Re: Alfa engine stands

["Dean W. Cains" <dwc@domain.elided>]

Hi Ian and Group:

One option you might consider is to purchase two of those Harbor Freight 
stands.  If you put them face-to-face, with the proper home-welded 
adapters, you can fasten one stand to each of the motor mounts on the 
block.  A brace added to tie the two stand bases to each other makes the 
rig extremely sturdy.  Instead of rotating the engine around the axis of 
the crankshaft, the motor will rotate on the stands end-over-end, allowing 
full access to the rear of the block.  Might be a little bit of overkill 
for the little 4-cylinder, but I used such a rig on a both Jaguar 6- and 
12-cylinders, and it
worked great.  And, when that V6 in the 164 goes, you'll be set for that 
rebuild by just changing adapters and the bottom stand brace.

Regards,

Dean W. Cains
'74 Spider Veloce
Lutz, FL

At 09:12 PM 11/5/2001, you wrote:
>Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2001 17:29:33 -0800 (PST)
>From: Ian Lomax <sfalfisto@domain.elided>
>Subject: Alfa engine stands
>
>hey gang,
>
>i'm about ready to invest in an engine stand for an
>alfa 4 cyl.  harbor frieght has a basic stand for $39,
>but i'm a bit hesitant to support the engine from just
>the transmission mounting holes.  can anyone recommend
>a modification to the generic engine stands to
>securely hold an alfa 4 cyl, or alternatively
>recommend a better engine stand?
>
>(please reply directly as well as cc'ing the digest,
>i'm waaaay behind, 1800 messages at last count).
>
>thanks!
>ian lomax
>san francisco, ca
>71 spider
>94 164ls

--
to be removed from alfa, see /bin/digest-subs.cgi
or email "unsubscribe alfa" to majordomo@domain.elided