[Tommy]

I lifted the body off and on my Everett-Morrison car many years ago using a similar system in my garage. I probably puts towels between the lifting straps and the body. I estimate the body weighed about 300 pounds. I too was concerned about the body flexing at the doors, so I reinforced the structure with two 4' long 7/16" threaded rods, one for each side. Each rod passed through holes near the top of the firewall and rear bulkhead, and were secured with nuts and fender washers on both sides of each hole.