Rotisserie Build Ideas Options

[808 WRX]

I picked up a '75 roller a few months ago. Its a decent shell but I need to replace the rear half of the floor pans, the bottom edge of the inner and outer firewall and get a better look at the longs. The longs look pretty good from the outside, but of course there is a hole under the battery tray so time will tell.

I'm planning to build a rotisserie and wanted to run my idea by some more experienced folks. Honestly, supporting the car from the ends via the bumper mounts scares me, so I'm going to make one similar to the one by restoration design with the two hoops. The difference being that I would essentially build a rectangular cart on wheels that would mount to the front suspension area and either the rear suspension or the transmission crossmember. I would then bolt the hoops to the cart. The main benefit being that the cart would add structural rigidity to the body by reducing the twisting/bending forces. I would still use adjustable bracing from the upper seatbelt bolt towards the front of the car to keep the door gaps/targa top dimensions in spec.


Has anyone done something like this? Is it worth the extra effort? How much space should I leave between the cart and the bottom of the car (about 8")? I'm thinking rectangular tubing, can I get away with 1.5" x 3" or smaller/larger?

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[Superhawk996]

You really don't want to do structural reapirs while on a rotisserie.

Your idea is interesting but I haven't seen exactly what you describe. The main issue you're going to find with the cart "built in" is the need to counterblance the weight of the cart in order to not be bottom heavy and to be able to roll the hoops.

I think you'll need more than 8" of ground clearnace on the cart but that's just me. Surely you'll need to do something under the cart at some point. 8" isn't much to work with.

Sort of like what you describe minus the cart that connects between the hoops. This sytem depends on a solid self supporting structure. Not sure I'd use it for a Targa.

http://www.rollerhoop.com/

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[808 WRX]

Thank you!

Ohh yeah, I forgot about the ounterbalancing part (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)

The 8" is from the bottom of the car to the top of the cart. Which would be the working room when grinding/welding the floorpans. The dimensions of the tubing and the height of the casters would add to the overall height. Still wouldn't be able to get under it though.