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

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These photos are better explained in the stick welding section.

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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??