DIY Car Rotisserie

[engineerted]

http://detroit-scca.org/e107/e107_plugi ... .php?26094


This lools cool and easy to make.

Ted

[bakercs]

Would anyone care to comment on this design for a (partial) rotisserie? I am at that point where I need to do something to get to the bottom of the car. Cutting and bolting wood is a lot easier and cheaper for me than welding one together.

I followed the link and there were a number of clear pictures that makes it apparent that this really works. The one thing that still has me stumped is connecting the car to the wood. The Rabbit in the pictures has "proper" bumper mounts to bolt onto, while I am looking at 2 metal rods sticking out of each end of the car.

There is no rust on the bumper support rods, or the ends of my car, so if I was to slide a section of appropriately thick walled pipe over them and get that connected to the wood, would they be strong enough to support the car for a month or two, or is the car going to hit the ground in the middle of the night?

[ZakC]

Is the car going to hit the ground in the middle of the night?

I think you would be safe as long as you used some strong wood and good sized bolts/brackets. If wood can hold up a house, it can sure as hell hold up a 2500lb Fiat.

[courtenay]

I don't think the problem is the wood but the bumper supports. What does a welded metal rotisserie connect to?