My $50 door storage rack
 

If something similar to this has already been posted, sorry for the repeat. I already had some 2x4 laying around, so I went to the Depot and bought the following:

4 - 2" swivel casters
6 - .5" x 36" steel pipe
3 - .5" x 18" steel pipe
6 - .5" steel elbows
6 - .5" steel floor flange

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I made a roughly 2' square with the 2x4 and put a caster on each corner...

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Then, using all the steel pipe, elbows and flanges, I made 3 vertical stands and attached them to the 2x4...

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Then, added some pipe insulation...

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Then, add doors...

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I'll probably add some padding to the 2x4, but for now it gets the job done.


Edit: I have since replaced my original 2x4 base with a furniture dolly to allow for some more room between the uprights. So, it's now my $70 door storage rack:

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Nice job, looks good. If you have an old piece of carpet lying around you could just wrap that around the 2x4 and tack it on underneath.
I guess it'll cost us 4 door guys $100, maybe 2 like that or 1 long one.

Probably better to make two like that.

Add it that one suggestion of using a furniture dolly for the hard top and I think I may be in business...

...now I just hope I have the right sized tarps...

This Jeep-thing is a hoot!

Looks good CincyJK!
You got my wheels turnin'!

Very impressive :yup:

After looking at the rather expensive ones in the Quadratec catalog, I had been tossing around this same idea ... wood base with pipes for a nice stable cart and either swim noodles or pipe insulation for padding (2 of them for my 4 dr). Thanks for writing this up ... definitely the way I'm going to go.

Nice work!

I was thinking about making something similar out of 1 1/4" thick walled (high pressure) PVC instead. Do you think that will be strong enough, and very light, and non scratching?

Thanks CincyJk, I will make two of those for mine, while I wait another month for delivery.

Thanks for sharing your great idea! It's so simple, even a caveman (I) can buid it!