Looking for an engine stand suitable for flat four and flat six - anything out there?
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Wanted: Engine stand
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thanks lads...might be a daft question but can you attach a bell housing to the engine for starting while its still mounted on the stand?
Padraig, if you can get a bay window bellhousing you can make your own engine stand with starter capability. You don't get the 360 degree rotation you get with a shop-bought engine stand though, unless you attach the bellhousing to the stand that is...
here's one I made earlier...
here's one I made earlier...
LOL
Engine stands and bell houseing's are for Wusses
Old skool Lads
How many people had engine stands 40-50 years ago??
they were lucky to have 2 plug spanners
its brilliant - the various expressions on yer face, deckie (anticipation, surprise, pride, fear)
cracks me up every time i watch it!
I bought a Clarke CES 500A Stand (3 wheel small one) but still had to shorten the L shaped bits (and drill new holes) that go out to the 4 engine mount bolts as they couldn't all pull into the tight shape needed to hold the VW engine.
I started the engine on the floor with the standard swing axel gearbox
I started the engine on the floor with the standard swing axel gearbox
Padraig, if you can get a bay window bellhousing you can make your own engine stand with starter capability. You don't get the 360 degree rotation you get with a shop-bought engine stand though, unless you attach the bellhousing to the stand that is...
here's one I made earlier...
That looks pretty neat actually, exactly what I'm looking for. Have a bus bell housing, but getting a bit sick of working on things on the ground...
...you went a bit mad with the detailing brush there all the same...
