Lookie what $5000 buys you....

[Kern Dog]

I have a "door dolly" ....... makes my life easy..... I've installed many freshly painted doors all by myself.....I use the crap out of it, it's like having a boy

I'll bet I can make something like that.
I absolutely LOVE fabricating things. I'm not great at it but I like it. (Like sex)

 

[eldubb440]

I'll bet I can make something like that.
I absolutely LOVE fabricating things. I'm not great at it but I like it. (Like sex)

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you can copy mine..... I got it for free years ago, they want good money for that thing

 

[eldubb440]

greatest tool ever...... there, the secret is out

 

[Cheapsunglasses]

Great googly moogly ! That much and you still have to crank it yourself ?

 

[Kern Dog]

Get some casters, some 2 x 2 x .090 wall box tubing, a few rubber strips and some bolts...I could do this for under $100.
Heck....I could probably convert one of my spare engine stands.
I've mounted painted doors using dowels in the doors to just hang the door. This would change things.

 

[eldubb440]

Great googly moogly ! That much and you still have to crank it yourself ?

I think my buddy's wife is kinda like that

 

[eldubb440]

Get some casters, some 2 x 2 x .090 wall box tubing, a few rubber strips and some bolts...I could do this for under $100.
Heck....I could probably convert one of my spare engine stands.
I've mounted painted doors using dowels in the doors to just hang the door. This would change things.

it pivots at this bolt, and the chains are stupid

 

[1 Wild R/T]

it pivots at this bolt, and the chains are stupid

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And a trailer jack..... Piece of cake..

 

[eldubb440]

And a trailer jack..... Piece of cake..

bottle jack works......I use my portapower

 

[Kern Dog]

THIS is positive energy. I like it.
Car dudes sharing ideas. Everyone wins.

 

[ckessel]

What side was Jigsaw hit on? Reason I'm asking is that the a-pillar, rocker, floor, rail, roof, b-pillar may have collapsed some with the front end hit. Just subtle enough to make tight gaps on that one side.

 

[eldubb440]

used my door buddy today.....

 

[Kern Dog]

Those pictures help. I do think I'll be able to make one of those door carts.

 

[Kern Dog]

What side was Jigsaw hit on? Reason I'm asking is that the a-pillar, rocker, floor, rail, roof, b-pillar may have collapsed some with the front end hit. Just subtle enough to make tight gaps on that one side.

Jiggy was in what was called a low speed collision in a parking lot but I suspect it was above 10 mph by the way the fender apron and right frame rail looked.

There was a kink in the rail that isn't quite visible in the below photo.

The right front took the majority of the damage.

The lower support was bent enough to scrap.

I go back and forth on what to do and when to start on the bodywork.
I need to have a project here to keep me from sitting around and going bonkers. I can't just wash and wax a car, I have to be elbow deep in mechanical stuff to be happy.

 

[Hey-O]

Those pictures help. I do think I'll be able to make one of those door carts.

Although we had one specific vehicle at the plant, several different vehicles over the years, I made them all the time. The door buck had a groove in the bottom to hold the bottom lip and was carpeted. It was more or less, a plywood box with casters. The end of the door buck, had a pocket to hold the door perfectly straight up and down. The height was set for the car to have wheels and be on a flat floor. Once the door hinges were set, you pulled the buck out from the end. It was carpeted, because I built them to replace in system damaged, fully dressed doors.