Re: - Spider resto (Rotisserie)

[Paul Bayly <thebaylys@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks to all for the insightful replies.

In my mind I have a picture of the car bolted to two parallel full length
beams, attached to the engine mounts or front suspension pickups for the
front, and at the rear shock mounts or suspension pickups at the rear.
Importantly I also want to have a third central attachment point to prevent
the "bend" in the middle which everyone seems concerned about.

If a completely stripped spider body (no fittings or suspension) doesn't
bend when sitting upright supported on stands at both ends, I don't see why
it would bend when placed upside-down ?  Further, I imagine that the
structure would be inherently strong enough laterally, so working with the
body on its side would be less of an issue.

I guess I'll give it a try and let you know if the doors fit afterwards !!

Beatle
Oz
----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Shorey" <bshorey@domain.elided>
To: <AlfaNeely@domain.elided>; <alfa-digest@domain.elided>
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 8:40 PM
Subject: RE: alfa-digest V9 #738 - Spider resto (Rotisserie)


> >        The nice thing about a rotisserie is you can position the car
> to the
> > best angle for welding.  I can and do weld upside down, but I am not
> good at
> > it.  Plus gravity definitely helps the molten puddle meld into the
> surrounding
> > metal.  Most things that I have welded upside down get the welds
> ground down
> > and done a second time just to get a good job.
>
> Right, but this is exactly the thing I tried to warn about in my
> original response.
>
> With the car in a rotisserrie, on it's side, it might be a little
> 'bent'.  If you do a lot of welding while it's in that position
> (especially something like seam welding), then you might end up with a
> car that's a little twisted after you take it out of the rotisserrie.
>
> Just a word of caution.  I suppose you could weld one seam or floor on
> one side, then rotate the car in the rotisserrie to do the other side,
> but it is something to be aware of.
>
> bs
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