I needed an engine stand for the 5.0 to hang on for its build up. i looked at a bunch of off the shelf options; amazon, ebay, autozone, tsc, hft and so on. i.... For this reason, i decided to build an engine test stand to operate the engine prior to installation, plus, it is a good way to keep an engine from sitting too long without it being run. here are a few pictures of the almost completed engine test stand. i will update this article later once i build the mount for the radiator but i wanted to. Description.
Engine stand project . i decided that it would be nice to have an engine run-in stand. place to bolt a motor, then fire it up and run it for break-in, tuning, and to find and fix any problems, such as leaks, before doing the final motor installation.. Compared to using only jack stands, they won't dig into hot asphalt (putting jack stands on top of a secure and level piece of wood can help prevent digging) or scratch the undercarriage of the car. the reason they aren't a full replacement for jack stands is because they only support the car while it's resting on the wheels.. Build an engine dolly / caddy (19 january 2008) by stephen "farmdog" peterson 1947 chevy 2-ton coe. i think i have a simple idea people might find useful for moving engines around. i have a few 235's that i'm going to be using for parts and i didn't want to just have them laying on the floor and hard to move..
