How to build a dolly for your body

I took this pic from the internet...maybe here on HAMB. Notice the square tubing on ends that the "lean over" supports slide into.

 

I have to keep it low so I can get in and out of the garage. No much in the car for floors so I place to brace it as much as I can and place it on the dolly. The braces might end up making the mounting pints for the dolly. Lots of good stuff Thanks again!

 

That's good looking but you should addfront-back lateral braces (like you have side to side). It would prevent it from "racking" and colapsing on itself.

 

I recently snagged up some material for the dolly for my '40 Coupe. I was at the local s**** steel yard, and found a stack of 2x4 C-channel 8' long, and later found a bin full of caster wheels. I grabbed enough "S****" to build the dolly for the body tub and the engine. Overkill? Absolutely, but since It only cost a little over the price of s****, I figured what the heck. Now I gotta get off my **** and build it.

 

Here's the one I built for my 57, similar to Don's.
Just for roll around storage at my son's garage.
Car isn't a land yacht, but ain't a 32 either.
Got a rotisserie to work on the underside and scored some tubing and angle for s**** pricing and will be building a lower steel one to transport the body on the trailer. Just put the pic up to show wood can work, too.
Found several sets of plans on the net, just added and modified to suit me. Had the lumber, just needed the casters and carriage bolts.
Knocks down to the long sides, for storage. Being frugal, will probably end up reusing the lumber for something else.

 

I know this was for a bit newer car then hambbers are used to but here is a easy one to build . I agree with the others larger wheels to roll around the yard would have been nice but these little 3" whee do fine on concrete .









here was the plans I used maybe you could modify it some for your car

 

If you want to go cheap, quite often you can find seriously heavy wood pallets at freight company docks or at metal fabricating shops that get them in with heavy items. One of my sheds is built out of a shipping crate that a big piece of equipment came in from Germany a few years ago.

The only rub with wood is that if you have to do a serious amount of welding on the body you might not want wood due to the chance of catching it on fire.

 

Rolling scaffolding. The wheels lock, and they are large diameter for rolling over everything, plus designed to hold weight.

 

I bought a 30-31 gl*** body from R&R. It will be here Wednesday, I'm hoping the shipping crate with casters will make a decent dolly. I've got to get busy.

 

If using wood and worried about fire, go get what is called intumescent coating. It is a fire barrier used in construction . Works well but is flammable while wet.

 

I took an old 40 frame cut the front off welded stands for casters. Now my body is suported exactly as it would be on the frame. I saved the front so I can reatach if desired.