[DeTomaso] engine bay work platform

[Mike Drew]

Since several people asked, here are the ingredients for each platform. 

This piece of paper has been hanging on my wall for the better part of 20 years, waiting for somebody to ask the question. 😆



And here is a pic of the underside of the platform:



Not shown on the list of ingredients were the square black plastic plugs we used to cap the end of each bar, the foam padding we glued to the top surface, the piece of hardwood we used for the tool platform, and the metal tool and parts tray we attached to it (a baking tin we got at a local kitchen supply store).  

Notice the 90-degrees bends leading up from the kneeling surface to the working surface:



Unfortunately this angle makes the platform incompatible with the popular chassis stiffening kits. I am considering modifying mine, by replacing the two straight pieces with a 90-degree bend, with a single piece with a 45-degree bend. I will probably have the new material welded into position first, then cut away the redundant original portions. 


Mike

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> On Jul 12, 2024, at 03:52, JFByrd via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
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>    I recall some one made a nice work platform, would pics and possibly
>   dimensions be available?
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   Since several people asked, here are the ingredients for each
   platform.

   This piece of paper has been hanging on my wall for the better part of
   20 years, waiting for somebody to ask the question.

   image0.jpeg
   And here is a pic of the underside of the platform:
   image1.jpeg
   Not shown on the list of ingredients were the square black plastic
   plugs we used to cap the end of each bar, the foam padding we glued to
   the top surface, the piece of hardwood we used for the tool platform,
   and the metal tool and parts tray we attached to it (a baking tin we
   got at a local kitchen supply store).
   Notice the 90-degrees bends leading up from the kneeling surface to the
   working surface:
   image2.jpeg
   Unfortunately this angle makes the platform incompatible with the
   popular chassis stiffening kits. I am considering modifying mine, by
   replacing the two straight pieces with a 90-degree bend, with a single
   piece with a 45-degree bend. I will probably have the new material
   welded into position first, then cut away the redundant original
   portions.
   Mike
   Sent from my iPad

     On Jul 12, 2024, at 03:52, JFByrd via DeTomaso
     <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:

     I recall some one made a nice work platform, would pics and possibly
     dimensions be available?
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