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[drummerian]

which one have you decided on? did you find out if it will fit the a series? thanks!

[oli8925]

the clarke ces 500A, simply because its £10 cheaper than the other, yet looks exactly the same design as the smaller sealey one. as for compatibility with an a-series, i dont know. but im sure therell be a way to do it. and if not ill find a way to make it work. i cant find any stands other than clarke, sealey and draper though, theres nothing specifically mini.

think im going to order now without the discount code. got work early tomorrow so wont have time. also wondering if i should get a floodlight and heater too. decisions

[drummerian]

haha, im glad this popped up, been needing to add to my xmas list

[drummerian]

the only thing i would be worried about is supporting the whole weight of an engine and gearbox on the two fuel pump bolts, any ideas?

[Guess-Works.com]

get an adapter and mount it to the alternator mount, much better than the fuel as the casting it fairly thin around there, also it wont be as well balanced, but the stand is well capable of holding the weight... I currently have a 2ltr Merc twin cam sat on one...

[drummerian]

yeah i'm not too bothered about the weight on the stand, more on the threads! Will look into the brackets, any ideas where from? thanks as usual guessworks

[oli8925]

yeah i'm not too bothered about the weight on the stand, more on the threads! Will look into the brackets, any ideas where from? thanks as usual guessworks

seconded. where can you find these adapter plates or do you have to make one up? put my order in this morning so hopefully will the items by the end of the week.

[oli8925]

just put together my stand. ordered monday morning and arrived wednesday, not bad.

heres a pic:


im still not really sure how you support the engine with it :s any more info on these adapters guessworks? or pic of yours?

[mike.]

Thats what i was thinking when i looked at pictures of it. Looking at that pic it looks useless to me!

[oli8925]

hmmm please dont say that but its a good point. i just dont get how you attach an engine to it might be a bit of a problem seeing as the engines coming out on sunday

[drummerian]

yeah, would also be interested to hear others opinions on this!

[mike.]

I want one of these soon too for fettling my new engine over xmas so i'm also intrested in pics of how other people use these sort of stands!

[T.Harper]

Ideally you want two 1/2" bolts to attch through to the alternator mounting. Can you get two of the arms to swing together that close?

[Guess-Works.com]

Spitfire bob use to make them, but not sure if he's still in the mini scene...

If there's enough demand I could probably get some made.

[drummerian]

problem is....spitfire bob was sellign them at £40 a piece or somthing from what i can gather, that more than the stand!