Rebuilding a straight 8

For those that have done it, it must be a pain in the axx The reason I say that is it's too heavy and long for a standard engine stand to hold (at least I think so). Do you just rebuild it on the floor?

I may be doing one in the future, that's why I ask. Thanks-Kurt

 

A stand will hold it, make sure it's braced (the stand) and not one of the HF with no supports from legs to center section. I didn't rebuild mine, but it spent a year on a stand in the shop and saw it many times.

 

I was concerned when I had my Packard V8 on the stand. So I made these quick supports out of 2X6. At different times I used a bottle jack or my engine crane to support the front of the engine. Didn't trust the flywheel shroud to hold the engine.

 

We mounted my Buick sideways on the engine stand.