Early CJ engine dyno.

My friend has made one and it inspired it. He gave me a spare front half of a MB frame, and I'm gonna make a dyno out of it!

Work has begun...getting rid of the unnecessary crap like shock mounts and removing the bad rust areas. I am also going to make the engine mount bracket removable so I can fit any engine I want! I will make a stand for it so the engine is at about waist high and will mount a gauge cluster so I can monoter the engine when its running.

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should take another day or two and this quick project will be done and ready to work. I have a few spare transmissions, clutches and flywheels I could use. I also have a spare radiator I could use also...just need an engine

 

Cool. Keep us posted

 

I vote for suckling hog on a rod for rear drivetrain, giant ice cream churn for the front.

 

^LOL^

No I am going to install a brake (have not decided exactly how) I plan on having something to put pressure on an industrial scale I have (goes up to 500 lbs) If I have it so that rotationally I can put pressure on the scale, I can effectively measure how much ft-lbs of torque I am making, thus I can calculate the horsepower.


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I gust found out the that the local engine shop has a spare dyno they would probly sell...its also homemade, just never assembled. I might look at how they did that one.

 

this is a cool project

 

OK frame is stripped (its just channel now) wire brush tomorrow, paint this weekend. Rustolum will do. However I need to figure out how to make a stand for it. I want metal, but we have a lavish woodworking shop, and a barn fool of wood, but if I can work it right I might get some scrap angle iron from the local Tech Center.I found some spare gauges I could use. Also I have found a spare starter.

THINKING ABOUT IT: I may build this thing and use it only one time, in that case I may sell it, in that case, would anyone want half a MB frame on a stand? With some gauges attaches to it?

 

Well, I never got around to painting it, stupid weather.

I was able to get metal. Looks like a quick weekend project to get the thing put together. I will be bolting it, not welding it to make it easier to store when I am not using it.



I had only a small selection...^^




Nice and easy....didn't even break a sweat^^




One hell of a drill press if i say so myself^^




time to put the thing together^^

 

Took an hour after supper and wire brushed. I got carried away and somehow found myself welding the frame...



















NOW, I need to where to put the supports and stands on the frame.