in my shop watchin you and wrenchin on my ‘69 427 4sp Cortez Silver Vette thinkin just send it to you! this is awesome thank you very much! Really inspiring to get it done.
Boy this is a timely video for me. I'm about to pull the 72 Blazer's body off the frame, and I'd like to do the same to my 70 vert too.... That's a perfect body dolly design and your welding is great! I'll be checking back on this vid quite a few times in the near future! Thanks, Mitch! A+++++
Thanks for watching Dr Lee! I just watched your video on the Blazer. It’s turning out nice! I can’t wait to see what you do with it. That would be nice for your cars. That harbor freight welder lays down a nice bead once I get in the groove. Thanks again Dr Lee!
I 100% agree on the larger wheels they are quieter and roll much easier. Waste? I bet you will find a use for the extras in time. Excellent job. Thanks for the video. That garage has 3 great cars. Take care, stay safe.
That’s a good point. They definitely are much quieter I didn’t consider that one haha. Oh yeah I will find a use for those bits. They are extras. It’s cool to see these cars together. We have a great lineup haha
A little FYI for anyone building a cart. Make it so there is enough clearance for a engine crane legs to slide under. this is not a problem if you are like mitch and have a overhead hoist. Mitch would have had plenty of clearance with the wheels he used. I pull bodies off with my engine hoist and a sling.
That’s a great tip! I almost didn’t have enough head room to lift the body on the cart so that’s definitely another tip. There are several things to consider when designing a cart besides how you mount the body. Those are all good things to consider to help your future self.
Hi Mitch and thank you for the update! Love to see you making this body cart! I'll need to create on for my C2 convertible. I have got a bent chasis on this car, on the right side at the S-curve(level of firewall) area of the chasis. How much of experience have you got on straightening chasis? How'd you go about straightening chasis? Would you say, making this kind of a cart with the attouchment points for the chasis would work as a guide for straightness? Is heating the bent part of the chasis the best way maintain the strenght properties of chasis metal or is there another way to go about this? Thank you Mitch for being an inspiration for all of us corvette enthusiastics :)
Great welds, much better than I could have done. The rigidity comment is so true, I always think of a pocket knife that folds being less stable. Cheers!
Thanks I appreciate it! I’m pretty happy with my welds. That’s a great analogy honestly. You definitely get a little play in anything once you add joints.
Hey there Mitch, This was a neat project! Can I ask what the steel cost you? Recently I went to metal supplier and was shocked at the price of steel tubing. You're right, dinky casters suck (unless you need to keep the total height down). I found the Harbor Freight casters are decent quality and the price is pretty good. Take care, Dan
Hey Dan thanks. I paid like 300 I think? Something like that with shipping. I have local places but I ordered this stuff because I could get it shipped to me through ups. Everything is so expensive now it’s crazy. Hopefully stuff goes down one day. I’ll have to see what they have. I haven’t wondered that isle recently. Take it easy Dan!
Having moved a car on a wheel dollies, love the big casters. Nice work.
Absolutely they make a world of a difference!
in my shop watchin you and wrenchin on my ‘69 427 4sp Cortez Silver Vette thinkin just send it to you! this is awesome thank you very much! Really inspiring to get it done.
Haha would you look at that! Talk about timing. Thanks for tuning in!
Boy this is a timely video for me. I'm about to pull the 72 Blazer's body off the frame, and I'd like to do the same to my 70 vert too.... That's a perfect body dolly design and your welding is great! I'll be checking back on this vid quite a few times in the near future! Thanks, Mitch! A+++++
Thanks for watching Dr Lee! I just watched your video on the Blazer. It’s turning out nice! I can’t wait to see what you do with it. That would be nice for your cars. That harbor freight welder lays down a nice bead once I get in the groove. Thanks again Dr Lee!
I 100% agree on the larger wheels they are quieter and roll much easier. Waste? I bet you will find a use for the extras in time. Excellent job. Thanks for the video. That garage has 3 great cars. Take care, stay safe.
That’s a good point. They definitely are much quieter I didn’t consider that one haha. Oh yeah I will find a use for those bits. They are extras. It’s cool to see these cars together. We have a great lineup haha
Nice work!
Thank you! Cheers!
Thanks Mitch. Nice project
Thank you!
As always Mitch you figured it out before you built .Engineers and toolmaker think alike.
Thanks Bob!
A little FYI for anyone building a cart. Make it so there is enough clearance for a engine crane legs to slide under. this is not a problem if you are like mitch and have a overhead hoist. Mitch would have had plenty of clearance with the wheels he used. I pull bodies off with my engine hoist and a sling.
That’s a great tip! I almost didn’t have enough head room to lift the body on the cart so that’s definitely another tip. There are several things to consider when designing a cart besides how you mount the body. Those are all good things to consider to help your future self.
Hi Mitch and thank you for the update! Love to see you making this body cart! I'll need to create on for my C2 convertible. I have got a bent chasis on this car, on the right side at the S-curve(level of firewall) area of the chasis. How much of experience have you got on straightening chasis? How'd you go about straightening chasis? Would you say, making this kind of a cart with the attouchment points for the chasis would work as a guide for straightness? Is heating the bent part of the chasis the best way maintain the strenght properties of chasis metal or is there another way to go about this? Thank you Mitch for being an inspiration for all of us corvette enthusiastics :)
I like big casters, I cannot lie. You other builders can't deny.
Well played sir well played 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Would you mind sharing your body frame plans?
Great welds, much better than I could have done. The rigidity comment is so true, I always think of a pocket knife that folds being less stable. Cheers!
Thanks I appreciate it! I’m pretty happy with my welds. That’s a great analogy honestly. You definitely get a little play in anything once you add joints.
Thanks for a great video. Next month I am starting my 69 renovation and was looking for a good simple body cart...Now I have found one. Thanks
Great vid👍
Glad you enjoyed it thanks!
Hey there Mitch,
This was a neat project!
Can I ask what the steel cost you? Recently I went to metal supplier and was shocked at the price of steel tubing.
You're right, dinky casters suck (unless you need to keep the total height down). I found the Harbor Freight casters are decent quality and the price is pretty good.
Take care,
Dan
Hey Dan thanks. I paid like 300 I think? Something like that with shipping. I have local places but I ordered this stuff because I could get it shipped to me through ups. Everything is so expensive now it’s crazy. Hopefully stuff goes down one day. I’ll have to see what they have. I haven’t wondered that isle recently. Take it easy Dan!
Thanks for posting
Thanks for watching!
Why not just add stanchions that are properly place for a C2 in additon to the C3 stanchions? Then you have body cart that will work for both.