LZ1 Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Thinking of building a rotisere to restore my 74 260 next weekend and was wondering if anyone had any pics or drawings of the one you used or are using? I have a few ideas, but was just looking for others. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilRufusKay Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Check out my website. Tons of pics of my car on a rot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wagz Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 One of the HybridZ members had a very nice set of drawings on his site, but I can't remember the link. I went getto on mine and used a couple of engine stands with with home welded mounting brackets. Here's some links I did have: http://www.zparts.com/zptech/articles/restoration/phenley/rotisserie/index.htm http://zhome.com/Classic/HowTo/GraemeSucking.htm http://www.prostreetcar.com/body_rotisserie.html http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/rotisseriebydave.html http://www.autorestorer.com/articles/art106.html http://www.competitionplus.com/2005_02_03/rotisserie.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 A bunch of pictures here. Click the morphing Z and open the Rotisserie directory http://65.100.60.50:8884/ReadMe.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparks280zt Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 dave your website is friggin awesome, all those pics and vids, I put it on my favs for future enjoyment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Click here for images of my rotisserie. There was a very detailed write up on how to build it but the link is dead and unfortuneatly I didn't back it up. The car is a 260 by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike kZ Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Is this it? : http://65.100.60.50:8884/Files/Datsun/Rotisserie/Body%20Rotisserie.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wagz Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Is this it? : http://65.100.60.50:8884/Files/Datsun/Rotisserie/Body%20Rotisserie.htm I don't know about Jeff, but that is the one I was thinking of. Good plans... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5foot2 Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 A bunch of pictures here. Click the morphing Z and open the Rotisserie directory http://65.100.60.50:8884/ReadMe.html Lots of good info here Dave. I'd like to mirror it if you don't mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted February 28, 2005 Share Posted February 28, 2005 Is this it? : [url']http://65.100.60.50:8884/Files/Datsun/Rotisserie/Body%20Rotisserie.htm[/url] That's it thanks Mike! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad-ManQ45 Posted March 6, 2005 Share Posted March 6, 2005 I built the one MikeKZ has the link to. I used 1/4" tube for where the 11 guage tubing was spec'ed because I'm paranoid and also wanted one for a bigger car later. I also fabbed a jack platform for each end to utilize bottle jacks to raise the car. I believe I have posted a thread on this. I guess I should load some pics onto the site for people too see - they appear to have gotten deleted in the past... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rototiller Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Click here[/url'] for images of my rotisserie. There was a very detailed write up on how to build it but the link is dead and unfortuneatly I didn't back it up. The car is a 260 by the way. nice rotisserie. are you able to rotate the body so the the car is "belly up?" every pic i have seen a z car on a rotisserie, the body is on its side or right side up.... thanks michael rebello Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tannji Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 nice rotisserie. are you able to rotate the body so the the car is "belly up?" every pic i have seen a z car on a rotisserie' date=' the body is on its side or right side up.... thanks michael rebello[/quote'] Probably because people dont usually work under a rotisserie... which means the only things you would work on while "belly up" are the sides, which are already available while right side up. Not trying to be a smart-a$$, I almost asked the same question a while back, then thought about it for a minute..... = ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaime240z Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Well since this thread has been revived, I guess Ill post a couple pics of the rotisserie I've been working on. I hope BradMan doesn't mind me copy his nice design. I did change the design of the base though. I will be adding HD casters and finishing the moving pieces tomorrow. And yes, I will be able to rotate the car 360 deg with this design. Another nice thing about using the platform bottle jacks is that the car itself doen't need to be sky high on jack stands in order to be mounted on the rotisserie. It's a bit more work, but I think it will be worth it in the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Probably because people dont usually work under a rotisserie... which means the only things you would work on while "belly up" are the sides, which are already available while right side up. Not trying to be a smart-a$$, I almost asked the same question a while back, then thought about it for a minute..... = ) There are some reasons to go belly up on the rotisserie. I was welding the firewall/cowl area on my car and I was sitting on the leading edge of the roof with my legs sticking out through the windshield hole. http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=106849 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tannji Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 not sure how I missed that thread, but your work looked very nice, will be referring to it in the future, I am afraid.... my car looks good, but I am all too aware of what is probably waiting for me when I go to restore the chassis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rototiller Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Probably because people dont usually work under a rotisserie... which means the only things you would work on while "belly up" are the sides, which are already available while right side up. Not trying to be a smart-a$$, I almost asked the same question a while back, then thought about it for a minute..... = ) when i say "belly up" i am refering to having the car rotated 180 degrees. with the roof close to the ground. i am wanting to build a rotisserie and just wanted to be sure that it was safe to rotate the car 180 degrees. to those who understood what i was refering to, thanks for your responses.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tannji Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 sorry, about that.... I understood what you meant, but was referring to why you dont see it too often, not that it wasnt the norm to do it, or to design for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 nice rotisserie. are you able to rotate the body so the the car is "belly up?" every pic i have seen a z car on a rotisserie, the body is on its side or right side up.... Yes you can put it in the roof down position but I don't think I ever had a reason to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad-ManQ45 Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 I certainly don't mind your changes, my customization was of someone else's design. My garage has a lip at the entrance to keep out water, so I opted to use 10" pneumatic tires to make it easy to roll in and out for blasting purposes. Turning the car around in the garage is not an option, just rolling in and out, so I just welded more tubing onto the existing base to keep the initial height (and consequently total height) down. With 1/4" thick square tubing, I don't have to worry about things bending. by the way, here is the link that I got the plans from (minus my own updates): Rotisserie I believe this was actually copied from another site that someone had an MGB restoration project from, which had some nice pictures, but appears to be gone. The above link does have a materials list and good directions. By the way, my gallery does have a pic of my rotisserie setup... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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