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MiniMe87
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Hi All!
Im doing some work on the LS and was wondering if there was anyone out there in sydney town a surrounding regions that has an engine stand I could borrow for acouple of months maximum?? I will provide compensation for this kind act in the form of a case of beers

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Go and have a look at supercheap , you can most likely buy one for a smidgen more than the case of beer and then rent it out for alcohol when you're finished .

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I had thought of that but just thought there might be someone who had one lying around not being used, that way we both win the get beer and i dont have even more mini stuff lying around the backyard once im finished! :lol:

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No worries .I've got one here but am a bit too far away .

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I have an engine hoist but no engine stand if that helps??
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whereabouts are you?
I have one in Sydney.

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he lives near the P'matta!

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Betty wrote:
he lives near the P'matta!


OK, I'm not too far away then.
Thanks Em

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hey everyone!

sorry for not replying just got back from holidays
thanks for the offer 1310/71! but i just decided to bite the bullet and just bought one from supercheap
thanks for having my back em, thats why we roll in da same hood' :lol:

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I have a stand, but i cant work out where to mount the engine on the stand... :cry:
Do i need to use the gearbox too?

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You need to make an adaptor to fit an A series to it.
I bolt it to the oil filter pad as well because the generator bracket lugs are not real strong.
I can swing the whole engine and box through 360 degrees.

Here's mine with the 1412 stroker on it-
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Note the gearbox shown here is just an empty Mini K case, put on to run it on the engine dyno.

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O.K. I see where I went wrong. I was trying to bolt it on at the traditional spot for a larger motor, on the back where the flywheel would be... :lol:

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The Doc's looks fancy - I just drill extra holes in the plate provided and used some big nuts as spacers where required :wink:

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hey wombat,

was yours the same super cheap one? cause i dont really want to have to make up a bracket cause im only really (hopefully) use it this once, did you bolt it to the actual engine block, or the housing that covers the flywheel?

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Mine is a Supercrap one - the one with two legs out the front - not the T shaped one. Got it on special for $59 I used the plate that comes with it and drilled extra holes in the right places and attached it to the same points as the Docs on the side but because I didn't reduce the plate down like the Docs I had to use some spacers to line it all up

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