khaOs
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Aug 20, 2010 17:36:44 GMT
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Hey, i was thinking about building a chassi tilter but i can't find any plans. I was wondering if anyone did one or knows how to. Plus i also wanted to build something like this  Maybe someone can give me a few tips. Thanks, André |
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jhitch
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Aug 20, 2010 18:27:18 GMT
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don't do it is a tip, buy 1 instead. the amount of money you will spend to build 1 which wont be anywhere near as good, also towing dollies, you realy need stearing wheels as when you try and take a corner the to trailer wheels and the 2 car wheels on the road cant turn as your trying to drag 4 tires round a corner all at one. trust me just buy 1 or a trailer  |
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khaOs
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Aug 20, 2010 19:02:17 GMT
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The problem is, here in Portugal there's no chassi tilters or car dollies for sale.
A normal trailer would set me back about 1000£ (used) and it's not within my budget.
I thought about buying a used trailer in the UK since the prices are much better but driving 4000 kms just to get a trailer is kind of nuts!
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Aug 20, 2010 20:21:07 GMT
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Surely they can deliver a trailer that size on a pallet. I built a tilter (rotisserie) it is a lot of work, takes longer than you think because there is a lot of things to think about, access, height, ground clearance, balance, and I wanted mine to be able to be winched up a trailer and taken places with the car still on it. Nothing commecially available would have worked for me.  |
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khaOs
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datman that looks great! I actually don't need the rotisserie to be moved since the garage is big enough. Did you use any plans or something similar? I know there's going to be a lot of work but i still think it's a nice project for me to take.
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IDY
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Aug 21, 2010 11:36:07 GMT
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Hairymel built a rotisserie for his Sunbeam, details included in his Readers Rides thread Here |
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I will get round to finishing it at some point
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Aug 21, 2010 17:34:13 GMT
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Aug 21, 2010 19:25:38 GMT
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mine in action..
Didn't really use any plans since my requirement was quite specific, also i used what I had lying around which was some shelving beams and a pair of Nissan rear hubs for the turny bits.
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Last Edit: Aug 21, 2010 19:37:22 GMT by datman
75 Range Rover 2 door 82 Range Rover 4 door
84 Range Rover 4 door 78 Datsun 120Y 2 door
78 Datsun 620 Pickup 81 Datsun Urvan E23 86 Datsun Vanette van
98 Electric Citroen Berlingo 00 Electric Peugeot Partner 02 Electric Citroen Berlingo
04 Berlingo Multispace petrol 07 Land Rover 130 15 Nissan E-NV200 15 Fiat Ducato
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BiAS
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Aug 21, 2010 20:26:05 GMT
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I built mine out of scaffold pole, worked for me  |
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(car+wheels)-rideheight=WIN
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khaOs
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Aug 21, 2010 22:07:23 GMT
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Do you have better photos of the turny bits? That seems to be the hardest part. It may be a stupid question but how do you get the car high enough to mount the rotisserie?
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Aug 21, 2010 22:32:27 GMT
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I just used a trolley jack and some bits of wood, do each end a bit at a time to not bend things.
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75 Range Rover 2 door 82 Range Rover 4 door
84 Range Rover 4 door 78 Datsun 120Y 2 door
78 Datsun 620 Pickup 81 Datsun Urvan E23 86 Datsun Vanette van
98 Electric Citroen Berlingo 00 Electric Peugeot Partner 02 Electric Citroen Berlingo
04 Berlingo Multispace petrol 07 Land Rover 130 15 Nissan E-NV200 15 Fiat Ducato
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khaOs
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Aug 21, 2010 23:01:58 GMT
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I actually bought the same thing for 1.50£. Instead of a CD or DVD it went straight to my email. Thanks! |
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Last Edit: Aug 21, 2010 23:46:07 GMT by khaOs
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joe90
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I had one years ago that was built from a caravan axle with some 1/4" 5 bar grip plate for the wheels to sit in, and it worked fine, as for the stearing i used to leave the keys in the ignition so the stearing lock wasn't on, so the wheels on the car turn which makes up for the lack of pivot on the dolly.
Bryan
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Aug 28, 2010 10:31:47 GMT
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75 Range Rover 2 door 82 Range Rover 4 door
84 Range Rover 4 door 78 Datsun 120Y 2 door
78 Datsun 620 Pickup 81 Datsun Urvan E23 86 Datsun Vanette van
98 Electric Citroen Berlingo 00 Electric Peugeot Partner 02 Electric Citroen Berlingo
04 Berlingo Multispace petrol 07 Land Rover 130 15 Nissan E-NV200 15 Fiat Ducato
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khaOs
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Aug 28, 2010 15:19:22 GMT
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datman when you can please post pictures of the parts that turn. Thanks
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Aug 28, 2010 16:07:16 GMT
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Aug 28, 2010 17:31:26 GMT
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rear hubs from a nissan maxima. Only because they were hanging around. Better to use some kind of close-fitting tubing.  |
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75 Range Rover 2 door 82 Range Rover 4 door
84 Range Rover 4 door 78 Datsun 120Y 2 door
78 Datsun 620 Pickup 81 Datsun Urvan E23 86 Datsun Vanette van
98 Electric Citroen Berlingo 00 Electric Peugeot Partner 02 Electric Citroen Berlingo
04 Berlingo Multispace petrol 07 Land Rover 130 15 Nissan E-NV200 15 Fiat Ducato
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khaOs
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Aug 28, 2010 17:33:49 GMT
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How do you hold the car in the position you want? Does that "gear" have something to do with it?
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Aug 28, 2010 19:32:36 GMT
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it has a brake disc with a sort of home made caliper which clamps the disc when you wind a bolt in. If making from scratch you could just have a big flat disc of metal with lots of holes in and a bolty thing.
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75 Range Rover 2 door 82 Range Rover 4 door
84 Range Rover 4 door 78 Datsun 120Y 2 door
78 Datsun 620 Pickup 81 Datsun Urvan E23 86 Datsun Vanette van
98 Electric Citroen Berlingo 00 Electric Peugeot Partner 02 Electric Citroen Berlingo
04 Berlingo Multispace petrol 07 Land Rover 130 15 Nissan E-NV200 15 Fiat Ducato
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Aug 28, 2010 22:53:01 GMT
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practical classics made a tilter some years ago from a pair of builders tressles & put article in the mag.
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theres more to life than mpg & to much power is just enough.
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