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PostPosted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 3:40 pm    Post subject: Moving cars around in the shop (assembled). Reply with quote

How do you move your cars around at the shop? Gojaks get too close to fenders. Just wondered if anyone has special dollies or "movers"?

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 3:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

them^ and go jacks...car dollies,wood carts...Auto twirler rotiserie etc.

or just plain roll them on the tires.
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 4:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Other than moving a car sideways on its own tires, anyone got anything unusual ? Homemade? Overhead Trolley? Pictures?

Although I would like to see an assembled car up on a body rotisserie. Shocked
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 8:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

homemade wooden dolly made out of 2x4's with casters screwed on the bottom. Not pretty but works just fine. i use this to move the shell in and out of the garage while stripping to keep the dust out of the shop.
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 9:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Moving another bug around. Tossed it sideways in the shop for drivers side rust repairs.

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PostPosted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 8:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Depending on how much room you have to work with, I have moved them by using a floor jack. Jacking front off the ground will allow you to move it rather easily. If not enough room to manuver, I'll move the front, then raise the rear and slide it over. Finally just bought a set of wheel dollies as already mentioned.
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 9:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I want a closer shot of that wiring in the first picture Shocked tires work just fine for me.
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Harbor Freight, $9.99 ea ......can go wrong for the price. Very Happy


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PostPosted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 11:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

wooden in this pic,rotisserie on an assembled car makes no sense man.

auto twirler or the like isn't a needed thing for a vw body,as they are light and easy to move around...you can do all the welding and such on a lift.

for mobility:

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 11:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here's the dolly I made for my 69 'vert body......

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Casters from Harbor Freight, 2X6's and 4X4's with some brackets from Home Depot.

I started out with the 4X4 sawhorses shown in the Bug Me Video, 8 feet long. Too long for my garage, so I shortened them to 6 1/2 feet. Then when I got so far along with the body, I realized I needed to be able to move it. So I made this dolly, and a companion flat dolly for the pan. One problem, though. The pneumatic tires on the casters don't like to hold air well. I fixed that with a little Slime in each tire.
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 8:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm using a set of 4 furniture dollies from menards. Much much cheaper than car dollies with the same weight rating.
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 8:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

jandrewthompson wrote:
I'm using a set of 4 furniture dollies from menards. Much much cheaper than car dollies with the same weight rating.


I'm using the $9.00 Harbor Freight ones. The wheels fit right in.
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 10:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hey Guys,
I'm a new member to TheSamba, but I've been reading all y'alls posts for years. Anyway, if I do anything wrong, please don't hesitate to tell me.

Now that I've said that, I know I'm way behind on this subject, but I have a question and hope someone has an answer. I am going to build something similar to the one fred69vert built. My driveway is gravel and it's hard to see the wheels in the pictures. I was wondering your opinion of how they would roll on an uneven gravel driveway? Also, I plan to put an eye at each end so I can run a strap over the the body to keep it secure. Thanks in advance.

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PostPosted: Thu Jun 06, 2013 1:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Off Road dolly
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 07, 2013 2:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Sat Jun 08, 2013 1:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice! Thank you for the pic. I like the idea of using steel over wood. Those casters look pretty heavy duty too. I like it! One more question though. I don't see any mounting points on the dolly. Do you rely on the weight alone to keep it attached or do you throw a couple straps over it? The reason I ask is because I'll have to push anywhere from 100 yards to 250 yards over grass, gravel, and a really uneven yard. Thanks again.

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PostPosted: Sun Jun 09, 2013 9:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Up to an eighth mile on a dolly? Through gravel dirt etc??? You must be one of those cross-fit guys- lol
Seriously, probably either weld some tabs to keep the body from sliding off left to right, and a tie down to keep tension on the body.

Another harbor freight thing I saw, was the aluminum wheel dollies. They're like gojaks, without the jack function.



http://www.harborfreight.com/catalogsearch/result?q=Wheel+dolly

After looking at the price though, the furniture dolly idea sounds the best for a light car!
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 09, 2013 4:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well....I live in town and have about 8 acres of land behind the shop. They're really strict on how many non-running vehicles can be seen from the road. I need to be able to hide them. Hahaha. Sounds silly, I Know. I don't want to push them to the back of my property but if it saves me a ticket, or them making me get rid of my parts cars, I'll push them 2 miles! LOL. I'm going to build a few of these as soon as I get a chance. Thanks for all the advise!

Oh, and by the way, cross fit guy? No way! LOL. It'll probably take more time for me to hide the cars than to take them off the pans.
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 10, 2013 9:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I used solid 5" castors on my dolly and it sinks in my side yard that is breeze material (fine compacted gravel - like park trails). It takes two people to sorta lift and push in order to move it.

Next time I build a dolly, I will also look for castors that can lock in the forward direction, because four rotating castor is nice in the shop, but a pain to "drive" as all 4 rotating castors seldom agree on the same direction.
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