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rjmcgee
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 Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2004 9:30 pm Post subject: Engine stand |
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Getting ready to tear into my big block Ford project but had to build an engine stand first. Just have to finish the 4 arms and bolt them on. Plus make a set colar for the back of the shaft to make sure it can't squirt out when turning an engine over. The face plate is one inch thick stainless steel that I dug out of the scrap pile and I bored it out to 1.750". The eight .750" holes were already in it which the arms will bolt into any of them. Since I wasn't sure if I could weld that directly to the shaft I turned a 6" diameter by .500" plate and bored it out the same. I turned down the end of the 2" shaft to 1.750 and welded my plate to it. Then slide on the 1" thick plate and 6 bolts hold it together. Definately not worth it to buy all of this and build it, but with free materials it makes for a fun project.
Think it will hold up?
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Dewey316
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1990 Chevrolet Camaro RS
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| Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2004 9:42 pm Post subject: |
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| I dunno, but if it took you 3 years 5 months and 5 days to get the pictures of the camera, I think its time to upgrad. |
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rjmcgee
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| Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2004 9:51 pm Post subject: |
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| Dewey316 wrote: | | I dunno, but if it took you 3 years 5 months and 5 days to get the pictures of the camera, I think its time to upgrad. |
I think the date on my camera is running backwards or something.  |
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Dewey316
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| Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 4:13 am Post subject: |
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| sure.... blame it on the camera |
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Camaro350Z28
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| Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 7:53 pm Post subject: |
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Well that blue might SLOW down any work being done to an engine on that stand... but i guess... ford... hence ford blue... guess it really don't matter what you do 
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1985 Z28. Don't know what im doing stupid 4th gen broke me.
1997 Z28 PCMforLess tune, K&N CAI, trickflow elbow, 160 thermostat, edelbrock shorty headers, Flowmaster 3", 18" cragars.
Best 1/4 - 13.8 @ 101.98 60' 2.27 |
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rjmcgee
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| Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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<------------- looks at Tim's quarter mile time. Chuckles about Tim's blue bashing.
Seems like I remember Gibby's 305 pulled almost a car length on your Red machine. Just a few more feet and he wouldn't have had that dent to fix.  |
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Dewey316
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| Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 10:32 pm Post subject: |
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| yes, the ever telling dent... that alone proves gibbs was winning that race. |
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Twilightoptics
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| Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 1:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Dewey316 wrote: | | yes, the ever telling dent... that alone proves gibbs was winning that race. |
PHEAR THE RV CAM!  |
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Camaro350Z28
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| Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 2:55 pm Post subject: |
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yeah yeah the dent the dent, but that car doesnt even run anymore... and its not the red car going slow.. its my bad driving skills. 
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1985 Z28. Don't know what im doing stupid 4th gen broke me.
1997 Z28 PCMforLess tune, K&N CAI, trickflow elbow, 160 thermostat, edelbrock shorty headers, Flowmaster 3", 18" cragars.
Best 1/4 - 13.8 @ 101.98 60' 2.27 |
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