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Questions about Rotisserie Mounting 69 Roadrunner: #863575
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It's Thanksgiving Day so I thought I'd try to get this bird mounted on the rotisserie this morning! Well, at least get it closer to being mounted.

QUESTIONS:

Most Rotisseries attach to the car by sliding square / rectangular steel arms into the box shape of the frame both front and back. Is this also true on a 69 b body?

Here's the front of my 69 Roadrunner:



I know I need to remove the radiator support and fenders, but I'm not exactly sure how to go about this. I see the bolts that need to be removed but there's more to it than just removing bolts, at least I think so.

It appears that the radiator support and fenders are either pressed or tack welded together, is this correct?

Assuming I need to remove the radiator support and the fenders to mount the car on the rotisserie, what is the best way to go about removing these pieces without damaging the car?

Thanks for any advice / help.

-dan


1969 A12 Roadrunner
1970 Plymouth Cuda
1968 Dodge Dart
Re: Questions about Rotisserie Mounting 69 Roadrunner: [Re: BigDaddy440] #863576
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The radiator support is not a bolt in item it is welded to the car and stays where it's at.The front fenders are totally seperate and will unbolt from the car and support.My rotisserie bolt up to the unibody at the front and rear bumber bolts.
Joe

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Attach it to the car body using the same holes the bumper brackets mount to.

Re: Questions about Rotisserie Mounting 69 Roadrunner: [Re: Firepowerflyer] #863578
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Quote:

The radiator support is not a bolt in item it is welded to the car and stays where it's at.The front fenders are totally seperate and will unbolt from the car and support.My rotisserie bolt up to the unibody at the front and rear bumber bolts.
Joe




Thanks Joe. I'm relieved that the Radiator Support stays in place! When I ordered my rotisserie they included ONE set of uni-body mounts, telling me I'd only need that ONE set to mount the car. This confused me because I wasn't sure what end of the car I was to use the uni-body mounts.

It looks like I don't have all of the equipment to mount my car. I'll have to call the company.

I DO see how they could be used in the front if I drill holes to mount them to the frame, but I can't see how I could use them in the rear, so maybe they're specific for the front.

If anyone has pics of how their b body was mounted to their rotisserie and wants to share, I'd appreciate it.

Thanks.

-dan


1969 A12 Roadrunner
1970 Plymouth Cuda
1968 Dodge Dart
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Attach it to the car body using the same holes the bumper brackets mount to.


For the rear

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Attach it to the car body using the same holes the bumper brackets mount to.


For the rear


TOO!

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Sorry, I didn't take any pics of my car on my rotiserie (I built mine and all the attachments myself), but

- 1) as the others have said; you do NOT remove the inner fenders/front frame rails, rad support!

- 2) use the factory bolt holes for the bumper brackets front AND rear!

Hopefully the rotiserie you bought wasn't just for chevies and it has all the pces to extend to 18' long. If you need to build adaptors to attach the arms to your car, it isn't that hard.

Good luck,

Dave


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Re: Questions about Rotisserie Mounting 69 Roadrunner: [Re: DPelletier] #863582
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Take a look at the threads in the Members projects and survivors section. Lots of info there. Also Sandys garage site (a member here) and for more, the aero charger forum.
Here's a page showing a B on a spit.
http://www.dodgecharger.com/forum/index.php/topic,59899.150.html

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Lots of B-bodies on rotisseries on the Clark Classic link. Like mentioned by others, use the bumper mount locatiions. On the rear I use a 1/4" thick spacer plate between the mount and the car, just above the raised rib in the reinforcing plate of the rear mount location.


Steve

www.clarkclassic.com

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Front mount I used for my 68 RR

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Rear mount I made to fit a 68 RR

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Dan, here are a few photos of my Road Runner rotisserie brackets.
Once you remove the front fenders, you'll see the headlight bucket area stays with them.
By the way, your car looks really familiar.


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Rear brackets.

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The paint shop had these brackets.

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Rear.

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Wow, thank you all, those pictures are great. The pics give me confidence that I'm securing the car correctly!

So I think I have it all figured out. I made a template out of cardboard and I had a shop fab up some rear brackets so fit my rotisserie. They came out really nice, I'll post some pictures tomorrow.

-dan


1969 A12 Roadrunner
1970 Plymouth Cuda
1968 Dodge Dart
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I made a template out of cardboard and I had a shop fab up some rear brackets so fit my rotisserie. They came out really nice, I'll post some pictures tomorrow.

-dan




Here is a picture of one of the brackets I had fab'd up. As you can see, I had them tack on some spacers to help keep the bracket sitting flush as someone had mentioned earlier in this thread.



1969 A12 Roadrunner
1970 Plymouth Cuda
1968 Dodge Dart






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