Mounting 7m to engine stand...

Suprapowaz!(2)

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How long of bolts do you recommend I should buy? 1" longer than stock? 1 1/2" longer? I want to make sure my engine doesn't fall of the stand due to its weight. What kind/size bolts have you guys used? Thanks.

EDIT: I guess what I'm trying to ask is how far do the bolts thread into the engine. I would check but that means i have to pull alot of stuff from the garage to get the motor right now. I don't want to do that and put it all back because I'm going to the store for the bolts right afterward. Any help or advise?
 
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Bishop92t said:
Depends on your stand. The bolt only needs to go about an inch into the motor, the rest is taken up by your engine stand.
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yeah, i couldn't use the trans bolts cause of my engine stand. i had to go out and get some bolts. i figure they need to be threaded in about an inch. i'm was just afraid the motor might fall off (snap the bolts) cause of the weight. the bolts that i bought has "8.8" stamped on the back of them. i don't know if those are grade 8's or better? anyway, thanks for the replies guys.
 
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Depends on the engine stand, My latest stand has 3/4" thick arms with 3/4" flanges on the end, to the stand eats 1.5" of the bellhousing bolts which leaves less than .5" to thread into the block...
 
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They didnt sell the right bolts anywhere in my city so I had to order them. I got 10mm X 1.25mm and 80mm long....they thread about an inch into my engine and work fine. too many hillbillies up here and nothing for toyotas....unless I order from the factory and thats a joke.
 
supra90turbo

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I'm using trans bolts ATM. My old engine stand needed crazy long bolts, and I didn't think to gather up more alternator bolts... I had some studs cut from hardened drill bit steel, and they worked great! He forgot to check on the machine, so I got 2 extras for free. lol
that was a worst case scenario, and it only cost like $35 for all 6 of them
 
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He did, but I think he sold them all. If he could post here what size they were it would probably help... ::HINT, HINT:: :)
 
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IJ. said:
10 x 1.25 x 100 long from memory
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that's the size i bought from NAPA. i'm ashamed to say i paid a grand total of $13 and some change. :icon_eek: i went to home depot to look first, but all they had in the grade 8 bolts were SAE size. no metric. they had general use bolts in metric, but the longest they had was 10 x 1.25 x 80mm long. not long enough. the guy at Home Depot refered me to some nut and bolt specialty shop that i couldn't find. so i went to NAPA and got them. i was about to walk away from the $13 dollar bolts, but i hate driving around just to get a better price so i bought them. oh well.

EDIT: that was for four bolts & four lock washers. go ahead guys, tell me how dumb i am. :(
 
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