I used to have one of those. With a fully dressed waterboxer on it,
you'll not want to have your feet under it.  Way flexy. The best
engine stand I've found is a standard American floor stand with a VW
bell housing bolted to the plate. With the bell housing, you can mount
a starter and with a starter, you can.... make it run. And the
American engine engine stand is build to hold up a 750# lump of
Detroit wonder metal. (AKA cast iron.)

http://www.harborfreight.com/automotive-motorcycle/lifts-stands/750-lb-capacity-engine-stand-32915.html

I have a bell housing left over from my ABA swap. There are a few on
The Samba for $45-50. I'd match that. (NE Oregon)

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/search.php?submit=yes&type=text&keywords=bell+housing

Jim

On Jun 1, 2013, at 6:32 PM, Mike B wrote:

> The text description in this ad is obviously generic and those dates
> are
> ridiculously wrong.
> This universal VW engine stand will fit every VW flat 4 ever made from
> 1932 to 1992, including a WBX.
>
> Mike B.