Project 2-5 From Hooda- Engin stand mod for HD use.

[charger891]

Nice set up! always wanted a stand similar to the one you built for motorcycle engines

[hooda]

So, I was busy today helping the 2 guys I had putting up a new door on the shop, but after they left, I managed to figure out how to get a couple of holes drilled to some degree of precision for the mounting plate. I had a piece of 1/2" plate about the size I needed, but the closest to a drill press that I currently own is the gem seen in the pics below. I picked it up at a pawn shop a while back for $15.00, and after some deft use of 18 gauge steel wire, I was pokin' holes!. This plate is now fit up and will serve to have the rest of the apparatus I have in mind welded to it. Yup, the actual use of my plasma cutter and welder is IMMINENT!!, and I can hardly wait!! Stay tuned.

"DRILL PRESS"



Base Plate, bolted to the engine stand.

[hooda]

These photos are better explained in the stick welding section.

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[hooda]

I finally got down to business and got this finished to the point where I can use it and see where I need to go from here. Below are a few shots of what I came up with.





I plan to modify this for more precision placement of the engine, but the tilt seen here will make for easy assembly of the gear chest without things falling out.



Left/Right articulation will aid in cylinder assembly, and combined with the back/forth movement, will aid in cc'ing the combustion chambers, which was the original idea behind the whole project.





So what do you think? Future improvements will be to lower the whole assembly so that the center of gravity is closer to the rotating axis of the engine stand, making the unit more stable, and safer. (I would NEVER offer this unit for sale to the public as it is now, due to safety issues). And I think that I can simplify the design to make it easier to make.

Next up is a transmission adapter to mount the tranny in much the same way. Rebuilding a Harley tranny requires manipulating the box in several different angles just like the engine.

Feedback anyone??