wanting ideas on building a body cart for 70-74 a bodies
Decided to build my own but with a bit of a twist, I wanted them to do a bit more then just roll around. I had in mind that they should change in height so I can raise and lower the car and I wanted them to support the body in the same way the suspension does so I needed to use those same support points not just the front leaf spring bracket which can leave the back section hanging out there unsupported. Using the leaf springs and the centre depth of the wheel well allows me significant height movement both up and down.
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I also wanted the car to be planted solid when Im working on it and not wiggling around so the casters would need to hinge out of the way so the stands can rest on the rubber pads and it worked out well and doesnt move at all. You can slide in a pretend axle tube join the two to add some extra stability if you like, I put it in to provide a centre point for the floor jack to jack from. If you want to change the casters to some others you can just weld on the same hinge to them and drive the hinge pin out and slip the different ones on and replace the pin. I didnt skimp and built them out of some fairly heavy wall steel I wasnt going to take any chances.
Im pretty much going to copy moparmat2000s front version with slightly heavier gauge steel and add a caster lock somewhat similar to his. Ill give this version a try, I think they should be strong enough and mobile enough to serve my project.
Feel free to comment if you see somewhere I can improve them.