Thanks Jim. That's the Harbor Freight stand I have with a flaky bunch of
standoff pieces to mount the engine. Guess I need a bellhousing for a
proper setup. Thanks for the info.

John Meeks
'91 Multivan
Stock 2.1 250k miles

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On Jun 1, 2013 11:18 PM, "Jim Arnott" <jrasite@eoni.com> wrote:

> 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<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<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.
>>
>