I suggest that the next upgrade to this stand be an accelerator lever on the dash. Simpler to operate with one person, plus WOW factor for demos to customers.
I cringed when you bent over to fasten the dashboard to the stand with a sharp edge pointed right at your neck, Matt. Some padding on the edges would be a good idea, IMO. Putting a '32 radiator and shell on the stand was an inspired idea on your part, BTW.
Just a thought - if you are going to be tuning carbs and so on, it would be really handy to at least have the vacuum gauge and tachometer pointing back towards the engine so that one could view those gauges from along the side of the engine - maybe have duplicate gauges. That way one doesn't have to be walking to the back to check the gauges after every adjustment tweak. It would also be nice to have an on-board dwell meter and timing light permanently wired into the switched ignition circuit, with a holster for the timing light. I built a few of these stands for my high school auto shop.
Yes, agreed. Cheap exhaust set up with O2 sensor bung and gauge for tuning too if you want to get real crazy!!!! For those who would ask why, helps adjust carb along with vacuum gauge, but can indicate need for jet change if you can't lean it out or already to lean at higher rpms then idle (vacuum gauge only good at idle).
@@Nowayjose-z2r Oh yeah, that's a great idea! When I was building the stands, hardly any cars even had O2 sensors on them yet (at least the cars that we worked on in HS auto shop).
I though this was a great thing to have and it works well. Nothing like eat my breakfast and having coffee while watching the video. Thank you guys for the great content.
Not bad at all , sure that was allot cheaper than buying some chinesim stand,,, with metric bolts. as a few have commented, throttle handle on the dash/ maybe some stationary mufflers on loose hangars just limit on the noise, as we all get older hearing loss sucks. "noise is cool till we get Old" great build.
Leave a flathead on it, direct the exhaust outside and use it to heat the shop in the winter! Add a reversed fan to blow the warm air from the radiator out into the work area.
Greetings from Tuscaloosa, Alabama you two. Was just watching Mortske Repair and commented about you guys and he just keep me coming back for your content. Love the flat head engines and all the cool builds ya'll have. He commented back to me that you and mike have some knock out content. Just thought I'd let you know I'll keep waiting on the notifications to new content. Thanks for all you guys do.
Surprises me that you didn't have a test stand until now. You put it to work and you'll wonder why it took you so long to build one. Valuable addition to the shop equipment. Al B in Ohio.
I have been in a bunch of shops that had holes in the door to run flexible hose thru to connect to exhaust.Holes had little flap to cover opening when not in use. Not only for engine stand, but for running cars. Much quieter because noise is outside also. Mark Worman connects an entire car exhaust (sitting on jack stands) because it has mufflers and it get the noise and fumes away from stand. Also, I agree with the comment about mounting tach and vacuum gauges where you could see them standing next to engine. On our race car, we had a momentary contact pushbutton mounted on the firewall so we could "bump it over" or "spin it" while standing next to engine- adjusting valves, open points, check for TDC, etc.
one of the handiest items to have in a shop where you are building or testing engines. I had one in my shop when I use to build racing engines. Dyno next?
That is one smooth motor! Wow, your stand will serve you well and I am sure it will double in weight as you make additions to the gauges and supports. Great stability with a running motor as we know some motors can walk right off a stand when it is not tuned. Great job and great video. My only suggestion is to shroud the fan as it looks vicious spinning !
Ha! smoking hand @ 6:00 - that happens to me when I forget that my HF glove's aren't welding gloves! Nothing like burning plastic melting into the back of the hand! Or the fingers, when I grab something hot with them. I got some HF $12 TIG gloves that I use now...
Get a model T oval tank and cut it down to fit on the lower left rear side of the stand, then you can use a fuel cutoff on the tank and an electric fuel pump.
Hi; I would suggest, adding an on/off switch to the coil most of the time it will be in the On position, but sometime you need the coil to be NOT connected, while doing other tests.. THANK YOU Marty
Way cool! My cousin built one of these on a small trailer. He took his rebuilt mopar 6 engines to swap meets to demonstrate and sell. You could buy a used boat or utility trailer and mount that stand on it to make it portable.
I suggest that you put a gas tank down low so the fuel pump would also have to work to get gas to the carb! Also agree with the throttle suggestions mounted on dash for easiler operation! A needed project for selling and demoing your motors(all questions get answered).
Man this just got me thinking again. I really wanna build a 29 model A with a 348 tri power. 1958 Impala had that so I'd imagine by 1960 they were in hotrods. Plus they look bad ass
Morning Matt, Mike & Steve, I have been thinking about building a run stand too, I have pretty much everything except a cart....have to build one, I like your idea of a 32 radiator & grille.......ya'all be safe...God Bless!!
My engineer mind went to Unistrut with front, rear and side adjustable mounts for for some of the off breed engines, HEIM, OLDS, CHEV, ect but I hear you now its to test the inventory of "Flate Heads Forever" LOL.
That's a great idea! Now I want to make one for a 327 or a 283 V8 engine stand for my brother's shop. Not shire why he never had one all the engine's he had and sold. Setting it with a small front end on it would even look cool for a selling point. Not to many people are looking for those old carbrated engine's anymore. Everyone wants a LS swap.
I built one a few years ago, my only regret is I did make it high enough for the cherry picker to roll under it when putting a engine on it. Something to think about if you’re going to build one.👍
Matt, this isn't good because I could see you making the stand a functional vehicle and just riding on it at 60 mph. Really though, very useful stand. Nice job!
Seems it would be easier to see the gauges from the engine side rather than having to walk around or gauges that can be flipped around or a mirror set up? Still a decent setup.
It’s tough to separate that stuff from the business now that we are both full time. We may do try to do something like that at a swap meet in the future. Try to flip up over the course of a week at Carlisle or Hershey
15:50...100yrs from now a 'save our history ' guru will find it in a barn and say...."we could use that to mount our DIY 'Transporter' on...what a find!!!!
Engine stand hint - get a cheap battery trickle charger and mount on the stand. When you park in the corner plug it in. It will save you hours of " shit the battery's flat" Ask me how I know.
Hey Matt and Mike, Two things. What is the voltage on your drill press? I ask because it sounds like a 3 phase motor that is single phasing. And The engine stand looks great and ripe for upgrades. The comments below cover just about every thing that I thought of.
Oh Matt and Mike I was reading my Cruising News newspaper sounds like Turlock swap meet is still on for January but people that want to sell have to buy there space this month. I'm thinking it's going to be bigger this year because it was cancel last year people want to get out and show and sell there stuff. The paper was pact with parts and car's and truck's for sale. I want to find someone in my family or friends that have a truck to go to the swap meet. The last time I went lost out on a great deal's because I didn't have anyway to bring big things home no truck. I have a huge list to buy stuff for my 1947 Chevy Coupe. To dress it up.
52 years ago I traded a 56 Chrysler 354 Hemi engine for a nice running 1950 Ford sedan. It had a 8BA engine with 3spd. od tranny. The odd thing about the engine was it had studs and nuts to hold the cylinder heads on. I have seen a lot of 49 to 53 Ford and Mercury engines over the years, but they all had head bolts. Any thoughts on this ?
nice build. i have a edelbrock ford Flathead i found buried th the desert.. i cleaned it up and use it as a art piece in my man cave
Next upgrade when you do the rad change get some ball values so you don't have to fill your rad everytime
Rig up a little aircraft style throttle lever/linkage on the panel.
I used a manual choke kit on mine.
I suggest that the next upgrade to this stand be an accelerator lever on the dash. Simpler to operate with one person, plus WOW factor for demos to customers.
That's a great idea, how about one from a vintage boat?
And get 20 ft of flexible tubing to run the exhaust under and out the door so you can run it long and keep the shop door closed in the snow
I cringed when you bent over to fasten the dashboard to the stand with a sharp edge pointed right at your neck, Matt. Some padding on the edges would be a good idea, IMO. Putting a '32 radiator and shell on the stand was an inspired idea on your part, BTW.
Neat project with the right price.
A big improvement for your shop.
Plus you can charge better prices for known tested engines.
Just a thought - if you are going to be tuning carbs and so on, it would be really handy to at least have the vacuum gauge and tachometer pointing back towards the engine so that one could view those gauges from along the side of the engine - maybe have duplicate gauges. That way one doesn't have to be walking to the back to check the gauges after every adjustment tweak. It would also be nice to have an on-board dwell meter and timing light permanently wired into the switched ignition circuit, with a holster for the timing light. I built a few of these stands for my high school auto shop.
Yes, agreed. Cheap exhaust set up with O2 sensor bung and gauge for tuning too if you want to get real crazy!!!! For those who would ask why, helps adjust carb along with vacuum gauge, but can indicate need for jet change if you can't lean it out or already to lean at higher rpms then idle (vacuum gauge only good at idle).
@@Nowayjose-z2r Oh yeah, that's a great idea! When I was building the stands, hardly any cars even had O2 sensors on them yet (at least the cars that we worked on in HS auto shop).
We use a mini bike gas tank with a shut off valve on it for our engine starts, it’s super easy to mount to anything
Always like the look of pride on Matt's face when he has success starting an engine
I though this was a great thing to have and it works well. Nothing like eat my breakfast and having coffee while watching the video. Thank you guys for the great content.
Excellent work! Yep, that grill on the stand will look bodacious!
Not bad at all , sure that was allot cheaper than buying some chinesim stand,,, with metric bolts. as a few have commented, throttle handle on the dash/ maybe some stationary mufflers on loose hangars just limit on the noise, as we all get older hearing loss sucks. "noise is cool till we get Old" great build.
WOW! What an awesome engine run stand! Brilliant! F'ing fantastic fabrication!! Thanks for yet another great video!!!
Excellent... looking to build my own... this was exceptionally helpful.
Leave a flathead on it, direct the exhaust outside and use it to heat the shop in the winter! Add a reversed fan to blow the warm air from the radiator out into the work area.
Nice to have your on parts department.
Greetings from Tuscaloosa, Alabama you two. Was just watching Mortske Repair and commented about you guys and he just keep me coming back for your content. Love the flat head engines and all the cool builds ya'll have. He commented back to me that you and mike have some knock out content. Just thought I'd let you know I'll keep waiting on the notifications to new content. Thanks for all you guys do.
Great idea, especially the price. You will be adding things and making improvements as you use it. Well done.
One of my goals is to build a stand to run a Flathead I picked up, thanks for the inspiration.
Surprises me that you didn't have a test stand until now. You put it to work and you'll wonder why it took you so long to build one. Valuable addition to the shop equipment. Al B in Ohio.
A remote starter button may come in handy. When tinkering with the carb and you want to see if starts, don't have to reach around to start it.
It turned out awesome Matt and Mike.
Awsome, just what u guys needed..Luv when its FREE...
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Thank you very much, this will help me a lot. The stand is super cool, stay safe. Regards to Moon.
I have been in a bunch of shops that had holes in the door to run flexible hose thru to connect to exhaust.Holes had little flap to cover opening when not in use. Not only for engine stand, but for running cars. Much quieter because noise is outside also. Mark Worman connects an entire car exhaust (sitting on jack stands) because it has mufflers and it get the noise and fumes away from stand. Also, I agree with the comment about mounting tach and vacuum gauges where you could see them standing next to engine. On our race car, we had a momentary contact pushbutton mounted on the firewall so we could "bump it over" or "spin it" while standing next to engine- adjusting valves, open points, check for TDC, etc.
one of the handiest items to have in a shop where you are building or testing engines. I had one in my shop when I use to build racing engines. Dyno next?
Haha dyno would be killer!
May as well throw some fenders on it, and drive it around !! 🤣
Its a rat rod
That is one smooth motor! Wow, your stand will serve you well and I am sure it will double in weight as you make additions to the gauges and supports. Great stability with a running motor as we know some motors can walk right off a stand when it is not tuned. Great job and great video. My only suggestion is to shroud the fan as it looks vicious spinning !
That will help with cooling, too.
I can see you making more of these, to show off some of your engines!
Yep just stuff around the shop. I built mine out of treadmill parts. Works great. That is what it is all about using what we have. Nice job.
I've been wanting to do that too ... that's my next project
Ha! smoking hand @ 6:00 - that happens to me when I forget that my HF glove's aren't welding gloves! Nothing like burning plastic melting into the back of the hand! Or the fingers, when I grab something hot with them. I got some HF $12 TIG gloves that I use now...
Well done Fellas
Donnie
Wow, that is way cool.
Get a model T oval tank and cut it down to fit on the lower left rear side of the stand, then you can use a fuel cutoff on the tank and an electric fuel pump.
Hi;
I would suggest, adding an on/off switch to the coil most of the time it will be in the On position, but sometime you need the coil to be NOT connected, while doing other tests..
THANK YOU Marty
Exhaust fume extraction? Closed shop in the winter. Big CO risk?
Way cool! My cousin built one of these on a small trailer. He took his rebuilt mopar 6 engines to swap meets to demonstrate and sell. You could buy a used boat or utility trailer and mount that stand on it to make it portable.
Good job!
The look on your face says everything, well done as usual
I suggest that you put a gas tank down low so the fuel pump would also have to work to get gas to the carb! Also agree with the throttle suggestions mounted on dash for easiler operation! A needed project for selling and demoing your motors(all questions get answered).
Just built one from similar cart, neat
Man this just got me thinking again. I really wanna build a 29 model A with a 348 tri power. 1958 Impala had that so I'd imagine by 1960 they were in hotrods. Plus they look bad ass
Nice job on the engine stand. Great video
Matt, don't forget a speedometer for that fancy stand
I recieved my Iron Trap zip up hudie love it.
Thanks for the support!
This is an added benefit for your shop!
Very nice home built stand!
Great job!
Morning Matt, Mike & Steve, I have been thinking about building a run stand too, I have pretty much everything except a cart....have to build one, I like your idea of a 32 radiator & grille.......ya'all be safe...God Bless!!
Very nice.
Great work, guys! Thanks for another great video!
Matt and Mike awesome engine stand! Thanks for sharing. Kevin
My engineer mind went to Unistrut with front, rear and side adjustable mounts for for some of the off breed engines, HEIM, OLDS, CHEV, ect but I hear you now its to test the inventory of "Flate Heads Forever" LOL.
great addition to the content
Needs a pair of DeStaCo clamps on the tires to stop it taking off out through the door.
That's a great idea! Now I want to make one for a 327 or a 283 V8 engine stand for my brother's shop. Not shire why he never had one all the engine's he had and sold. Setting it with a small front end on it would even look cool for a selling point.
Not to many people are looking for those old carbrated engine's anymore. Everyone wants a LS swap.
Great addition to the shop! Well done!
we built one for chev engines it was very nice to have nice work on yours well done
I built one a few years ago, my only regret is I did make it high enough for the cherry picker to roll under it when putting a engine on it. Something to think about if you’re going to build one.👍
Matt, this isn't good because I could see you making the stand a functional vehicle and just riding on it at 60 mph. Really though, very useful stand. Nice job!
We talked about it!! Haha
Neat stand, probably use it more than you think. 👍👍🇦🇺🇦🇺
Love it! Going to have to make one myself even just for the fun of starting engines in the shed!
Sweet.
Me again also at that hight it be easy to work on if need be and yes the grill would dress it up
Sounds really good I would love to build some thing like this
Seems it would be easier to see the gauges from the engine side rather than having to walk around or gauges that can be flipped around or a mirror set up? Still a decent setup.
Get a pair of tractor mufflers to stick on each side for or tall straight pipes to put it above you head.
Neat…now I want one😀
You need to rig some sort of throttle for more vroom vroom!
Paint this engine & drop it right in the 39 merc!
A plastic fuel can (tank) next to the battery with a small low pressure electric pump would look awsome.....
Are we gonna get a 2022 $20 challenge next year? I really enjoyed those videos, I was hoping you were going to do more this year
It’s tough to separate that stuff from the business now that we are both full time. We may do try to do something like that at a swap meet in the future. Try to flip up over the course of a week at Carlisle or Hershey
@@IronTrapGarage that makes sense. A weekend of flipping or something like that would be cool!
15:50...100yrs from now a 'save our history ' guru will find it in a barn and say...."we could use that to mount our DIY 'Transporter' on...what a find!!!!
awesome
If it was me i would put some pipes or mufflers on the upwards exhaust and a choke and throttle rod on it so you can be at the controls for the test
Very cool...in valuable
You cold weld that little engine stand on top of the larger one. Then scoot it back so you have room for a radiator and a fan.
I have an engine that once had a tag riveted to the back of the block like the one you have, what information is on that tag /plate ?
I'd like to see you guys resurrect a Buick straight 8.
I work for a propane company and if I saw a propane powered hot rod roll in to get filled up I'd poop my pants.
Haha that would be cool!
Awesome
Engine stand hint - get a cheap battery trickle charger and mount on the stand. When you park in the corner plug it in. It will save you hours of " shit the battery's flat" Ask me how I know.
There's your engine for beautiful. Early hot rod upgrade.
Way cool!
man, luv u guys...good job
Thanks for watching!
Be cool if it had a model A cowl and fuel take on it with that dash. Got me thinking I want to build one for my 8ba till I get my 31 A roadster done.
You should come up with a standard stand to sell to other shops
Hey Matt and Mike,
Two things.
What is the voltage on your drill press? I ask because it sounds like a 3 phase motor that is single phasing.
And
The engine stand looks great and ripe for upgrades.
The comments below cover just about every thing that I thought of.
Nice! It gives a guy ideas.
it needs a tach and a throttle cable imo
Oh Matt and Mike I was reading my Cruising News newspaper sounds like Turlock swap meet is still on for January but people that want to sell have to buy there space this month.
I'm thinking it's going to be bigger this year because it was cancel last year people want to get out and show and sell there stuff. The paper was pact with parts and car's and truck's for sale. I want to find someone in my family or friends that have a truck to go to the swap meet. The last time I went lost out on a great deal's because I didn't have anyway to bring big things home no truck. I have a huge list to buy stuff for my 1947 Chevy Coupe. To dress it up.
Need to add a throtle handle
oh cool an oil pressure gauge,must mean hes gunna check the oil BEFORE he runs them up
Awesome build! You're only a few parts away from a sick death machine. (trans, driveshaft, rear end...)
Haha that definitely was discussed!
Call it the Analog Dyno.
I wanted that engine, however not ideal for my 31 Chevy. LOL Ron
Looks like you will get lots of use out of the engine test stand..
🙋🏼♂️bom dia irmão 👍🏻🇧🇷
52 years ago I traded a 56 Chrysler 354 Hemi engine for a nice running 1950 Ford sedan. It had a 8BA engine with 3spd. od tranny. The odd thing about the engine was it had studs and nuts to hold the cylinder heads on. I have seen a lot of 49 to 53 Ford and Mercury engines over the years, but they all had head bolts. Any thoughts on this ?
Suggested names: The Flea, Junior, Mini Frame.
you need a little more wire speed on your mig
Cool....is your fuel tank out of backfire range?