Unnecessary IMO. When you get the CG right, one guy can rotate the car, almost with one hand, very easily.I noticed there are some out that have a worm drive w/hand crank for rotating. Pricey but might come in handy. I'm looking to see if a vendor has just the worm drive for sale. I've got a material list to build one just need to go get all of it.
John
I noticed there are some out that have a worm drive w/hand crank for rotating. Pricey but might come in handy. I'm looking to see if a vendor has just the worm drive for sale. I've got a material list to build one just need to go get all of it.
John
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The pic I posted was to reference the worm gear only which is similar a right angle gearbox. This configuration makes near imposible to turn the output shaft on it's own. The only way they will turn without the input turning is if the main gear shears the teeth off or it shears the wood drift key.Unnecessary IMO. When you get the CG right, one guy can rotate the car, almost with one hand, very easily.
Not sure what is in your plans, but that pic doesn't include a locking ring/pin for rotation.
I found it very helpful on mine.
Also on that pic I don't see locking pin for the vertical adjustment - maybe it is on the backside - but I consider that mandatory. Don't want to leave the hydraulic jack holding it up.
Update:
I raised the front by cranking on the handle to center it at top of transmission tunnel.
Raised the back in the same manner to center on the trunk lid key hole.
This got me really close as I could rotate the car 90 degrees without much effort.
With the car at 90 degrees I could see the rocker panel area was near parallel to the floor but the back was too low and this caused the quarter panel to contact the connecting rail. So I raised the back using the hydraulic jack to get everything level and now it will rotate all the way around.
Welded in two small patches, one on the rocker panel and one on the lower rear quarter. It was so much easier that I kept saying to myself, you should've bought one of these 10 years ago. LOL
The pic I posted was to reference the worm gear only which is similar a right angle gearbox. This configuration makes near imposible to turn the output shaft on it's own. The only way they will turn without the input turning is if the main gear shears the teeth off or it shears the wood drift key.
I would still incorporate a locking ring on the spindles and pins on the vertical sections. I'm basing mine off of what MP&C built since my next one is a 55 wagon.
John
Yes, sir. That's where it is now. I was actually surprised at how easy I can move it and it just stays where I put it. Makes it easy to lock in place.I can say when the CG is adjusted correctly you can rotate it with one hand and it stops where you put it. If the CG is off, it can take you for a ride.. Here's the plans for mine:
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There are holes in the vertical tubing for the locking pin. You can see them in the pic. I think the big flat square piece behind the crank handle is covering up the locking pin from the picture.Unnecessary IMO. When you get the CG right, one guy can rotate the car, almost with one hand, very easily.
Not sure what is in your plans, but that pic doesn't include a locking ring/pin for rotation.
I found it very helpful on mine.
Also on that pic I don't see locking pin for the vertical adjustment - maybe it is on the backside - but I consider that mandatory. Don't want to leave the hydraulic jack holding it up.
You can see both on the Tuxedo model I bought
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I looked at those too.... for the A100 or Dart Wagon I am not going to restore. I have found the A Bodies like to be balanced with the pivot just above the bumper line.I bought it from a place in Gilbert, Arizona called Quick Lift USA.
They quoted me $2000 delivered but I got the "cash" price and went and picked it up for $1550.
I paid $800 for my big rotissierie brand new from a guy locally who was selling it. I think he had paid nearly double that for it, and $450 for my smaller rotisserie which was a home made unit.
No way I could make either of those myself for that cost. Just buying the square tubing to run underneath my truck box was over $100 as seconds.
Yes, sir that is the same company I got mine from.Guess I was actually looking at this one in Mesa. Same thing?
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That will make the next restoration, that you're not doing, much easier.Guess I was actually looking at this one in Mesa.