OK I have a1982 Z28 T-top car and have decided to build either a full rotisserie or a tilt-jig to do the bottom of my car, just had rotator cuff surgery and have limited use of my right arm for at least a year so working under the car on stands is definitely out of the question, anyway my concern is twisting the body of a t-top car, I have seen quite a few 3rd gen's in rotisseries and none of them have been braced however they have all been hardtops furthermore I have also seen warnings to make sure a t-top is braced, so to err on the side of caution I have decided to add some braces to maintain the body alignment. Now to my question, I am looking for advice on the proper way to brace the chassis to prevent twisting while in the tilt jig or rotisserie, hoping someone out there has done this with a t-top and is willing to share their successes or failures(I learn from mistakes as well as successes), any suggestions or pictures would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

 

I always weld a bar from the front door jamb near the windshild to the rear of the door jamb at the top

 

Thanks for the input, do you put any cross bracing in the body or just across the door openings, would love to see a pic of a braced t-top in a rotisserie.

 

I don't have any photos but if you need more bracing you can weld a brace on the bottom of the roof at the outer side of the t top were the door glass meets the t top

 

Here's a video of a Trans Am getting a floorpan, check out the brace in the doorway, that was what I had imagined on the doorway of my z28 for starters.