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Thu Nov 20, 2008 10:52 pm

I've separated the shell of by '67 from the chassis -

Am trying to figure out how many guys (old looking guys) I'm going to need to carry it to where I'm storing it.

How heavy is the body shell of a beetle (with glass?) -- all the numbers I can find are the curb weight inclusive of the chassis.

Thu Nov 20, 2008 10:56 pm

I dont know about with glass, but i could pick up my shell from one of my beetles and move it across the yard. No pan, just got up in it and stood up. To move it safely, it took me and my buddy.

And we are a coupla scrawny computer nerds. :D

Fri Nov 21, 2008 10:54 am

agree with mrme...two people make moving the shell around an easy job.

Fri Nov 21, 2008 2:24 pm

I had three people help me. Two on the front and two on the back. I would liked to have two more, just because I was lifting it fairly high up to put it on a body dolly. I would have a total of four if I were you. Better safe than sorry.

Sun Nov 23, 2008 12:41 pm

When I threw my 67 body shell on my dolly, I had my wife lift the front end and I had the back.. picked it up - sideway steps and it went on just fine. (and no my wife isn't from Germany and named Gretchen) :)

Mon Nov 24, 2008 9:49 pm

three should be plenty with the glass.
one in front and two in the back

Tue Nov 25, 2008 8:31 am

jacobjordan24 wrote: three should be plenty with the glass.
one in front and two in the back Removing the glass would make the job MUCH easier.

Mon May 25, 2009 8:16 pm

teebee wrote: I've separated the shell of by '67 from the chassis -

Am trying to figure out how many guys (old looking guys) I'm going to need to carry it to where I'm storing it.

How heavy is the body shell of a beetle (with glass?) -- all the numbers I can find are the curb weight inclusive of the chassis.

So for completeness -I'll reply to myself -- I've seen some folks claim the stripped body weight of an earlier Beetle to be around 240 lbs. We ended up carrying the shell around the house with 4 guys -- and 2 'helpers' to spot and direct.

Mon May 25, 2009 10:42 pm

ah,well i took the body off the pan myself and put it on a stand with casters. no i didnt pick up the whole damn thing ,more like a big heave at the front,ditto at the back . then 3 weeks later i had a coritosone shot in my elbow and after 2 months got full use back. mine weight in at 'to much for one stubborn guy.'

Tue May 26, 2009 9:18 am

Take the doors off, too and that would make it a little easier

Tue May 26, 2009 2:06 pm

I lifted my 67 body with the doors on and the glass in with one guy helping me. It was at the limit of what we could lift and we both pretty well regretted it. Next time I'll get three or four guys.

Thu Jun 11, 2009 3:49 pm

I once calculated that the complete body (doors, full gas tank and all glass) amounted something like 600 to 700 pounds based upon a pan-seats-engine-tranny-suspension-wheels and tires given as someting like 1000 pounds and given the unladen weight of 1764 pounds for a '67. Taking the glass and doors off could save a back!

Thu Jun 11, 2009 4:58 pm

Me and a buddy moved mine, it was with full glass and was not fun. i agree, get 3 helpers or you will be sucking wind. we are not small and we were struggling