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Engine build, Need advice |
Morph914 |
Mar 1 2021, 08:27 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 435 Joined: 22-August 16 From: St Augustine, FL Member No.: 20,326 Region Association: South East States |
I am new to the air cooled world so I need to lean on the experts for advice. As you can see, I have the engine on a stand with the 4 arm support. I was skeptical from the get go about this support, it does not seem to give enough support to the engine in my opinion. But what do I know?
My concern here is how much more weight can I put on this engine before pulling it off the stand? I do not have a cherry picker so just 2 guys lifting it off onto a HF hydraulic lift. Should I get all the tin on then remove? Or would you install the alternator, intake, etc.? And is there anything underneath that needs to be accomplished before taking off the stand? Thanks in advance, John |
mepstein |
Mar 1 2021, 08:31 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,307 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
I use the same stand for my 450 lb 3.2 six.
You can always put a stool or small table under it if you are afraid of it tipping while you work on it but a type 4 weighs 250 with induction and exhaust so it’s really not that much weight. Each bolt is holding 60 ish lbs. The heat exchangers are so much easer to put on now. |
Mark Henry |
Mar 2 2021, 02:53 AM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
I use the same stand for my 450 lb 3.2 six. You can always put a stool or small table under it if you are afraid of it tipping while you work on it but a type 4 weighs 250 with induction and exhaust so it’s really not that much weight. Each bolt is holding 60 ish lbs. The heat exchangers are so much easer to put on now. I no longer use those stands for /6 builds, I almost toppled off a $50k 930 longblock, in fact it's one reason I have a fuched up back. The ones I use for /6 builds (I have 6 stands and 2 bench stands) are overkill at 1200lbs, but I like how the legs fold for storage. I still use that type of stand for /4 builds, I'm not worried about capacity, but I do take care when moving and torquing an engine on it. |
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