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RE: Engine Stands & Such

To: spitfires@autox.team.net
Subject: RE: Engine Stands & Such
From: Flinthoof Ponypal <Flinters@picarefy.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 20:21:32 -0700
At 08:36 AM 4/17/2000 -0400, Bowen, Patrick A  RP2 wrote:
>Dan, I just did this yesterday.  you need 5/16 inch X 2inch long fine thread
>bolts (24 TPI). If your engine stand is similar to mine (arms are about 1
>inch thick)  Here is another problem that should easily be overcame.  The
>Spit engine was too small for my engine stand.  Expect to drill new holes in
>the arms of the stand aboout half way out to save you some trouble.
>Otherwise you can not get the arms in close enough to bolt on to.  (actually
>there is a way, but it will cause interference with other stuff (i.e. the
>crank) and is a pain.


        Good info to have.  I'm surprised it only needs to be that short, but if
it works. :)   I'm always thinking that the bellhousing bolt holes just
don't look strong enough to hold the block but it works on heavy V-8's, so
why not?
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