1966 Triumph GT6 - Part 58 - The Rotisserie

With the bulkhead completed it is time to work on all these areas that we kept leaving for "when we flip the car to it's side" How do we do that though? With our wooden rotisserie of course. Let's build it.
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[@markpdouglas]

That whole front firewall looks incredible given the state it was in. You are an object lesson in not getting scared and just breaking a problem down into small, achievable parts. Keep up these fantastic videos!

[@robertferrell8518]

Wonderfully simple and useful!!👍👍

[@chrisdaley2200]

Great job Elin! Good job on your Moss Motors article too!

[@skipgould1780]

Nicely done - as always!

[@not-fishing4730]

As a seven decade long California resident I say -- don't even think about moving to California. Reno, Nevada is close enough and the costs of living are much less. Thanks for the idea on making the rotisserie hinge mounts, being a carpenter I'd make them out of 4x4 wood. Your metal hinge mounts are great for reuse on any other Triumph. Also an old Carpenter's trick for layout is to use screws in the wood and stringlines to measure off of.

[@RustyBeauties]

I was kidding about moving to California, but I am sure the cost of living here in Toronto area is higher than there.

[@philtucker1224]

2.20 - Elin you’ve made a beautiful solid job of that bulkhead area, just lovely.

[@TR4Ajim]

Elin, I just read your article in the current issue of “Moss Motoring”. Very well done!👍

[@DavidPlass]

Looks good! I may have to copy that for The Beast.

[@awalk5177]

I once borrowed a universal rotisserie from a guy I knew. It was a steel construction and bolted to the hubs of any car, and then you rolled it on the frame anchored on the hubs. There is no reason why the same principle could be adapted, so you load on the axle points. But what you did is probably better and less weight. I also saw a couple of rotisseries where they mounted on the bumper mounts front and back and then rotated that way. That was for a Mini, MG Midget and Vauxhall viva, all using same principle.

[@paulresca6681]

Looks good. Thanks

[@alanm.4298]

FYI Elin, Think twice about moving closer to Moss! Here in Cali we have the opposite problem.... Uncomfortably hot for work like welding during the summer months. Stay in your cooler climate! You can always add layers of clothing for cold weather. But you can only remove so many layers in hot weather, before they arrest you for indecent exposure! 😎 And, unless it's a convertible, here it's almost mandatory for a car to have AC six months of the year. You wouldn't enjoy driving that GT6 in our 105F (40C) mid-summer days! Your plywood "rotisseries" are brilliant! I had been putting off trying to weld something up from a couple engine stands... But yours is a much simpler and easier solution. P.S. Where you mentioned a concern, the 2x4 attached at the body mounts in the rear axle housing, maybe you could make a spacer out of 1" pipe and use a couple really long bolts, to have freer access to that area.

[@RustyBeauties]

I am dealing with heat much better than cold :) Even here the summers are really hot and humid, I know the feeling. I still prefer summer :) I was kidding about moving, but visiting California is in my bucket list. Maybe a Triumph and a Miata roadtrip one day....

[@grandpar468]

Hello Elon , Just found your channel & the first one seen was where your shop/home lease after only one year was cancelled . One of your comments was more people would be interested in small block Chevies .Just wanted to comment that being an American car fan , I thoroughly enjoy your videos because I always come away having learned something & because it is a nice change from will it run & garage find videos. Just a comment from a new fan & subscriber .

[@xl83]

that a really cool low cost solution! thx for the inspiration from someone in need of a cheap rotisserie as well :)

[@daveeddy2402]

Brilliant!! Now I know how to empty the fuel tank...🤔😊

[@mikejackman4416]

There is a conversion kit to make a millwakie tool into a small belt sander (what you call a finger sander) I have one and use it all the time with the princess auto belts all the time ,,,the big thing is you need to run the belts in the proper direction and at a slower speed is what I have found

[@dragon_gate_garage]

Thanks for making this video. I'm about at that point in my spit6 build and was looking forward to seeing how you were going to tackle this.

[@RustyBeauties]

Not sure how the top end of the rear wings will work on a Spitfire body. Maybe Chris's way will be easier ?!

[@davidberlanny3308]

Rusty really wasn't sure about that .... maybe he was hoping to find a chicken on the rotisserie. You make these things look so simple well done!! Good luck from Spain!!

[@drivewayshop]

That's great. I had to laugh when you first rolled it over, hearing all the stuff still inside shifting and sliding. I did the same thing when I first rolled mine over-thought I had it cleaned out. 😁 And yeah, that bracket is for the spare tire. I had to remove it and make a new one.

[@berndb.5097]

....one giant leap for GT6 🙂

[@cheftush]

Perfect.

[@barry6274]

Looks mighty good up front and I'm sure you will have the rest done just as well pretty soon. The rotisserie looks good and I'm sure you can find a workable way to get around the 2 x 4.

[@omegaman344]

Fyi, Moss Motors in Goleta CA no longer takes walk in orders. Their showroom has been closed for awhile. Was there last month dropping my kid off at UCSB. I live near SF. Moss shipping takes longer and is more expensive than Rimmers in England. Not trying to knock Moss, but that is my experience.

[@rickdaniel8478]

Bravo ..... looks good ! Try that with a American size car, ha ha ha Cheers Zoom zoom

[@keithmoore5224]

nice for someone from north america useing modern temperatures freezing 0 c just saying from sunny warm thailand

[@RustyBeauties]

I am originally from Europe, but also I am in Canada now, where we use Celsius too.

[@nadenolam8368]

Good morning, Elin.

[@railgun2880]

@Moss Motors, Ltd. needs to sponsor you if they don't already. You undoubtedly send them a lot of business.

[@RustyBeauties]

I wouldn't call it a sponsorship, but they help me a lot already!

[@JohnCarey1963Jag]

Those wings were wobbling a bit when you were sliding the body around, so beware the screws may not be enough to hold it over the time you're working on it.

[@RustyBeauties]

Yeah, maybe I can change them to proper hardware, but knowing myself.... probably not LOL

[@brianmccormick7879]

Hi Elin! I just started watching and subscribed yesterday. Do you know if this car was ever owned in Ohio? The reason I ask is I had one about 45 years ago and some of old repairs on yours look (sadly) like work I did on mine. For instance, I fiberglassed the driver side floor. I really liked what I have seen so far and I'm going to go back to the beginning and catch up.

[@T3glider]

Repairs rust and the dog is called Rusty … anyone else see the irony in that?

[@walterbrooks3539]

I don't think Rusty is very sure of that.

[@philtucker1224]

Elin, I’m struggling to remember how you got to the floor on the first GT6 (when you were still using your company’s workspace) ?

[@RustyBeauties]

I used the overhead crane and literally had it hanging and barely supported with 2 cushions underneath. I forgot to grab the crane when I left that shop LOL

[@tonyspiga2505]

elle est pas jolie cette mk2 la mk3 derrière elle est belle de carrosserie mais tu fait comme tu veux

[@Vespanation]

"it's 3° Celcius outside..." What is this Celcius you speak of - says every American.... :) Yo, yo, I can say this, I AM an American.

[@ArmySigs]

Ooh fresh

[@nickyalousakis3851]

that was brilliant.