chain body shop part? What is it?

[Bosque]

I got these in a cabinet I bought from a dealership that was located by a the body shop area. What are they? They almost seem like a pipe expander, but that makes no sense.

I'm really just curious as I usually know what stuff is used for... not this.

 

[PugetDude]

Frame straightening.

 

[tdkkart]

Floor pots. Drill a hole in the concrete, drop the pot in with the slots down, when you pull up with the chain, the pot expands and locks into the floor. Used as an attachment point for pulling body and frame straightening.

 

[Bondo]

Floor pots. Drill a hole in the concrete, drop the pot in with the slots down, when you pull up with the chain, the pot expands and locks into the floor. Used as an attachment point for pulling body and frame straightening.

Ayuh,.... Floor anchors,....

The harder ya pull on 'em, the tighter they get,...

 

[383 240z]

Any chance you want to part with them? I wanted pull pots in my shop. But my concrete guy talked me out of putting them in. So sick of pushing cars in that don't run. Keith

 

[K-Dog]

They are quite handy indeed.

 

[Bosque]

Ahh that makes sense. I hadn't even thought that they would be put in the floor. Cool thing, I won't be using them though. 383, PM incoming.

 

[thecj3man]

Any chance you want to part with them? I wanted pull pots in my shop. But my concrete guy talked me out of putting them in. So sick of pushing cars in that don't run. Keith

I installed six yesterday in my new 40x60 slab. I had already ordered them and talked myself out of using them, but the concrete guy said that it was a lot easier to put them in now than to drill later.