If your planning on using the same head liner configuration, putting anything in the roof will make it more difficult to move the headliner wire arcs (they are sewn into the head liner) while installing it. Also, these wires are thin and even thicker foam rubber padding shows.
Bill
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> [2cylinderhondas] Re: Honda rotisserie
> I am 15 months into a "frame off" and have replaced tons of metal. The > inner fender wells are a common rust spot. I replaced over half of each fender > well. Looks great now. I agree with using metal to replace metal. It takes a > lot more time but makes a better product. Mine is now in DP90 and almost ready > for body work. I reenforced the roof with metal strips and it really made a > difference removing the tin can effect. Once the headliner is in, you'll never > tell. I have rebuilt every component on this car to include the steering rack > and brake system. Lots of powder coating! Good luck > --- In > 2cylinrhondas@ yahoogroups. com > , > "lyletrudell" wrote:
> > I decided to
> build a car rotisserie, so I can work on the bottom of the Honda and my other > small cars.
> > If the Honda was the only car I was going to do, I could > make it out of very thin wall tubing because the stripped body shell is so > light.
> > Maybe it weighs 500 pounds??
> > But, for safety reasons I
> will use thick wall 2" square tubing for the base and upright support. The > pivot will be 1-3/4 ID tube, and 1-3/4 OD tube.
> > I will use the engine
> mounting pads as my front support, 1/4" steel plates welded to a 1-3/4" square > tube, with the 1-3/4 od tube welded in the middle.
> > For the rear, I
> will use (4) 1/4" thick plates bent and bolted to where the bumpers go. I was > going to use the rear leaf spring area as a mounting pad, but I want to work > on that area.
> > The car has very little visible rust, but I
> have completely stripped the car so I can see all the rust damaged areas, that > are hiding.
> > The only problem areas I have found are the front inner
> fenders, the area where the rear seat pad goes and the bottom of the rear > fenders. Shouldn't be too bad.
> > I guess I am doing a frame off
> restoration, if it had a frame.
> > I will be repairing all damaged areas
> with metal, so it should be a nice little car when I'm done.
> > I will
> take pictures of the rotisserie and how I mounted the body to it. Probably > will be ready this weekend.
> > Lyle