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Was feeling a little crafty. Ford 302 block
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<blockquote data-quote="slamdcoop0428" data-source="post: 14589240" data-attributes="member: 129087"><p>So being I was ford guy before i moved over to the corvette. I still have some old ford parts always laying around the garage. So since i was bored, i looked in my garage and looked around and noticed i had a complete short block from my old 302 days. Only thing wrong with it was that it had a bad main bearing. Knowing i wouldn't be using it for anything in the future i decided to strip it down and degrease everything. Block is in great shape. I decided to keep the raw look of the engine so i just dried it off let it sit. Then i went to harbor freight and bought their 750lb engine stand for $45 since it would be brand new and clean since this would be going in the house. I have a dedicated movie room in my house and we have a popcorn machine so i wanted to make a table for it to be up higher and on something that just looks cool. Being that I'm a gear head this fit the bill perfect. </p><p></p><p>This is what i came up with, nothing crazy but does the job and you can see the engine through the plexiglass. </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]31222[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]31223[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]31224[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>In this picture you can see what i used for supports. I bought an aluminum tube from my local do it yourself hardware store. I cut it down to use as spacers and support for the 1/4" plexiglass since it had some flex. The spider tray bolt holes are perfectly spaced so thats what i used, just a long bolt through the plexiglass and it goes down through the aluminum tube into the threaded holes. Just used a washer on the bottom and top of aluminum spacer to help spread the load, instead of being right on top of the the thin aluminum tube. </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]31225[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slamdcoop0428, post: 14589240, member: 129087"] So being I was ford guy before i moved over to the corvette. I still have some old ford parts always laying around the garage. So since i was bored, i looked in my garage and looked around and noticed i had a complete short block from my old 302 days. Only thing wrong with it was that it had a bad main bearing. Knowing i wouldn't be using it for anything in the future i decided to strip it down and degrease everything. Block is in great shape. I decided to keep the raw look of the engine so i just dried it off let it sit. Then i went to harbor freight and bought their 750lb engine stand for $45 since it would be brand new and clean since this would be going in the house. I have a dedicated movie room in my house and we have a popcorn machine so i wanted to make a table for it to be up higher and on something that just looks cool. Being that I'm a gear head this fit the bill perfect. This is what i came up with, nothing crazy but does the job and you can see the engine through the plexiglass. [ATTACH]31222.vB[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]31223.vB[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]31224.vB[/ATTACH] In this picture you can see what i used for supports. I bought an aluminum tube from my local do it yourself hardware store. I cut it down to use as spacers and support for the 1/4" plexiglass since it had some flex. The spider tray bolt holes are perfectly spaced so thats what i used, just a long bolt through the plexiglass and it goes down through the aluminum tube into the threaded holes. Just used a washer on the bottom and top of aluminum spacer to help spread the load, instead of being right on top of the the thin aluminum tube. [ATTACH]31225.vB[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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