Saw this on another sight...I never would have considered something like this. Looks like he thought it through though. http://www.nastyz28.com/forum/showthread.php?t=98675
Looks cool but would be afraid of the stability. Looks like if you pushed on one end or the other it would have some give to it.
i suspend a pig on that, but not my car. that's one item where i'd lean towards overkill. after you drop your car on it's roof because a 2x4 split you'd be wishing you had built a better tool.
I'm no engineer, but I play one on the HAMB. that is a poor design, and subject to failure in several differnt ways. I built mine out of mostly free metal. I had to buy one tube that would slip into another, along with a couple of other pieces I didn't have in the s**** pile. cost me 60 bucks total. I could put anything I wanted on it without fear of any failure. I did a Mustang on it and could spin the car 360 degrees with minimal effort. I could have locked it in any postion and danced on top if I wanted to. when it comes to rotissiries: wood - bad metal - good
wood may be cheap, but the price of the surgery to save whats left of you leg is going to be expensive! Jordan
ai caramba!!! what's he thinking...and the others cheering him on???? How can it be steady at all without the diagonal support front to back? Glad that's not my car!
I built mine out of s**** steel and it cost me less than $200. Most of that went for wheels that he doesn't have on his. I'm certain it will support the weight. I'm not sure it won't collapse sideways like a bookcase without the back. Some trianglation supports on the same axis with the centerline of he car would make this MUCH safer IMHO. Glenn
Wood will support a car no problem, but this guy's engineering ****s. I wouldn't trust it, and it is about as easy to build it out of steel. I have even heard of houses being built entirely of wood, but I suppose more thought goes into those.
You guys "Nailed" it. There is nothing there to stop it from racking and falling over. Needs triangulation.
I "nailed it" in more ways than you know (since this has turned into a safety thread, how about something squeamish?)
That must be the result of using one of those "Gattling Gun" nailers. I bet he said, "Oh, Ouch, I have hurt my hand!!" .
Squirrel, that should buff right out............. As far as the rotisserie goes, nails and sheetrock screws are not the way to go. I can appreciate his entusiasm and the spirit of invention. I had a remodel company and have built approx 35 homes in a hurricane area. Wood can be hell for stout, easily hold 500lbs but his fastening schedule, placement from edge distance and lack of bracing would lead me to believe the beer buddies better keep an engine hoist and pre programmed cell within reach. YMMV
just a normal nail gun, but you're not supposed to have your hand downwind of the thing....in case the wood splits..... wife thought I was nuts taking a picture of it, when I should be rushing to the hospital. I wanted to put off the removal as long as possible, though. Didn't feel it going in, sure did coming out
Plus, do you really wand a wood rotisserie when you start cutting out metal replacement panels and welding them back in? I prefer my tools mainly non flamable.
If you read a little further into it he did put wheels on it, which IMO made it even less sturdy. Bad idea, but he is a Z28 guy and probably sports a mullet so what did we expect?
its funny if you read through the thread sounds like the guy actually has a welder. it may be plenty strong but i just wouldnt like the idea of my car being held up by wood.
Um, I'm no structural engineer or anything, but my stickbuilt house is still standing and it was built in 1898. I don't think the heat from welding on the floors/rockers would affect the wood. I'd build one out of tube, if it were me, but I also happen to have a ****load of metal I scavenged...
houses built of wood are strong because they're properly braced (mostly by the sheet material fastened to the roof and walls). This guy's rotisserie doesn't have that bracing...so it's not as strong as your (or my) wood house.
That wood would probably cost as much as the steel and if he can't weld, like me, bolt it and make it more portable.
ahh i bet it will work just fine. i wouldnt do it as i am a welder, but not everyone is. i just want to see how he is going to fix the rust with his "no weld" theme. im guessing body panel adhesives.
Seems like if your car needs a rotisserie, then you need a welder, so why not buy one and do it right? Maybe he should have sold that wood and put the money toward some steel.
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