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Rotisserie Advice

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Cale_Moyer

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Hello, been gone from this forum for a while. I have a '70 B, split rear bumper with factory overdrive that I bought almost 21 years ago. It was wrecked at the time, but I managed to get new doors, windscreen, bonnet, LF wing and some other bits from Tony Barnhill before he passed. As life goes, I never had time to work on it until I retired in '23. Simultaneous with retirement, I was diagnosed with cancer and Parkinson's, cancer is now controlled and I'm finally able to start work on it.

I happened upon a Jegs 2K lb. rotisserie at an estate auction for $150 (brand new, I don't think it ever got used) and grabbed it thinking it would be a help. Has anyone ever used one of these in a restoration? I have the thing assembled and am looking for advice on "Adapters" to mount the B to the rotating frame.

Jegs doesn't seem to sell any and the only others I have found so far are from JMC Automotive, but they don't have dimensions on them to evaluate the fit. I did buy door bars from them. Just wondering what others have used in their restorations. I guess I could build my own but am hoping there is something out there that others have already proven.

Thanks to all in advance,
Cale
 
I haven’t used one before, but I would use the bumper mounting points for attachment.
 
You will want to et the pivot point as near the center of mass as possible. For my Sprite we made a rotisserie from two sheets of plywood and used long bolts to pivot on. I guessed at the center and got close enough to rotate it fairly easily by myself. Your B is a whole lot heavier though. If you miss that center by much it will be difficult to rotate safely.
 
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