Raised Body Dolly
Safety Car
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From: La Mesa CA
Hi Glenn,
I checked the frame dimension diagram in the Chassis Service manual and unless I'm missing something, (DUH?), it appears the 4'-0"-1/4" actual dimension is a good one.
The center of the uprights are off by 1/4" each because of the actual dimension of the framing material as I note on the drawing.
Regards,
Alan
I checked the frame dimension diagram in the Chassis Service manual and unless I'm missing something, (DUH?), it appears the 4'-0"-1/4" actual dimension is a good one.
The center of the uprights are off by 1/4" each because of the actual dimension of the framing material as I note on the drawing.
Regards,
Alan
Looking at the plans, the 4 foot 3 and 1/2 inch outer width leads to a four foot 1/2 inch inner width if you use 2x10s that have an actual 1 1/2 inch actual width
So this can lead to the centerline of the holes on the birdcage quite close to the inner edge of dolly frame. If you use 2x3 uprights as I did their actual width is 1 1/2. With 3/4 inch on each side that leads to a inner centerline width of the uprights of 3 foot 11 inches
Because we were doing this with an engine hoist, and the body was not perfectly level, I am sure we didn't get it perfectly centered on the uprights either
For me it was easy to slap on extra upright 2x3s on the existing ones and call it done.
Again, thank you so much for producing these plans.
I am thrilled with how it came out.
Glenn
Last edited by gleninsandiego; May 23, 2017 at 10:29 PM.
