Here's one I learned about from the Lotus Car guys. You bolt it up to the
wheel lug studs. Can be pivoted in one garage bay.
No personal experience though.
http://www.accessiblesystems.com/
Atwell Haines
'79 Spitfire
At 03:52 PM 12/10/98 -0800, Peter Ficklin wrote:
>Ahaa! At last a question that I can answer... (I told you there'd come
>a time, Brad :^] ) Anyway, James, I just finished building the one
>shown at
>http://www.lips.net/~ima454/rotator.htm
>
>It's got a big Chevelle hanging from it, so I think it's strong enough
>to hold a Spit (or two!). I looked at several different sites on the
>web, before attempting to build this - pretty close to the $200.00 USD.
>I hope to hang the tub on it by the end of December, and maybe get a few
>pics up on a website as well. I made mine a little shorter, and had to
>make some special "Spit adaptors", since there's no "real good" place on
>the back end of the roundtail to bolt it on to. I ended up going inside
>the trunk/boot to the bumper brackets. If James or anybody has anymore
>questions about it, I'd be happy to help. The web instructions are very
>good, and only a little unclear in one area. There is no mechanism to
>help you get it up on the rotor, so you might have to improvise... I've
>got a forklift to get mine up :^) - Also, I think you can use it with
>or without the frame - making sure, of course you brace the tub, if it's
>by itself... Good luck!
>
>This is MY idea of a Rotary Spit!
>
>Peter Ficklin
>'63 & '69 Spits
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>
>James Carpenter wrote:
>>
>> I was wondering, is it possible to make a jig that would enable you to role
>> over a Spitfire, for working on the underside and things like that.
>> Presumably you would take of the bonnet, take the fuel tank out, take out
>> the engine and transmission, all easy tasks then you could put big
skewer up
>> it's rear end, would you need to remove the rear light cluster panel.
>>
>> Would you want to, or would you want to do that with the body when it's off
>> the frame.
>>
>> My other idea was for a big frame that would allow me to lift the car, then
>> place battens underneath in any place under the car.
>>
>> Just planning for a big restoration as soon as I have my feet on the ground
>> from University.
>>
>> Anyone done this, and was it worth it?
>
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