[Mgs] MGB engine stand hookup

[Charley & Peggy Robinson]

   I built my current B engine up on a stand from Harbor Freight  It 
came with a bunch of bolts and adapters.  I bought some bolts from the 
local Gibson's ran 'em into the rear plate holes in the block with 
pieces of pipe & washers to even things up.   When it came time to 
install the rear plate I took it off the stand and set it on a small, 
low rolling engine cart.  Finished it up on  the cart.   Got that cart 
from HF too but I can't find it on their site now.   It's a square 
cross-section pipe frame on casters with angle iron uprights at the 
corners for the bottom of the block to rest on.  Handy tool, easy to rol 
around.  I left the engine on the cart until I mated the tranny to it. 

  CR



james.f.juhas at snet.net wrote:
> I currently have two B engines on stands, one bolted through the back plate and the other in to the back plate bolt holes.  (No back plate on that one). I use the largest bolts that will fit.  It seems light-duty but it's really quite sturdy.  The same stands and bolts have also held my Mustang 5.0 engine.
>
> Jim
> MGA #311
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> From:  "W. David Houser" <mgs4dave at tampabay.rr.com>
> Subj:  [Mgs] MGB engine stand hookup
> Date:  Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:51 am
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> To:  "mgs at autox.team.net List" <mgs at autox.team.net>
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> Listers,
> Want to start rebuilding a 74 MGB engine that I have and bought an  
> engine stand from Harbor Freight(I know).
> What size long bolts do I need to secure the engine to the tripod  
> rolling stand? Where do I bolt it to?
> Who's been here already and can shed some tips?
> Cheers,
> Dave Houser 
>
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