Gerahead's 71 Dart

Hemipar,
I did get everything out of the garage yesterday, the rain didn't last too long. I needed the rotation axis to be that high so that the body would clear the lower bar when I turned it on the doors. Once outside, I was able to loop a couple of axle straps around the inverted T-bar to better balance the center of gravity as it turns. It is now balanced so that I can turn it with one hand and it pretty much stays where I stop without locking it down. :happy2:

A couple of things that I have learned already..... I should have drilled a hole near the top of the leg of the inverted T so that I could install a clevis or a pin to lift from. That could have made it an easier operation. There is just enough clearance under the main frame of the rotisserie to get my frame jack under and its a good thing. I had to lift and block the end frames a little so that the frame legs of my hoist slid under the rotisserie in order to get close enough to lift the body up. I maybe should have also spent a little more on the casters that I bought. Even with 6-1500 pound casters, they do not turn very easily so moiving it in and out of the garage is going to be a bigger PITA that I anticipated. TodayI plan to get the underside cleaned up a little better to see what I have there and then start eliminating the undercoating.