Thread: 57 Chevy Cruizer

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Dave how easy is it to mount the body to the rotissierie? Do you need several people or is it something that you can just roll up to the body, bolt on, and then jack up or down to the proper height?

Originally Posted by stovens

Dave how easy is it to mount the body to the rotissierie? Do you need several people or is it something that you can just roll up to the body, bolt on, and then jack up or down to the proper height?

Most every car is different Steve. Like on the Plymouth coupe that was on it before, I had built a rolled pan for the back, so the rear fixture needed arms that dropped down 8" to clear the rolled pan, then went back up the same amount and 2- 3"X5" on each side with matching plates on the inside to bolt to the trunk floor. The '57 was a lot easier to mount, just a couple tubes with a 5" drop and a mount on either side to bolt to the floor supports.

When I put the body on the rotissierie, I get the frame unbolted from the body, support the body with jack stands and some roll bar tubing from side to side between the body and jack stand, lower the frame from under the car and slide it out of the way, then bolt the body to the rotissierie. The new stands I'm building will have hydraulic cylinders to raise and lower the body to the correct height that it will rotate 360 degrees, for this pair I use a cherry picker on either end to lift the body up....