Does anyone make an engine cradle for a 426 Hemi?

My motor is ready for the Dyno and I just realized I have no way of getting it there since the KB blocks only have the Hemi motor mounts.

I've look at Mancini, Allstar, Jegs and Summit....

I would check with Ray Barton, Keith Black, Marsh Performance, Charlie Wescott and anybody else you can think of that does Hemi work.

I BOUGHT A SUMMIT ONE FOR A wedge, then cut off the front mounts and welded on flat stock. Drilled holes and that's it

Bob Mazzolini took over making them from me. He might have some on hand, if not new then perhaps used. Worth giving him a call.

I make mine out of wood to fit around the oil pan Steels wheels on them to roll on concrete or no wheels to transport in the back of my truck to go to the dyno
2x6 or 2x8 work great, I can even do them

Coming up with Zero.

I found this on eBay so I'll give this guy a try, he already said he can build one and ship it tomorrow with some modifications.

I could modify one I have but I just don't have time at the moment.


Hemi engine cradle

I wished you were still making those Andy...

Cab, I have a few of those but they don't attach to the motor, just sit so for around the shop they work but in the back of the truck I like them to be bolted together.

Try
DRC Race Products
Phone 570-658-3515

He makes them to fit up on the water pump holes that will fit virtually any block hemi or wedge.
Todd

I use 3.5 inch long wood screws to hold mine together
I had to make several of them (6) with wheels when we moved from SO CA up here to Bend, they all held up well. I recycle our old facial boards off of our house down there, 2x8. I tied them down to in floor tie downs for the car straps in my car trailer, it was a little over 850 miles one way I did use one piece of plywood on one of them on the bottom due to running out of the 2x8 boards, all the rest had longer front and rear boards to help make sure they wouldn't tip over
When I haul them in the truck I tie them down around the front and preload the back against the tail gate, 2006 ram 3500. No wheelies or sudden stop though

I have one of those - nice well built cradle - super nice guy!

Chuck Lofgren was having them made somewhere. I'm not sure if he still is, you could give him a call. (763) 753-7573

RCR Metal Fab
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Engine-Cradles-Stand-Heavy-Duty-Chrysler-426-Hemi-For-Alum-Iron-Blocks/111836087852?hash=item1a09f3462c:g:SzUAAOSwLTpbnxOA

Those look like they are heavy duty. More expensive than the ones I was making but might be worth it.
http://www.rcrmetalfab.com/home.html

I've made transportation cradles out of 2X6 and plywood.
Something like this on a pallet

We have always just built out own out of 1x1 square tubing. Usually use the motor plate as a front mount since many have accessories attached to them and they have mounting holes already

Yes, I switched over to motor plate mounting on the dolly for my race engine. That setup was just a little easier to put on and take off and it worked for multiple engines.

I made the first two wooden ones, my friend scab the steel one out of scraps he had on hand to give to me
Lots of choices to get the job done

If you fab and weld your own connection to the Hemi mounts, this is what was on my KB block (dimensions).

I ended up purchasing one from RCR and they are very very well built. I didn't have time modify/fabricate a standard big block one and glad I didn't now that I have this one.

RCR Metal Fabrication

Looks good, that design is much heavier than that ones I used to build. I did use larger casters on mine. I always put 5 inch casters on my cradles so they would roll really nice.

A $10.99 harbor freight furniture dolly (1,000 lb. capacity) and some scrap wood screwed to it works for me. Have several complete engines in the shop on them so I can move them around easily. They don't roll real good, but good enough.