Anyone have a big block engine cradle that’s not in use and for sale???
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Engine cradles not year specific,just big or small block.I do not need the model with wheels,unless that’s what’s available.
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Pops, if you're looking for a NICE one, check out RCR Metal Fabrication. I just worked one up and it's awesome compared to the usual Summit style cradles.
WOW!! That is a great looking cradle,just a little pricey for a single use to haul my motor to the dyno. But that one is the bomb.
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I get small, heavy pallets and install buttressed uprights made from wood to contact the pan rail.
Sometimes you get lucky and the spacing of the pallet slats is perfect.
Then I buy an $8 harbor freight furniture dolly and rob the $20 worth of casters off of it.
That $8 HF dolly makes a great transmission dolly with zero mods for an auto and the addition of a small 1x2 for a manual.
I stole the buttressed upright idea from a thread on FxBO where a member built one from scratch. I just skipped most of the build by starting with an 18x24 inch (or there abouts) pallet
Sometimes you get lucky and the spacing of the pallet slats is perfect.
Then I buy an $8 harbor freight furniture dolly and rob the $20 worth of casters off of it.
That $8 HF dolly makes a great transmission dolly with zero mods for an auto and the addition of a small 1x2 for a manual.
I stole the buttressed upright idea from a thread on FxBO where a member built one from scratch. I just skipped most of the build by starting with an 18x24 inch (or there abouts) pallet
YY1, That is a great idea and most likely what I will do. Just thought I could push the easy button and some one close would have a extra not in use. Thanks POPS
That’s what i’m talking about!! Going to whip up a couple of them this week. POPS
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Yep, that's the one.
Easy to spend as much as a metal one if you're not careful, though.
Any time I see discarded wood that's in decent shape, I pick it up. Makes LOTS of projects free except maybe fasteners.
Last month I scored 3 2x8x6' PT boards plus 4 2x8x3' (all cut from much longer boards) and a dozen 4x4x18"-2 ft PT.
I just can't let that kind of stuff get packed into the ground. That's $50 of wood.
I used the 4x4 chunks last week helping someone unload a car from their trailer.
Those x8's might work for a cradle project.
Easy to spend as much as a metal one if you're not careful, though.
Any time I see discarded wood that's in decent shape, I pick it up. Makes LOTS of projects free except maybe fasteners.
Last month I scored 3 2x8x6' PT boards plus 4 2x8x3' (all cut from much longer boards) and a dozen 4x4x18"-2 ft PT.
I just can't let that kind of stuff get packed into the ground. That's $50 of wood.
I used the 4x4 chunks last week helping someone unload a car from their trailer.
Those x8's might work for a cradle project.
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