{"id":98121,"date":"2024-10-11T09:43:22","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T16:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=98121"},"modified":"2024-10-11T09:43:58","modified_gmt":"2024-10-11T16:43:58","slug":"making-your-body-mobile-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/making-your-body-mobile-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Your Body Mobile Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.racingjunk.com\\\/news\\\/making-your-body-mobile-part-1\\\/\"}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-98121 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/making-your-body-mobile-part-1\/1-164\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1-scaled-e1728664358366-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Making Your Body Mobile Part 1\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-98123\" data-attachment-id=\"98123\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/making-your-body-mobile-part-1\/1-164\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1-scaled-e1728664358366.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,392\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D80&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1195731817&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;27&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Making Your Body Mobile Part 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;click__begin&quot;&gt;Click Here to Begin Slideshow&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;When it comes to mobility, once you separate the body from the frame on a project, that\u2019s when the trouble really begins. In the real world, you can manhandle the frame with relative ease.\u00a0 Once stripped to the bare essentials with no suspension or rolling stock, two average strength adults can usually lug the frame around.\u00a0 The frame is a robust component too, but the body, on the other hand is a far different story. It\u2019s a clumsy, sometimes fragile piece \u2013 something you just can\u2019t easily jostle on a whim.\u00a0 Or without considerable help.&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;And that\u2019s where the big questions arise.\u00a0 How in the heck do you move the thing around your workshop or take it to the body shop without breaking it or risking personal injury?\u00a0 The answer is a body cart.\u00a0 Some time ago, in our sister publication, Hot Rod Hotline, I showed you how I built a dolly setup to take the place of a subframe (https:\/\/www.hotrodhotline.com\/waynes-project-body-dolly-part-1). This time around, we\u2019ll show you how to build a basic (cheap) cart for a complete car body.\u00a0 Now there\u2019s more than one type of body cart out there \u2013 some pretty slick and expensive (for example, a high end wheeled rotisserie) and some home built and downright stingy (for example, the cart shown in the accompanying photos).\u00a0 Personally, I\u2019ve done it both ways, but from the pure dollars and cents perspective, a home-brewed body cart like the one in the accompanying photos is definitely tough to beat.\u00a0 Not only can you build it dirt cheap (even with today\u2019s inflated costs), once you\u2019re finished with it, you can disassemble it, and use the hardware for other projects.&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Before going any further, let me explain something:\u00a0 I loathe anything to do with woodwork.\u00a0 If you can\u2019t bend it, heat it with a\u00a0torch, weld it, grind on it or turn a wrench on it, it\u2019s pretty much foreign to me.\u00a0 The truth is, I probably can\u2019t hammer a nail straight, so I assembled the cart in the accompanying photos with bolts and screws.\u00a0 If you\u2019re like me (all thumbs when it comes to wood), then this project is for you.&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;First things first, a rudimentary sketch was created.\u00a0 It was more or less a basic \u201cblueprint\u201d for the job (see the accompanying illustration).\u00a0 That sketch is obviously no thing of beauty, but it works.\u00a0 Note too, that I wanted a low cart, so that the entire body could be accessed.\u00a0 Plus it would keep the center of gravity down low so that the cart and body could easily be hoisted on a ramp truck or roll-bed wrecker to get it to the body shop.\u00a0 As a result, the overall height is 12-inches, plus the height of the caster wheels and caster mounting plates, for a total figure of 21-inches.\u00a0 From here, I made a \u201cwant list\u201d (see the accompanying sidebar) and headed out the door.\u00a0 It was a simple matter of pointing my pickup truck toward my closest lumberyard, dragging out my credit card and signing on the dotted line.&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Once home, I unloaded the truck bed and dragged out a skill saw (I do have one of those, although it gets precious little use).\u00a0 The accompanying photo captions show the entire construction process from start to finish.\u00a0 And for your information (and much to my wife\u2019s amazement), no digits were lost or mangled along the way.\u00a0&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Next issue we\u2019ll wrap it up with a finished bare bones wooden body cart. Watch for it.&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;click__begin&quot;&gt;Click Here to Begin Slideshow&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1-scaled-e1728664358366-300x184.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1-1024x685.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-98123'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"click__begin\">Click Here to Begin Slideshow<\/a>\n\nWhen it comes to mobility, once you separate the body from the frame on a project, that\u2019s when the trouble really begins. In the real world, you can manhandle the frame with relative ease.\u00a0 Once stripped to the bare essentials with no suspension or rolling stock, two average strength adults can usually lug the frame around.\u00a0 The frame is a robust component too, but the body, on the other hand is a far different story. It\u2019s a clumsy, sometimes fragile piece \u2013 something you just can\u2019t easily jostle on a whim.\u00a0 Or without considerable help.\n\nAnd that\u2019s where the big questions arise.\u00a0 How in the heck do you move the thing around your workshop or take it to the body shop without breaking it or risking personal injury?\u00a0 The answer is a body cart.\u00a0 Some time ago, in our sister publication, Hot Rod Hotline, I showed you how I built a dolly setup to take the place of a subframe (https:\/\/www.hotrodhotline.com\/waynes-project-body-dolly-part-1). This time around, we\u2019ll show you how to build a basic (cheap) cart for a complete car body.\u00a0 Now there\u2019s more than one type of body cart out there \u2013 some pretty slick and expensive (for example, a high end wheeled rotisserie) and some home built and downright stingy (for example, the cart shown in the accompanying photos).\u00a0 Personally, I\u2019ve done it both ways, but from the pure dollars and cents perspective, a home-brewed body cart like the one in the accompanying photos is definitely tough to beat.\u00a0 Not only can you build it dirt cheap (even with today\u2019s inflated costs), once you\u2019re finished with it, you can disassemble it, and use the hardware for other projects.\n\nBefore going any further, let me explain something:\u00a0 I loathe anything to do with woodwork.\u00a0 If you can\u2019t bend it, heat it with a\u00a0torch, weld it, grind on it or turn a wrench on it, it\u2019s pretty much foreign to me.\u00a0 The truth is, I probably can\u2019t hammer a nail straight, so I assembled the cart in the accompanying photos with bolts and screws.\u00a0 If you\u2019re like me (all thumbs when it comes to wood), then this project is for you.\n\nFirst things first, a rudimentary sketch was created.\u00a0 It was more or less a basic \u201cblueprint\u201d for the job (see the accompanying illustration).\u00a0 That sketch is obviously no thing of beauty, but it works.\u00a0 Note too, that I wanted a low cart, so that the entire body could be accessed.\u00a0 Plus it would keep the center of gravity down low so that the cart and body could easily be hoisted on a ramp truck or roll-bed wrecker to get it to the body shop.\u00a0 As a result, the overall height is 12-inches, plus the height of the caster wheels and caster mounting plates, for a total figure of 21-inches.\u00a0 From here, I made a \u201cwant list\u201d (see the accompanying sidebar) and headed out the door.\u00a0 It was a simple matter of pointing my pickup truck toward my closest lumberyard, dragging out my credit card and signing on the dotted line.\n\nOnce home, I unloaded the truck bed and dragged out a skill saw (I do have one of those, although it gets precious little use).\u00a0 The accompanying photo captions show the entire construction process from start to finish.\u00a0 And for your information (and much to my wife\u2019s amazement), no digits were lost or mangled along the way.\u00a0\n\nNext issue we\u2019ll wrap it up with a finished bare bones wooden body cart. Watch for it.\n\n<a class=\"click__begin\">Click Here to Begin Slideshow<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/making-your-body-mobile-part-1\/2-148\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Making Your Body Mobile Part 1\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-98124\" data-attachment-id=\"98124\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/making-your-body-mobile-part-1\/2-148\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1962,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Making Your Body Mobile Part 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Here\u2019s the simple drawing I made.  It\u2019s sized to fit a \u201940 Ford. By the way, I eventually discovered the body mount outriggers weren\u2019t required.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2-230x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2-785x1024.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-98124'>\n\t\t\t\tHere\u2019s the simple drawing I made.  It\u2019s sized to fit a \u201940 Ford. By the way, I eventually discovered the body mount outriggers weren\u2019t required.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/making-your-body-mobile-part-1\/3-139\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Making Your Body Mobile Part 1\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-98125\" data-attachment-id=\"98125\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/making-your-body-mobile-part-1\/3-139\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/3-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1714,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D80&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1193243162&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Making Your Body Mobile Part 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This is the stack of materials (see the list). In addition I had a few extra 2X4 lengths hanging around from other projects.  I didn\u2019t need them.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/3-201x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/3-685x1024.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-98125'>\n\t\t\t\tThis is the stack of materials (see the list). In addition I had a few extra 2X4 lengths hanging around from other projects.  I didn\u2019t need them.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/making-your-body-mobile-part-1\/4-124\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/4-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Making Your Body Mobile Part 1\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-98126\" data-attachment-id=\"98126\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/making-your-body-mobile-part-1\/4-124\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/4-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1714,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D80&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1193304770&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Making Your Body Mobile Part 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Mark the length of the longitudinal runners.  &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/4-201x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/4-685x1024.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-98126'>\n\t\t\t\tMark the length of the longitudinal runners.  \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/making-your-body-mobile-part-1\/5-101\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/5-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Making Your Body Mobile Part 1\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-98127\" data-attachment-id=\"98127\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/making-your-body-mobile-part-1\/5-101\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/5-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1714,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D80&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1193305081&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Making Your Body Mobile Part 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;It\u2019s easy to mark all of them at once.  Cut to length. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/5-201x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/5-685x1024.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-98127'>\n\t\t\t\tIt\u2019s easy to mark all of them at once.  Cut to length. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/making-your-body-mobile-part-1\/6-80\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/6-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Making Your Body Mobile Part 1\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-98128\" data-attachment-id=\"98128\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/making-your-body-mobile-part-1\/6-80\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/6-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1714,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D80&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1193305792&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Making Your Body Mobile Part 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The 4X4 posts are cut to length&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/6-201x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/6-685x1024.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-98128'>\n\t\t\t\tThe 4X4 posts are cut to length\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/making-your-body-mobile-part-1\/7-69\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/7-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Making Your Body Mobile Part 1\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-98129\" data-attachment-id=\"98129\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/making-your-body-mobile-part-1\/7-69\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/7-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1714\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D80&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1193306799&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Making Your Body Mobile Part 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;In hindsight, I should have asked the lumberyard to saw them to avoid multiple cuts (too thick for my skill saw).  But they don\u2019t have to be perfect.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/7-300x201.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/7-1024x685.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-98129'>\n\t\t\t\tIn hindsight, I should have asked the lumberyard to saw them to avoid multiple cuts (too thick for my skill saw).  But they don\u2019t have to be perfect.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/making-your-body-mobile-part-1\/8-59\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/8-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Making Your Body Mobile Part 1\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-98130\" data-attachment-id=\"98130\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/making-your-body-mobile-part-1\/8-59\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/8-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1714\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D80&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1193307444&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Making Your Body Mobile Part 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;I used an inexpensive drill guide for the holes in the longitudinal pieces. This more or less insured the holes were perpendicular. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/8-300x201.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/8-1024x685.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-98130'>\n\t\t\t\tI used an inexpensive drill guide for the holes in the longitudinal pieces. This more or less insured the holes were perpendicular. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/making-your-body-mobile-part-1\/9-46\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/9-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Making Your Body Mobile Part 1\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-98131\" data-attachment-id=\"98131\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/making-your-body-mobile-part-1\/9-46\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/9-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1714\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D80&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1193308898&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Making Your Body Mobile Part 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;I only drilled one longitudinal runner with the drill guide. That particular drilled 2X4 was used as a pattern to drill the other lengths.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/9-300x201.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/9-1024x685.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-98131'>\n\t\t\t\tI only drilled one longitudinal runner with the drill guide. That particular drilled 2X4 was used as a pattern to drill the other lengths.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/making-your-body-mobile-part-1\/10-46\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/10-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Making Your Body Mobile Part 1\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-98132\" data-attachment-id=\"98132\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/making-your-body-mobile-part-1\/10-46\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/10-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1714\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D80&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1193314129&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Making Your Body Mobile Part 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt; The 4X4 posts were similarly drilled and assembled to the inside of the 2X4\u2019s with carriage head bolts. &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/10-300x201.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/10-1024x685.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-98132'>\n\t\t\t\t The 4X4 posts were similarly drilled and assembled to the inside of the 2X4\u2019s with carriage head bolts. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/making-your-body-mobile-part-1\/11-38\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/11-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Making Your Body Mobile Part 1\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-98122\" data-attachment-id=\"98122\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/making-your-body-mobile-part-1\/11-38\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/11-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1714,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D80&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1193314110&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Making Your Body Mobile Part 1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;This is what the outside \u201crails\u201d look like when done.  You just have to make sure everything is more or less square.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/11-201x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/11-685x1024.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-98122'>\n\t\t\t\tThis is what the outside \u201crails\u201d look like when done.  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