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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Yup – I was young and indestructible once, too. Then I ruptured a lumbar disc. I still thought I was indestructible and kept doing stupid things. After my second disc ruptured and my second surgery, I became remarkably intelligent and now have neighbors help me lift anything heavier than a flywheel !!<br><br>Andrew Uprichard<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Jackson, Michigan<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Triumphs [mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>DAVE HOGYE<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 25, 2018 12:06 AM<br><b>To:</b> ptegler@verizon.net; triumphs@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [TR] Engine stand<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333'>A TR2-3-4 engine block with the crank caps and bolts, weighs very close to 140 lbs. That is just the casting, no internals. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333'>I did the study for shipping one a few years ago. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333'>I ended up meeting a good racer friend at Portland Raceway to pick up the block instead of shipping it. I lifted the block out of his van and placed it in my car by myself. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333'>The crank and head are the other heaviest items at around 50 lbs. each.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Dave H.<o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>On October 24, 2018 at 6:18 PM Paul Tegler <ptegler@verizon.net> wrote: <o:p></o:p></p><p>I seem to remember years back a couple gentleman cutting up a Healey 6 cyl block to make casts for an aluminum block build for a race car. IIRC... the oem was something in the order of 700 lbs. The aluminum one came in around half (or less) of that.�� So in my view, ANY engine is fine on these stands if it can handle a 700 lbs healey block sticking so far our 4's and 6's are just fine!<o:p></o:p></p><p>...think mine came from Pep Boys on sale... (two wheel up front version)<o:p></o:p></p><p>ptegler<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 10/24/2018 8:59 AM, Reihing, Randall S. wrote: <o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>I purchased an engine stand from Harbor Freight, mounted our Ford van's V6 engine on it and used that setup to disassemble, rebuild and reassemble the entire engine. No issues. Even though the V6 has a cast steel block with aluminum heads and aluminum intake manifold, it is still a lot of weight and I had zero issues with the engine stand. Very stable and easy to roll around. Now planning to use the same stand to rebuild the TR3's engine.�<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Randall Reihing �<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'><hr size=3 width="100%" align=center></span></div><div id=ox-2e62d864f1-divRpF888723><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><strong><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> Triumphs [<a href="mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net">triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net</a>] on behalf of DAVID MASSEY [<a href="mailto:dave1massey@cs.com">dave1massey@cs.com</a>]<br><strong><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Sent:</span></strong> Wednesday, October 24, 2018 7:48 AM<br><strong><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>To:</span></strong> <a href="mailto:mark@bradakis.com">mark@bradakis.com</a>; <a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net">triumphs@autox.team.net</a><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Subject:</span></strong> Re: [TR] Engine stand</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>I was at a friend's house last night and he had an Austin Healey engine on one of these stands.� Even the TR6 engine is but a mere wisp compared to one of these lumps of cast iron.</span><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;color:black'>Dave </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>-----Original Message----- <br>From: Mark J Bradakis <a href="mailto:mark@bradakis.com"><mark@bradakis.com></a> <br>To: triumphs <a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net"><triumphs@autox.team.net></a> <br>Sent: Wed, Oct 24, 2018 1:05 am <br>Subject: Re: [TR] Engine stand <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>You are being paranoid.� Many years ago when I did my first engine I did <br>the math on the load capacity of the 4 bolts.� You'll be fine, unless <br>you have one of those extremely rare engines that weighs 20,000 pounds. <br><br>mjb.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div id=ox-2e62d864f1-yqtfd16800><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><br><br><br>** <a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net" target="_blank">triumphs@autox.team.net</a> ** <br><br>Donate: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.team.net_donate.html&d=DwMCaQ&c=heEcP2AsrLOv4XP8e7I9NA&r=M9Vli1OgG7_7RAFFVpeXHiQAUCpprOLL1VRvWP3OJtI&m=-Apw4gUThzewE9_H3cLSTxthbsclM7twIPLdRi_TW6Y&s=iMTaF95KWtw-ylvuNuSHuzKJ3sA51v1YAIgG7XrHI5s&e=" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a> <br>Archive: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.team.net_pipermail_triumphs&d=DwMCaQ&c=heEcP2AsrLOv4XP8e7I9NA&r=M9Vli1OgG7_7RAFFVpeXHiQAUCpprOLL1VRvWP3OJtI&m=-Apw4gUThzewE9_H3cLSTxthbsclM7twIPLdRi_TW6Y&s=oB62f_deR8lHDaEzCE2QrgqqL5l62nvi7A3dGAZPl6g&e=" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs </a><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.team.net_archive&d=DwMCaQ&c=heEcP2AsrLOv4XP8e7I9NA&r=M9Vli1OgG7_7RAFFVpeXHiQAUCpprOLL1VRvWP3OJtI&m=-Apw4gUThzewE9_H3cLSTxthbsclM7twIPLdRi_TW6Y&s=PZyU9dd2bA319vAW9Wji0hI01TD1Gmo90XAhOvkfoj4&e=" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/archive</a> <br><br>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__autox.team.net_mailman_options_triumphs_dave1massey-40cs.com&d=DwMCaQ&c=heEcP2AsrLOv4XP8e7I9NA&r=M9Vli1OgG7_7RAFFVpeXHiQAUCpprOLL1VRvWP3OJtI&m=-Apw4gUThzewE9_H3cLSTxthbsclM7twIPLdRi_TW6Y&s=SZLAPBjJLrru6fRih6CjKb7Mp6UAObRyxZX2dh43j5k&e=" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/dave1massey@cs.com</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><pre>** <a href="mailto:triumphs@autox.team.net">triumphs@autox.team.net</a> **<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs">http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs</a> <a href="http://www.team.net/archive">http://www.team.net/archive</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/ptegler@verizon.net">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/ptegler@verizon.net</a><o:p></o:p></pre></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><pre>-- <o:p></o:p></pre><pre>Paul Tegler<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="mailto:ptegler@verizon.net">ptegler@verizon.net</a> <a href="http://www.teglerizer.com">www.teglerizer.com</a><o:p></o:p></pre></blockquote><p class=default-style><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333'><br> <o:p></o:p></span></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>** triumphs@autox.team.net ** <br><br>Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html <br>Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/triumphs http://www.team.net/archive <br><br>Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/triumphs/dlhogye@comcast.net <o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><p class=default-style><span style='font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333'><br> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>