That's sweet... I like the beer holder option...:beers:
My engine test stand
During the Christmas break my neighbor came into my garage while I was cleaning parts on the big block. We were just bs'ing and I happened to mention I was thinking about building a stand to test run it before I dropped it into the car. The next afternoon he called me over for a beer and there on the floor was most of the metal all cut. So far here is where he is at with it. It is a sweet ride lol
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Sheesh, I suck at this computer stuff
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That's odd. Usually my friends would say that's great. Then come back when it was built, borrow it and then never return it. I gotta get new friends.
Usually we read here about the neighbor from he$$ but your guy sounds like the neighbor from heaven. Looks like he's in to rat rods. You gonna' have video of the startup for us.
Looks like he's in to rat rods. You gonna' have video of the startup for us. He is actually a very talented fella. Unfortunatley he is out of work right now. He has made me feel guilty for all the time he put into this. I have been feeding some cash.Usually we read here about the neighbor from he$$ but your guy sounds like the neighbor from heaven.
He is building the rat rod for a friend of his. I will get some pictures of it.
It is done, well almost. I have to mount an electric fan on it
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We got to try out this test stand yesterday. A friend bought a used gm crate 350hp 350 a while back. We put it on the stand yesterday and fired it up. This thing is great and a lot of fun for a bunch of guys on a saturday in the garage.
A few minor glitches I have to correct yet. My throttle linkage design was a bit flawed, I have to tweak that a bit. The electric fuel pump leaked more fuel than it pumped so we just used the mechanical pump. I am going to move the electric fan to the front of the rad for a bit more clearance as another friend wants to fire up a blown 468 BBC on it. I also have another request for someone to fire up a fresh 350 in a couple of weeks. I should have all the minor bugs worked out of the stand by the time I have my 496 ready to run. I will try a post a couple pics from yesterday
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A few minor glitches I have to correct yet. My throttle linkage design was a bit flawed, I have to tweak that a bit. The electric fuel pump leaked more fuel than it pumped so we just used the mechanical pump. I am going to move the electric fan to the front of the rad for a bit more clearance as another friend wants to fire up a blown 468 BBC on it. I also have another request for someone to fire up a fresh 350 in a couple of weeks. I should have all the minor bugs worked out of the stand by the time I have my 496 ready to run. I will try a post a couple pics from yesterday
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Sounds like the word got out!
I built mine so I could retorque the heads and check for leaks. Just used scrap I had in the junk bin.
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What? No video? C'mon, you gotta let us see it! Post it on www.youtube.com and then link it to here atleast. :yes:We got to try out this test stand yesterday. A friend bought a used gm crate 350hp 350 a while back. We put it on the stand yesterday and fired it up. This thing is great and a lot of fun for a bunch of guys on a saturday in the garage.
A few minor glitches I have to correct yet. My throttle linkage design was a bit flawed, I have to tweak that a bit. The electric fuel pump leaked more fuel than it pumped so we just used the mechanical pump. I am going to move the electric fan to the front of the rad for a bit more clearance as another friend wants to fire up a blown 468 BBC on it. I also have another request for someone to fire up a fresh 350 in a couple of weeks. I should have all the minor bugs worked out of the stand by the time I have my 496 ready to run. I will try a post a couple pics from yesterday![]()
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Kool Jay. :thumbsup:I built mine so I could retorque the heads and check for leaks. Just used scrap I had in the junk bin.
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