Body Rotisserie?
 

Hope this is in the right forum. Searching and checking all of the photos here, I see alot of cars on rotisseries. Where did you get them or make them? If their homemade any one good any suggestions? Mentally walking through my prjoect, it would be tons easier. Thanks :)

Pic's...
 

Here are some from my last car. I got mine from "Accessible Systems". But if you wanted to build one it wouldn't be hard if you had a welder. Also if anyone is interested in how "soda" blasting works one of the pic.s was taken after blasting.

Another one available is the Roto 2000.

http://www.theroto2000.com/

I made mine with the help of my neighbor:

http://www.geocities.com/ryans67deuce/FinishedRear1.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/ryans67deuce/FinishedRear3.jpg

Ryan

Here is the one we used on my car.....I don't remember the name,but the pictures may help with potential ideas if you decide to build one....


http://www.pro-touring.com/featured_.../p7210027a.jpg

http://www.pro-touring.com/featured_.../p7110030a.jpg

http://www.pro-touring.com/featured_.../p8110025a.jpg

My father and I built the one for my car. Although I don't have any pics because my site is down. I used 2.5" oil pipe, although if I was going to build another I would go with square tubing. It worked well though. If you are going to build one make sure and add 2 locking points on each side and add grease certs so it will turn easier. I would recommend "locking" casters as well because you will probably move it around the shop from fabrication to body work and so on. I wish I had demensions of it. I had a guy come by last week to get demensions to build one for his 442. I had post over at PT or search some threads I know this is a subject that has been talked about and covered over there.

Andrew

Whatever you decide, make sure it has those hydraulic shocks on it. I've heard they are a God send.

Yes, You'll want hydraulic rams. I haven't bought any for mine yet, and it was a huge pain in the ass getting my car up high enough without them to rotate it.

Cool thanks for the info guys. Just to keep the fab skills up to date, I might venture into building one. I have checked on the 2 listed here. On the AccSytems, I think< they list a "balancer" including with all there bottoms up lifts. How did you all balance your cars on them? Trail and error, or anyone have a pic of that balancer? Thanks again. :thumbsup:

The balancer is just an adjustment that allows you to raise and lower the car while keeping the pivot point stationary.

I don't have any pics of mine handy, but if you look closely at Jeffs and Ryans you can see what I'm talking about. Adjusting the cg is basically a trial and error deal.

build vs. kit
 

Anyone have knowledge of cost to build (including all parts and supplies) vs. buying a kit? I would imagine it is cheaper to build but then again I have never built one. So, for those of you that have built one....what do you think?

By the way, not that it matters but mine would be for a 69 camaro.

I think I have around 6 to $700.00 in to mine. Steel prices have gone through the roof lately, so I'd get a material quote first.

It wasn't really the cost of buying one vs building one for me. It was the high cost of shipping to my location.

I have around $350 in mine not including the rams since my neighbor "donated" them in order to use it whenever necessary. Got the tires cheap on ebay and the steel was from a scrap yard type place. The rams are available thru Harbor Frieght for cheap also. I could have saved some more $$ on the steel had I not built it with such large tubing, but I want to be able to use it for future projects too so if I build a bigger car it will handle it.

Ryan

Building mine was really time. My dad is a retired bridge contractor so the metal I already had, found some casters that were lying around and then went to a scrap yard to get a larger pipe to sleeve the 2.5" pipe so the piece could turn. Much like a gate hinge is how we built the ends. I had $1 in mine total from the piece at the scrap yard. Like mentioned above with metal being high I would check prices. Materials may be close to buying one.
If you have materials and want to save money I think anyone can build one with a welder and a few tools. It took us around 6 hours to build.

This is the one jp used, I'm just about finished building mine as well...so far I have $350 in the steel, $70 or so into the rams (harbour freight), and under $20 in the casters (also harbour freight). It's a good plan and makes it easy for the first timmer!! I'll try to post pics this weekend....

http://www.mgbexperience.com/rotator/