Ernest,
So where were you with your good ideas a year ago???  ;-)  Actually, I
was able to do something very similar by using 2x4 blocks and resting
the engine on the factory bed mount.  Your approach sounds like a good
idea for someone that is building a motor mount from scratch.  I also
like the approach of tipping the engine vertical and using a dummy
firewall.  

Thanks for sharing your ideas, even if it is a year late.  Maybe someone
else can benefit from your suggestion.

Mark S.
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I found a really easy way to do this using a laser level and a homemade
stand.

http://ernest.isa-geek.org/Delta/Pictures/EngineStand.jpg

The stand can be thrown together in a few minutes from some 2x4s and
assorted scrap wood. The top 'box' should fit the sides of the oil pan
closely.  Drill 4 holes around the top so that a 5/16 bolt will drop
in.  Put a nut on the bolt, then a washer and set one in each hole.  The

bolts should rest just inside the oilpan flange.

Set the airplane up so that the level shines through the horizontal
centerline.  Now move the stand in front of the airplane, and set the
engine on it.  Adjust the nuts on the bolts to dial in the height,
upthrust, and make it level.

Now move the level to indicate the vertical centerline.  Slide the stand

left or right, or turn it, to center it and get the correct left or
right thrust.  Taps from a small hammer at the very bottom of the legs
will let you move the stand in very small increments.

The second adjustment will most likely disturb the first, so iterate
through both adjustments until nothing more needs to be done.  Now weld
the motor mount together in place.


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