<\/a>After yanking the engine out of the truck, I had to create a stand so I <\/a>could put the engine in the back of the truck. I had to get the engine out of the garage so I have room to park the 68 VW.<\/p>\n

The stand is made out of 4×4 and 3\/4″ boards. I cut the 4×4 to 9″ in length and then trimmed a corner off of each one at one end. This is the end that will fasten into the motor mount bracket. I used a 24″ piece of 2×4 as the base.<\/p>\n

I used 4″ deck screws to fasten the 4×4 to the 2×4 at the ends, creating a “U” shape. I fastened a 3\/4″ board across the bottom and the ends, then filled it full of drywall screws.<\/p>\n

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<\/a>I estimated the arc I would need to cut out of the 3\/4″ cross piece, drew it on with marker and cut it out with the sawzall. Once I got it to fit comfortably I drilled the holes using my drill press to be sure they were straight. Since the motor mount bracket has holes on either side, I didn’t want a crooked hole.<\/p>\n

<\/a>A couple of 7\/16″ x 5 1\/2″ bolts held the engine stand in place and it is <\/a>now strong enough the stand the motor on. I’m not so sure I am going to put it in the back of the truck right away. I can create a lot of how-to chevy engine articles using this engine sitting on the garage floor. I might leave it there for a little while, so you can look forward to more how-to’s.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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