Re: body shell trolley

["Chris Chemidlin" <spredhaus@hotmail.com>]

I have the bug body up on saw horses that have been re-inforced.
Its about 3.5 feet off the ground.

As far as a trolly goes, take angle iron and weld a square, then put a 
caster in each corner- Viola!   You won't be able to get under it, tho...


Don't over-engineer it. It doens't have It doesn't have to mount to the 
factory points.



CHRIS CHEMIDLIN
http://www.spredhaus.com
http://www.angelfire.com/nj/spredhaus
58 Type1 Ragtop
84 Jetta uGLi





From: "John C. Worden" <scirocco@midmaine.com>

>
>At 12:00 PM 7/20/99 -0400, Nigel Heron wrote:
> >hey guys,
> >
> >i need a way to move my scirocco shell around without reinstalling the
> >suspension. It's on blocks right now and i don't want it to lay on it's
> >belly when it goes on the flatbed for a paint job. I was thinking of
> >building (well.. my dad would make it at work, he's a machinist)  some
> >kind of trolley that bolts to the rear axle beam mounting points and to
> >the rear mounting points of the a-arms (where the sway bar is). I could
> >use small trailer wheels or something.
> >
> >what do you guys think?
> >
>That's a very good idea.  Many people who restore cars do that.  My friend
>has a GTX sitting on one now  with plety of room underneath to work.  When
>I do my MGB I'll build one for it too, unless I can make a rotisserie.
>
>
>John Worden
>Old Town, Maine
>
>'98 Dodge Dakota 4x4
>'81 Volkswagen Scirocco(Mk1) soon to be 2.0 16V.  The engine is out/
>  and all electrical is pretty much done.
>'69 MGB- in need of total resoration(needs some front fenders too)
>





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