Originally Posted by cheapta (Post 256396)

Here's my bolt-together table. This is my first go-around for this sort of thing and I wanted soemthing that I could take apart and store out of the way when it's not in use. I scored the I beams for nothing (they had been outside forever and were a mess,this is after a ton of flap-wheeling rust and crud off them) and bought the rest of the steel for the legs and stringers. I'm on a non-existant budget so the free beams drove this style of table.
There are leveling bolts in the bottom of each foot and I was able to get the table level w/in .3 degrees in each direction. That's less than 1/2 degree over about 17 feet long and 6 feet wide. I don't think that's too bad.
I haven't had any issues with bolts loosening-the table doesn't move and there's no vibration going through it so bolting it together is not an issue.
I took these pics the day I put the car on the table so it's just sitting on the lumber in these pics. I've since set it at ride height with the wheels and tires I'm using and welded the body right to the table. I also centered the body on the table,string line to string line so all my measurements come from center and not an edge.
I've never done anything like this before but I've been in awe of some of the fabrication work I've seen on this site and others. I don't know if I'm building this chassis "correctly" but I'm having a ball doing it.

Wish me luck with posting these pics-I'm a computer dinosaur.
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Originally Posted by cheapta (Post 256399)

I knew I wouldn't be able to drop those pics into the post-sorry guys. Man,this is frustrating.

Originally Posted by CRCRFT78 (Post 256422)

That's a good looking bolt together table. What size I beams are those? We've got a few laying in the back of our maintenance yard. The Bay Bridge won't miss one or two.

Originally Posted by wiedemab (Post 255367)

Those table are pretty cool, but pretty pricey!

I've always wanted to buy a Frame Rack. The collision shop that my dad manages has a Kansas Jack setup that I think would be awesome for building a car on. You can pick them up used for pretty cheap at time too. And for me I would have the added bonus of being able to do a little collision repair if I needed or wanted to. The drawback is that they are huge...... Hell, I've got to get a bigger shop first!!!!

Originally Posted by Garage Dog 65 (Post 256487)

Here are my plans. Bolt together with 2 outer hoops and 6 legs. Pull the bolts and fold the legs in and the 2 hoops 'nest' into each other so you can hang it from the wall. Leveler casters on all legs were expensive - so you could easily put threaded rods on the lower tube near the legs to lower the cost. I have the plans and materials list if anyone is interested.

Jim