nope

i used the level smooth concrete floor of a friend's garage.

worked great. the frame was like 1/16" out of being level so i tacked a washer under 1 corner to make it true

 

nope

i used the level smooth concrete floor of a friend's garage.

worked great. the frame was like 1/16" out of being level so i tacked a washer under 1 corner to make it true

I would just try that but my floor of my shop is real ****ed up. Slab was already there. But saved me about 4000. I'll have to atleast make something level for the frame to sit on.

 

I agree its probably not worth building one if you are only building one or maybe 2. You could always build a make shift one to get you by if you floor is not very level.

 

if you want to do it cheap get 2x4s stand them up and brace it and get it level then go from there??

 

I'll have to figure something out.

 

if i was ever going to do a stock floor i would just drill holes in my concrete and put anchors in.. then bolt 2x2 into the ground and make an elevated table that way... would be pretty easy... man i need a welder! lol

 

dont bother with a frame table, it wont even help you in a sfbd. now if youre doing a backhalf, it can help there, but you still dont need it.

 

Dave, why do you think it won't help at all in a SFBD?

IMO, a table of any sort would help, especially if the floor is uneven...

Now, if you are simply grafting your new frame into the insides of the existing frame, I can see where one can get away without the table...

however, if you are grafting completely new frame rails all the way back, from the point where the frame curves upward at the firewall (aka, only using front frame clip), wouldn't the frame table be extremely helpful?

If all goes well, I will start a SFBD project on my daily this winter... I have another front frame clip, so I can build the frame and suspension, while still driving the daily...

I am toying with the idea of building a modular frame table that can be dissassembled into smaller bench style tables. 4 sections that bolt together and each have 4 adjustable legs to level the thing out.

 

i wonder if it coulda helped Buddy lol

 

I might end up building the new frame inside the old frame to keep from having to build a frame table. But I would rather have completly new rails altogether. Someone need to do a how to on a frame table build.

 

do a search on it i believe there have been a few threads and posts of pics of peoples tables.

 

i have seen people use wood and 2x4s to make one and made adjustable legs on it using a bolt and nut only bad thing is you could tack the frame to the table to keep it from moving

 

Done it both ways. Wont do another without a table. Its a really nice thing to be able to jig things up and tack them in place and know they will stay square.

 

http://www.s10forum.com/forum/f143/my-project-s-10-a-313308/

Good cheap table made of wood used by this^ guy. Sick frame to

 

hey platour22 have you thought about coming up and hanging out and checking out my shop or have you decided to let little shop do it or doing it yourself.

 

Yea man I been real busy with work, and the girl friend has been making spend time with her. But I'll try to get up there soon. Little Shop is still doing my blazer as soon as they get back from SEMA. But I also have an s10 I want to play around with. Now that I have my shop I want to try a SFBD.

 

ya thats what i said j, if youre just doing a sfbd, then all youre doing is setting steel inside the frame under the cab, not messing with anythign else, so a table isnt going to do anything for you. ya you want the truck level either way but no need to build a table..

but if youre doing a backhalf, then it can be very useful, but you still dont need it....

 

Heres a cheep table i built for my S-10 a couple years ago. Its still in circulation someware in michigan, it gets passed around alot.

I bought 2 sticks of 2x4 tube, 1/8" thick. And all i did was make the frame table big enough for the wheel base. Total, i had around 200$ into the table. It could easily be made long enough for the entire vehicle to fit on, for under 300$

The best part about it is, you can sell it to get some $ out of it when your done, there are tons of people looking for tables like this. Or, since its 1/8" material, you can hang it from the rafters in your garage to store it, and it literally takes up no space at all.

 

Taylor, the guy you sold your S10 too lives down the street from my house. Imagine the look on my face when I saw it in Alabama. Nice job on the frame by the way.

 

for real?


thats ****ing nuts. Has it been completed yet? or anything new done to it?

i havent heard from that guy since i sold it to him.


Taylor

 

No really don't know. Some of it may of be chipping, but very unlikley. I know how hard it is to get off. I used a blow torch to try and get some off a bag cup to weld on it one time, but had to grind it. It maybe he wants a different color, never really ask though.

 

I am currently the recipient of the fabulous frame table that was once claimed by Taylor.

Next on the list is another 2 hour trip north to be used by someone who has dibs on it currently.

I dont think i would have been able to do my frame as good as i did (straightness-wise) without the table. ( cut the front clip off and rebuilt everything from there)

Its great for setting up the wheelbase, marking bodymounts and trans mounts. best part is its wide enough to set the cab on and be able to get UNDER the table to do exhaust, mock up mounts and check for clearances and such.