Forgot to mention that one benefit of the archeological dig was finding where lost Sharpies go to die: Amongst the krap under the build table!
JD would have wanted to know.
Well rummaging among the garage rafters and digging under the fallen insulation did pay off in finding an old engine stand for one end of the rotisserie. And a trip to HF provided a second one, on clearance no less. Couldn’t have bought the steel for what I paid for it.
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Both stands are rated at 1000 lb. capacity. The orange one is 25+ years old and made in Taiwan. The red HF stand is “very similar” and made in China. I assembled them “wheels up.” Didn’t want the rotisserie plus chassis rolling out the garage door unattended. With the right wood blocking under the stands they should end up with coaxial pivot points.
Once the suspension, steering, etc. is removed and a cg estimated, rigging a clamp to attach one stand to the aft vertical plane should be relatively easy.
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Attaching to the front of the chassis will be a bit trickier with the non-structural radiator mount sticking out well forward of the front bulkhead. Might be a little cantilevering required to make it work.
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At this point, I’m not planning to connect the two stands together at floor level. Figuring floor friction and chassis rigidity should be enough. Besides, I don’t have any tubes that long left.
Ok, time to finish up work at the sawhorse stage work so I can move on to the spinner.