Automobile Body and Frame Rotisserie

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1 Purpose
2 Design
3 Build
4 Usage
5 After
6 Reference
7 Examples

[edit] Purpose

Intro: accumulation of dirt, rust, grease, etc. on vehicles chosen for restoration or rodding. Not suited for ordinary servicing and repair -- ramps and lifts suited for these.
Access to all areas for cleaning and repair.
Elimination of hours looking up into nooks and crannies of underside while scraping, brushing, sanding, repair.

[edit] Design

Load -- consider weight and flex of body. If the load gets outside of the base, the whole thing tips over.
Swing -- consider shape and dimensions of body and the space in which it will rotate about its center of gravity. Pivots must be in line. Anything on a radius from either pivot will reduce the swing capacity; distance of pivot from obstructions determines swing capacity.
Materials -- steel pipe, tubing, angle, plate, bolts, welding rods or wire.
Construction methods -- weld, bolt.

[edit] Build

Acquisition of materials -- salvage, new.
Tools -- welder, torch, drill, saw, layout tools (scribe, awl, soapstone, marker, square, level, straight edge), wrenches.
Work area.

[edit] Usage

Safe attachment of load.
Safe elevation of load.
Test and inspect.

[edit] After

Other uses for rotisserie or parts.
Storage.

[edit] Reference

[edit] Examples

I built my very simple rotisserie and after taking my 68 Firebird off of it 2 years later, I cut the tops off, added casters, welded them together, and VOILA!...instant rollaround car stands. Of course, the rotisserie only made the rear part, I made the front part from some spare steel I had. Heres a pic of it...