When we last left you, our body cart project was well on its way. To recap, the idea here is to craft a body cart that is easy to construct, relatively inexpensive, and, if you don’t need it anymore, easy to dispose of (hey, you can always burn the wood for a bonfire!).
Building A Body Cart Is Cheaper And Easier Than You Think.
Ponder the case of the seat belt in your vintage car (musclecar, hot rod, etc.). In the vast majority of cases, they live a tough life.
With the tow vehicle figured out, the trailer figured out and the hitch and overall setup figured out, the final thing one should ponder are the tie down straps and key tie down accessories you’ll need (aside from a winch – someday we’ll zoom in on that).
Over the past couple of issues, we took a dive into truck capacity along with open trailers. This time around, we’ll focus on tongue weight, hitches and trailer “trim” (for a lack of a better term).
If you’re staring at the opening photo of this article…. No, you haven’t accidentally tuned into “Farm and Ranch Digest.
In a previous issue, we looked at the most common Dzus fasteners. But that’s not the end of it. There are numerous other configurations available when you’re shopping for quick release hardware.
Bolts are designed to hold stuff together. Bolts used in the aircraft industry are special (no secret). But there are other high quality methods incorporated in aviation to affix parts, and several have been used with regularity in motor sports. And those aviation-fastening devices are Dzus fasteners.
When you add an electrical part to your car (race car, street rod, street-strip car, whatever) such as an electric fan, an electric fuel pump or whatever, there’s almost always a need to splice in a switch. Easy enough. You should be able to go down to your local auto parts store and buy a switch. That’s a no brainer. Right? Maybe not:
A time tested means to determine the internal condition of an engine is by way of a good old fashioned vacuum gauge.
