Blain

I did a quick search and came up with various Bar B Que receipes but nothing on mounting a C3 body on a rotisserie. I know it would require fabing some special supports. I don't like to re-invent the wheel. Someone on this forum has been-there and done that. Anyone going to 'fess up?

Educate me.

Thanks, Blain.

tlynam

I've never seen one for a C3 body. I think the front end is entirely too weak to consider it. A simple wooden dolly should be all you need for the body. You can, however, do one for the frame. My frame is on one now. Its made out of two cheap engine stands and some fabricated brackets. It makes suspension assembly very easy to do.

Blain

My objective is to be able to clean and inspect the underside. How does this take place on the dolly?

tlynam

Blain,

You'll have plenty of room on the dolly as long as you build it that way. I'll try to attach some pictures.

tlynam

This is the car on the dolly


This is a picture taken while sitting inside the engine compartment. There's plenty of room to do whatever needs to be done.

coinwasher

How about my red neck version built out of scrap steel and some casters?

Black 82

Here's some pics of a C2 body. I think the key is to have a rotisserie mounting point for the center body mount at the nose.

http://www.villagephotos.com/pubbrow...ername=65+body

Thats John McGraw's car. He's over in the C1/C2 forum. He seems like a helpful guy. I'm sure if you PM him he'll give you the skinny on the rotisserie.

Z069

This is what I did.....worked out great !!!

It was high enough to do what I had to do.....
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houstonvett

I have a rotisserie from these folks in TN. Works great on any frame car and they also make a adapter for the C3 body if you want to flip the body also. The body mount system actually goes where the body mounting pads are. http://www.accessiblesystems.com/ It is super stong unit, not cheap but well worth it as you can use this system on any car, full frame or uni-body, houstonvett

TeamTruett

John McGraw helped me out a lot with info for building mine. Drop him a PM. Mine is for a C2 but Im sure a C3 could be mounted on his design. What's nice is that it breaks down for easier storage. The cost of steel has gone way up but after youre done with it you can rent it out or sell it. I had a friend whose a welder fab it up for a few cases. A nice thing about the design is that you can store the frame/rolling chassis underneath the body when youre not working on it. Total cost was less than half of the professional ones I've seen in catalogues. The body can roll on its side for easy access to every nook and cranny and of course the lighting is much better.

Jud Chapin

That looks like the ticket to me!

Blain

Access to every nook and cranny is what I was after.
I found one of those "Parked under the tree for years" cars. Nests and webs and leaves and other yet to be discovered creatures.

I had an "ah-ha" moment when I saw the forklift photo. Might be the simple solution.

Thanks to all who posted.

Blain.

Ron R

Haven't yet found a rotisserie, but I did find a grill!

Blain

Hey Dan, what technique did you use to clean the body inside and out before shooting it with that black coating? I've got the undercoating and carpet glue that doesn't look like it will just wash off.

Blain

coinwasher

Heat gun and a putty knife, it's a dirty job

SuprJames

This is what you're looking for.



http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1537426

lars

Like the others, I did all by underside work on a good body dolly - built this one from steel tubing. The entire underside is very easily accessible:


For more comfortable working conditions and underbody prep, I simply transfer the body over to my lift and drop it back into the dolly when completed:

Blain

James has what I was looking for. If I'm scraping all that undercoating with a putty knife I'd rather not be laying on my back!

Could you post a couple better shots of the rotisserie?

Blain

SuprJames

Did you check out that link under the pic? I'll see if I can find some more.

VIPERBARON

I used a dolly. See images here; http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2658106/2 The dolly accomidates the frame and then can accomidate the body.
The front end is so delicate that I was afraid to fab any kind of assy to hold & rotate the body or frame.
As it ended up, the body sits up high enough that I can access the underside while sitting on a shop roler seat. Just remember to have a safety system; you don't want the whole thing to come crashing down on you if you are under it...it's likely to leave a mark.