[alfa] Re: Rotisseries

[Will Owen <nashwill912@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ed Phrytherch said:

"Many years ago when I lived in England a couple of friends had a little 
business repairing minis...They simply pushed the car over until it was 
almost horizontal and rested on a couple of straw bales. I know that 
this is not as elegant as a rotisserie but it is a lot less expensive 
and takes up less space when not in use."

Something we need to note here is that the original Mini was a package 
measuring about 4'x4'x10', and minus the powertrain and interior 
furnishings would have weighed around 600 lbs. Even with all its 
equipment, an inverted Mini was a doddle for a couple of reasonably hale 
bods to put back upright, as we all found out when mine went onto its 
roof at a go-kart track autocross (and that happened rather easily, too, 
or so it seemed at the time). Aside from the ease of getting a Mini onto 
and off of its roof, there is also the fact that its light weight and 
stout build allow it to do these things without any lasting damage, if 
one is careful. I am not at all sure that an Alfa 105 coupe would 
survive being similarly pushed over without a serious wrinkle or two, 
and probably some problems with the windows.

Will Owen
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