car rotisserie / spit

[davenport]

the first thing i decided when i started my build was that i`d be spending a lot of time underneth the car scraping underseal off and repairing rust... neither of which sounded fun lying on the floor..

so...

i found some 80x80x6mm box at work (sorry ... erm... 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 x 1/4 inch wall box) and made couple of T`s

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/12/80-1.jpg

a friend of mine "found" some castors... when i say found i think there might well be an industrial "wheely-trash-can" somewhere thats missing its wheels but for the price of a few beers i didn`t ask...

i then cut a a couple of bits of box... 2 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 1/8th wall from memory to fix to the shell and welded some 1 1/2dia solid bar to rotate on...

theres a bit of 2 x 2 x 1/8th box between them also thats removeable.....

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/12/86-1.jpg

if i`m honest the cars a bit "roof heavy" but the pivot point was a toatl guess and its still possible to rotate the car on your on ithout too much effort..

until a few months ago i was using an old tow rope to lock the car in position but then my dad said he wanted it back so i had to make a few mods...

a local laser profiling company cut out a disc from 3/8th plate which i bolted to the front cross bearer i just tapped all the holes M12.. er... 1/2" unf would be your equivalent i guess... and put a rose jointed bar to the the upright...

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2009/12/203-1.jpg


the good thing is once finished the whole thing can be unbolted and it sits flat against the workshop wall....

cheers for looking
Stu..

[78 Type-LT]

nice fab

[rixtrix1]

Looks great to me. The best part is the cost. Can't beat scrap, or beer, prices!

[liquidh8]

Nice!

[67blacklist]

looks good! I may or may not have alleviated a few industrial trashcans of their ability to roll away in my time. As far as I can see I just made it easier to keep track of where they are :idea: that's my story and I'm sticking to it...