I am working on a 1934 Ford 5 window coupe and would like to put the body without the frame on a rotisserie. I have replaced or repair all of the floor pan and feel that the lower part of the body will be stable. Should I take the doors off or leave them on? The only reason that I would leave the doors on is to strap them to the body to add strength to the upper body. Your thoughts and comments will be appreciated.
If the body is sound I wouldn't worry about it, but if you're too concerned, just make some x braces that can bolt to or be tacked to the door openings, sometimes its nice to be able to reach inside the car through the door opening while working on it.
When mine was on the rotisserie I was able to open/close the door as well as remove them when needed. I mounted the body at the front cowl area and in the rear I was in the second body mount hole from the rear.
My main consern would locking the body in different positions, and finding friends to help turn it. Bob
You should be able to put the coupe body on the rotisserie without the doors. How about some pics of your project.
Thanks for all of your comments. This is a new experience for me and I do not want to mess up. As pointed out, I will probably need help in turning the body. If anyone has any pictures of their cars on a rotisserie, I would appreciate seeing them.
The mounts that went to the body were about 18 inches lower than the center of the rotisserie where is rotates which allowed it to turn pretty easy and I was able to rotate the body without any assistance. Finding the center or close to it helps a lot and I got lucky as I only had to change the mounting height twice.