Anyone know how to build an adjustable frame table

[B Schein]

The surface place shown above belongs to 21st century street machines where I work. It would be very expensive to replicate with today’s steel prices. It has a very heavy C channel frame that has gussets and crossbeams welded underneath it. It has 12 leveling feet on it and the top surface the black part of it is 1/2 inch steel. It was welded together, then some on who new what they were doing heated and cooled it to get it flat again it has huge amounts of discoloration on the under side of the steel where you can see that they were able to get if flat again. When we got it the gray parts were open to the floor and made it very hard to work on when you needed to get under the car you were falling in to a big hole so we made the gray plates to fill in the holes.

Also this isn’t what I would call adjustable this plate is setup to work on first generation camaros you could work on other cars on it but you would have to build the new supports and fixturing for whatever the car you were working on. If you are only building one car this could be a very expensive route to go. And on top of that this plate is huge if you put it in a two car garage I don’t think you could get much else in there.

[Bowtieracing]

Originally Posted by B Schein

The surface place shown above belongs to 21st century street machines where I work. It would be very expensive to replicate with today’s steel prices. It has a very heavy C channel frame that has gussets and crossbeams welded underneath it. It has 12 leveling feet on it and the top surface the black part of it is 1/2 inch steel. It was welded together, then some on who new what they were doing heated and cooled it to get it flat again it has huge amounts of discoloration on the under side of the steel where you can see that they were able to get if flat again. When we got it the gray parts were open to the floor and made it very hard to work on when you needed to get under the car you were falling in to a big hole so we made the gray plates to fill in the holes.

Also this isn’t what I would call adjustable this plate is setup to work on first generation camaros you could work on other cars on it but you would have to build the new supports and fixturing for whatever the car you were working on. If you are only building one car this could be a very expensive route to go. And on top of that this plate is huge if you put it in a two car garage I don’t think you could get much else in there.

Thanks Brian ! Very intresting and professional.

[wiedemab]

Just a thought, but when I have the room for it (when I build my shop). I'm going to look for a used Frame Rack. The type used for frame repair. The body shop that my dad runs has a Kansas Jack setup. You can basically clamp the rocker pinch welds wherever you want the car to sit and build the frame to the car. They are typically a beefy setup and you would also have the capability to pull the frame or unibody if it needed it (previous damage etc.) You are probably looking at $5K or more for a decent used one and 2 or 3 times that much for a nice one.

Here is an ebay link to one like I'm talking about - this one is pricey but they can be found for cheaper.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/KANSA...02774738QQrdZ1

[atomicjoe23]

Thanks for all the in-put so far guys. . .I'm working on a more cost-effective solution for the serious home hobbyist. . .when I get it figured out I will be sure to share.

[ironworks]

We just made a 9x20 table out of 4x4.120 steel and made sliders. All the pics I have are to big but if you look on my website under the caddy you can see the new table it is nice. Dont weld it solid just solid enough not to brake and that will keep the warpage down and make it out of decnt thickness. We don't like the surface plate cause you coony get under it and around it. It is like working on the floor. Just my 2 cents

www.ironworksspeedandkustom.com

Rodger