Knee jerk reactions. I had told him to stop and didn't trust him to just have it up in the air with the wheels on.Back to THIS post. So, why pull the axles to prevent him from moving the body around? Why didn't you just leave the axles and put the car on jack stands with the wheels removed? Or just tell him not to move it. Some of what you've done in the past, present, and plan in the future is a bit confusing.
How did your roommate check for frame straightness? Did he have equipment in that tiny garage? Haul it to a local shop?