How do people mount their car on a chassis tilter?

[mirafioriman]

I'm part way through building a chassis tilter to turn my Fiat 130 project over to complete welding on certain chassis and floorpan areas.

How have people lifted their car successfully to mount it on a chassis tilter?

A few years back when I restored my 131 (now sold) I made a chassis tilter at a former employer's garage and I remember we had lots of fun and nervous moments getting it lifted high enough to mount it.

One more issue, the car is in a garage with not that much room down each side of it and not that much room infront and behind it

[ianboyd]

Nov 18, 2012 20:53:49 GMT mirafioriman said:

I'm part way through building a chassis tilter to turn my Fiat 130 project over to complete welding on certain chassis and floorpan areas.

How have people lifted their car successfully to mount it on a chassis tilter?

A few years back when I restored my 131 (now sold) I made a chassis tilter at a former employer's garage and I remember we had lots of fun and nervous moments getting it lifted high enough to mount it.

One more issue, the car is in a garage with not that much room down each side of it and not that much room infront and behind it

Well I bought one of these



So it's easy, you just wind it up from sitting on axle stands,

But Before I bought it, and I was going to build one, I figured I would either use an engine crane, or a bottle jack and some large slabs of wood, to walk it up to the correct level,

I guess I thought that would be hassle, so I just bought an easy loading one, would have made it myself, but not got the access to the metal, and buying in full lengths would have cost as much!

[hairymel]

step1



step2



woop there it is




sorry m8 not sure i can help with experience as i cheated!

but i thought of these options before reaching for the forklift

a bare shell and 6 blokes should be a breeze 4 to lift and 2 to attach and pass around beer.

or i was going to jack, shove a pallet under, drop , jack, another pallet and so on untill it was high enough.

or 2 engine hoists

[CR500Dom]

I brought a self loading one from mk2mania, for £300 delivered it wasn't worth making one.
I can lift it off the wheeled dollies with ease now, drop it back down on dollies to move it around, then jack it up again and roll

But I did see a really nice design using scaffold poles and key clamp fittings.
2 verticals at either end with a pivot plate mounted via 4 t sections.
High lift 4x4 jack under the pivot, jack up, lock off the set screws in the 4 t pieces when desired height is reached.
Same effect could be achieved with a bottle jack and some timber to extend.
2 bolt on hubs for pivots, leave the disc and a handbrake caliper on to lock it in position

[curryracer]

Built mine to fit into my single garage with quite a low roof:



Because mine doesn't lift the car very high, I just used a regular large trolley jack to lift up onto axle stands at their highest setting. Then bolted the front and rear mounts on and lifted each end up so I could slide the mounts onto the supports.
Granted its not the most professional thing, but I've had a car on for a 3 years now and its not fallen off yet! Unfortunatley it doesn't quite turn the car all the way over, but thats because the car wont clear both the roof and floor at the same time. ;D

[grumpybadger]

I used a small hand winch to raise it into position

I could have used one at each end but instead I took the feet out allowing the frames tilt as one end lifted, only took ten mins including boltong the frames on.
I should mention the car already had the engine, box and axle out to reduce weight.


Which meant that once up I was able to push the whole lot over to one wall and use the floor space to refurb the axle, engine etc and use the bench in comfort

[ianboyd]

I am just about to un mount my car from the roll over jig, won't be needing it until spring, if you wan't to loan one!

[mirafioriman]

Thanks for the kind offer. Did you make it yourself?

Although it would be quicker and easier to use yours, as I have several other cars to do after the 130 I'm going to get my tilter welded up and into action so it's ready for the next one

[ianboyd]

Nov 26, 2012 20:38:30 GMT mirafioriman said:

Thanks for the kind offer. Did you make it yourself?

Although it would be quicker and easier to use yours, as I have several other cars to do after the 130 I'm going to get my tilter welded up and into action so it's ready for the next one

No it was bought, If I had made it, it would be stronger and have wheels, does the job though!

[iwilko]

I made a chassis roll over frame to restore my viva hc and I was worried about fitting it to the car. What I did was
Strip the car and unbolt the axle and front cross member but leave in place. Then bolted the cross barsto the bumper iron mounting points, then just lifted the front up of the cross member with one arm and put the frame on. Did the same for the rear. It's amaising how light a shell is. Hope this has given you an idea.

[mirafioriman]

My 130 is now virtually a bare shell except for the front screen which is bonded in. Sadly it's still heavy