Engine Test Stand Design

[J.C.]

Working on an engine test stand to get the SBC 350 ready for the swap. Here's what I cobbled up today. More pics after I get the engine on it.

 

[Jeff B]

 

[Cperry]

definetly like the rolling aspect the abiltiy to push a motor around the shop is priceless.

 

[mbalbritton]

nice, what weight are your casters rated for?

 

[SPOA87YJ]

A wise old man once said.....

 

[Dylan W.]

UH, umm....it needs more triangulation..?

 

[upnover]

Easy enough to see where your engine will mount to, are you gonna have something to mount the rear of the engine to? or are you gonna have a tranny hooked to it? Radiator? or just not got that far yet?

 

[J.C.]

nice, what weight are your casters rated for?

300 or 400, don't remember, except for the little one. Just some I had laying around, plan to switch out the small one for a larger before the engine goes on.

 

[J.C.]

Easy enough to see where your engine will mount to, are you gonna have something to mount the rear of the engine to? or are you gonna have a tranny hooked to it? Radiator? or just not got that far yet?

Patience grasshopper Finished mounting the radiator last night, still a work in progress.

 

[Chuckman]

John, are you gonna run that motor on that thing?! Good luck my man, just dont blip the throttle. I would be concerned that it would tip over. It looks fine for a stand IMO.

 

[Dylan W.]

John, are you gonna run that motor on that thing?! Good luck my man, just dont blip the throttle. I would be concerned that it would tip over. It looks fine for a stand IMO.

Yeah, whwere are you gonna sit?

 

[JThomas]

Is that pipe or tubing?

 

[Yay!Gurrr]

should be fine, i would have made it a bit wider, but it will work.. I made one many years ago back in highschool, it was out of angle iron. Small rad. upfront, small, 'dash' with a few gauges, really made it easy to get the came broke in and fiddle with things (as I was learning).

Will definitely make doing your TBI setup, cake...

 

[Chuckman]

John, when that motor flips over when it fires/ stumbles from sitting a while, give me a call, I will have another one out soon! Seriously, watch one torque on startup while its bolted in a chassis and give it some consideration. On another note, I have lots of brackets for you if you run into fitment issues around the steering etc.

 

[J.C.]

Here's what I got done today. Extra braces, radiator mount and paint. Tomorrow I get to put the engine on it

 

[CrashKnott]

Looks like the start of a home-grown tube chassis.

You could put this whole setup in the middle of a John-boat, and run a driveshaft straight from the crank to a propeller...that would be bitchen!

Looks great John!

 

[J.C.]

Got the engine mounted today. Rolls around good. Now I need to get a fuel pump, some rad hoses and see if this baby will run Jeff, you can see the bracket mounted on the bell!

 

[CrashKnott]

Nice John, glad I could add to the build