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| Got my 60 Desoto on my rotisserie today...cool unit, can flip a car up on its side almost 90 degrees in my garage to detail or fix underneath.
Bought it maybe 20 years ago from Europe...Have not seen them for sale recently....too bad cause they work well.
Guy
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Location: Netherlands | I've seen them for sale a few times overhere.
They look handy but I'm sure you will support the car better after you set it up like that.
Never trust designs with a single point of possible failure.
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Location: Invermere B.C. Canada - Rocky Mountains | BigBlockMopar - 2014-09-30 1:31 AM
They look handy but I'm sure you will support the car better after you set it up like that.
Never trust designs with a single point of possible failure.
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| It's actually got three points...there are two jack stands supporting the two bottom "arcs", so after you tilt the unit., you take weight off the unit and on to those two jacks, and most of the weight is then on the two bottom wheel drums...Have done a few cars this way with this unit., but it's always good to have extra support for sure to be safe safe.!! Sure makes it nice to work on! |
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Location: Perth Australia | I havnt seen one before
Can you do more detailed photos please
I have a rotissory, but that could be better (and take less room)
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| It's a nice unit...if you wanna clean in your garage with the door shut!!!!!
I got all this done in about 5 hours...2/3 of the bottom scrapped and sanded to the original grey primer....and the whole front end sanded down while standing up!!!...can do most of it sitting on a roll around...helps not doing all this laying down..would take four times longer.
It folds down to nothing for easy storage too. Was going to try and produce and sell them, but the tube bending was too cost prohibitive to put out an economical unit.
Will take a few of the tilter.
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Location: Williams California | That tilter looks like a real handy tool to use, and way less bulky than a rotisserie. I haven't seen those for sale for quite a few years, I wonder if someone holds a patent on the design?
You're making great progress in a short while too.
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| It's really handy. John, specially when I only have a 2 .5 car garage...I got the rest of the bottom stripped and sanded today...starting to prime and sand probably Friday. Only have one small patch on the front floor to replace, otherwise this Desoto is a dream to restore....really nice car. Rockers are mint, floors and everything else is just in great shape....I put a full trunk floor in already and have the lower quarter done on the pass. Side too...they were nice except the bottom three inches in the front corners...coming along nicely. |
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| ttotired - 2014-09-30 5:35 PM
I havnt seen one before
Can you do more detailed photos please
I have a rotissory, but that could be better (and take less room)
Here are a couple more photos of the rotisserie
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Location: Perth Australia | So what is the bit on the front with the wheels?
Is it what you use to tilt the car or do you use a jack?
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| The long piece on the front attaches the the driver side front drum. it' s a long cork screw....like a garage door opener...the carriage goes up on the cork screw and raises the car on the passenger side cradles. You use a drill to drive the cork screw up or down to raise or lower the car...then after it's up...you put a couple jack stands under the cradles for safety. |
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Location: Perth Australia | Interesting contraption
Be cool to see one in the flesh one day
I would be scared to try and use my rotissory with the subframe still on the car, it would be to long
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Location: Netherlands | These things can be bought new for some 500+ euros usually.
Although one has to remember, not all are built for heavy cars. And if you're mounting a heavy car on it, be aware that you are sideloading the LCA bushing and the rear leafsprings bushings and shackles to the fullest.
Here's a shop in the Netherlands for instance that sells them;
http://www.tools.vocor.nl/index.php?action=article&aid=3782&group_i...
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| Yeah, that looks like it without the raising mechanism. Lifting with straps doesn't look too safe..specially only on one wheel stud and a washer...eeeek.
The one I have I bought for 60s mustangs...works perfect...for the 60 desoto, it's definitely at the max as far as length...barely fits, although you could make a longer pole to tie the two arcs together...lifting wise, was a struggle for my little drill, even without the engine and trans in. Going down is easy..lifting it up...a little harder.
In all works and is saving me a ton of time AND it fits in my garage with door down....and that is the biggest plus to the whole thing. |
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Location: Invermere B.C. Canada - Rocky Mountains | No Hi-jack of this thread, so no pictures of 500 lbs. of new steel in a pile on the shop floor, (looking for a 12 year old kid to assemble it). Comes with two hydraulic lift rams/jacks at each end and a gear driven hand crank rotator assembly (heavy sucker) all for under $ 1200.00 CDN (on sale) delivered.
Sorry, but it’s a rotisserie for me. |
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