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Little Engine Stand I Built

Old 09-28-2008, 03:53 PM
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So, the plan is to meet OnlyFlash944 in South Carolina to trade my LS for his D15. i will be in my woman's 08 Fit and i dont want to mess it up so i made this engine stand for the trip. i also have been wanting to make it to store engines on anyway. when i get back from the trip, i will put wheels on it so i can roll it around. its going to get painted tomorrow.

anyway, its nothing special, but i havent posted anything in here in a while so here it is


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is that ITB's on there? sure is. i might run these just for fun one day. lol. they are all done and ready to bolt on

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now i know i am going to get questions about the car with the intercooler in the background so here is a little teaser shot of it. its my 95 M3. there will be a build thread sometime

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Old 09-28-2008, 04:50 PM
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---- yeah, cinder block jack stands.


now thats mighty ------dly of you.
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I have real jack stands. The reason I used those was cause I needed it real high and I needed the suspension at ride height. The barge pipes run through the suspension.
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you dont gotta lie to kick it.
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looks good.
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make some real tall wheel ramps. we had a boy crushed to death on a toyota forum 3 or so years ago from cinder blocks. brake rotor got him in the abdomin. obviously he had the tires off it but still... you could be fat or something.
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great! but how do you rotate the engine?
you know when you are building a block have to turn it upside down to put the crank in etc.
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Old 09-28-2008, 06:39 PM
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you could be fat or something.
i am far from fat, but the M3 sits so low stock, i wouldnt have a chance if it fell. i might do something else as a safety now that you say that. it seemed pretty safe to me


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great! but how do you rotate the engine?
you know when you are building a block have to turn it upside down to put the crank in etc.
its not for building the engine. i bought a stand for that. this is just for storage and transporting. i might use it to make manifolds and downpipes though.

in a couple weeks i am going to make another one for my small block 350. i have no idea what i am going to put that engine in so it will be sitting around a while

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You should at least stack the block with the cores pointing up and then a piece of wood or steel across the top. On their sides like that they are week as ----.
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Atleast throw something large under the tires so that if the blocks crack to pieces and it falls it'll land on something. Most people toss a spare wheel under there to catch it.
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