Anyone here on the forum build or know where to purchase engine stands for the /6? I sure could use one.

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66 Barracuda /6
01 Ram 2500 Cummins

I've got the big engine stand from Harbor Freight. Mine is older and doesn't fold, but is otherwise very similar. http://www.harborfreight.com/2000-lb-fo ... 67015.html

I've had a slant fall when it was on a smaller stand similar to this. http://www.harborfreight.com/750-lb-cap ... 32915.html

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Joshua

Thanks Joshua. Yeah, that small one looks like and accident waiting to happen. I may have to go with the 2000 lbs. stand but what I am really looking for is something that lets me keep the tranny hooked to the motor. Any other suggestions?

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66 Barracuda /6
01 Ram 2500 Cummins

There are engine dollies that allow you to keep the engine and trans bolted together, but they are typically engine specific and sit very low to the floor.

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Joshua

I noticed earlier, on the ebay hyperpac link, that the seller had his engine on a stand...waiting on a response from him/her. I am having a space problem...running out of...and I currently have the engine and tranny connected to my hoist, so I was looking for something low and with wheels.

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66 Barracuda /6
01 Ram 2500 Cummins

I have seen engine cradles (low to the ground) fabricated out of 2x4 with casters bolted to the bottom. If you have some basic tools you could probably fabricate one yourself.

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Casually looking for a Clifford hyperpak intake for cheap.

Thanks Reed. That's probably what I will end up doing. I may make it out of 4x4 so I can raise it a bit higher.

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66 Barracuda /6
01 Ram 2500 Cummins

I just used a creeper or furniture dolly..........


Harbor Freight has a 1000lb stand that has 2 front wheel instead of 1.

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Ed
64 Valiant 225 / 904 / 42:1 manual steering / 9" drum brakes

Thanks Ed, I'll check it out.

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66 Barracuda /6
01 Ram 2500 Cummins

That's the one that I have....it is MUCH more stable.

However, it has a small drawback. The double front legs run into the slightly V-shaped base of my engine hoist, and even with the engine hoist boom extended all the way out, I have to get creative to move an engine from the hoist to the stand.

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1954 Ford, Tudor Mainline
1976 Plymouth Valiant, 4 door


www.automotive-ninja.com

I've got a 1250# rated stand from O'reilly's, and a slant bounces pretty badly on it, too. I made my own stand out of 3", 1/4 wall square......nice and solid, now.
Do NOT get a three-wheel stand....get a four-wheel stand. Those three-wheelers will dump your engine over on the floor.

I built a dolly for an engine/trans assembly from simple 1.5" square tubing. Built it in a three-wheel configuration, two wheels forward under the engine brackets, and a steering caster under the trans mount.
I'll see what I can't do to get a pic posted sometime tomorrow.

Roger

Rusty, thanks for the suggestion and what to watch out for. I hadn't even thought about the legs of my hoist getting in the way.

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66 Barracuda /6
01 Ram 2500 Cummins

Roger, I look forward to seeing the pictures of your stand. Thanks.

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66 Barracuda /6
01 Ram 2500 Cummins

I saw a neat build and run stand on one of the television car shows last weekend. It even folded up to take up less space, but I don't recall if you could mount the transmission.

I found the below link for plans to build a folding start stand:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Engine-S ... 35a9cb1e58

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66 Barracuda /6
01 Ram 2500 Cummins