30 Minute Car Dollies

[hrosenthal]

I made these car dollies in about 30 minutes. I had originally had my car on wheel dollies with jack stands strapped on (photo attached), but it felt pretty wobbly and I was worried about the car slipping off when being moved.

To make the new dollies, I bought 4 Mini Movers Dollies (I believe Home Depot & Lowes carry them as well) from Harbor Freight to use as the base.

I went to Home Depot and bought 12 2x4's from which I had them cut 24-36" and 2-19.5" sections. The remaining spare pieces are mostly 24", which are always good to have around.

The 3 (36") 2x4's fit perfectly between the padded ends of the movers dollies (remember - mini dollies).

then I stacked 3 additional layers of 36" 2x4's, to make each dolly 36" wide x 10.5" high.

At the top of the dolly, I centered the 19.5" 2x4 to prevent the frame from sliding on the dolly.

All 2x4's are glued with high quality wood glue and screwed for support.

Note that the bottom layer of 2x4's is screwed from underneath the dolly.

I used pipe insulation to provide a soft cushion between the frame and the dolly.

I hope this helps someone out there.

H

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[riptide motorsport]

Great idea..............much safer.

[CraigS]

Very well done!

[Rodster]

H -
Thanks for posting that idea - just in time, I just ordered a Coupe kit, been wondering about something like this. Glad I didn't have to re-invent the wheel.

Cheers,
wayne

[AZPete]

I like it because when you are done you can re-use the parts for some other project. To add stability and keep the chassis from moving sideways as you work on it you could cut 4 pieces of 2x4 and screw them on the top at the inside of the frame tubes . . . it is 20" between the 4" tubes. This leaves the outside of the frame tubes accessible for fuel & brake lines.
Pete

Edit: Nevermind . . . I looked again and see that you already added a center piece. Next time, maybe I'll look more carefully!!

[Slider]

Nice idea. I used similar materials, but actually used the 1000lb furniture dollies from Harbor freight ($9.99 each on sale), layered them with 1 row of 2x4's (cut from the crate engine and axle assembly shipping crates) and put one under each wheel so I can roll the car around (in the open when working on it, and off to the side when I actually need to park the other cars in the garage). The dollies are rated at 1000lbs each, so the 2000lb car in no problem. I cut 2x2's and screwed them down to the 2x4 platform on the front and rear side of each tire so they couldn't role off as I push the car around. Works great and at a fraction of the cost of buying the pre-made versions...

[Avalanche325]

Good idea. I bought four of those just in case I needed them to get the can in the garage when delivered. I didn't need them. But I have used them a million times since for all kinds of things. I even did a one man 3 link rear install that was very safe.