Need to borrow an engine adapter
 

I'm rebuilding my 930 motor and would like to borrow an engine stand adapter ring. Does anyone in the Atlanta area have one I can borrow?

I'm putting my 3.0 on a stand soon, and I bolted the stand to it last night without an adapter. It bolts up, but the contact is the thin ring of aluminum around which the trans seats.

Is this a definite no-go, or can I do this if I am careful?

I could make adapters to go from the lg ID of the stand arms to the smaller studs on the engine, and then have a step to properly position over the edge of the case.

I use a couple of tubes that I cut from some old shock bushing spacers over the bolts so that the stand doesn't rest on the small lip. Any spacers should be perfectly square so everything will be stable.

914efi,

I would think that is a definite no go. You will damage the mating ridge with the transmission. You can buy the adapter ring from Pelican for 150 bucks or so.

Thanks, I think I'll make some stepped bushings.