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Posted by: 02loftsmoor Sep 27 2015, 11:18 AM

Over the years I've seen you guys build temporary engine test stand out of wood to run the engine out of the car, post your pictures. I need to put some thing together to run my engine. and thank you all.

Posted by: WLD419 Sep 27 2015, 01:29 PM

Sorry it's not a wood stand , but I modified my engine assembly stand , I cut the down
tube & welded in another slip tube for the old v8 yolk plate, I pick up a vw bus bellhousing
off samba ( $30 ) , I mounted it low for balance , here's a few pictures , I also made a
battery tray with a instrument panel with some extra gauges I had , Bill D.

Posted by: rhodyguy Sep 27 2015, 02:54 PM

I was trying to figure out the purpose of the bell housing. Clever way to lower the center of gravity.

Posted by: zambezi Sep 27 2015, 02:59 PM

Heres mine that I use to run up 356 engines.
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Posted by: 02loftsmoor Sep 27 2015, 03:30 PM

WOW good stuff, I do have a bell housing.

Posted by: jimkelly Sep 27 2015, 05:11 PM

here is mine - engine on a pallet - and a board mounted vertically to hold a couple of switches and fuel pump.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MFdcY-DqqI

Posted by: Vacca Rabite Sep 27 2015, 05:59 PM

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For carbs its easy, you only need a few circuits. Starter. Fuel. Ignition. I also put a simple tach on the control panel, just for kicks.

Zach

Posted by: trojanhorsepower Sep 27 2015, 06:13 PM

Stratplayer has a good one. I will try and dig up the thread.

Posted by: trojanhorsepower Sep 27 2015, 06:21 PM

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=94240&hl=

Posted by: 02loftsmoor Sep 28 2015, 09:24 PM

Good stuff guys!!

Posted by: mbseto Sep 29 2015, 02:51 PM

I would love to see the wiring diagrams that go with these! Esp. if d-jet is involved.

Posted by: Spoke Sep 29 2015, 08:01 PM

Engine sitting on a Harbor Freight dolly. Engine stand holding up the engine-coolant-overflow gas tank...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOC3oVgZlCM

Posted by: 3d914 Oct 2 2015, 07:28 PM

rhody, here's the test stand I built from ebay plans for $150. I modified to serve as dolly and to hoist the engine for installation.

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Here's a https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTKNkAoOC8g of SHO 3.2 V6

Posted by: StratPlayer Oct 3 2015, 10:02 AM

Here's the one I put together http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=81485&hl=