Anyone ever made (and have pics/plans they would be willing to share) their own rotisserie?

I've seen it done on some other forums I belong to.

I am really looking for an easier way of cleaning, repairing and painting the underside of the car. Not sure I want to shell out $1200 for a new one.

Any other suggestions besides a rotisserie and besides climbing under the car?

 

A friend loaned me a homemade rotisserie. He used an auto tranny flywheel and a starter gear welded to a handle to turn it over. It worked great. No pictures but it was very simple.

 

Just climb under and get her done..... I'm almost done with doing that on our '65 coupe.

Lynn

 

I built a rotisserie for a 65/6 from plans on this website.

http://home.comcast.net/~bossbill/rotisserie/

I did not use a hydraulic jack. I used a boat winch from harbor freight and a belt pulley from True Value hardware. The pulley bolts at the top and the winch goes on the other side of the mast. I welded it myself. All total it came to about $300.

A chop saw, welder and 52 ounces of Mt Dew makes it easy.

 

they are simple, used a couple of jacks and safety pins once height is reached.

 

Yes but did it cook evenly and did it stay moist and fall off the bone tender?

 

It cooked evenly but I think I left it on too long. It's kind of tough.

 

This was perfect...i just breezed through the website but printed it off....exactly what I was looking for.

Thanks

 

How top heavy is this setup when it comes to rolling it? I'd hate to have an "Oops" moment when turning it over.

 

Easy to push in and out. Can flip it with one hand. Finding the center of gravity is the key. IF you build one, I would have a couple extra hands on the first flip. After that you can get a feel of it. On the front I need to raise the pivit point about 6". That would be about right. On the rear its about where the gas cap goes. This one is setup for 65-68 and has seen a Fairlane. Be sure to put locks about every 1/8th a turn.