engine test run stand

[grumpyvette]

honestly, if you've got a decent welder and a tape measure and some time, to kill, this is a reasonably easy project
, and it sure beats paying $2k
http://www.prwonlinestore.com/low-profi ... dunit.aspx
heres some basic design ideas from pictures

http://www.lainefamily.com/EngineStandProject.htm

http://www.mightymount.com/

http://www.hotstands.com/

http://www.fordmuscle.com/forums/tech-e ... stand.html

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Engine-S ... veQ5fTools

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SB-BB-CH ... veQ5fTools
probably a better design but not foldable
I like what you did, that looks nice,btw,
Ive got two types of engine stands designs in my shop,(4 engine stands)but I added 4 of these wheels to each stand
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/ ... _200442439

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/ ... _200305213

IF i was going to fabricate one ID start with this

http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/ ... 688_406688

ID buy (2) 3 ft long, and (2) 5 ft long sections of 1.5"x 3" box steel too weld as a base,
and about 20 feet of 1" x 2" box steel as uprights for the gauges, and radiator,battery box, ETC. into. plus a section of 1/8" thick 1ft x 2 ft aluminum diamond plate to mount the gauges,
ID buy (4) of these wheels

http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/ ... _200337096

and find a decent radiator from a salvage yard, Id get these gauges

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetai ... toview=sku

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for UNDER about $750 and most of thats GAUGES you can have a decent engine stand built

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