Rotisserie Question
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I have been hearing alot about body flex while the car is on a rotisserie lately. My car has been on a rotisserie for about two years. I blasted the body, epoxy primed, and changed the trunk floor. Next i am installing new quarters and deck lid, which will be done as soon as it warms up here.(Probably April). The car is just a shell that is connected to the rotisserie from the bumper mount holes. Am I going to have trouble fitting quarters, doors, fenders, etc. when I take off rotisserie and mount "Car Rollers" to the spring hanger mounts and front bumper mounts and start assembly? Thanks, Mark
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Next i am installing new quarters and deck lid, which will be done as soon as it warms up here. Am I going to have trouble fitting quarters, doors, fenders, etc.
I'm sure there will be alot of differing opinions on this but yes you may run into problems aligning the sheetmetal while the car is on a rotisere.
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I am going to hang the sheet metal after the car is on "Car Rollers", not on the rotisserie.I am wondering if the car could have flexed after being on rotisserie for that long. I guess what I am asking is if the body flexed or sagged, would it go back to normal after removed from rotisserie? Thanks again, Mark
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it's possible that it has sagged,hopefully you had door braces while the car was on rotisserie,any welded in bracing will help to keep the body from flexing and twisting, but once it's back on the ground,I'd hang doors,fenders,hood,deck lid before welding the quarters or any other sheetmetal, that way you can make sure all panels lign up prior to welding
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What do you think about tack welding quartes in place, Then removing from rotisserie and fitting the rest of the body panels. After fitting, I could punch mark the panels for final fitting. Put the shell back on the rotisserie for final welding and paint?
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Even to hang the quarters?
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if you're doing full quarters, it will be a mess,only if you're changing lower halfs,it might be alright,since the old quarters are removed,the body will flex like a wet noodle on rotisserie,it's not that hard to get the car off and back on rotisserie,maybe an hour, if you have a buddy or two helping, it would even be faster, I know I wouldn't take that chance
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I see what you mean. If I put the car on the "car rollers" that are mounted to the front spring mounts and the front bumper mounts, do you think that would be proper support to hang the new quarters (full AMD) and fit all the body panels? After fitting all panels and welding quarters, removing deck lid, hood, doors, and fenders mounting back on rotisserie for paint? Thanks, Mark
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1973 Dodge 1/2 ton 4x4 318 Auto
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Thanks for the article. What do you think about modifying my rotisserie so that I can mount arms off of the base to ALL the suspension points on the car, therefore making it a rigid frame table on wheels, yet still being able to use it as a rotisserie when needed?
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2000 Ram Quad Cab 4x4 360 Auto
1973 Dodge 1/2 ton 4x4 318 Auto
1995 Dodge Dakota 4x4 318 Auto
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I don't know why I didn't think of that. I will look in the shop manual for info.
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1973 Dodge 1/2 ton 4x4 318 Auto
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All I can find in the service manual is the body and frame alignment dimensions. What would be suggested to support and level the car?
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2000 Ram Quad Cab 4x4 360 Auto
1973 Dodge 1/2 ton 4x4 318 Auto
1995 Dodge Dakota 4x4 318 Auto
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I agree that the car would flex like a wet noodle and should have the weight distributed on the suspension mount points. What is the easiest way to do this? I don't want to put all the suspension back together at this point. What type of jig or whatever do you use? Thanks, Mark
1970 Challenger R/T 440-4 Auto
2000 Ram Quad Cab 4x4 360 Auto
1973 Dodge 1/2 ton 4x4 318 Auto
1995 Dodge Dakota 4x4 318 Auto
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