Recent content by El_Oel

WHT- it would be cool to see a pic of that stand.

Nice! Thanks for the picture!

Thanks a lot, Bob: now that I have been thinking about it, might not be a bad idea to look for a "distressed" Desoto, as they aren't worth anything damaged. The engine I want this stand for cost me a cool $300 running, so I would be more likely to build rather than buy one of those beautiful...

Probably would be cheaper and easier to just buy a cheap, damaged toolchest. I put up a wanted ad on CL for a workbench/toolchest to use in my basement as an entertainment center, and scored an older Craftsman workbench with good drawers and an enclosed, lockable shelving system on the other...

Now you're talkin"! I can duplicate (or at least approximate) this look! Maybe go a little different with the legs, but I am diggin' the upright, and especially the tray on the back! Keep 'em coming! :thumbup:

Yeah, not really interested in a rotating head, and may end up building one, but my Google-Fu has failed me in my search for suitable ideas. I saw a 45s-50's stand for diesel bus engines on CL that was Huuuge, but looked perfect, and was under a hundo. Didn't have the means to pick it up at...

Anyone have one? Or any pix? I have a Desoto Hemi that I am going to display in the basement with (eventually) a 471 blower and a Weiand 6 duece manifold, but I don't want to use just any old stand; I want something with Character . Oh, and I love the site; still nosing my way around, but...