Bud: I frequently bolt a B engine to one of my engine stands. It requires a
little
creativity. The flywheel must be removed for the stand to attach. I don't have
any
photos but lots of experience. Is it possible that all engine stands are not
configured the same? Don't make me drive all the way back to Plymouth to
demonstrate! If I do I will bring the stand I usually use. It has the bolts in
place
the stand arms in the correct orientation.
Frank "Swamp Yankee" Krajewski
Bud Krueger wrote:
> A few weeks ago someone expressed difficulty in mating up an engine stand with
> an MGB engine. Some of us, myself included, pooh-poohed the problem. Mea
> Culpa.
>
> Last night I finally got around to trying to hook up my (recently
>pulled)
> 77B engine to my engine stand that has served well for XPAG engines. I take
>it
> all back! The XPAG (TD) allows one to easily bolt the arms of the engine
>stand
> to the holes otherwise occupied by the bellhousing bolts. The casting in the
> back of the B engine doesn't provide room for the bolt heads that mount the
>arms
> to the stand.
>
> It took a number of trips to the Polaroid machine shop today to gather up
>a
> handful of parts and pieces to make the adaptation. If anyone has an image of
> how they bolted an MGB engine to a stand, I'd love to see it? TIA.
>
> --
> Bud Krueger
> http://home.ici.net/~bkrueger/
> 52TD
> 77MGB
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