Today I finished up my body buck/dolly by adding a sheet of 1/4" plywood, creating a shelf to store the hood, trunk lid and doors on. This is the dolly sans buck:
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Here it is with the buck attached. The height should work out well for block sanding, and for applying paint.
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I chose the pin drive option and fox spindles with SVO front brakes because of the wheels I want to put on the car. The wheels only come in 7" or 8" wide (in 17"), and I want to use the 8" wide wheel on both the front and rear if possible. A few months ago I traded off a 2005 Thunderbird, which by chance was shod with 235/50/17's, the optimum width for an 8" rim. When I put new tires on that car I kept one of the original Michelin Pilots, just in case something happened to one of the new Falkens. Today I pulled that tire out of the corner and made use of it. My makeshift "wheel" has the 4 1/2" backspace of the wheel I want to use. Once my front suspension is installed, I can use it to find out if the 8" in wheel will work/look right, or if I'll have to order the 7" wheels for the front. Glad I didn't throw that tire away after trading the car.
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