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I have been thinking maybe buying one of those truck rotators. the problem is I can imagine $2000.00 worth of scrap iron taking up my shop. does any one have and use these things or is it a really nice discovery channel garage type thing for $70,000 handformed hiboys?
Jon

Jon,
My buddy built one a few years ago, worked well when he was restoring his 63 Impala. It beat the heck out of crawling under the car to weld new floor pans. It is a lot of steel to store though.

Unless you are planning to restore a lot of vehicles, kind of a waste of money. I also have another friend that built one on an old boat trailer (smaller version). Works well for taking the body to the sand blaster.
-RT1

I saw one a guy made (car size) that could be taken apart for storage. It would not be very big if it was for rotating just a pickup cab. Attaching points? Hmmm... Do a web search for plans? I think it is a good idea! I would like one to fit my burb body.
Buddy

I have been thinking of this too.
For the cab only I was thinking you would have to simulate the frame rails and attach to the firewall or something too.
I keep thinking that if the cab was hung upside down by the mounts only it could tear away or damage the mounting points.

What about supporting off the drip rails along with body mounts? Or going thru the body mounts and adding thicker steel plate to the floor