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04-08-2011 05:39 PM #9
Most every car is different Steve. Like on the Plymouth coupe that was on it before, I had built a rolled pan for the back, so the rear fixture needed arms that dropped down 8" to clear the rolled pan, then went back up the same amount and 2- 3"X5" on each side with matching plates on the inside to bolt to the trunk floor. The '57 was a lot easier to mount, just a couple tubes with a 5" drop and a mount on either side to bolt to the floor supports.
When I put the body on the rotissierie, I get the frame unbolted from the body, support the body with jack stands and some roll bar tubing from side to side between the body and jack stand, lower the frame from under the car and slide it out of the way, then bolt the body to the rotissierie. The new stands I'm building will have hydraulic cylinders to raise and lower the body to the correct height that it will rotate 360 degrees, for this pair I use a cherry picker on either end to lift the body up....Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
Carroll Shelby
Learning must be difficult for those who already know it all!!!!
The first model car I built was a 32 Ford roadster by Revell in the mid 50's.
How did you get hooked on cars?