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St. Jude Donor '09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17-'18-‘19-'20-'21-'22-'23-'24
Originally Posted by Dougs63
Just "Google" Corvette Body Dolly plans and look under Google images. There are several to review and choose from.
Really not all that much to them.
Or learn how to use "search" on this forum right here. Only been discussed a zillion times. Pics, plans, discussions......
EDIT: I'll walk you through
1. Click on the word "search" on the red bar near the top of this page
2. Click "Advanced Search"
3. When that page loads, the upper left hand block says "key words" Enter BODY DOLLY
4. Not required, but I clicked just below that blank and changed "search entire post" to "search titles only"
5. Go toward the lower right, where it says something about which forum to search, scroll down and highlight "C1-C2"
6. Below all that click "search now"
When I just did that, it gave me 100 (literally, not exaggeration) threads in this generation with "body dolly" in the title. Work your way through those and you'll learn almost all you could hope to know.
Last edited by Railroadman; 11-29-2018 at 10:42 AM.
I would look at the dolly Railroadman built that also includes support for the rear of the body. Some say it is overkill, and others say it is cheap insurance.
I would look at the dolly Railroadman built that also includes support for the rear of the body. Some say it is overkill, and others say it is cheap insurance.
Supporting the rear on a coupe body is not needed but definitely required for convertibles.
St. Jude Donor '09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17-'18-‘19-'20-'21-'22-'23-'24
The basic frame is what the Noland Adams plan shows, except that I added...1" 2" to the height. The back I improvised by using the dimensions of the frame as shown on one of all those links. Later tonight if I have time I'll see if I can come up with a link for you.
Now we’re talking Mac-Daddy body dolly. Definitely the way to go if you have the skills. I built the wood version and it is a biatch to get underneath and in the engine bay for cleanup and detailing.
St. Jude Donor '09-'10-'11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16-'17-'18-‘19-'20-'21-'22-'23-'24
Be advised there are a few very slight differences in hole locations in some C-2 years - fractions of an inch. You can do a forum search like I explained above, using "Frame Dimensions", or Google (which will probably lead you right back here). The body dolly dimensions are also linked to in some of the previous threads, it was drawn up by Noland Adams and is fine for a coupe. Coupes have more structural rigidity, and don't need the rear section. Convertibles tend to sag and you really should have the rear section added in in some way to protect it. Sadly Adams did not include a convertible version in his plans.
I wanted to be able to access the thresh-hold channels.
There were good pictures on this site showing different metal dolly's and designs.
The mounting holes and attachment heights were the same as any of he detailed frame measurement drawings that were easy to find.
You just need to make sure the tubing can telescope if you want to do it to be adjustable. About $200 in metal and $25 for a set of 300# casters.
In the picture below one of the cross members is loose, so I can pull any one of the them out to give more access to different areas.
Wow some of these dollies are complicated.
I used a simple "A" frame design with cross members, short lengths of 1 1/2" pipe nipples and 3/8" all thread for both the '58 and '65.
11-28-2018, 11:27 PM
