My garage is tiny. Fortunately I have a Mini.
The workspace measures about 2 m by 4m. At the same time, the engine is not operational - besides I pulled out the petrol tank which doesnt help.
I plan to spray paint the car in the near future, but need to be able to 'lift' and move the mini from side to side to allow access.
Notice Supercheap sells some kind of contraption on wheels which may suffice -but I am working on a shoestring (damn my wife is already complaining about the smell of etch primer in the house!) and cannot justify the extra cost.
Any suggestions? I was thinking of a modified shopping trolley (?)
Regards
Marc
from the very cramped Inner West, Sydney

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1966 Morris Mini Deluxe
.... 4 bicycles and 3 screaming kids.

scateboard

I bought two pair of these- work great. Amazing how easy it is to push the car around in any direction

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David L


My greatest fear in life is that when I die my wife will sell my Mini and tools for the price I told her I paid for them!

Hi mate, i used 2 timber pallets nailed on top of each other then srewed on 4 large caster wheels from supercrap, moves pretty easy but this was a bare shell!

SNAP! What he said. Works a treat with a bare shell Not so sure if you still have the engine etc still attached.

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I welded up a set of dollys using 20 or 25mm RHS in a rectangular shape with castors on each corner. The "rectangle" is sized to fit the tyre approx. 30% inside so the tyre locks in so to speak. Obviously you need a trolley jack though to lift up one end completely to load and unload. The castors in my case bolt on with a bolt straight through the centre so it is just a matter of drilling the appropriate holes and bolting them on.

I've found that Coles and Woolies have redesigned shopping trolleys to be less attractive as a source of wheels and frame for this type of purpose.

In my case I was lucky and got some suitable castors for free, but it still can work out cheaper than buying the type of dollys wombat is referring to. My castors don't have the locking tabs, but that would be preferrable and what I am currently trying to track down.
KB

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priced the super cheeep ones $200+ not so cheep making dolly timber 4x2 and large castor wheels free from ex work (bread dollys)

Go for a bunnings trolley. They should have good castors.

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Simplify and add lightness

Find a few shopping trolleys and get the angle grinder out

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1965 Morris Mini Deluxe - 998cc SC12

Couple of pallets and some caster wheels, works a treat

I've got these. Expensive, yes, but they work really well

http://www.gotools.com.au/GoJack.htm

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In the garage:
1970 Morris Cooper S MK2 | 2010 MINI Cooper JCW Challenge Edition

Now with new owners:
1964 Morris 850 Van | 1965 Morris Cooper S MK1 | 1976 Leyland Mini | 1999 Rover Mini Cooper Classic | 2006 MINI Cooper JCW

I needed to move my Mini sideways in the garage. I didn't have a lot of room for moving it forward or backwards. So I stuck the floor jack under the front of the car and I stuck a shovel under a rear tyre.
To move the rear I just pulled on the handle of the shovel and it slid across the concrete quite easily.

Get a new wife and move to the country, or you can move to the country and get a new wife! its time to decide!

Can't do that. Kind of stuck to her and the kids. Sentimental thing, can't explain. I just an old fool - explains the old mini.

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1966 Morris Mini Deluxe
.... 4 bicycles and 3 screaming kids.

Mobilty Scooter. You must have pensioners in your area

If you try for the disabled ones that cant catch you as easily