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> Body dolly, Anyone made one
ThePaintedMan
post Feb 26 2020, 12:41 PM
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Anyone made a body dolly for their car? I'm looking to start my drivetrain swap this summer and want to retain the ability to move the shell around in the driveway. Only really worried about dimensions and keeping it balanced, but open to your suggestions, particularly in the area of safety. Here's a pic of something sort of what I was thinking.


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ThePaintedMan   Body dolly   Feb 26 2020, 12:41 PM
mepstein   Rory made this one. I'm "storing" it...   Feb 26 2020, 12:47 PM
ndfrigi   how about just use wheel dolly? I can easily move ...   Feb 26 2020, 12:50 PM
mepstein   how about just use wheel dolly? I can easily move...   Feb 26 2020, 12:58 PM
ThePaintedMan   Well my thinking was that this would make it easie...   Feb 26 2020, 12:53 PM
ValcoOscar   I made this one using dimensions from here....PERF...   Feb 26 2020, 12:58 PM
injunmort   summit has a generic dolly about $400.00.   Feb 26 2020, 12:59 PM
mlindner   I made my first one out of wood. Later welded one ...   Feb 26 2020, 01:18 PM
mlindner   PaintedMan, regarding safety. The wood really work...   Feb 26 2020, 01:33 PM
Jonathan Livesay   PaintedMan, regarding safety. The wood really wor...   Mar 2 2020, 01:59 PM
roblav1   Here's mine. 3.0 engine is installed. Oops, ...   Feb 26 2020, 02:56 PM
roblav1   With engine in now.   Feb 26 2020, 03:01 PM
Olympic 914   Did this one. Cut groves in the top piece to rece...   Feb 26 2020, 06:56 PM
914forme   I just cut one up made of wooden 4x4s 1x4 as an X ...   Feb 26 2020, 07:25 PM
mbseto   1st post in my build thread has a couple decent do...   Feb 27 2020, 03:44 PM
mlindner   mbseto, best dolly yet. Very nice. Thanks for shar...   Feb 28 2020, 06:47 AM
mgarrison   So, silly question but how do you put the body/cha...   Mar 2 2020, 01:43 PM
ValcoOscar   So, silly question but how do you put the body/ch...   Mar 2 2020, 01:53 PM
Nacho   McMaster-Carr just under $300 I then took Chi...   Mar 2 2020, 02:24 PM
mgarrison   McMaster-Carr just under $300 I then took Ch...   Mar 2 2020, 03:07 PM
Nacho   McMaster-Carr just under $300 I then took C...   Mar 2 2020, 04:20 PM
mgarrison   [quote name='mgarrison' post='2790853' date='Mar ...   Mar 2 2020, 04:34 PM
mepstein   [quote name='mgarrison' post='2790853' date='Mar...   Mar 2 2020, 04:59 PM
ctc911ctc   Love this garage! 2 in process! McMast...   Mar 2 2020, 03:30 PM
mepstein   https://www.eastwood.com/heavy-duty-body-ca...ASAB...   Mar 2 2020, 03:26 PM
nathanxnathan   Here's 1 I built http://www.914world.com/bbs2/...   Mar 2 2020, 05:25 PM
ThePaintedMan   Great ideas guys. Had no idea there were so many p...   Mar 3 2020, 07:59 AM
Cairo94507   Wow nathanxnathan, that is a very nice looking bod...   Mar 3 2020, 05:10 PM


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