Portable Car Port

[Ranger850]

So i dont have a shop or garage, and this often is what slows down any automotive progress i have achieved. So my solution was to piece together some sort of covered workspace. But then i thought about how i would get my non working vehicles in said space, so i devised a plan for a portable carport. Using the scraps and materials i had on hand, i conjured up this demon

It has small wheels at the rear for easy maneuverability

And can be placed at whichever corner or end of the vehicle i happen to be working on. It keeps the wind off of me enough and didn't cost me anything but some new welding tips from HOMEDEPOT. The back wall is bedrails, the bottom supports are old awning ends and the top is fence post. Covered with Sunbrella awning fabric keeps it lightweight. The black material is what we call " shade cloth" and is some pretty cool stuff, you can see through it from one side, but can't from the other, so i can see out, but no on can see in.

It gets dark in there but some clamp lamps fixed that easy.

 

[bobbywalter]

Any port in a storm

 

[Bgunner]

I did something similar but with 4 poles the hood and tailgate of a mid 90's Toyota 4Runner that my cousin picked up and we rebuilt in the winter. We draped 2 tarps over the vehicle, one pole on each side, 2 in the front. We use cinder blocks as weights for the corners and sides with the back left loose for entry. We put in a couple space heaters and spent almost all winter putting that Yota together so he could have a daily driver and a wheeling machine.

The worse part was when the rear of the body fell off the jack when lowering it back down after welding up the coil spring perches that had rotted. Common issue on those things. When we lifted the body he asked if I was sure I wanted to leave the front bolts in it but loose. I told him Yup this way it can come off the frame totally if something happens and the loose bolts will allow it to pivot as it needs to without damaging the front. Of course by the time this happened it was early spring and we didn't need the tarp tent any more.

EDIT: he also purchased some clamp on lamps and I had my 2 drop lights to use under it.

I like the wheels to be able to move it easily. Awesome Idea there.

 

[Ranger850]

Any port in a storm

I don't know what this means.

 

[Uncle Gump]

It means your portable car port is way better then having no car port.

 

[Ranger850]

I plan on painting the frame, and hopefully this will help. Gotta to the wheel cylinders on the D21 too, so, if need be, I can move it around. I can adjust the height if i need too. Just block the wheels and put bricks under the bottom front or use poles. I have square pegs on both sides, at the top front, and can prop it up as much as need, whichever is best at the time, but my Ranger is the tallest i got and its wheels are 4 inches off the ground as it sits now

 

[G8orFord]

Necessity is the mother of invention.

Or "any port in a storm", either works.

 

[Ranger850]

Any port in a storm

Yep,

 

[sgtsandman]

I’ve done something similar with a 10’X12’ camping rain fly. Sometimes you just have to work with what you got.

 

[Josh B]

Those bed rails are good, cheap materials. Light weight and easy to work with too. I've built all sorts of stuff with them over the years