Ghetto Engine stand

[Legacy777]

I'm planning to pull the motor out of my car this weekend. With the new motor on the engine stand, I had to come up with a way to store/set the old motor until I got the new motor in the car, and could put the old motor on the engine stand.

This is what I came up with

http://www.main.experiencetherave.com:8 ... s/ej22t/16

[Manarius]

I don't know how much the block is..but if it's more then 150 pounds...that would may not hold up. Especially since you're holding it together with wimpy 1 inch nails.

I would have gotten some bigger wood and screwed that sucker together.

[Legacy777]

1" nails? Nah, those are big framing nails. I used screws to tack the pieces, and then nailed them.

Either way, it doesn't matter, none of the nails or screws are load bearing. They just hold the pieces together. The weight is directly on the vertical 2x4, and that load is distributed across the 4x4's. It's plenty beefy....trust me

I'll take some more pics with the engine on it.

[Manarius]

1" nails? Nah, those are big framing nails. I used screws to tack the pieces, and then nailed them.

Either way, it doesn't matter, none of the nails or screws are load bearing. They just hold the pieces together. The weight is directly on the vertical 2x4, and that load is distributed across the 4x4's. It's plenty beefy....trust me

I'll take some more pics with the engine on it.

Those pictures are deceiving. Those nails look much smaller. I'd just be careful and place the engine straight down on that stand....don't want it twisting and breaking.

[jamal]

Looks fairly solid to me. I could have paid more attention in Theory of Structures (I and II), though.

All the force will be directed downward through the wood, and the shearing forces on the nails will be minimal. You might want to add another cross brace in the general area I've mspaited red, though.



I can also see those stood up 2x4s tipping over. Some simpson framing ties would probably help.

[scottzg]

In my experience, a juniper bush in the front yard works pretty well, at least until your mother comes out and complains about how you're ruining her garden.

[vrg3]

Cool.

Scroll about a fifth down this page:

http://www.cycoactive.com/Urabus/

[206er]

Some simpson framing ties would probably help.

its a friggin ej22t, not a cummins. I can pick up an ej long block. thats overkill(though pretty slick). I use an old tire.
that could be a pretty useful stand on a workbench, for things like changing rear main seals, installing flywheel, etc. looks more stable than those ones out of 1/2" tubing. plus it could be made for free!

[Legacy777]

Looks fairly solid to me. I could have paid more attention in Theory of Structures (I and II), though.

All the force will be directed downward through the wood, and the shearing forces on the nails will be minimal. You might want to add another cross brace in the general area I've mspaited red, though.



I can also see those stood up 2x4s tipping over. Some simpson framing ties would probably help.

There is absolutely zero forces on the nails in regards to vertically loading the thing. The nails simply hold the thing together.

I could add another cross brace, but it's not really necessary since the rear cross brace is diagonal and is resisting the twisting (racking) of the stand.

The 2x4's tipping over I suppose is a possibility, but it's highly unlikely when you have 2" of nail in the vertical 2x4. I built it by nailing the two 2x4's together and then mounted the 2x4 section to the 4x4's. That way it would allow me to get good connection between the two pieces.

And as mentioned....it's an ej22. IMO, this thing is overkill for amount of weight I'm going to be putting on it. I could put the motor on the stand and sit on the motor, and it'd be fine.

[Legacy777]

Cool.

Scroll about a fifth down this page:

http://www.cycoactive.com/Urabus/

That's pretty cool

[jamal]

I'm not saying it won't hold the engine, it will. I'm sure it's fine. You could build the thing you have out of much smaller pieces of wood, and it'd be fine.

My concern was that if it got bumped or something, the stand could fall over.

[Legacy777]

It should be fine. It shouldn't be on there for more then 2 weeks tops....and my garage doesn't see too much traffic

[evolutionmovement]

I just have three big blocks of scrap wood from the marina.

Steve

[Legacy777]

that works too.

I've had this wood laying around since I moved into the place. It's leftover from my workbench.