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21 Oct 2021 19:54 - 21 Oct 2021 19:58 #44157 by Terry Cockerell
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To answere your question regarding the rear mounting I put the bolts through the holes where the bumper bar supports are mounted. I placed a wooden spacer between the body and rotisserie supports to allow access for grit blasting.
With hind sight I should have made the frame a bit wider at the rear to accommodate thicker wooden packers.

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21 Oct 2021 14:40 #44156 by wynlaidig
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I am not sure why my photo gets rotated 90 degrees when I submit it. It is oriented properly when I insert it, and then after submission it is rotated.

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21 Oct 2021 14:35 - 21 Oct 2021 14:38 #44155 by wynlaidig
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This photo shows the inner attachment points on the rear:

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21 Oct 2021 13:56 #44154 by rhauser
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Thanks: what you did is what I want to attach to. Seeing that it will support the body that way is a big help. The 1 question I have is on the back end of the car did you put your bolt through the welded support in the trunk all the way through or just bolt it to the out side where the bumper attaches inside the welded support?

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21 Oct 2021 11:57 #44153 by wynlaidig
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Here is how I attached to the other style of rotisserie:













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21 Oct 2021 11:53 #44152 by wynlaidig
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I had access to two different types of rotisseries. I will post photos of how I mounted the Cords below. The balance is important, but both rotisseries had height adjustment. I just had to experiment a bit made sure that I had the center of gravity lined up with the axis of rotation.











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21 Oct 2021 08:19 - 21 Oct 2021 08:47 #44151 by Terry Cockerell
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Mike you have to remember to tie up the doors with rope too.
Actually my rotisserie was constructed to transport the body to the grit blasters as well as rotate the body for blasting.
The blasting plant was over 100 miles from home. Most of the car was blasted over a weekend. It was quite an ordeal but had to be done. Everything was sprayed in primer after blasting. A second trip was made with the hood, front fenders and grill.

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21 Oct 2021 04:23 #44150 by mikespeed35
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I have a body rotator also and will give a warning. I used the rotator on a 1957 Thunderbird. All worked well and the balance was great. Could move to any rotation and it was balanced so will wouldn't have even had to lock it. Then I put the hood and trunk lid on to paint. Not so well balanced then. Got away from me. Be careful.
CORDially Mike

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20 Oct 2021 23:19 - 20 Oct 2021 23:22 #44148 by Terry Cockerell
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Gary there are a couple of bolts at each pivot point to control the rotation. They take up the slack too as I didn't have any pipe that would be a closer fit.
Rotating the body was a case of trial and error.
The guy with the phaeton reported that he had to raise it almost to the maximum height to be able to rotate it. That was because there was no metal roof to balance the lower part of the body.
It took about a week to design it on the knee and make it.
Counter weights could have easily been added to the threaded rod for use with the phaeton to keep it lower.

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20 Oct 2021 22:00 #44145 by 1748 S
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Nicely done Terry. But spooky too. Getting the balance correct would worry me. Once the body gets moving not much is going to slow it down. I wish I had the space to use this restoration approach.Thanks for the great pictures too. I have ideas now...


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20 Oct 2021 20:10 - 20 Oct 2021 20:24 #44144 by Terry Cockerell
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Hi Robert, my rotisserie is probably the one you are referring to. I made it with odds and ends I had lying around and it worked quite well with my sedan body.
It is now in the hands of a phaeton owner. It uses the existing holes in the channel stubs at the front of the body and the holes at the rear of the body where the bumper supports are fixed.
Attached are some pictures. Sorry I don't have or kept any close up details.
At either end is a long piece of threaded rod that is used to raise and lower the body. There are clamping plates to hold the body at the right height. I used a tube spanner with handles welded to it to slip over the threaded rod in order to raise and lower the body.

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20 Oct 2021 16:14 #44142 by rhauser
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I'm doing a phaeton restoration and want to put the car on a rotisserie and i know there was someone on here that had his car on a one and posted from photos. I am wondering the best place to attach and how they did the front since it isn't straight. Also the rear attachment. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

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