For those who do rebuild a lot of REs, what stand/adaptors do you use during disassemply and assembly?

 

Pineapple Racing adapter with a cheap Harbor Freight stand.

 

Harbor freight was what I was trying to remember. They sell a lot of cheap jacks, stands and compressors.

 

 

The Pineapple adapters add more clearance so you can spin the motor around with all hardware still on it. Plus, it balances the motor as well to make it easier. If you just want to stake a shortblock apart or assemble, I guess that works.

thewird

 

The Pineapple adapter is reasonably priced and makes a HUGE difference when working on the engine. I HIGHLY recommend it.

Big thing is it does give you plenty of room to access everything on the block, and it also puts the pivot point at the center of mass on the engine so it can spin around on the engine stand much easier.

Dale

 

I made my own stand out of a wheel hub & some scrap metal, depends how often you're going to use it to how much you'd be willing to invest.

 

+1

 

While you can make your own if you have a stock of scrap metal and/or a welder, I do recommend the Pineapple stand for a few reasons.

First, you're going to be putting a heavy, expensive engine on it, and probably assembling the long block (turbos, manifolds, etc.) on it. Would you like that to fall on the floor? Me neither.

Also, you're going to be torquing things on the stand - flywheel nuts, front pulley nuts, and removing them as well. It's got to be able to stand up to that.

The Pineapple adapter is one piece of VERY thick powdercoated steel that's bent for clearance. Since it's one piece, there's no welds to fail. It's also been thought through so the center of the engine's mass is at the pivot point.

I built many motors with some sawhorses and a piece of plywood for an engine stand, and after using the Pineapple adapter and a HF stand it's night and day. It's the right tool for the job.

And, if you aren't going to be doing much engine work, you can probably turn right around and sell it when you're done for nearly all the cost you have in it.

Dale

 

+1 This^^

This is the setup I am using in my build thread. It is awesome to be able to turn the engine whichever way I need, to be able to gain comfortable access along with good lighting to whichever portion I am working on. Can't go wrong with this setup.

Here is how it looks with the adapter. Nice and centered. Safe weight distribution. Easy to rotate.

 

Getting ready to tear down my motor in the next few weeks. Harbor Freight has a 750 lb stand for 45.99 and a 1000 lb stand for 60.00. The 750 lb option should be sufficient correct ?

 

Yes