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Posted by: nihil44 Oct 2 2012, 11:55 PM

I am intending to make an engine/tranny dolly for my 74 1.8 to mount the power plant when I pull it. I also intend to use it as an engine test stand.

I intend to make it from square tube steel and to run on castors.

I need the following dimensions
centre to centre engine mount holes across the body (front and rear)
centre to centre engine mount holes length ways

I would appreciate any help

David

Posted by: jimkelly Oct 3 2012, 06:06 AM

is your engine carbed or fuel injected?

the later is far more work to run out of car.

get a furniture dolly for $20 - entire engine and trans assy will fit on it nicely - then you can pull your dimensions from it so you can fab up something that will allow you to run engine with exhaust on it.

see this
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=180261&hl=test+stand
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=162535&hl=test+stand
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=96249&hl=
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=81485&hl=

jim

Posted by: rjames Oct 3 2012, 09:19 AM

Posted by: DBCooper Oct 3 2012, 10:42 AM

QUOTE(jimkelly @ Oct 3 2012, 05:06 AM)

Posted by: JmuRiz Oct 3 2012, 12:04 PM

+2
That's what I use...dropped my engine with one and have my trans sitting on one after separating (waiting to be mated back up some day)

Posted by: bandjoey Oct 3 2012, 01:39 PM

Why not buy a $50 cracked none repairable core for real time measurements

Posted by: Vacca Rabite Oct 3 2012, 05:14 PM

This is how I did it. Super simple. All made from scrap.

Roll it under the car, jack up the engine, DONE.

And you can run the engine on it too.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vacca_rabite/2521832117/in/set-1537526/
first run in 2008. Horrible video quality, but you get the idea.

Zach

Posted by: two-strokejohn Oct 3 2012, 05:50 PM

approx dimensions in inches.

Posted by: nihil44 Oct 4 2012, 03:01 AM

Thanks for all the contributions. I will 'blend' all the ideas together.

That is why this forum is so good. I am on the underside of the world and appreciate the info from you all on the topside.

Onwards and upwards