Planning a new 383 build that is now going to be a 400

[busterrm]

Rick is Mobile now.
Coming to Texas.

We are only about 140 miles apart.

 

[Grumpy]

nice project work bench

 

[Indycars]

We are only about 140 miles apart.

I'm thinking Video Conferencing, I will just use your hands !

 

[busterrm]

Ok guys got the plate, it’s not shiny new, boss said take it or leave it. A few pics, still have a few things to add to it.

 

[Loves302Chevy]

That bench will hold a battleship.

 

[busterrm]

That bench will hold a battleship.

Haha, well I don’t want it cheap, pipe is .154 thick, upright and caster pads are .25 thick. It weigh approximately 125 lbs at that point, the 3/8 plate made it 250 lbs. I am thinking it might weigh a total of 300 lbs by the time I am done.

 

[Grumpy]

Ive always rather wished I had this work bench/table in my shop

 

[Maniacmechanic1]

Haha, well I don’t want it cheap, pipe is .154 thick, upright and caster pads are .25 thick. It weigh approximately 125 lbs at that point, the 3/8 plate made it 250 lbs. I am thinking it might weigh a total of 300 lbs by the time I am done.

Put a 1.000" inch hole somewhere in the steel bench top Bob.
You can use a Hole saw or Acetylene gas Ax.
That way you can build the 700R4 main drum easy with the Turbine input shaft put through bench top hole.

 

[Maniacmechanic1]

Some special tools to build 700R4 & 4L60E I have.
Can improvise but be swearing more.

 

[Unforgiven]

That,s a nice welding table you built there. At 300 lbs it should be sturdy.

 

[Indycars]

Bob, is there a reason you didn't go with a top that overhangs the frame by 2-3 inches, seems it would be
easier to belly up to ?

 

[busterrm]

Bob, is there a reason you didn't go with a top that overhangs the frame by 2-3 inches, seems it would be
easier to belly up to ?

No reason, but with the bottom frame about 7 inches off the ground you can get up pretty close to it! I was also limited on what my boss would let me have.

 

[busterrm]

I did a little more on the table after work today. I put cross braces on the bottom to support a gauge metal piece, and put a tool tray on one end. Here are a few pics.

 

[Indycars]

No reason, but with the bottom frame about 7 inches off the ground you can get up pretty close to it!

That should work, just doesn't look that high in the pics.

 

[Maniacmechanic1]

View attachment 11743 View attachment 11744 I did a little more on the table after work today. I put cross braces on the bottom to support a gauge metal piece, and put a tool tray on one end. Here are a few pics.

Rock Stable.
A 700R4 no converter is around 135 -150 lbs.

 

[busterrm]

That should work, just doesn't look that high in the pics.

To the flat of the top plate is 37 inches, remember when we got the casters, they are 5 inch wheels plus the turret, it’s 7 1/4 to the bottom of lower frame. I am going to wrap the tool tray with a small angle iron to keep the tools on the tray. I haven’t decided if I am going to paint the top. I had to shim one corner to allow for the warpage of the frames and to level it. I may put one light coat of paint on the top to keep it clean while the tranny is being built.

 

[JohnHancock]

Some bellies need more than 2” or 3”. Just saying.

 

[busterrm]

Some bellies need more than 2” or 3”. Just saying.

Say that to Rick, he wanted the 2-3 inches extra! I think it turned out pretty good!

 

[Loves302Chevy]

It makes a great welding table also (you should know). Don't paint the top, spray it with one of those anti-rust greasy coatings to keep it from rusting. Wipes off easily if you need to do some welding. Nice work.

 

[busterrm]

Did some more on my table, I welded a perimeter of 1 1/4 X 1/4 flat bar around the tool tray so things will stay off the floor. This old man has trouble bending over. The last pic is, you guessed it, a broken Bud Light longneck, raising my hand guilty of alcohol abuse!