Alright here the deal so bear with me. Not to knock your work, but I do believe that the car dolly that you have made is unsafe. Yes I see that you have placed guessets in the corners. If you look at where all the weight is, it is right in the center. This creates a really long bridge in theory. The longer the bridge, the greater the flexure. Greater flexure creates quicker failure at the sides. The sides bow out and the car falls. There is nothing to really prevent the sides from pushing out from the weight of the car other than the small quessets. The only suggestion that I can make is run a 2X4 along the bottom on the front and back(but this doesnt allow you to slide the pan in and out), or take a look at Psycho57 or my build up and look at the sawhorses that we made. They dont move, but we can slide the pan out from under them. PM Jeff or I for dimensions if you like. I just worry that your car will get damaged, or more importantly you or a loved one will get hurt. I hope that you get the serious nature of this, as I feel it is that important. Besides the sawhorses cost less than $20 and if done right could save your life.
On a lighter note, progress is looking good so far. Keep it up
I totally agree with what you are saying. I plan on (today or tomorrow) to actually put 2"x12" in place of the bridging to give more height and more strength. Also I am going to run 2"x4' at the opposite ends of the bridging (bottom) to keep the bottom from spreading out. the 2"x4"'s at the bottom will be lag bolted on so that they can be removed when pulling either the body or pan out. I will post some pics soon.
Thanks for the great concern.
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