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Mon Apr 09, 2007 4:32 pm

Is there a safe way to run a motor without installing it in a vehicle (like a bug or bus)? I want to work on it separately, but my shop is (inconveniently) a few miles from where I am storing the bug. Any ideas? Has anyone built a mount on a stand or something similar before?

Mon Apr 09, 2007 4:33 pm

people commonly use a trans axle bell housing so that they can just bolt up a starter to it

Mon Apr 09, 2007 4:45 pm

i used a bellhouseing off a 002 transaxle (late model bus). since it bolts on, i bolted it to a plate and used some square tubing to make a stand. or check out aircooled.net, they sell a kit to bolt up a starter and run it on the ground

http://www.aircooled.net/new-bin/viewproductdetail.php?keyword2=TZE0100&cartid=0402200799508529

Mon Apr 09, 2007 4:50 pm

Not bad guys, I didn't think of just using a bell-housing. Looks pretty simple, I could probably put one of those together. Any other suggestions or tips? Is that one in the picture sturdy Tripicana?

Mon Apr 09, 2007 4:52 pm

the stand i built is pretty sturdy. i haven't actualy ran the motor on it yet, i just used it to work on my engine. i kinda wished i made the base a little wider. its just wide enough to run a jack underneath it. but it doesn't want to rock back and forth so i tihnk it would be alright to actualy run the motor on. i had it strapped to a pallet so i could move it around the hangar with a forklift, it didn't budge.

Mon Apr 09, 2007 5:54 pm

Veritas167 wrote: Is there a safe way to run a motor without installing it in a vehicle (like a bug or bus)? I want to work on it separately, but my shop is (inconveniently) a few miles from where I am storing the bug. Any ideas? Has anyone built a mount on a stand or something similar before?
Yup works well

Mon Apr 09, 2007 6:19 pm

now that looks really cool. I like the fact that yours is on wheels and has everything right there on the cart. nice. thanks.

Fri Apr 13, 2007 4:47 pm

Here is a motor tester mount on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/VW-Bug-Dune-Buggy-E...dZViewItem

Sun Apr 15, 2007 8:42 pm

Here is a quick and dirty one I made.

Mon Apr 16, 2007 8:31 am

Another thread about this subject:

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=222825

Mon Apr 16, 2007 10:49 am

Thanks for the link. It had a lot of good information.