BB run in stand measurements

If the engine stand is set up for stock Chrysler motor mounts, you might be able to change just the motor mounts to get the BB to fit.

Wish I had a pic to see what your talking about exactly. Most stands can be made pretty universal. I am in the midst of building one right now and am setting it up for big and small chryslers and big and small Chebbies. But one thing I noted in looking what was available out there is to get it high enough away from the frame to clear headers. If it'll clear a set of headers height and width wise, it should be good for even deep pans.

The lower bell mouning holes on a BB are right just above the oil pan rail holes on a BB.

Or did you mean where the trans mounts on the bell housing---those lower holes to relation of the oil pan rail?

From what I have seen of engines in cars, stock pan tp stock pan, the bottom of a BB and SB pan sits in about the sam location in relation to the bottom of the K-frame when in the vehicles.

Don't know if that'll help you at all.

I just came in and saw your response. Take a look in my pic, the orange circle is where the lower bolt of an 833 would be. I didn't catch the measurement, I'll try and get it later for you. This is a 383 on the stand now. Just need to ge the fuel system and electrical fab'd up and we should be off and running. I have a 440 to do next, so that'll be easy as all the major work of setting the engine is done. Hope this helps.

85 Ram,

Thanks for the pic!!

If you can get a measurement how far above that hole the pan rail is,that would be great!!

It looks like the stand Ive found will work, but it may be close.

Also, if you dont mind, what is the measurement from center to center of the towers for the motor mounts?

Thanks a million.

As you can see, I mounted my front mounts directly to the cast in ears of the block. My center to center distance is 18", but the tubes for the bolts to go through on top of the square stock are not centered, they are shifted to the pass side of the block to the edge of the square tubing.

I built the main frame with a outside dimension of 2'x 4' . to give you some perspective. Its 1.5" x 3" tubing.

The lower bolt hole on the 833 that I showed in the pic above is approx 2.25"-2.50" below the pan rail.

If you can make the one your getting work for you, grab it if its cheap. I have around $250-300 into what you see so far, but I built it all new and from scratch. I looked at used ones and new ones and decided I liked alot of features of alot of different stands. And I decided I'd probably hack up a used one just to get itto the the point i'd like it, so i'd figure i'd just start from scratch.

But I also plan on offering this as a future service too, so I wanted it built for alot of future use, not just once or twice.

85 Ram,

Thanks for the measurements and good information!!

Ive got to do some measuring, but the stand Ive found, may just work!!


Thanks again.