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Offline BDI

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engine building stand
« on: January 18, 2009, 04:10:59 PM »
I wanted to show the engine building stand that I made. If you happen to have some 1/2" thick X 3 1/4" X 6" 6061-t6 channel laying around you can make one too. I used some 3/4" all thread to connect the two peices so I can adjust the width. Only Having the all thread at one end works out sweet because there is nothing in the way when you have the trans or other shafts down. another cool thing about the big aluminum channel is you can easily make notes on it with a sharpie. Your notes are right there in your face where you can't forget and it easily whipes off with a little break parts cleaner. The all thread would probably be best at the ends on the bottom but my peices of channel already had the holes in them so I just utilized those for now.
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Re: engine building stand
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2009, 04:17:39 PM »
Novel idea. I think I will steel it.  :-D Did you mom bring you out a nice big glass of Cool-Aid? :roll:
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Re: engine building stand
« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2009, 04:24:06 PM »
That would be a glass of leaded kool-aid and please ignore the peg board, all the tools just got taken down and put in a tool box. all that is left up there is the extra stuff and looks like crap, kinda embarrassing I need to finish it.

    P.S. stealing my idea is one hell of a compliment.Thanks
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Re: engine building stand
« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2009, 04:28:21 PM »
Brian
That a great idea for doing case work.
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Re: engine building stand
« Reply #4 on: January 18, 2009, 04:32:54 PM »
Quote from: BDI on January 18, 2009, 04:24:06 PM
That would be a glass of leaded cool aid and please ignore the peg board, all the tools just got taken down and put in a tool box. all that is left up there is the extra stuff and looks like crap, kinda embarrassing I need to finish it.

    P.S. stealing my idea is one hell of a compliment.Thanks


Your welcome. It is a great idea! Just put a 10 ton jack above it and you wont have to get out of your chair. :-D Except to refill the Cool-Aid :-P
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Re: engine building stand
« Reply #5 on: January 18, 2009, 09:07:48 PM »
I made one not too far off that design but out of wooden offcuts from a house I was building instead.
Took about a minute to make once the chopsaw and nailgun were out of the van :-D

Yours does look a lot nicer though.
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Re: engine building stand
« Reply #6 on: January 19, 2009, 02:32:05 PM »
That black tray underneath for catching fluids and parts looks perfect for the application.
Whazzat from?

Too much ice in that Kool-ade.  Make mine neat, and filler all the way up to the top.
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Re: engine building stand
« Reply #7 on: January 19, 2009, 11:57:01 PM »
 Makes my bench with two four by fours on it, look real bad. Nice clean idea, thanks for showing it to us.
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Re: engine building stand
« Reply #8 on: January 20, 2009, 03:59:46 AM »
Quote from: barryadam on January 19, 2009, 02:32:05 PM
That black tray underneath for catching fluids and parts looks perfect for the application.
Whazzat from?

Too much ice in that Kool-ade.  Make mine neat, and filler all the way up to the top.

The black tray is an oil drip tray like you would put under your car. I got it at the auto parts store. They are very handy I also use one on my porting table, it helps to keep the soft aluminum heads from getting scratched up and helps to contain the mess.
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Re: engine building stand
« Reply #9 on: January 20, 2009, 04:40:19 AM »
Is that a dart board target on the wall ? ( red bike)  I thought only Audi's had five valves, what bike does that head go too ?
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Re: engine building stand
« Reply #10 on: January 20, 2009, 05:45:10 AM »
Quote from: Johnniespeed on January 20, 2009, 04:40:19 AM
Is that a dart board target on the wall ? ( red bike)  I thought only Audi's had five valves, what bike does that head go too ?
 John

My bet is that head is from a big bore Blue Dart Board!  :-P yz426, 450

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Re: engine building stand
« Reply #11 on: January 20, 2009, 06:32:57 AM »
I have to admit I'm a bike whore. I ride a suzuki on the street a honda in the desert and I use the kx500 exclusively for making all others cry in their high octain fuel at the sand dunes. The head is from a YFZ450/500 big bore,big stroke,big valves,big carb,big cams and a little 130 pound kid riding it. Weez goin sand dragin.
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Re: engine building stand
« Reply #12 on: January 20, 2009, 06:40:16 AM »
Quote from: BDI on January 20, 2009, 06:32:57 AM
I have to admit I'm a bike whore. I ride a suzuki on the street a honda in the desert and I use the kx500 exclusively for making all others cry in their high octain fuel at the sand dunes. The head is from a YFZ450/500 big bore,big stroke,big valves,big carb,big cams and a little 130 pound kid riding it. Weez goin sand dragin.

Have You (or the KID) tryed Rinaldi???
In Euro sidecars they use YZF500/550 Rinaldi. Only plobleme is the clutch.
Makes to much Horse power. And for MX racing it's the fastest team.
http://www.yamaha-racingparts.com/

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Re: engine building stand
« Reply #13 on: January 29, 2009, 03:47:43 PM »
Did I mention how much I liked my engine stand. 8-)
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Re: engine building stand
« Reply #14 on: February 13, 2009, 11:00:08 PM »
Quote from: BDI on January 29, 2009, 03:47:43 PM
Did I mention how much I liked my engine stand. 8-)

Even got a bottle of Dog (Newcastle Brown Ale) on the bench :-D
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