Disclaimer: Posting here because I don't have permission to post in the "Off Topic" section, I mostly troll the Mustang II section but feel this is a more generic topic.

I got tired of working on my engine in the corner of my garage on some wood blocks without being able to move it so I broke down and bought an engine cradle on wheels. Saw one on Amazon for $70 bucks, then checked again and it was 40% off so $30 bucks so I figured what the hell.

Now I'm not endorsing it, as it does feel a bit flimzy, I'm just sharing some pics of how it looked when it arrived and when assembled.

Amazon.com: 1000lb Capacity Engine Cradle Dolly for Ford: Automotive

My original wooden stand, fully adjustible to any engine transmission combination, LOL.

 

I just responded to your thread on the other site. That looks cool. We have this one.

http://www.google.com/products/catal...CA4Q8gIwATgA#p

 

For $30.00 it beats setting an engine on the floor. I could use a few of those....

 

just FYI off topic is not for any real questions its for the lulz mainly. anthing you need a real answer to car related post in the general discussion if its about stuff like this or in tech if its actually tech related

 

Well I finally stuffed my engine into this cradle, and let me tell you it is a piece of crap. The holes did not align, I had to drill them out to elongate (sp) them to make them look oval for it to fit. It feels like it is made out of pot metal, you know the patio furniture cheap crap. And the grade 0 bolts for the cross bar bend, I had to use a hammer to straighten them out. Then worst of all it is not Mustang II friendly as I had to remove the passenger side exhaust manifold in order to mount the engine in this cradle. My recommendation is "Punt on this one!" here are some pics of the eninge outside getting some fresh air.

 

lol that went from good to bad real quick.

 

It actually looks as if the bottom frame is bending due to the downward pressure.

 

If you could weld you could have built a better one for the same money.

 

great..we have a red one..lol..wonder if it will do the same thing when we put our 302 on it...

 

It turns out I did just that, lol, but it ran me about four times what I paid for this thing since I made it an engine test stand, still end result is much better.

please check it out here

https://mustangforums.com/forum/gene...est-stand.html