356 rotisserie plans

j.hall · 11-25-2007, 01:08 PM

I'm looking for a working set of plans for a rotisserie for a 356. Any ideas, thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks, joe

'64 356C Outlaw
'68 912
'63 356 shell (eventual Hill-climber or Vintage racer)

C. Clark · C. Clark's Garage

Google "automotive rotisserie plan" lots of action.......
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356
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j.hall · 11-26-2007, 09:10 AM

Thanks for the tip....I had hoped someone had built one specifically for a 356. I remember seeing one on the web awhile ago....the guy had done a real nice job and claimed the car stayed in any position. Just can't seem to locate the same one!
Thanks again, joe

'64 Outlaw
'68 912
'63 356 shell (wondering where to start

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MarKoBrow · 11-26-2007, 09:17 AM

I made one a few years ago from two engine stands that worked fine, I also saw a very nice one for 356 on Emorymotor sports website that was brilliant I will attempt to find later and send it to you

MarKoBrow · 11-26-2007, 09:24 AM

I think this is a great Idea and would love to adapt for a 911

http://www.emorymotorsports.com/vintage/TheRack.htm. I could not figure out how to direct the site to you from my phone

j.hall · 11-26-2007, 12:40 PM

Engine stands....great idea!! Would the car stay in the intended position? How easy was it to turn?
Thanks again! joe

'64 Outlaw
'68 912
'63 356 shell (will there ever be enough time?!)

MarKoBrow · 11-26-2007, 07:29 PM

It requires welding and an available source of box steel. I will find a picture of my 356 rebuild and scan it so you can see what the stand looks like. You can see for yourself how easy it was to make.

j.hall · 11-27-2007, 01:43 AM

Thanks....look forward to see the pictures.
I've included a few shots of the louvres I installed in my Outlaw.

j.hall · 11-27-2007, 01:57 AM

Well, I thought I was going to upload some pix. but couldn't seem to get it to work??
I'll try later

catfish25 · 11-27-2007, 05:14 PM

Be careful not to flex the body. I spoke with several people and more or less decided it can be useful but can cause problems. Some like it some do not. I may still make one. If it is not a cab be very careful and do some research. I saw some plans some where, maybe here, http://www.brown-house.net. It has great info on the restoration. He used a rotisserie.
Check out Flank's 71 Targa - 911 rotisserie pictures - plus plans so you can build your own. for a great one for a 911 but could be adapted. If you own a 356 it will be well worth your time to join the registry, it is where the most knowledge on 356s will be found. It is for 356's what this site is for 911s. I am not putting down Pellican. I like the 356 forum but there is a lot of 356 info over there.

BertBeagle · 07:39 PM

I built this one. It attaches to the front torsion bar tubes and the rear torsion bar tube & transmission hoop (I used a spare hoop and not the one for the car)

Engine stand won't get the car high enough to do a 360* rotation. I used 3" square tube .08 wall for the uprights and I used 2" square tube .08 wall for the frame that attaches to the car. To attach the frame to the uprights I used round tubing through some pinch clamps that I made. This allows you to get the CG right on for easy one handed rotation for 360*. I think I had a couple hundred $ in steel. Cheep trailer spindles and hubs from Northern Hydraulics work for the rotation heads. They are mounted on a sliding mechanism that clamps to the 3" square upright. That way you can get the car as low as you need.

A band with a pinch clamp on the spindles acts as a brake and will hold the car for sitting on a sill or what ever you need. For just standing and working you don't need the brake.

It took a couple of weekends to build but can be used for many different cars (in the Porsche weight range - no Buicks) as it is all adjustable.

Working on the car is easy as there is no compromise for position because it is so easy to rotate. Jobs like removing the wiper mechanism, wiring harness and other under dash work is done while standing up.

Everything made from flat steel I drew on the computer, had laser cut then welded together.

912UK · 912UK's Garage

I am building one now and although I have seen the one above i didn't have the time or the set up to make such a great tool

I have copied the one that a fellow 356 owner made and i have on my web site

I also made a trolly for the 356 to sit on and that has been a god send.......

www.classic356.co.uk

http://www.classic356.co.uk/Trolly_how_two_make.htm

http://www.concept1.ca/images/Imgp3153.jpg

MarKoBrow · 12-05-2007, 02:32 PM

Since I could not find pictures of the rotisserie that I built this thread has and exact example used on a midget body maybe it will help http://http://forums.pelicanparts.com/showthread.php?t=380934

912UK · 912UK's Garage

link does not work?

milnersXcoupe · 12-30-2007, 08:17 AM

[QUOTE=BertBeagle;3611675]I built this one. It attaches to the front torsion bar tubes and the rear torsion bar tube & transmission hoop (I used a spare hoop and not the one for the car)

Engine stand won't get the car high enough to do a 360* rotation. I used 3" square tube .08 wall for the uprights and I used 2" square tube .08 wall for the frame that attaches to the car. To attach the frame to the uprights I used round tubing through some pinch clamps that I made. This allows you to get the CG right on for easy one handed rotation for 360*. I think I had a couple hundred $ in steel. Cheep trailer spindles and hubs from Northern Hydraulics work for the rotation heads. They are mounted on a sliding mechanism that clamps to the 3" square upright. That way you can get the car as low as you need.

A band with a pinch clamp on the spindles acts as a brake and will hold the car for sitting on a sill or what ever you need. For just standing and working you don't need the brake.

It took a couple of weekends to build but can be used for many different cars (in the Porsche weight range - no Buicks) as it is all adjustable.

Working on the car is easy as there is no compromise for position because it is so easy to rotate. Jobs like removing the wiper mechanism, wiring harness and other under dash work is done while standing up.

Everything made from flat steel I drew on the computer, had laser cut then welded together.

Hi Bert:

If you could ever draft this construction on the computer for a .pdf - that would be an incredible contribution to 356 restorers

Brien.
ny

BertBeagle · 01-01-2008, 08:07 AM

[QUOTE=milnersXcoupe;3673078]

Quote:

Originally Posted by BertBeagle

Hi Bert:

If you could ever draft this construction on the computer for a .pdf - that would be an incredible contribution to 356 restorers

Brien.
ny

I would be happy to but it will take some time. I have 7 grand children, run a small business and am restoring my 356 so my days, nights and weekends are pretty full!

I do have cad drawing of a lot of the parts as they were laser cut. I designed this to be mostly a welding exercise. Straight pieces of tubing cut 90* with no special or complicated cuts. For someone with some welding skills it would really not be difficult to build. There was some lathe and milling work with the pinch bolt clamps and those might prove to be the hardest parts but again not difficult if you have access to a mill and lathe.