Turning you porsche over for restoration ?

Quick912 · Post by **Quick912** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 11:02 am

Im wanting to be able to turn my porsche over for some serious welding/cutting. Has anyone done this - mine will be the bare shell.

If so how did you do it - do you have pictures of the contraption you built in order to do this ?

Im aware that you can buy a trolley powered by your drill or similar but would rather not have to spend that sort of money.

Or has anyone ideas they havent put into practice yet - perhaps we could all put our heads together and come up with a solution

thinking deeply........................

quick

Nick Moss · Post by **Nick Moss** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 11:32 am

This is my spit. I cost about £45 in material and an hour or so of welding

Quick912 · Post by **Quick912** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 11:46 am

Thanks nick where did u bolt it to ?

FraserMurray · Post by **FraserMurray** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 11:48 am

Frost do this bad boy

http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail.asp?productID=8955

but it's £350!

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Quick912 · Post by **Quick912** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 11:50 am

nicks version looks easier to buid.......i hope

Nick Moss · Post by **Nick Moss** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 11:53 am

Its bolted to the bumper mounts

Quick912 · Post by **Quick912** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 12:24 pm

Thanks nick

metal fabrication here i come !

cubist · Post by **cubist** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 3:51 pm

Quick912,

Try this:

The application of seven times the amount of force available at A
directly to the immovable object B
in a trajectory reverse arc onto padded mattress-type item C
should achieve the required angle of inverse to conveniently approach your weld repairs or fabrication as required.

See below:

Thankyou

FraserMurray · Post by **FraserMurray** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 4:20 pm

is that the limited edition 356 powered by 4 pogo sticks?!

cubist · Post by **cubist** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 4:47 pm

:D

but it's actually the RS (rebound sticks!!!)

Rustbucket · Post by **Rustbucket** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 12:50 pm

NIck-
Quick question- how did you raise the car that high to mount it to the stand ?
is there a a central bar running down the middle, or does it just come in two seperate halfs ?
Nice idea, seen em in the states.....

Nick Moss · Post by **Nick Moss** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 6:11 pm

You can lift (just) one end of a bare shell by yourself. I also have a trolley that the shell sits on, its about the same height as the spit so its easy to swap between the 2.

Rustbucket · Post by **Rustbucket** » Tue Mar 30, 2004 6:32 pm

wow-
So has anybody used one of these body rollers to flip the car to do a whole floor pan? I was always worried that without it being on the floor, on all four wheels, it would be impossible to make sure the shell didnt twist? or take reliable measurements?