[Damo]

I put together this engine stand not so much to assemble engines but to mock up things like exhaust manifolds so you know you've got clearance etc. It wouldn't be a big job to fit a firewall and set of guards either. Another option would be to put a radiator in it and actually run the engine in situ.

[31zook]

for a second there i thought you were mid mounting an engine

so why all the effort? it there something in the works?

[royce]

It would flex better if you removed the sway bar

[Damo]

31zook wrote:

for a second there i thought you were mid mounting an engine

so why all the effort? it there something in the works?

I have an engine I want to build that i'll use it for. I've got most of the parts for it now, and now I have the block on a stand I can start messing with it. Long term thing though, it's really just something for me to tinker with.

[Damo]

royce wrote:

It would flex better if you removed the sway bar

How about I remove the springs too?

[31zook]

what sort of engine are you building?

[paulv]

Looks good.
Very handy.
Have been thinking about getting an old frame from a wrecker and making one myself.
Wanting to put a toyota 20v in my coily - and will need to make up custom engine mounts, custom radiator etc.

Hmmm.

How long did it take you to weld it up?

[Damo]

31zook wrote:

what sort of engine are you building?

turbo'd & supercharged lpg burner

paulv wrote:

Looks good.
Very handy.
Have been thinking about getting an old frame from a wrecker and making one myself.
Wanting to put a toyota 20v in my coily - and will need to make up custom engine mounts, custom radiator etc.

Hmmm.

How long did it take you to weld it up?

Took me maybe 30 mins to weld it up, all I did was put some legs on it, piece of piss. The wheels make it a LOT easier to move around, and I will slide some 32NB pipe up each chassis rail so I can move it around like a wheelbarrow

[31zook]

why? for your red car?

[Damo]

31zook wrote:

why? for your red car?

Dunno, might be a bit of a handful in a SWB.

[31zook]

Damo wrote:

31zook wrote:

why? for your red car?

Dunno, might be a bit of a handful in a SWB.

when i grow up im going to build a body dragging rear mounted V8 lwb sierra.....

cool, so your looking for a lwb then, why a SC the a snail?

[Built4thrashing]

Damo wrote:

Another option would be to put a radiator in it and actually run the engine in situ.

dont need any fance stuff to start a zook eng. a strap and a car ramp is all ya need.

[want33s]

You have:
A: Too much spare time.
B: Too much shed space.

[Damo]

want33s wrote:

You have:
A: Too much spare time.
B: Too much shed space.

if only

If i spent my time doing something productive instead of dicking around with shit like this, imagine what I could get done

[oohsam]

I built something similar for a bike I was building. Engine needed to be painted, rebuilt, polished etc etc etc.
Made it easy having it on wheels, I could sandblast it outside, bring it back in to detail and clean.

Here's some pics of mine. Its made in 2 peices so you can mount one side of the engine on it, then raise it to mount the other side so you dont have to balance anything. this zook engine was huge, and very heavy, for a bike engine.

[BlueSuzy]

You certainly have some random stuff in your shed

[oohsam]

hahaha yeah, ovens, swimming pools! wife thinks the workshop is storage......