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Post by stoneforth on Sept 19, 2016 18:10:54 GMT -5
Built a coffee table frame today  I need to make something like that for a workbench for my transmission, then i need to make a hoist to get it on the bench  |
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Post by stoneforth on Sept 19, 2016 18:14:59 GMT -5
Does anybody know if a piece of 1.2m - 48mm x 3.2mm steel tube would hold the weight of a 300kg engine without bending. This is my hoist design, all held together with plates and bolts so i can disassemble:  I'm thinking i might need to weld some angle iron along some of the tubes for strength. |
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Post by FrankenMech on Sept 19, 2016 20:50:44 GMT -5
Just buy an engine hoist from Harbor Freight, Northern Tool, or others. HF and NT both have fold-up models. You can also use pins at some points to make it easy to take apart.
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Post by stoneforth on Sept 20, 2016 1:57:52 GMT -5
Just buy an engine hoist from Harbor Freight, Northern Tool, or others. HF and NT both have fold-up models. You can also use pins at some points to make it easy to take apart. If i liked doing things the easy way i wouldn't have knowingly bought a car with a failed transmission.  I'm going old school and making it myself. Minimum $300 for engine hoists in my country as opposed to $70 worth of steel (already bought the steel, no turning back now. This is more of a hobby project just so i can say i rebuilt an automatic. If i lived in the US, hiring or buying would be a viable option |
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Post by FrankenMech on Sept 20, 2016 6:29:28 GMT -5
The steel is more expensive here than a complete hoist. With a complete hoist the design has been tested also.
To make things easier for everyone put your location in your profile.
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Post by gsx600racer on Sept 20, 2016 11:42:32 GMT -5
I worked on a POS chain saw a friend dropped off. I can never understand people that don't take care of their stuff(simple maintenance)
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Post by stoneforth on Sept 20, 2016 12:58:11 GMT -5
Just plain ignorance really. We're in the wasteful age of disposable goods so these people just replace with new.
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Post by 90GTVert on Sept 20, 2016 13:11:00 GMT -5
Fixed a garage door opener. The repair was easy enough. Got it done and it would only move about a foot. After 40 minutes of screwing with everything from wires to chain tension and position, it was a 1 second fix. I bumped a plastic piece at some point that's part of a sensor in there. Pushed it back on all the way and it worked fine.
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Post by stoneforth on Sept 21, 2016 18:26:35 GMT -5
Bought this cheap little car to use while i rebuild my auto. This thing is crazy cheap on gas for a car. I may just keep it as a cheap runner seeing as how my car is a gas guzzling v6. The engine and trans are so small you could probably just lift the whole thing out by hand, still gets to 160km/h. Just need a new water pump.  |
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Post by gsx600racer on Sept 23, 2016 2:15:26 GMT -5
I helped a friend/neighbor change a starter on his S10 truck. Would of been nice if it wasn't leaking oil from everywhere.  |
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Post by FrankenMech on Sept 23, 2016 4:36:16 GMT -5
Chevy's always mark their territory.
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Post by just1artist on Sept 23, 2016 23:51:11 GMT -5
Chevy's always mark their territory. I have over a million 127k on my '94 Chevy... Doesn't drip a leak, and pulls 2 ton+ on a regular basis... A little rust on the corners, a few dings, she runs like a beast, though she may be a beast, she is still lady enough to only leave her mark in rubber instead of fluids... Lol |
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Post by Raizer on Sept 24, 2016 5:37:06 GMT -5
I have over a million 127k on my '94 Chevy... Doesn't drip a leak That's a LOT of miles without any oil in an engine!  |
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Post by tsimi on Sept 24, 2016 6:33:11 GMT -5
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Post by Raizer on Sept 24, 2016 8:06:54 GMT -5
It is a 5 door Opel Corsa B, just rebadged as a Holden Barina for the Aussie/NZ markets. |
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