<VV> make a LM mobil without a power pack?

[Bryan Blackwell]

Ok, here's my solution, it assumes that you have a home supply place  
nearby.  I haven't actually done this, but I think it would work ok,  
if you try it please let us know if it worked out ok.

Parts:
4 foot length of aluminum house gutter
4 foot long 2x8
4 3/8x3" lag bolts
2 muffler clamps
4 3/8x2.5" bolt, nuts, and washers
4 4" hose clamps

Drill four holes in the center of the 2x8 to match the pattern on the  
bottom of the diff.  Drive two lag bolts side by side into the middle  
of each end of the 2x8, about 1" apart so about 1" is sticking out.   
Bolt the 2x8 onto the lower control arm brackets, then use the  
muffler clamps to clamp the arms to the lag bolts on the ends of the  
boards.  You now have a solid lower link.

Put the halfshafts back on the hubs.  Slide two hose clamps onto each  
shaft, toward the hub end.  Put the gutter under the halfshafts and  
bend it around one shaft.  Slide the two hose clamps over the gutter,  
one near the end of the shaft and one near the end of the gutter, and  
tighten.  Repeat for the other halfshaft.  You now have a solid axle.

I think this will be sufficient for moving the car around.

--Bryan

On May 5, 2009, at 10:46 PM, Keith Hammett wrote:

> Has anybody come up with a way to make a LM rollable without the  
> engine or transmission being in it?  I need to come up with  
> something so I can load mine on a trailer and get it to the  
> painter.  He requested that I have everything off of it when he  
> gets it except for suspension.  He needs to be able to roll it around.