made a little bit of progress today. donated a few things from my garage to the thift store to make some room. went to the local large liquor store to get my wife some boxed wine to save money for my hobby. last week at work i started on wedling up a run stand for my sbc based on mrhevyshevy. this week i will finish welding the bell housing mount i simply had to mark today for alignment. next i got to get engine on engine stand so i can flip it over and redo oil pan gasket, which is what grounded me a year or more ago : (

also, i am not looking forward to all the carbs i need to rebuild, 2 edlebroks, 2 dell 40s, 1 single weber 32/36, and if i am feeling extra wonderful, i got several sets of dual 34s.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_uLAJcsrLw


and a little carb cursing : )


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gh3KZsPpJGA

I hate rebuilding carbs.... I feel like I have to rebuild them 3 times before they are truely clean...

You need a Vat.

Your Thread post are some of my favorite

Keep the Delaware 914's on the road.

thanks guys for the words of encouragement

i have a few subaru radiators (with fans) that have 1.5" inlets and outlets, and they have nice nipples at bottom for mounting, i'll make a mount frame and use these.

also, ordered me a rtv tube squeezer, should make doing oil pan gasket more FUNNER

went to ace and got some 3" 3/8-16 bolts and now its on engine stand. the rotate pin is real tight. i when i hoist engine up, pin becomes loose. i am concerned when i try to rotate this thing, it will be seriously top heavy and uncontrollable. never did this before.

pretty good video until he doesn't remove rotate pin or show his center point works well

engine stand balance pics for comparision.




https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vztAJB1r6nI

one step closer to hanging that engine a bit lower/balanced on my engine stand so i can flip it over without any drama - and got me some grade 5 and 8 3/8-16 hardware from mcmaster carr.

Do you leave it hooked to the hoist.? Looks dangerously close to the white car.

i have not attached engine to stand yet cause i needed to lengthen 2 arms, so engine would be more balanced on it. engine is solely on hoist right now, and yes, dangerously close to my white one for the next few days only.

whew, lengthened engine stand arms seem to have done the trick to balance engine on stand. i rotated engine up side down, uneventful. i was sweating it a bit. time for a beer even though it is only 1030 am east coast

It is tough to flip it on an engine stand with the heads and intake in place. Your solution is great. I just don't attach (re attach?) the heads until I'm done on the lower end and the pan is back in place and the engine is right side up for the last time.

thanks dick : ) once the oil pan is reinstalled, i'm gonna put onto engine: short chevy water pump like i had originally (one less belt), mechanical fuel pump too (one less thing hooked to electricity) , and iron ram horn exhaust manifolds (easier to get to plugs and more compact than the shorty headers i had on before). especially since i already have a nice big hole in my firewall for the pump : ) (old pic attached)

next week i am gonna weld up a frame for the radiator for my run stand and put some harbor freight wheels on it too.

The mechanical pump is a great idea! Far safer than an electric.

Looks like an exciting build. How much weight of motor is on the stand?

dont know but assume around 525 lbs cause intake is aluminum not iron (575).

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums/c3-gen...ock-weight.html


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4WRL513Gx4