I needed an engine stand for the 5.0 to hang on for its build up. I looked at a bunch of off the shelf options; amazon, ebay, autozone, TSC, HFT and so on. It was obvious after seeing a youtube video by filthyphill100 that I needed to go the DIY route. In his video he used a brake slack adjuster off of a semi truck to spin the head. His idea is very clever. I was given some used brake parts by my dad which was just what I needed. I also have a large pile of scrap steel I want to use up. I was able to come up with enough good parts to put together this stand. I did buy new iron casters and a new slack adjuster totaling around $50. Im waiting to drill the holes in the arms until I know what size is the industry standard. Look for it to be painted with a 5.0HO v8 hanging on it in a future episode of the '47 ford p/u build!!
TESTED: • The DIY rotating engin...
The frame material is random bits of box tubing
The spinning head is 3/4" plate steel
The arms are 1 1/4" bar stock
The pivot shaft is 1 1/2" 28 splined brake shaft
The casters are 330lb each
The bolts are all 5/8" NC
The spinning head is held in place by a retention clip, like on a semi
Casters: amzn.to/2NUzyqv
Roloc discs for a die grinder:
Polishing: amzn.to/2NsQ2Hs
Grinding: amzn.to/2CrPGuw
Thanks
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2 окт 2024
