Building Body Supports for Body Work
by Garage Weasel on Jan.01, 2011, under Disassembly
To build the frame to support the body for the body repair, I re-purposed some of the lumber I used to secure the car in the trailer while transporting it home from North Dakota. What I built are basically tall and wide sawhorses – tall enough to hold the body so that the chassis can be rolled in and out underneath it and wide enough so that there is adequate room to clear the wheels on both sides. I just have the one available parking space in my garage for this project and the chassis and body will need to occupy this one space for the duration. I haven’t determined just how I’m going to get the body on the sawhorses just yet, but will figure out something soon.
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May 23rd, 2026 on 6:46 am
Hi, i’m building something similar for my beetle body. Do you remember approximately how high you made these sawhorses? Thanks in advance!
May 23rd, 2026 on 10:02 am
Jonathan, I built the front two 42.5″ and the rear two 41″. This was to get the body level.
May 26th, 2026 on 11:15 am
Thanks a lot for replying, that’s very helpful.
I really apprecieate your website, I’m doing a Beetle restoration myself, and info like this is very valuable when you’re trying to figure things out.
Thanks again for keeping the website online!
Best regards,
Jonathan
May 26th, 2026 on 10:12 pm
No problem, just glad I can help. I hope to get some time this summer to work on mine again. Too many other projects!