[Roadsters] Roadster Rotisserie.

[d-solomon at comcast.net]

This is very interesting to me, as I am in the design phase of my rotisserie
as we speak. (or write, I guess would be more accurate ;-) )
I was also headed to the junkyard for some cheap spindles/bearings/hub
assemblies for mine, and I also intend to make the vertical positioning
adjustable. It sounds like maybe we'd be smart to compare designs and see if
we can learn from each other for a really good setup? If you're interested,
lets talk off-list about it.
I don't think I can rely on the two front body mounts, as you've described, as
I have considerable rust on the inner 'fenderwell', if you will, and will be
replacing a lot of metal. I think i'll be building a mount to go all the way
in and pickup the body mount under the footwells.

My biggest "engineering" hurdle right now is how to make this rotisserie
stable, but mobile. (I'd like to be able to roll it around the garage). I'd
like to come up with a way to easily "lower" casters (raising the rotisserie)
when I want to move it, and then raise them again so the frame sits solidly on
the floor while I'm working. Any ideas?

Dan
(wirelessly, from my pda. Man do my thumbs hurt right now...)




-----Original Message-----
From: "Graeme" <graemes at internode.on.net>
To: datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net
Sent: 9/21/07 5:07 AM
Subject: [Roadsters] Roadster Rotisserie.

Hi folks,
I'm building a rotor to mount the SP310 body [only] onto and have a few Q's
to those who have been here before.
>From your experience, where is the "sweet spot" for the pivots, front and
rear?
I plan to have the vertical orientation adjustable [slotted plate] so I can
fine tune the centreline, but I'm after a ballpark location.

I going to use the two front and the two rear chassis mount holes for the
frame attachment.
Are these OK to use considering I have the door openings braced with a
tubing framework?

The pivots I'm using are actually Datsun drum brake front wheel hubs, bolted
to a horizontal platform.
I have found these to be ideal for this application and very cheap to
purchase [read $ZIP].
They require zero effort to rotate once the load is balanced.

Once I get it all working, I'll make the details available to anyone
interested.

Thanks for any input.
P.S.
My Sony ImageStation site is closing, so I have had all my restoration pics
re-located to : -