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[G.T.M.]

I found a website ages ago, with drawings on to make a stand that a stripped out shell would go on, to enable you to work on the shell dead easy, you could turn it as well so you can work on the under neith easy, It was basicly a spitt.

Anyone made one or know the website?

Edit: Sorry iv found it...

Im sure loads of people will find this useful if you have not seen it befor!

http://minimikebc.tr...com/rotiss.html

I'm deffinatly gonner make one of theese when my shells been stripped.

Edited by G.T.M., 24 November 2007 - 03:41 PM.

[SolarB]

Yep, made one a few weeks ago. Long scaffolding pole and a scaffolding clamp split in half to lock the pole. The two A frames were being thrown out from work and still had the casters on them. Yet to make the plates that bolt to the shell.

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Edited by SolarB, 24 November 2007 - 04:20 PM.

[Ethel]

There's another 'spit roaster' - recent post about mini dimensions had a link.

I was also giving it some thought 'n wondered if you could build 2 stands round some stub axles to bolt to the subframe mountings - so the pole can be dispensed with.

[patlink]

like to see i am not the only spit user. will save you backache and make welding so much easier.

[duncancallum]

ive borrowed of a mate on that bolts to your hubs that allows you to tio the car on to its side the only propb is your subbframes have to be on so it makes routing lines n cables a problem

[advantage998]

Heres mine: CLICK

Car is on it at the moment, so i can re-stonechip and spray the underneath.

[ROD]

Heres mine: CLICK

Car is on it at the moment, so i can re-stonechip and spray the underneath.

I'd like one of them Anyone got one they want to sell?

[mini_kel]

I think i may have to make one but think i will use a pole to go through the middle of the car

[Al*]

i made the one off of that first linked website... works great...

Al

[mini_kel]

Mine is like the first link but with a few mods will be finished tomorrow will get pics up

May be able to get some made up if people are interested(i`ll get a price)

[ROD]

Mine is like the first link but with a few mods will be finished tomorrow will get pics up

May be able to get some made up if people are interested(i`ll get a price)

I'd be interested in one

[advantage998]

The benifit of making it like mine is theres no holes to cut through the back seat and loads of brackets to bolt everywhere. Hence why i made mine like i did. All in all cost about £60 in steel and a few evenings to weld up.

Couple more pics:

[mini_kel]

There should be a hole in the mini anyway, Front binnicle hole and hole in rear seat back

[SolarB]

There should be a hole in the mini anyway, Front binnicle hole and hole in rear seat back

They stopped putting holes in the rear seat in about '76. I've seen scaffolding poles bolted to the rear parcel shelf but that's a bit high to get the center of gravity right.
Got my shell up on the spit Tuesday night and it works a treat! No more crawling under a car trying to clean and weld against gravity.

[Al*]

yes solarB is right that they quit putting the holes in the backseat but it was sooner than 76 as my 73 has no hole so i built a bracket and mounted it onb the rear shelf... admitadelly the center of gravity is a little off but it still works brilliantly and theres no need for holes to be cut in the seat back....

Al