[Healeys] Engine stand

Michael Salter michaelsalter at gmail.com
Sun Mar 29 16:23:19 MDT 2020


Hi Alan,
I tried to do that but couldn't figure out where to attach the adaptor
strongly to the block. Can you send me a pic of what you used and where it
attaches.
This is how I mount 100 blocks on 1 arm of my hoist.
M

On Sun, Mar 29, 2020, 5:49 PM Bluehealey, <bluehealey at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Simon.
> Yes it will be but don’t mount the engine to the stand at the back of the
> block. Make a plate to fit the engine mount on the exhaust side and weld it
> to suitable short stand-offs to allow it to be bolted to the face plate of
> the stand.
> With side mounting the cantilever is quite short. Mounting on the exhaust
> side will allow ancillaries to be fitted easily on the tapper/dizzy side.
>
> If you want to be clever adjust the relationship of the engine mount to
> the face plate to try and get close to centre of balance. It will have an
> offset upward and backward of a few inches.
> Good luck.
> Alan - from my iPad
>
> On 29 Mar 2020, at 22:40, simon.lachlan at alexarevel.plus.com wrote:
>
> 
>
> A quick one. Do you think that this stand is man enough for a 3000’s
> engine?
>
>
> https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bluepoint-Snap-On-Engine-Stand/164136212203?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649
>
> Got to be a decent thing and, on four wheels, presumably stable. But,
> but…..our engines are long and heavy.
>
> What does the team think?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Simon
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