Engine stand adapter?

I have one that is built by Bill Stipe and holds the engine from the side. Works great. It is listed in Bratton's catalog (part #8041). I looked in Snyder's catalog and could not locate an engine adaptor. Don/WI
 
I bought mine from AC&R when they were still in bussiness. much better than having to use a modern stand. You can somewhat see how it attaches in these pic's. While I did not have it on the stand at this point. Rod
 

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I made a 2 piece adapter out of scrap angle iron. Its drawback is the time it takes to bolt it with the right spacers to the engine stand arms. Not too bad for my engine work over the winter, if I was working on engines more often, the one from the shops would be better. The ACR one seems to allow you to bolt on the pan while in place and I don't know if the bent plate type allows that.
 
Stipe's stand adapter is great. it is built much heftier than you would think by looking at pictures. I hesitated at first, but am VERY happy I decided to buy it. I'd do so again in a minute. The flywheel weight is no problem for the stand adapter, but it does put the motor off balance, and it takes some real strength to flip the motor over.
 
I have the AC&R adapter. I had the engine,flywheel and transmission on it.
You can put the oil pan on with it attached. I think Bert's sells the AC&R now.
 
Kevin email me we are running a special on engine lifters and engine stand adapters along with many other parts until the 17 th of this month, I was at a FAST meet Friday and Saturday I just got home. I think SueAnn has stock yet. I can check if you email me. Both are excellent tools.

Bill
29redrocket@excel.net
 

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Sparky said:
I was able to attach my stand to the flywheel end of the motor without any special adapters.
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Kevin,
For engine assembly, from bare block, I find the engine is easiest to work on if it is held from the flywheel side of the block and as Sparky indicates, most engine stand brackets will hold the block from the accelerator bracket holes and 2 of the flywheel housing holes. I have actually modified mine by drilling a couple holes in the mounting plate to align with the accelerator holes and use 2 short pieces of pipe over bolts as spacers. Being able to rotate the engine from this position allows easy access for installing the valves and rod/piston assembly. There is much less bending down to get at the areas needed. (I have tried to attach a picture.) Note: I have secured the lower arms in the second picture with weld to dedicate the bracket to Model A only.
Bill Stipe's adapter works great for installing the flywheel housing, flywheel and pressure plate. Bill's very stout adapter allows you to tip the front of the engine down and makes installing the heavy flywheel much safer. I actually switch to Bill's adapter when moving past the point of having the head and pan installed. Switching adapters takes only a couple minutes.
Good Day!
Dave in MN
 

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