Engine Cradle / Stand

[mud390]

Anyone have any experience with this:

http://static.summitracing.com/global/images/prod/large/sum-g1050.jpg
Pulling the drivetrain out of an 84 K5. I want to put a 350 with a tranny mounted up to it in this thing without it falling over and still being able to roll it. Crazy idea or just might work? $40 seems to be the going rate for one. Thoughts?

Kris

 

[broncoman6524]

I have one for all of the motors in my shop.

I bought them for 20 or 25 though, (car show)

They're great! Easy to roll, the only problem I had was that one stand came with bolts of a non chevy thread pattern. So i just borrowed nuts from a different stand. Other than that they are worth the money.

Just read your wanting to put the tranny on this too? Not sure how that would work.

 

[dcubb]

With that type of stand you're not gonna be able to bolt a tranny onto the block because the brackets on the two rear posts will be in the way.

 

[broncoman6524]

With that type of stand you're not gonna be able to bolt a tranny onto the block because the brackets on the two rear posts will be in the way.

Thats what I was thinking...but if he got longer bolts he may be able ot pull it off.

 

[muddermilitia]

I have one of those stands with my 355 on it right now. Very handy, makes it easy to move a motor around without worrying about it tipping over.

 

[BKinzey]

Tranny & engine might exceed weight limit. Might look into adding a crossbar on the backside for the tranny to rest on. I it's an auto I probably wouldn't do it unless I could add a mono strut w/wheel to the tail end of the tranny