I waited as long as I could. I dropped the wad ( well chase credit card did temporarily ) and bought the steel. Most of it I got cut to length, but there was still a fair amount I got long because I knew I would end up altering things as I went....I usually do 641.40 worth on the floor. I saved over 120.00 by digging thought the drops for 2 hours, and refiguring my original plans on the spot in order to make use of the drop pile.

Now I should probably say, before you guys think I am totally nuts, I am building this thing to handle ANY car that comes to me. I do American stuff as well, so just in case someone shows up with a '59 Cadillac coupe Deville, I nned to know I can flip it safely

Started out by marking and pilot drilling the uprights for the lockdown holes, then step drilled them out to 3/4 inch

Welded the bottom legs together. Rear is 3x3 1/4 wall, front is 3x4 1/4 wall. This was the first change I made. There wasn't enough 3x3 in the drop pile but I found the 3x4. That kept me from having to buy 2 full lengths of 3x3. Cha CHING !!

Then I cut some 3x2 angle into short brakets to make a stable bolting setup in order to disassemble the whole thing for storage or moving. Drilled the tabs for bolt holes, and went back to welding

Cut and drilled some 4x4 box for the sliders

Forgot to take some pictures

Ended up getting the master machinist down in the complex to line bore some schedule 80 [pipe out so I could slip fit a pice of 2 3/8" o.d pipe in it

Drilled a shartload more holes

Tacked it all together, checked for fit and full welded the spinning section.

Welded a piece of 2 1/2 " box to the 2 3/8 pipe for the crossbars.

Cut, drilled and welded nuts onto some 3" box to act as positioning sliders on the crossarms

And ended up with this

My cross bar sliders are too tight due to the weldment process, so I'm going to see if my machinist can skim one side of the cross bars for a better slip fit. More pics as things progress


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7-dXXP2TIE

Man, I wish I could help

Yeah I could have used someone with experience in cleaning cutting fluid off of pipe

An electric winch with a remote would make it easy to pull cars over your lift.

Quite true

Me too. I loved building the on that I built. Its a joy welding metal that has a little thickness to it.

Zach

scotty is that a TC-25 i see (tire chief)

Will this thing hold a big ol Mercedes boat?

I love welding that thick stuff... Mmmmm..

ZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

maybe you should try your bus on the rotisserie...

It should

Oldschool, it's a bendpak, not sure what model but pretty much the same thing

Throw that 300 boat on it

Or a Volvo station wagon?

Nice!

One suggestion [for which I apologize in advance if you are already planning], but I would add gussets to the Sch80 pipe holding the arms in the last picture in post 3. As it is currently, that piece will shear before anything else breaks.

I was thinking that a long screw (1" allthread) in the upright (would have to have more of a C section that square tube) with a set of gears on the top attached to a crank - like the jacks that came with later bugs and busses. Mount crossbars to car and crank away. Works in my head - not so sure it would be feasible in reality

Are those rear view mirrors on the primerd car from an Olds cutlass?

Man. Tough Crowd!

Nice, but will it hold a 914 Limo???

Nice one, Scotty! I wouldn't mind having a pop at one of these (If my welding improves, that is!)

Yes, mirrors off of an Olds something or other.

That's what they looked like. I like em. gonna be looking for a pair soon

Hydraulic rams on each end. If you look at the last pic, you can see a piece of the pipe standing upright. That is my mockup for the ram I got the back end finished up with a light duty mount like most of you have seen. (The one that bolts into the bumper holes. ) Once I get the front end finished ( tomorrow ) I will load a car on it and flip it. My next step is to make a complete carriage under the car that ties the front and rear suspension points together, and will make pickups for the rear points that can be removed and reinstalled to aid in proper placement. All this will not only give me proper locations, but will also completely brace the car front to back, so it won't move while I have it upside down

Scotty,

Remember this thread?

Any updates. I would like to see what you came up with.

It's all in my head......allllll of it...........

Shut it Michelle



and Dave




and Eric



and Brown E



and Evil





and Zachamabob




and the rest of ya'z

and especially you Terdduh

I'm struggling posting a pic from my iPad but if you send me your email address ill show you a few things I've put on my rotisserie.. Yours look great so far..it's a time consuming project... Looks simple but it takes more material and time than people think...

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We all know why you really needed that giant rotisserie.

And the dump truck load of barbecue charcoal.



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