818S Chassis #47 Finds Its New Home

[Silvertop]

Well, after about a 2 week delay due to transport backlog, 818S Chassis #47 arrived at its new home. We unloaded it about 3:00 this afternoon in Forest Lqke MN. The offloading and hand-transport down the short dirt road I live on came off flawlessly due to the dynamite transport/build dolly design which AZ Pete shared with us some weeks ago. Thanks, Pete!! It just worked really slick. Stewart's driver liked it too!

Coming Soon: Silvertop's NA Build Thread! :cool:

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[wallace18]

I know you are some kind of excited to get going. Best of luck, I look forward to your posts.

[AZPete]

Congrats on the delivery! I know how exciting it is but don't forget the "Vroom, vroom" video . . . you get extra points for shifting.
The inventory is like Christmas. You'll find that many of the FFR boxes can be consolidated into smaller boxes if you hang the big stuff like coolant tubes, shift cables and door frames somewhere. Have fun!

[68GT500MAN]

Congratulation on the delivery! That looks like a cozy place to build your dream.
Doug

[D Clary]

Nice dolly did you make that? it looks simpler than others I have seen.

[Silvertop]

Nice dolly did you make that? it looks simpler than others I have seen.

Yes, I made it, but the credit goes to forum member AZPete for the design. After he built the original, he posted a thread about it here a few weeks ago with photos and basic instructions on how to build it, and several of us have copied it. Most of the lumber components were derived from the crates that my AJW Donor Kit came in, so it didn't cost much to build. Had to buy nuts, bolts and lag screws (and some gorilla glue) from the hardware store. The 8-inch casters came from Harbor Freight.

The nice thing about the dolly is that it makes offloading from the truck a cakewalk, but then it continues to serve as the build platform until you are ready to put the wheels on. Slick deal!:)

[thestigwins]

Already 47 cars out to customers. That is impressive. Congrats on your big day silvertop

[Frank818]

Congrats!

[riptide motorsport]

Cool,,,,,,,,,,,,,congrats!!!!!!!!

[Xusia]

Awesome, man! I can't wait to see your progress! :)

[Wayne Presley]

Congrats Silvertop!

[VD2021]

Congrats! Santa was in MN yesterday:cool:. White beard and all:).

[Silvertop]

Congrats! Santa was in MN yesterday:cool:. White beard and all:).

Thanks! But I prefer to think of it as Silver............ But you shouldn't be telling people my secret identity!!!! :rolleyes:

[skullandbones]

Glad you finally got your kit. You will be miles ahead with all the build activity that has gone on recently and still fresh in your head. Good luck, WEK.

[wleehendrick]

But you shouldn't be telling people my secret identity!!!! :rolleyes:

Silver beard... lives way up North... not too tough to figure out! ;)

P.S. I'm likely going to have to get my kit up the driveway also; it's paved, but uphill (not too steep). I was planning on building on jackstands, not a dolly. I have a friend with a flatbed trailer lined up to help me get it that 'last (1/8) mile', and should have plenty of help on delivery day. Any recommendations for supporting it on a flatbed? Do you think some 2x4's will be adequate?

Thanks,

Lee

[David Hodgkins]

You lucky dog!!

I'm really feeling left behind!

Good luck with the build; I'll be following your progress.

Congratulations. You Christmas came early this year!

:)

[VD2021]

Thanks! But I prefer to think of it as Silver............ But you shouldn't be telling people my secret identity!!!! :rolleyes:

ROTFLMBO..............

I wont tell anyone else...

Looking forward to following the build.

[Silvertop]

Glad you finally got your kit. You will be miles ahead with all the build activity that has gone on recently and still fresh in your head. Good luck, WEK.

I think you are right about that. When I have my inevitable problems with control arms that don't quite fit right, or don't know how to depower my steering rack, or any of a dozen different problems that have already happened -- all I'm going to have to do is consult the build threads of our de facto beta builders -- Erik Treve, Wayne Presley, RM1SepEx, Mechie 3, Metalmaker -- and others -- the solved problem is going to be there already. What a deal! :)

[Silvertop]

Silver beard... lives way up North... not too tough to figure out! ;)

P.S. I'm likely going to have to get my kit up the driveway also; it's paved, but uphill (not too steep). I was planning on building on jackstands, not a dolly. I have a friend with a flatbed trailer lined up to help me get it that 'last (1/8) mile', and should have plenty of help on delivery day. Any recommendations for supporting it on a flatbed? Do you think some 2x4's will be adequate?

Thanks,

Lee

Based on what I see under there, 2 X 4's should be adequate, although a pair 4 X 4's might be safer -- or screw some 2 X 4's together. Put one support under the floor pan and one under the frame cross member below the motor mounts. Make sure they are no more than four feet long so they don't extend out to the body parts. Actually though, if your driveway is paved and not too steep, and if you are using Stewart, the mover's dolly that they have on the truck will probably be adequate. You may not need your friend's flatbed. To be safe, keep it standing by, though.

[wleehendrick]

Based on what I see under there, 2 X 4's should be adequate, although a pair 4 X 4's might be safer -- or screw some 2 X 4's together. Put one support under the floor pan and one under the frame cross member below the motor mounts. Make sure they are no more than four feet long so they don't extend out to the body parts. Actually though, if your driveway is paved and not too steep, and if you are using Stewart, the mover's dolly that they have on the truck will probably be adequate. You may not need your friend's flatbed. To be safe, keep it standing by, though.

Thanks for the info!