Engine Stand Question

[ChrisS]

Hap,
If you give me the bolt size (A) and spacing (D), centerline of tube to center of bolt spacing (C) and the centerline of the tube to the centerline of the thru holes (B) for:
A-Series, Spitfire / 1500, and MGB I’ll edit the drawing and republish.

 

[tony barnhill]

Here's a couple of photos of Hap's MGB engine stand:

[image]https://www.mgexperience.net/phorum/file.php?1,file=13765[/image]

now, why won't they show up?

 

[drooartz]

The tag is [ image ] not [ img ] -- I've made that mistake as well...

 

[tony barnhill]

didn't think that was it; I've done the

 

[drooartz]

Some sites do have a feature that blocks other sites from linking to their images directly. Keeps folks from leeching their photos and bandwidth. That might be the case here.

 

[Hap Waldrop]

Chris I use the same two mounting holes as you and that is pretty much the center point of the A-series engine block front to rear, but little high on top to bottom center, so my round tubing thats goes back to the stand is mounted on a plate directly below (going toward the bottom/pan side of the block) the two mounting holes rather than beside it, so now boih my front to rear and side to side center are closer, making the block more balanced and easier to rotate.

 

[drooartz]

So if I pick up an engine stand next year (likely), will one you make/sell me an adaptor? My welding skills aren't up to this sort of level of accuracy. Or can I take that drawing from Chris to a local and have one made? I'm planning on doing an engine next year, funding not withstanding...