How strong is the roof?

Part watched a YouTube video the other day about a 110 chassis swap.
The body was lifted back on complete, minus front wings, all interior seem to be fitted. It was lifted by a hiab type crane using straps attached to the roof rack.
Didn’t think the roof gutter would be strong enough or the roof rack come to think of it.

Body doesn't weigh that much tbh.
Bulkhead disconnected, doors off and me and a mate lifted my 110 off.

Flossie said:

Body doesn't weigh that much tbh.

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I disagree with that. having just done a body swap on my 110 from hardtop to station wagon I can confirm the hardtop body weighs more and two of us failed to lift it off so recuited another two friends. The station wagon body took three of us to lift back on and that is just the rear body and sides, no doors, and not the seatbox, interior, and bulkhead.

Not sure I would trust the roof gutters to lift the whole body but clearly it worked. i would trust my roof rack to take the weight but not the gutter.

Sorry, only just seen the reply.
Doors, bulkhead and seatbox disconnected and me and a mate removed the 110 van body. Wheels were off so it was lift-shunt-lift shunt etc until it reached the balance point at the rear of the chassis and was then tipped up on its end and shuffled out the way. The csw tub was built up in pieces on the new chassis as the floor was rotten. We even fitted the 2.5 nad back in without a crane using scaffold planks and trolly Jack's, no head or bits on it. I thought my eyes were gonna pop trying to get it on to the front cross member.
I got an actual hernia around that time, not sure if it was doing that or carrying a 2300mm x 600mm double radiator into my new extension in 1999. I was even building straight after the op , wasn't going to sit around for 8 weeks off work(paid) doing nowt. Got another hernia now but that was from a fall from hight and the nhs won't fix me now cos I'm too old and carbon fibre is expensive or summit.
As for the roof rack thing, depends on the rack and how many clamp points. My roof rack weighs a ton and that rack was fitted to my 109 and I brought the new 110 chassis back from the galvanising plant on it. That was a bit silly but it was around a mile and a half away and I went via a quiet route. No damage to the 109.

Flossie said:

Doors, bulkhead and seatbox disconnected and me and a mate removed the 110 van body.

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That's the same state mine was in, but my side panels do have twin sliding glass windows in which will be heavier than the standard ali sides.

My station wagon body was built up off the vehicle as the 110 is my daily, so when it was lifted into place it had the sides panels, and the b/c-pillar/sill fitted along with the second row seat box, floor panels and toe plate, and some sound proofing fitted, was still significantly lighter than my hardtop body.