did the 240 mile round trip just like you. These small modern vans are great (quiet, fast, economical).

You think you haven't got any time, but actually you just need to sleep less. I am working on giving up sleep altogether. I will get loads done, and although I will be grumpy all the time that can be someone elses problem. ;-)

Matt

I've moved a Fury bonnet on a roofrack (Omega). Wouldn't try moving a complete body in the same fashion...it will get damaged for sure...

Van or flatbed trailer is the only real option, I'm afraid....

i have had a silva riot r1 on the roof rack on a 250mile trip and it was totally fine. chassis weighed about 70ish kg

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Originally posted by stevebubs
I've moved a Fury bonnet on a roofrack (Omega). Wouldn't try moving a complete body in the same fashion...it will get damaged for sure...

Van or flatbed trailer is the only real option, I'm afraid....

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This is turning into "The Great Roofrack Challenge"

Don't get me wrong, I've overloaded roofracks and trailers and driven home clenching my cheeks and bricking it wondering if the little chinese bolts and Bacofoil brackets will withstand the force of the air trying to rip your load off.

The bottom line is, if it comes off and goes sailing through the windscreen of a minibus carrying blind, one-legged Somali orphans, you'll be asked by a judge to say whether you thought carrying a car body on your roofrack was a "reasonable" thing to do and to show how the roofrack manufacturer is going to back you up and show where your insurance schedule covers this .....




......For the sake of of 40 of Her Majesy's English Pounds and a few hours off?


I think not

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Originally posted by stevebubs
I've moved a Fury bonnet on a roofrack (Omega). Wouldn't try moving a complete body in the same fashion...it will get damaged for sure...

Van or flatbed trailer is the only real option, I'm afraid....

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IYHO?

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Thanks for all the suggestions guys.

I've often thought having an old estate would be SO handy but like others I'm not that confident that an estate could hold a whole Fury body.

Sadly I cannot take time off work to do this (I'm a teacher at the moment) and don't think I could manage to do it after work one day.

It's looking likely that I'll have to use his recommended courier Expensive but it must be collected this week and I've run out of options I think?

Thanks everyone