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PostPosted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 4:07 pm
Back in 2004, one of the folks posted a pdf with great plans for a rotisserie. I am going to use parts of those plans for modifying the rotisserie I already have, so thanks to the past.

Now, I want to build a vehicle tilter to tilt my 37 Dodge sedan to enable grit blasting of the floor and frame before I install the gas tank and liquid lines. Any plans for a vehicle tilter out there that I don't know about?

And while we are at it, I could use some dimensional templates of an engine stand head, I have a thirty year old Crower Cams engine stand that lost its head.

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 24, 2013 3:40 pm
check this out. go to post #26

http://forums.corral.net/forums/body-sh ... serie.html

this is what I plan on doing. I don't know at what stage you vehicle is in but there is NO WAY I would try this with a vehicle that is still assembled. IMO car would have to be completely gutted to be safe.
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 5:20 pm
you all worry to much lol. as long as you build it well and strong you can spin a car on it.

here is the one we made this year for a full bare shell of a crx. its made out of old box section (about 4mm wall thickness) and the main T parts are old girders from a building (super thiock and super strong) just make sure you bolt it through a good strong point on the car, bumper mounts are normaly NOT strong enough. we had some old combine bearings kicking about so used 2 of those and some old honda rear hubs.

ours were bolted through the front subframe mounting points and through the 4 rear antiroll bar mounts on the underside frame rails.

jsut think about center of gravity once its in the air whilst your building it. outs we could get the shell from horizontal to about 70 degrees vertical. (but it was always bottom heavy) stripped the car down on this and did a full bare shell repaint incl the floor pan, interior and engine bay. must say it was a great help (note we do have teleporters down here so lifting the car off and onto this way easy, it can be done with axle stands and a high liufe car jack though as thats how i got it down off it once painted lol)

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 14, 2013 1:44 pm
Seems like a lot of work for just gonna use for 1 car. I have a old Plymouth i need to get under in order to repair and clean. Im working in a small garage and dont have the room to spin a car. Im gonna pull the body off her and put it up on a modified steel builders scaffold. That way the complete bottom will be accesible. Just an inexpensive idea. Gonna use my chain hoist as a secondary safety feature. Stan

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PostPosted: Fri Feb 22, 2013 1:14 pm
The plans are here on the Home Page. :wink:
http://www.autobody101.com/content/auto ... rie-plans/
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PostPosted: Thu May 16, 2013 8:41 pm
Here are pictures of my rotisserier .Yes I built te whole thing.Copied plans from the net somewhere.
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PostPosted: Sat May 18, 2013 5:10 am
Of course, there is the simpler solution...

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PostPosted: Mon May 20, 2013 12:29 pm
That man is insane.
Of coarse I have been told I am also but I wouldnt do that.

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PostPosted: Thu May 23, 2013 2:19 pm
At least he is double safe with 2 planks huh. :rolleyes:
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PostPosted: Sun May 26, 2013 9:19 am
TRYING TO DO THE JOB ALONE

Dear Sir.

I am responding to your request for additional information regarding how my recent injury occurred. In block number 3 of your accident report form I put "trying to do the job alone" as the cause of my accident. You said in your letter that I should explain more fully. I trust that the following details will be sufficient.

I am a bricklayer by trade. On the day of the accident I was working alone on the roof of a new six story building. When I completed my work I discovered that I had about 500 pounds of bricks left over. Rather than carry the bricks down by hand, I decided to lower them in a barrel by using a pulley, which fortunately was attached to the side of the building at the 6th floor.

Securing the rope at the ground level, I went up to the roof, swung the barrel out, and loaded the bricks into it. Then I went back to the ground and untied the rope, holding it tightly to ensure a slow descent of the 500 pounds of bricks. You will note in Block number 2 of the accident report form that my weight is 135 pounds.

Due to my surprise at being jerked off the ground so suddenly I lost my presence-of-mind and didn't let go of the rope. Needless to say, I proceeded at a rather rapid rate up the side of the building.

In the vicinity of the third floor I met the barrel coming down. This explains my fractured skull and collarbone.

Slowed only slightly, I continued my rapid ascent, not stopping until the fingers of my right hand were two knuckles deep into the pulley.

Fortunately, by this time I had regained my presence of mind and was able to hold tightly to the rope in spite of my pain.

At approximately the same time however, the barrel of bricks hit the ground and the bottom fell out of the barrel. Devoid of the weight of bricks, the barrel then weighed approximately 50 lbs.

I refer you again to the information in Block number 2. As you might imagine, I began a rapid descent down the side of the building.

In the vicinity of the third floor, I met the barrel coming up. This accounts for the two fractured ankles and the lacerations of my legs and lower body.

The encounter of the barrel slowed me enough to lessen my injuries when I fell onto the pile of bricks and fortunately, only 3 vertebrae were cracked.

I am sorry to report, however, that as I lay in pain on the bricks, unable to stand-up, and watching the empty barrel 6 stories above me, I again lost my presence of mind and let go of the rope. The empty barrel weighed more than the rope so it came down upon me and broke both of my legs.

I hope I have furnished the additional information you required as to how the accident occurred.
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