Transmission Stands

PeteVS

PeteVS

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In his Transmission book, Vern Tardel shows a homemade transmission stand. Basically, it's a piece of 3/4" pipe welded into a hunk of rectangular tubing that can be clamped into a stout vise. "Looks good," I thought, but I don't have a vise big enough. So, I came up with a design with the 3/4" pipe, but welded up to five pieces of angle, kinda like the base of an office chair and can be used on a bench top. I sized it so it would fit into a nice sized steel pan for washing parts. I have a couple of old bed frames I've picked up, ran some pieces thru the chop saw and took them to my welding class one night and came up with first picture.


Then, I thought to myself, "One of the things I might want to do is drain the trans into the pan." Hard to do that with the pipe screwed into the bottom of the housing. Dragged out some more bed frame angle iron, back to the chop saw and back to welding class. Came up with a second design that also fits into the pan.
 

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PeteVS said:
In his Transmission book, Vern Tardel shows a homemade transmission stand. Basically, it's a piece of 3/4" pipe welded into a hunk of rectangular tubing that can be clamped into a stout vise. "Looks good," I thought, but I don't have a vise big enough. So, I came up with a design with the 3/4" pipe, but welded up to five pieces of angle, kinda like the base of an office chair and can be used on a bench top. I sized it so it would fit into a nice sized steel pan for washing parts. I have a couple of old bed frames I've picked up, ran some pieces thru the chop saw and took them to my welding class one night and came up with first picture.


Then, I thought to myself, "One of the things I might want to do is drain the trans into the pan." Hard to do that with the pipe screwed into the bottom of the housing. Dragged out some more bed frame angle iron, back to the chop saw and back to welding class. Came up with a second design that also fits into the pan.
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Good stuff! Better hope Speedway doesn't see this - they'll repop them in China and you'll be out in the cold with Vern...
 
PeteVS said:
In his Transmission book, Vern Tardel shows a homemade transmission stand. Basically, it's a piece of 3/4" pipe welded into a hunk of rectangular tubing that can be clamped into a stout vise. "Looks good," I thought, but I don't have a vise big enough. So, I came up with a design with the 3/4" pipe, but welded up to five pieces of angle, kinda like the base of an office chair and can be used on a bench top. I sized it so it would fit into a nice sized steel pan for washing parts. I have a couple of old bed frames I've picked up, ran some pieces thru the chop saw and took them to my welding class one night and came up with first picture.

Then, I thought to myself, "One of the things I might want to do is drain the trans into the pan." Hard to do that with the pipe screwed into the bottom of the housing. Dragged out some more bed frame angle iron, back to the chop saw and back to welding class. Came up with a second design that also fits into the pan.
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PeteVS, I like both of your ideas, but I think I like #2 the best and will probably make one like that. I have made all kinds of tools and equipment to work on these flathead's. Sometimes it may not actually be that cost effective, but hey, I'm retired and enjoy making things like that almost as much as I do working on these old Fords. It would be cool to maybe have a post w/pictures dedicated to the tools and equipment that Ford Barners have made. JM
 
PeteVS,
I like the transmission stands. Nice work, and creative designs. I don't post pictures very well, I have a flathead engine bracket that doesn't attach to the bell housing flange. Its a flat plate that bolts to the exhaust ports on the right side and has a round tube welded to the center that fits my engine stand. Flathead Jack sells it, but mine was cheaper.

Phil
AKA AZAV8
 
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