Dan,
For the engine you will need an engine stand to support the engine
during tear down, rebuild, re-painting, reassembly, etc. They are cheap
and easy to put together and to use. A necessity! I bought mine from
Northern Tools and Equipment I think. Harbor Freight also carries them.
I think I spent less than $150.00 or so. Well worth it. (NFI, etc.)
My brother and I built a rough triangle shaped cart for the transmission
so I could roll it around to sort of keep it out of the way. A pair of
2 x 4s were used for the side rails and a 2 x 4 of suitable length was
used to support the front of the bell housing with a single long dry
wall screw through the weep hole, the side rails kept the transmission
from rolling so to speak. The rear was supported with a shorter 2 x 4
with the rear transmission mount set on it with a pair of long dry wall
screws with fender washers, through the mounting holes. The length of
the cart was almost exactly the length of the transmission. I just used
some small swivel casters I had around the shop.
Good luck,
Jim Bauder
'58 TR3, almost on the road again
Palo Alto, CA
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