blueoval557
05-31-2004, 02:26 PM
Hey all-
I recently did some fabrication/welding work for my dads work. He works a Honda dealership. There are the "Engine Hoists" that they use to support the engine, while the transmission is out of the car. There are 2 motor mounts on the transmission, so once you pull the trans, that side of the motor is just hanging. The things I built, actually came from another one they already had. They only had one, and most days did 2-6 trans, so they could only pull one trans at a time. Its actually a really simple design. My dad brought the one they had home so I could copy it. It uses a 5/8 solid rod on one end, and then a piece of angle on the other, with a piece of 1 inch tubing connecting them. The 1 inch tubing is bent for strength. The 5/8 rod, sits up on the firewall where they windshield wipers are, then the 1 inch tubing comes out, and the angle sits where the hoodlatch is. In the 1 inch tubing, there is a piece of 3/4 inch tubing that sits vertically where a chain, and bolt setup goes through, and that is what holds the engine up. Because of this, my dad bought me a bender! YEAH! LOL So I got it done. I will post pics this week. Heres a drawing of what it looks like, if you dont understand my words.
Just wanted to everyone know! They are paying me $100 to make 2 of them! Where the 1 inch tubing meets up to the 5/8 solid rod, it needed to be smashed so it would fit on the rod. Since, I dont own a torch, guess what I used?!?!?!?! My ingenious(sp?) idea....you know the turkey cookers that have become popular over the past few years? Well, ya know the burners they come with that run off of propane and have a huge blue flame?? I think you get the point. Let the tubing sit there for about 2 minutes, got it red hot, then went and put it in my vise, and smashed her up. CAME OUT SOOO PERFECT! I was really impressed.
Kyle
I recently did some fabrication/welding work for my dads work. He works a Honda dealership. There are the "Engine Hoists" that they use to support the engine, while the transmission is out of the car. There are 2 motor mounts on the transmission, so once you pull the trans, that side of the motor is just hanging. The things I built, actually came from another one they already had. They only had one, and most days did 2-6 trans, so they could only pull one trans at a time. Its actually a really simple design. My dad brought the one they had home so I could copy it. It uses a 5/8 solid rod on one end, and then a piece of angle on the other, with a piece of 1 inch tubing connecting them. The 1 inch tubing is bent for strength. The 5/8 rod, sits up on the firewall where they windshield wipers are, then the 1 inch tubing comes out, and the angle sits where the hoodlatch is. In the 1 inch tubing, there is a piece of 3/4 inch tubing that sits vertically where a chain, and bolt setup goes through, and that is what holds the engine up. Because of this, my dad bought me a bender! YEAH! LOL So I got it done. I will post pics this week. Heres a drawing of what it looks like, if you dont understand my words.
Just wanted to everyone know! They are paying me $100 to make 2 of them! Where the 1 inch tubing meets up to the 5/8 solid rod, it needed to be smashed so it would fit on the rod. Since, I dont own a torch, guess what I used?!?!?!?! My ingenious(sp?) idea....you know the turkey cookers that have become popular over the past few years? Well, ya know the burners they come with that run off of propane and have a huge blue flame?? I think you get the point. Let the tubing sit there for about 2 minutes, got it red hot, then went and put it in my vise, and smashed her up. CAME OUT SOOO PERFECT! I was really impressed.
Kyle