I simply took a piece of 3/4 inch plywood about 3 feet by 2 feet, put a
caster with 3" wheels at each corner ( 2 rotating, 2 fixed ), drilled
two holes for a rope to pull it with, and use it all the time. At the
moment i have a complete 1275 with tranny as well as a 1300 Spitfire
engine on it, leaning against each other. It's hell to get it started
rolling with both those engines and the trans on it, but it has shown
no signs of cracking or bowing after 3 years of heavy use. I drill a
few holes down the edges and hook bungee cords over whatever the load
is. Total cost: maybe $20 - 25. Total time to make: 1/2 hour. I work
as a courier, and used this particular dolly to deliver loads of over
300 pounds on a daily basis. Now I have a new, smaller one for a new
smaller car!
Happy Holidays to all,
Bill McLeod
Slightly Classics
Tucson, AZ
(only 70 - 75 degrees today.... I'm wearing my knee length shorts to
keep the cold off!)
James Gruber wrote:
>I'm planning on picking up a spare 1275 and Ribcase Tranny for Bugsy this
>weekend. All of a sudden the thought of how do I move a 250 lb+ boat anchor
>around my garage occurred to me. I rumaged around the garage and found 4 nice
>heavy duty casters and I thought about constructing some sort of dolly out of
>2 x 6's that I could fit around the oil pan and support the engine and tranny.
>Anybody constructed anything like this? Now I can crawl under Bugsy and get
>dimensions but figured I'd ask first and maybe save some time. How big does
>the box need to be? Thanks in advance for the help.
>
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>Jim Gruber
>Bugsy '68 Sprite (future Bugeye in disguise)
>Dayton, OH
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