I've seen build tables designed to be cut down the middle so they could be repurposed as workbenches, which I thought was a fine idea, but I saw something interesting in a build thread over on locostbuilders.co.uk.
The builder was using an old trailer as his build table. It wasn't all that convenient as far as size, but it looked like it was working out for him.
I think the width issue would be a deal-breaker if you wanted to use a table-trailer to put the finished car on - at least I'm not thrilled with the idea of leaning over a six foot wide table while working - but a standard 4x8 or 4x10 size would make a bitchin' utility trailer. And if you didn't particularly need a trailer, you could sell it and put the money into the rest of the build.
The first time around I laid my spare tubing across a couple of sawhorses, tossed a piece of half inch plywood on top, and shimmed it level, which worked for my minimalist needs. But some builders go for rather elaborate tables. [cough] Lonnie-S [/cough]
Once you have a couple hundred bucks of steel and several days' work in a super-table, you're faced with what to do with it when you're done. Maybe making a trailer frame would be an option for someone.
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