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11-04-2018, 04:38 PM | #1 |
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Flathead On Engine Stand
Does the exhaust type stand adapter and its bolts safely support the weight of a full dressed flathead? Anybody have problems with this set up?
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11-04-2018, 04:42 PM | #2 |
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Re: Flathead On Engine Stand
Yes, that's probably the best way . The entire engine can be built except for the one exhaust manifold.
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12-23-2019, 12:49 PM | #3 |
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Re: Flathead On Engine Stand
Bolt the engine block on passenger side exhaust if you want to install the bottom pan later with the dip stick tube attached.
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11-04-2018, 07:36 PM | #4 |
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Re: Flathead On Engine Stand
Yes, that is the best approach. On a 58ba it is not really an issue, but on the earlier blocks with the integral half bellhousing it is.
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11-04-2018, 08:04 PM | #5 |
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An 8BA can hold the full weight of complete engine using bellhousing.
Do not use a 3 legged engine stand. It must have have 4 casters. I removed some parts to do some work on it Full engine was there at the start. Last edited by 19Fordy; 11-04-2018 at 08:39 PM. |
11-06-2018, 07:32 PM | #6 |
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11-06-2018, 02:45 PM | #7 |
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Re: Flathead On Engine Stand
Why not a three leg
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11-06-2018, 03:09 PM | #8 |
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Lack of stability. It's so easy for the engine stand to fall over if it hits a bump, nut, bolt,screw or anything else when trying to roll it along the floor or driveway. Especially so if the casters are small dia. Three legs just don't provide safe stability. Kind of like a 3 legged milking stool. Found out the hard way many years ago.
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11-06-2018, 04:34 PM | #10 |
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The three leg stand issue is not specific to flatheads, any engine is unstable when using them.
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11-06-2018, 06:26 PM | #12 |
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They must have printed the picture backwards and then wrote on it....I like the price!!!...Mark
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11-06-2018, 07:30 PM | #13 |
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Speaking of Flatty engine stands; it seems to be getting very hard to find someone that makes these adapters or the "cradle like" brackets for flatheads, the one vendor "stumpy's fab works" seems to be non responsive and vern tardell seems to be out of them too, anyone know of vendors that make the side adapters or stands?
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11-06-2018, 10:05 PM | #15 |
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Some of us here have welded a piece of angle iron about 20" long onto the plate that comes with the engine stand. The 'legs' of the angle are welded to the plate so the 45 degree face is where you bolt the engine. I just set an exhaust manifold on the angle before welding and drilled through the holes. No machine work, no math. It's great that these V8s are built at a 45 degree angle. If you don't weld, I bet a local shop would do it for a very small fee if you had the metal drilled, paint sanded off etc. I checked into the adapters and 65 bucks or so.
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11-09-2018, 09:02 AM | #16 |
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just got one from Havlirs was 75.00 plus 25.00 shipping. looks pretty good an bolted on fine. had to drill holes for locator pin on the pipe no big deal. Mark
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11-09-2018, 10:45 AM | #17 |
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Three wheel engine stands are fine if built well. Once an engine is on the stand, I don't move it around much anyway. That's not the purpose. If you want to move it around, use a dolly.
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11-06-2018, 10:46 PM | #18 |
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Yes, that is the ultra, ultra rare 8BA prototype engine. It is the only one made by "misprinting" the negative. I never noticed that photo error before after all these years. I still have the engine but, now it's "normal". Thanks for noticing.
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11-06-2018, 11:14 PM | #19 |
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Never ever had a problem with 3 legged stand. But I do not go off road with it
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11-06-2018, 11:26 PM | #20 |
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Speaking of three legged stands https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQh56geU0X8
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