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| Up on the "spit" |
The Mini is finally mounted on a rotisserie. I considered a number of designs but in the end went with the one seen here simply because I was able to build it from materials that I already had lying around. I got the galvanized 2 inch pipe from an old skateboard ramp that I had built for my son. I also had plenty of 4×4s and 2×4s from previous projects, so I thought I would put some of them to use. I elected to bolt the metal pipe onto my Mini rather than weld it since I will be taking it down periodically to fit up the front body panels. It seems to work very well.
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| It's great to finally get rid of the rusty floor! |
Although the floor was barely connected, I welded in four pieces of angle iron to help maintain the shell's overall shape before cutting out the floor. Also, turning the shell on the spit creates considerable strain and the bracing will help to diffuse the tension.
I welded the angle iron from the inner wing to the sides of the companion boxes to enable me to periodically put the doors in place while I work on replacing the sills and door step. I will need to replace both inner and outer A panels, the lower inner wings, and the door jambs as well.
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| The old floor--gone but not forgotten. |
I will hang on to the old floor for a while. It still has all of the clips for the brake lines and hydrolastic pipes and will serve as a reminder for where to put new ones on the new floor.
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