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11-19-2020, 05:53 PM | #1 |
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flathead engine stand
i have a 35 flathead i need to put in an engine stand. will it bolt up to the modern style universal engine stand with the four attaching points
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11-19-2020, 05:56 PM | #2 |
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Re: flathead engine stand
If it is a UNIVERSAL engine stand I don't see why it wouldn't.
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11-19-2020, 06:10 PM | #3 |
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Re: flathead engine stand
I was always told you should never hang a flathead by bellhousing bolts as the casting is not strong enough and you should only hang it from the exhaust ports.
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11-19-2020, 06:15 PM | #4 |
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is that an adapter you can buy?
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11-19-2020, 06:45 PM | #5 |
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Yes Stumpys Fab Works.
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11-19-2020, 07:10 PM | #6 |
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11-19-2020, 07:32 PM | #7 |
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Re: flathead engine stand
Mike I may have a extra one but will have to see if I still have it . You need to get the KR Wilson flathead engine lift too to make things easier
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11-19-2020, 07:34 PM | #8 |
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A better pic with the part number
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11-19-2020, 08:45 PM | #9 |
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11-20-2020, 11:15 AM | #10 |
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Got both of these at Stumpys.
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11-20-2020, 12:09 PM | #11 |
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Do NOT bolt a pre 1949 Ford V-8 engine to an engine stand buy the cast bellhousing.
Not safe. May break the cast iron. 1949-53 there is no problem. |
11-20-2020, 12:11 PM | #12 |
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^^^^^^^^ I want one also.
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11-29-2020, 10:39 PM | #14 |
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been standing in line for one myself for awhile.....
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This subject is just like seat belts though, I wouldn't recommend any particular method for hanging a block or attaching belts. |
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11-30-2020, 07:51 AM | #18 |
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The One above belongs to Neil "Biggles" Bennet. It's built to very high spec. I know Neil. He was able to repair it. Re the red one, who's to say it happened recently? It probably happened a while ago and the block was dumped in a corner. It could have had plenty of time to rust. I always use a side mount. Mart.
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11-30-2020, 09:02 AM | #19 |
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Interesting on how thin the casting looks.
Have the tool to check but no block to check.
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11-30-2020, 09:22 AM | #20 |
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It is thin, I current have a block that had the bell housing area busted sometime in the past and repaired. Whoever did the repair did a good job! But the broken area is much smaller than the photos posted. A look at the thickness in the bell area should convince you it might not be a good idea to hang a lot of weight off of it. In addition to the thin material, the bell move the center of gravity of the block out several inches from the mounting point.
Like a lot of things, folks have been doing it for years and getting away with it, in fact I would guess breaking one is fairly rare. But, even a small chance of a catastrophe would keep me from taking the chance. It is fairly easy to fabricate a mount, I made one using a flat plate to bolt to the existing plate on the stand. Welded a piece on angle to it and the a smaller plate the correct shape to match the exhaust bolt pattern. You can use an exhaust manifold for the hole pattern. Last edited by JSeery; 11-30-2020 at 09:31 AM. |
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