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**clemdaddy** · 03-14-2011, 01:12 PM

some of you guys have probably done this... but if not it sure saves me a lot of time. this cab cart was made by dicing up an old frame. i'm a tall guy and this cart allows me to work on both sides of the floor. the best thing is by using the body mounts i can set up my door gaps like the cab was mounted on a frame.

what other time or effort saving tools have you made. please share... it helps us all.

jchav62 · 03-14-2011, 01:19 PM

My lady's brothers' invention. Designed to use with "come-a-longs" to remove and replace cabs...

bubba327 · 03-14-2011, 01:26 PM

Hoser that is the mother lode of truck yards , I dream of places like that!!!

**aerotruk63** · 03-14-2011, 04:08 PM

Really like your cab dolly for setting up the floor.

chevyrestoguy · 03-14-2011, 07:12 PM

All three of those ideas are awesome!!!!

Very, very, creative. Necessity is the Mother of Invention, and it's alive and well on this site.

wutnxt · 03-14-2011, 11:05 PM

Those ideas rock......

I am so going to steal some of those ideas.....great thread

**clemdaddy** · 03-18-2011, 11:29 AM

threw together a frame twirler a couple of weeks ago. after years of building and painting heavy frames on jack stands... it's about time.

charger · 03-20-2011, 12:56 PM

This is the cab dolly i made, makes it easy for sandblasting and painting. Wrong date on pictures they where taken today.

**clemdaddy** · 03-22-2011, 03:05 PM

has anybody made a welding table thats cool?
lets see 'em.

**LEEVON** · 03-22-2011, 04:53 PM

I like that Clemdaddy, you don't have a '47-53 frame laying around do you?

**clemdaddy** · 03-31-2011, 04:21 PM

LEEVON I like that Clemdaddy, you don't have a '47-53 frame laying around do you? :lol

i see that laughing pacman and was i thinking 'is he serious'... yes i have a bogus frame if you want to make a early truck cart. in fact there is a 54 truck in high build with 2 frames near prairie grove...cheap. you seen it?

**clemdaddy** · 04-04-2011, 01:17 PM

heres a handy steering wheel stand for fixing cracks and painting. made from a semi ring gear and a old lamp shade. it holds the steering shaft and rotates to make it easier to work.

**clemdaddy** · 11-28-2011, 05:46 PM

meet elmer gantry...

Vintage Windmills · 12-06-2011, 07:32 PM

Clemdaddy, nice tools! Love your shop, whats the story on it?

VW

**clemdaddy** · 12-07-2011, 02:58 PM

[QUOTE=Vintage Windmills;5051560]Clemdaddy, nice tools! Love your shop, whats the story on it?

thanks windmills, like everybody... our place is a work in progress. 8 years ago it was a feature on HGTV for houses made from commercial property. for more see the thread in this forum called "60-66 guys show us your shop" by lakeroadster. there's a few pics and a short bio.

thanks again, clem

03-14-2011, 01:12 PM	#1
clemdaddy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Fayetteville, Arkansas Posts: 1,923	homemade tools some of you guys have probably done this... but if not it sure saves me a lot of time. this cab cart was made by dicing up an old frame. i'm a tall guy and this cart allows me to work on both sides of the floor. the best thing is by using the body mounts i can set up my door gaps like the cab was mounted on a frame. what other time or effort saving tools have you made. please share... it helps us all. Attached Images

03-14-2011, 01:19 PM	#2
jchav62 1962 C-10 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Las Vegas, New Mexico Posts: 4,978	Re: homemade tools My lady's brothers' invention. Designed to use with "come-a-longs" to remove and replace cabs... Attached Images __________________ Joseph Chavez "See the USA in a Chevrolet!!" ......................_____ .........________//__{\_____ ,,,,,,,/__(O)___//___/__(O)_/ 1962 C10 Shortbed Fleetside 327/th350 GV overdrive 1974 C10 Longbed Fleetside 350/th350 "The Trash Truck" 1999 Chevy 2500 OBS, Longbed 5.7/4L80E 4x4 2015 GMC Sierra SLE 1500 4x4

03-14-2011, 01:26 PM	#3
bubba327 HOW long until spring?? Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Star Idaho Posts: 1,413	Re: homemade tools Hoser that is the mother lode of truck yards , I dream of places like that!!! __________________ 69 chevelle convertible 71-C-10 short-wide and low 64 C-10 custom shortbox "Bubba"s Recycling project"

03-14-2011, 04:08 PM	#4
aerotruk63 Check The Champ, Demonstrator Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Montreal,Quebec Posts: 6,625	Re: homemade tools Really like your cab dolly for setting up the floor. __________________ 1963 *Chevrolet Truck* Literature LINK: https://picasaweb.google.com/113840717762774560215 YouTube Channel with 20+ Original *Chevrolet Truck* Salesmen, Mechanics & Service Department Training Slideshows. https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...otruk63&page=1

03-14-2011, 07:12 PM	#5
chevyrestoguy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: apple valley, ca Posts: 2,670	Re: homemade tools All three of those ideas are awesome!!!! Very, very, creative. Necessity is the Mother of Invention, and it's alive and well on this site. __________________ Check out my latest endeavor: https://roundsixpod.com My build threads: '55 Chevy: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=247512 '64 C-20: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=446527

03-14-2011, 11:05 PM	#6
wutnxt Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: vancouver b.c....is the biggest place most people would know but I am actually out in the valley 45 mins away Posts: 2,050	Re: homemade tools Those ideas rock...... I am so going to steal some of those ideas.....great thread __________________ 1966 Pro street build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...?t=448089[ 1958 LS 2 build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=527123 1966 SBFS low and go http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=5799909 1966 SBFS street HULK http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post5886625 Poject Low and go gets a 6.2 ltr LSA supercharged with 6 speed automatic Aluinum Radiator Dealer pm for details

03-18-2011, 11:29 AM	#7
clemdaddy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Fayetteville, Arkansas Posts: 1,923	Re: homemade tools threw together a frame twirler a couple of weeks ago. after years of building and painting heavy frames on jack stands... it's about time. Attached Images

03-20-2011, 12:56 PM	#8
charger Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: NL. Canada Posts: 39	Re: homemade tools This is the cab dolly i made, makes it easy for sandblasting and painting. Wrong date on pictures they where taken today. Attached Images

03-22-2011, 03:05 PM	#9
clemdaddy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Fayetteville, Arkansas Posts: 1,923	Re: homemade tools has anybody made a welding table thats cool? lets see 'em.

03-22-2011, 04:53 PM	#10
LEEVON Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ozark, MO Posts: 4,887	Re: homemade tools I like that Clemdaddy, you don't have a '47-53 frame laying around do you? __________________ '20 Silverado Trail Boss ~ '17 Tahoe ~ '79 K15 Sierra Grande ~ '76 Blazer 2wd ~ '71 Cheyenne swb ~ '55 Pontiac Safari ~'50 3100 bagged ~ '80 Wife ~ Late model kids

03-31-2011, 04:21 PM	#11
clemdaddy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Fayetteville, Arkansas Posts: 1,923	Re: homemade tools LEEVON I like that Clemdaddy, you don't have a '47-53 frame laying around do you? :lol i see that laughing pacman and was i thinking 'is he serious'... yes i have a bogus frame if you want to make a early truck cart. in fact there is a 54 truck in high build with 2 frames near prairie grove...cheap. you seen it?

04-04-2011, 01:17 PM	#12
clemdaddy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Fayetteville, Arkansas Posts: 1,923	Re: homemade tools heres a handy steering wheel stand for fixing cracks and painting. made from a semi ring gear and a old lamp shade. it holds the steering shaft and rotates to make it easier to work. Attached Images

11-28-2011, 05:46 PM	#13
clemdaddy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Fayetteville, Arkansas Posts: 1,923	Re: homemade tools meet elmer gantry... Attached Images

12-06-2011, 07:32 PM	#14
Vintage Windmills Vintage 4x4s Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Prior Lake, MN Posts: 4,305	Re: homemade tools Clemdaddy, nice tools! Love your shop, whats the story on it? VW __________________ 67 GMC K1500 Custom- 305V6 SM420, PTO, Ram Assist, yellow (the outcast) (project period correct upgrades) 67 GMC C2500 351V6 TH400, AC, PS, PB (can't decide what to do with. Update, decided to keep and will restore ) 86 CHV K30 502 th400, apple red NEW 71 CHV K20 350 SM465, ochre (saved work truck) 71 CHV K20 292 SM465, white, tach, PTO, (future project) 72 CHV K20 350 350th, medium blue (project stocker) 01 CHV K2500hd crew, indigo blue ^3 dont run and the others don't see winter either '86 K30 Cummins "Fireside" thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=649649 '71 K20 "get driveable" thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=590642 '72 K20 Build Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=493477&page=6

12-07-2011, 02:58 PM	#15
clemdaddy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Fayetteville, Arkansas Posts: 1,923	Re: homemade tools [QUOTE=Vintage Windmills;5051560]Clemdaddy, nice tools! Love your shop, whats the story on it? thanks windmills, like everybody... our place is a work in progress. 8 years ago it was a feature on HGTV for houses made from commercial property. for more see the thread in this forum called "60-66 guys show us your shop" by lakeroadster. there's a few pics and a short bio. thanks again, clem



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