RichardHawkins wrote:Steve,
I can’t really follow how you did that, some more photos when you turn it back would be helpful.
Richard Hawkins
Richard,
I will endeavor to do a better job of documentation when reversing the flip. The basic process is once the car is setting on the ground, you grab the framework and tip it towards you while someone helps by lifting the other side. Then, as it tips, the other person comes around and helps you 'catch' it and lay the body on it's side (supported by the framework side rails and clear of the pavement by 6 inches or so). Then you repeat the process again to tip it over onto it's top, in this case supported by framework with wheels attached for mobility. This all works because the body with all attached supporting framework only weighs about 240 pounds according to a hunting scale borrowed from a friend. Btw-I have since drilled the external 'side' bars visible in the first couple of photos so the timbers with wheels can be repositioned and bolted to them, to allow the body to be mobile when resting on it's side. The side rails are removable for work clearance, and transferable to the opposite side to allow tipping on that side if desirable.
Certainly a rotisserie would be better with full 360 degree rotation instead of 90 degree increments, but they tend to be quite large, and, I didn't have one! So was looking for a quick, inexpensive, and compact method to give me full access to the bottom side. This solution was about $150 for the steel, wheels, and assorted hardware. The lumber was surplus from another project.