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 geodon
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| posted on December 6th, 2002 at 05:00 PM |
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bus rotisserie
I'm just finishing a rotisserie for a '65 SC ute based on a ref from this forum:
htp://geocities.com/solohobbit/bustisserie/bustisserie.htm
The front mounts to the front bumper mounts & I likewise tried the the rear bumper mounts. Bad move. The rears will take the weight up &
down but not sideways- they twist. Fortunately I realised it first. So, where to mount the rears? I thought of using the two mounts on the tranny yoke
using the 2x27mm bolts that attach the cradle with the rear tranny mounts. Any one been down this road before or have any comments?
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| posted on December 6th, 2002 at 07:04 PM |
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Bah! Geocities!
Could you make up a jig that bolted to the rear in the same fashion as a towbar? ie. directly to the 'chassis' and tied together, left to
right for rigidity?
Kruizin Kol
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| posted on December 6th, 2002 at 08:27 PM |
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YEah i agree with Col make up a plate that goes directly onto the two chassi rails, this would be better than the gearbo yoke arms as its further
apart and would be more stable,
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geodon
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| posted on December 6th, 2002 at 08:37 PM |
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The rear bumbers DO mount to the chassis rails but they are fairly light at the back & can't take any real torque without twisting.
What chassis rails are you referring to- the ones forward of the rear torsion bar housing?
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| posted on December 6th, 2002 at 10:54 PM |
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I couldn't get your link to work - but I'd love to see a pic when you get it to work.
Good luck.
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| posted on December 7th, 2002 at 02:48 AM |
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Sorry but I copied the geocities address verbatim! & triple checked it! You're right it won't work I don't know why.
I can find it easy enough with a Yahoo search for "Solo Hobbit's bus rotisserie"
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| posted on December 7th, 2002 at 01:34 PM |
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No, I'm talking about the chassis where the towbar normally fits. Wouldn't a jig designed not to flex (ie. with diagonal braces/webbing
welded in) hold the back of the bus rigid and prevent it from flexing as much?
You're not bolting onto the actual bumper brackets are you?:o
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| posted on December 8th, 2002 at 11:07 PM |
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No, the brackets are attached to the bumper which is off. I tried to use the 4 bolt holes where the bumper brackets bolted to the longitudinal
chassis rail just above where the cyl heads would be with the engine in. But they are too flimsy. When I attached a fabricated piece of heavy
2"x1" steel box section I found it could flex the members that the bumper attached to. At the moment I'm still stripping it down but
the 4 mount points for the rear "apron" look promising. They are are almost boxed in & I can bolt in a length of 2"x1" &
then weld a couple of outriggers to it for attachment to the rear rotating head.
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| posted on December 9th, 2002 at 12:55 PM |
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broken link
to fix the broken link, add a t into the http!part of the web address, as one seems to be missing.
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| posted on December 9th, 2002 at 01:44 PM |
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try this
http://geocities.com/solohobbit/bustisserie/bustisserie.htm
http://geocities.com/solohobbit/bustisserie/bustisserie.htm |
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| posted on December 9th, 2002 at 11:05 PM |
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Thanks for that, but it still wouldn't work until I copied the text and pasted it (!?)
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| posted on December 10th, 2002 at 09:55 AM |
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What a cool idea.
Better than rolling the bus on its side, which is what I did, but using an old mattress and an old tyre is a lot cheaper.
How about post ing the plans incase anyone else wants to build one
Cheers
Dave
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| posted on December 10th, 2002 at 11:31 AM |
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digital camera still pending
Sorry I've just spent my money on a MIG otherwise I'd post photos.
If you want to see it do a search as above.
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| posted on December 10th, 2002 at 11:43 PM |
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Hey, cut and paste worked; and it looks really cool. Thanks, I wish I'd done that with my '69  I miss it.
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