Dumb Question No 1

[sansimeonsam]

So i just ordered my MK 4. There is this thing called a buck. It looks to be a second story storage rack for the body. I am good with that concept. Is the body intended to be worked on while loaded in the buck or is it just a storage rack

[Gumball]

I built mine in with two sets of legs - the primary version sits at regular height so I can work on the body, but I can add the "stilts" to get it up high enough in the air to store it over the chassis when extra floor space is needed in the garage.

[E-Ticket Ride]

Just a storage rack.
Good Luck!
CL

[CapeCoralCobra]

Similar to Gumball, both. I built mine tall enough to store the body on and put the chassis/roller/gocart under it while not working on it. 5" wheels let me roll it around. I then cut the legs down when it was time to do the bodywork/paint. I can't find a pic with the body on the high version, but I think you'll get the idea. I cut the OSB back a bit at the wheel wells when it was time to paint.

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[AJ Roadster NJ]

Mine is similar to CapeCoralCobra's, but much narrower. My casters are about where the inner sidewall of the tire would be. That makes it MUCH easier to work on the body while it's on the buck.

AJ

PS Hey CCC, that is nice paint!

[Ray]

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I added a large shelf across the buck and was able to store most of the boxes from FFR there. With swivel castors on one end, it was easy to move out of the garage so I could work on the car. Or, with the frame on a dolly, I could pull the frame into the driveway and do any "messy" work there.

Ray

PS: Send me an e-mail and I'll send you the plans.

[3yearplan]

You guys have helped me out tremendously with the "buck on stilts". I was fearing I would have to rent a storage unit to store the body until it was needed. I do have a 2 car garage, but with all of lifes other crap, lawnmower, snowblower, bbq, etc. I only have 2/3 of it to work with.

Mike

[AZPete]

Mike, you can also hang the body from the ceiling. Or, store it outside . . . if neighbors won't complain.

[3yearplan]

Pete now you are just teasing me. I thought about outside, but just wouldn't be comfortable with all four seasons. If you don't mind me asking, how much did your car sell for? If you'd rather not say I understand completely.


Mike

[AJ Roadster NJ]

Mike, I hung mine from the garage ceiling, I'm lucky because I have 12 ft ceilings. But there are a lot of guys that have left their body out for a year or two right through winters, snow and all. You have to make sure to support it well, because with snow your main enemy is weight. But curing it in the sun is actually a very good thing.

[scottns]

Check out

http://www.ffcars.com/FAQ/bodybuck.html

[Pierre B]

I had the buck for my MKII mounted on a wheeled base, so it could be easily moved around. My son did all of the bodywork with the unit sitting on the buck, and that worked fine for the early stages. Later, we mounted the body on the chassis (in the end, the body had been mounted and removed a total of three times) for the final stages of bodywork, and that included panel alignment. Unlike many, we had the body painted while it was mounted on the chassis. Throughout the process, the body buck was used regularly and it was a good thing to have around. BTW, never did my body hang from above on the buck.