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mlindner
post Apr 26 2019, 02:08 PM
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Build a dolly, as high as you want. Mine I even use on my scissor lift. Best, MarkAttached Image
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post Feb 28 2020, 05:35 PM
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Old thread but still valid topic. How far off the ground does the 914 frame need to be to freely spin?
I am hanging my rotisserie from a car lift and end to know how to cut.
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post Feb 28 2020, 06:09 PM
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half the width of the widest point on the chassis, plus the amount to clear the highest point on the rotisserie or floor which ever comes first.. Each one is different.
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post Feb 28 2020, 06:52 PM
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QUOTE(914forme @ Feb 28 2020, 07:09 PM) *

half the width of the widest point on the chassis, plus the amount to clear the highest point on the rotisserie or floor which ever comes first.. Each one is different.


Do you remember about what height yours was?
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post Feb 28 2020, 07:01 PM
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Having built one, here is my advice:

1) Don't ask others what their height was. That is irrelevant.
Measure what you need yours to be.
2) This is a SIMPLE project - don't overthink it.

It SUCKS building one 10 inches too tall, and it sucks more building one .001 inches too short.

Since you are building it, you know where your mid point will be. You know where your braces and cross bar are. From those points you know how high you need to build it to make it spin freely.

The nice thing about working with metal is that if you make it too tall, you can cut and reweld and its just not an issue. Build the arms first so you know where the mid-point is.

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post Feb 29 2020, 09:22 PM
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) And that is why I built mine to be adjustable,
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post Feb 29 2020, 10:01 PM
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) And that is why I built mine to be adjustable,


And it is a vey nice one!



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post Mar 1 2020, 06:20 PM
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QUOTE(914forme @ Feb 29 2020, 09:22 PM) *

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) And that is why I built mine to be adjustable,


And it is a vey nice one!


Nice design.
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post Mar 1 2020, 06:51 PM
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hijack,,, looks loowww....secrect ?? OH, Its a Subaroo mount (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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post Mar 1 2020, 06:52 PM
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Thank you, and I miss it, but letting it go to a new home will keep me from getting in to deep with my -6. If I need another one, I know how to build it.
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post Mar 1 2020, 07:00 PM
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hijack,,, looks loowww....secrect ??


(IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) Nope just high enough to keep a really low boxer engine in the right place. It was all about keeping heavy really low.

That was the shell from my old EG33 build. Engine mounts I had planned to weld a steel plate to the bottom of the engine mount if I thought I need one, I planned on running an AL pan, and had lost one once when my wife drove a Jetta over an man hole cover, on a road they had scarped to resurface. The hit split the pan, but luckily just opened it up enough it would weep. That was one expensive rescue dog. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) Luckily he is a great dog.
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post Mar 2 2020, 10:18 AM
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QUOTE(sixnotfour @ Mar 1 2020, 07:51 PM) *

@GaroldShaffer
hijack,,, looks loowww....secrect ??


(IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) Nope just high enough to keep a really low boxer engine in the right place. It was all about keeping heavy really low.

That was the shell from my old EG33 build. Engine mounts I had planned to weld a steel plate to the bottom of the engine mount if I thought I need one, I planned on running an AL pan, and had lost one once when my wife drove a Jetta over an man hole cover, on a road they had scarped to resurface. The hit split the pan, but luckily just opened it up enough it would weep. That was one expensive rescue dog. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) Luckily he is a great dog.

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer.gif) I just read your build thread..subi mount (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif)
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post Mar 3 2020, 05:49 PM
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I saw this one on Pinterest, and it really inspired me.

It seems so simple, the way it solves the issue of raising and lowering the car, like it was built by druids. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

I've always wanted to build in the ability to raise the car off the ground with suspension and wheels on, and to raise it up high enough to flip it and clear the windshield frame.

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My Longs were in good shape, but if I knew better I would have braced the doors

Look how skinny I was! Lost 21 lbs since the heart attack, but I don't think I'll ever
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Interesting, only issue I see is that is all thread, it would take forever to raise and lower it. Your thread pitch will determine the speed. Also technically it is the wrong thread design for the job. jacks use a square cut gear for lifting and lowering. pitched thread is good for clamping. But hey it will work.

The one I built uses a welded nut on the end of the winch handles. You can stick a socket on the end of a drill, and it will be at the top, in a minute.
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QUOTE(914forme @ Mar 3 2020, 04:24 PM) *

Interesting, only issue I see is that is all thread, it would take forever to raise and lower it. Your thread pitch will determine the speed. Also technically it is the wrong thread design for the job. jacks use a square cut gear for lifting and lowering. pitched thread is good for clamping. But hey it will work.

The one I built uses a welded nut on the end of the winch handles. You can stick a socket on the end of a drill, and it will be at the top, in a minute.


Yeah acme thread would be better for sure
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