Engine stand for A7 engine work

[steve davidson]

I thought others might be interested in an engine stand we modified for Austin 7’s.  The typical commercial stand allows the engine to be rotated around the engines crankshaft but ours allows rotation in this, and the transverse direction.  I’ve put a few photos down below.

All we did was take a cheap commercial stand and replace the mounting plate with a basic frame that bolts on to the crankcase using the 4 standard connection points.  The fact that these mounting plates can rotate in relation to the frame allows us to put the engine in any configuration that suits.  The connection between the frame and the mounting points is a simple nut and bolt "friction connection" with a “wing” welded to the nut, you can see them painted yellow in the photos below.  This allows us to very quickly rotate the unit and lock it in to position. 

I'm sure others have had the same or better ideas long before ours saw the light of day.

           

[Stuart Joseph]

Good morning. A very timely and useful post. I have a commercial engine stand and wondered how I could modify it to allow access to both ends of an A7 crankcase - now I know so out with the Mig.

Regards from the creative county - Staffordshire.

Stuart

[Stuart Giles]

That's a good idea. I've always spaced out A7 motors from the stand so that it's still possible to fit the flywheel, clutch etc. With small motors in general, I try to mount them on one side so that they're " sideways on". Unfortunately, there a bit of a lack of suitable bolt holes on an A7 motor to do this.

[Geoff Halstead]

Here is mine in action:




Plus an addition:

   

Both work better than I could hope for, especially the CylinderBlockStand that will help when I do the ports.

Geoff - What a pleasure having a warm bungalow once again, but second infection confirmed ?

[Tony Betts]

hi steve,

love the air filter, was it bought in or special made.

tony

[steve davidson]

Here is mine in action:




Plus an addition:



Both work better than I could hope for, especially the CylinderBlockStand that will help when I do the ports.

Geoff - What a pleasure having a warm bungalow once again, but second infection confirmed ?

Nice one Geoff, the block mount is a great addition

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hi steve,

love the air filter, was it bought in or special made.

tony

Hi Tony,

I mucked around with a few designs (see attached photo) but then found that Wayne Styles from the Austin Seven Center Melbourne was making them for around $50.  His details are;
Wayne Styles
jenayne45@bigpond.com
PO Box 117, Brighton 3186, Australia

[Austin Carr]

    A very simple air filter made from a tea strainer

[Geoff Halstead]

Steve,
In action:




Geoff - Not the best of days so far

[NickB]

We like the excellent 'amateur' productions Geoff, it adds something for the viewer to ponder and smile at.
Keep the great productions coming.

[Speedex750]

I'm currently building an engine in my new stand. I've got sick of chasing hauling the engine round the bench. I can't claim any credit for the design, its a copy of one I saw in Keith Dobinson's workshop. True to form it cost about a tenner - a metre length of scaffold tube, two straight through clips with the centre plates knocked out and a foot diameter piece of 6mm plate. You can't assemble the clutch but that's not too hard once the rest is built and it's sitting on the sump. Sorry about the messy bench, it isn't usually that bad.

Dave