Rolling a car onto its side using mattresses
Discussion
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I now have my Nissan to the stage where it is a bare shell with the exception of the windscreen and I am looking to roll it onto its side soon to work on the underside.
Now I have seen this done on forums a few times and they always use some old tyres for it, however I only have 2 old tyres but what I do have is 2 nice thick double mattresses.
I am thinking of putting one on the floor and one up against a wall (then covering them with old pvc banner material to protect from any welding spatter) and just going for it with the aid of a few pairs of hands.
The body isn't in perfect shape but obviously I don't want to damage it further or bend a pillar etc.
anybody have any experience of doing similar or any thoughts on why this method would be a bad idea?
I now have my Nissan to the stage where it is a bare shell with the exception of the windscreen and I am looking to roll it onto its side soon to work on the underside.
Now I have seen this done on forums a few times and they always use some old tyres for it, however I only have 2 old tyres but what I do have is 2 nice thick double mattresses.
I am thinking of putting one on the floor and one up against a wall (then covering them with old pvc banner material to protect from any welding spatter) and just going for it with the aid of a few pairs of hands.
The body isn't in perfect shape but obviously I don't want to damage it further or bend a pillar etc.
anybody have any experience of doing similar or any thoughts on why this method would be a bad idea?
Eggman said:
grim_d said:
covering them with old pvc banner material to protect from any welding spatter
I suggest you might want to keep a fire extinguisher handy at this point in the proceedings...
G-Lader said:
My fail-potential-ometer just went off the scale.
You need to make one of them spit things, safest way.
Safety!? see above You need to make one of them spit things, safest way.
Waynester said:
Safe as houses.. You can sit right up against/under the car to work closely on the floor pan.
Just hold it on it's side with a bit of wood...sorted.
I was planning on just resting it against a mattress on a wall, less chance of slipping I figured! Just hold it on it's side with a bit of wood...sorted.
Have you done it before then? Did you use tyres or mattresses? If the latter, was there any welding involved?
I did this about 20 years ago with a Mini so I could do the sills.
It bent the front and rear wings. the fronts needed replaced anyway but the damage to the backs was a pain. I think it is the bang when it goes over rather that the weight. If you can lower it over slow then in my experience it will be OK. I only had a couple of small fires......
It bent the front and rear wings. the fronts needed replaced anyway but the damage to the backs was a pain. I think it is the bang when it goes over rather that the weight. If you can lower it over slow then in my experience it will be OK. I only had a couple of small fires......
If you can weld and are doing a lot of work the make a car spit roast.
A frame attached to either end that supports the shell and let's you spin it on it's horizontal axis.
It may cost you a hundred in materials but it will save you that in time and ease of access. You can also leave the shell in it for painting etc.
A frame attached to either end that supports the shell and let's you spin it on it's horizontal axis.
It may cost you a hundred in materials but it will save you that in time and ease of access. You can also leave the shell in it for painting etc.
thinfourth2 said:
If you can weld and are doing a lot of work the make a car spit roast.
A frame attached to either end that supports the shell and let's you spin it on it's horizontal axis.
It may cost you a hundred in materials but it will save you that in time and ease of access. You can also leave the shell in it for painting etc.
If its well made and suits a popular model you could probably sell the spit once done and recoup most if not all of the costs as well.A frame attached to either end that supports the shell and let's you spin it on it's horizontal axis.
It may cost you a hundred in materials but it will save you that in time and ease of access. You can also leave the shell in it for painting etc.
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