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CAR ROTISSERIE PLANS |
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| MATERIALS: | |
| 12 feet of 2 1/2-inch square steel tube with 3/16" wall | |
| 52 feet of 2-inch square 3/16" wall steel tube (must fit inside 2 1/2-inch tube) |
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| 2 feet of 3-inch round steel tube with 3/16-inch wall (must fit inside 3 1/2-inch tube) |
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| 2 feet of 3 1/2-inch round steel tube with 3/16-inch wall (must accommodate the 3-inch tube to slip inside) |
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| Eight, 1/2 inch X 1 1/2 inch (grade 5 to grade 8) bolts and nuts plus two big flat washers for trunk mount bracket | |
| Twelve, 3/8 inch X 3 inch (grade 5 to grade 8) bolts and nuts and flat washers | |
| Five or six chop saw blades if you use an electric chop saw for cutting the steel | |
| Two scrap 2 inch square tube pieces 1 foot long for gusset supports under rotor tube (Part # 13 on plan) | |
| Four heavy duty casters with 5 inch wheels (all swivel-type) | |
| TOOLS: | |
| 12" or 14" Chop saw or electric bench hacksaw | |
| Hammer and center punch | |
| Drill press with vice (necessary to make consistent, true holes) | |
| 7/16" and 9/16"-inch drill bits, plus a chamfer or de-burring bit | |
| Arc or Mig welder | |
| Portable angle grinder or bench grinder to de-burr cut steel | |
| Carpenter's square and tape measure | |
| Soapstone chalk stick for writing on metal | |
| Hand wrenches and socket set | |
| Vice-grips for welding | |
| 2 INCH O.D. SQUARE TUBE STOCK (3/16" WALL): | |||||
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# |
Description |
Qty. |
Length |
Drill Size |
Hole Placement |
| 1 | Upright | 2 | 60 in. |
9/16 in. |
Drill hole below pivot bracket #10 and insert safety kingpin after car height is established. |
| 2 | Rotating Cross Arm | 2 | 54 in. |
7/16 in. |
Determine final spacing of front and rear mounting brackets and drill holes through both sides of cross arm and insert 3/8" grade 5 to 8 bolt and nut |
| 3 | Base Connector | 2 | 12 in. |
7/16 in. |
Make one using 2" tube and another using 2 1/2" tube and weld to base lower arms |
| 4 | Bracket Adjusting Arm | 2 | 12 in. |
7/16 in. |
Drill hole through both sides after height location is determined and insert 3/8" grade 5 to 8 bolt and nut |
| 5 | Bracket Attaching Arm | 2 | 16 in. |
9/16 in. |
2 in. from end, spaced at 4 5/8" O.C. to attach to bumper bracket holes on frame rails |
| 6 | Main Center Connector | 1 | 16 feet |
7/16 in. |
This tube slips into the short 2 1/2" tube welded onto the base cross arm and is held with 3/8" bolt |
| 7 | Base Arm Of Vertical "T" | 2 |
60 in. |
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| 8 | 45 Degree Gusset Braces | 4 | 9 in. | ||
| 2 1/2 INCH O.D. SQUARE TUBE STOCK (3/16" WALL): | |||||
| 9 | Pivot-Arm Slide | 4 | 6 in. | 7/16 in. | 1 1/2 in. from end |
| 10 | Bracket Holder | 4 | 3 in. | 7/16 in. | Drill hole in center through both sides |
| 11 | Pivot Height Adjuster | 2 | 12 in. | 9/16 in. | Drill two holes 1 inch from each end through one side only and weld 1/2 nuts over these holes and use 1 1/2 in. bolts as thumb screws to hold height adjuster. Also install safety kingpin below bracket. |
| 12 | Center Span Adjuster | 1 | 5 feet | 7/16 | 2 in. from each end, through both sides |
| ROUND TUBE STOCK (3/16 WALL): | |||||
| 13 | Rotor (3 1/2-in. O.D.) | 2 |
12 in. |
9/16 in. |
Drill hole 2 inches from end, through top of tube only and weld a 1/2 inch nut over hole. Insert 1 1/2" bolt to serve as thumb screw to lock pivot angle |
| 14 | Pivot Axle (3-in. O.D.) | 2 |
11 in. |
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