Gerahead's 71 Dart
Haven't gotten much done on the car, but have gotten some small garage organization projects out of the way. I was tired of constantly tripping over, or stepping around the collection of jack stands that I have accumulated. I kicked around several ideas, but I finally landed on using a narrow space between an existing shelf unit and the back door. Each shelf holds a pair along with some dimension lumber I cut to fit under the stands.
The second project was making the rear end more mobile. Every time I needed to move it, I had to roll it around to where it needed to go. Typically not easy to do by yourself cuz it wants to spin around the tire your turning. You could grab the snout of the diff, but you all know what happens when you do that. Go ahead an laugh, we have all done it . . . you get your fingers smashed when the yoke jams your fingers against the pinion snubber! I took the side boards off a small Harbor Fright furniture dolly and replaced them with longer boards along the side to stretch out the length. Then I fabbed up a couple of stands to support the two ends of the axle near the ends. Took the wheels off and a ratchet strap keeps it in place. Viola! it rolls around easily wherever I need it. Now, back to work!
L8r
Jim
Haven't gotten much done on the car, but have gotten some small garage organization projects out of the way. I was tired of constantly tripping over, or stepping around the collection of jack stands that I have accumulated. I kicked around several ideas, but I finally landed on using a narrow space between an existing shelf unit and the back door. Each shelf holds a pair along with some dimension lumber I cut to fit under the stands.
The second project was making the rear end more mobile. Every time I needed to move it, I had to roll it around to where it needed to go. Typically not easy to do by yourself cuz it wants to spin around the tire your turning. You could grab the snout of the diff, but you all know what happens when you do that. Go ahead an laugh, we have all done it . . . you get your fingers smashed when the yoke jams your fingers against the pinion snubber! I took the side boards off a small Harbor Fright furniture dolly and replaced them with longer boards along the side to stretch out the length. Then I fabbed up a couple of stands to support the two ends of the axle near the ends. Took the wheels off and a ratchet strap keeps it in place. Viola! it rolls around easily wherever I need it. Now, back to work!
L8r
Jim
