Excellent guys ... thank you. You reminded me that I have a hydraulic jack table, my small parts paint cabinet has been sitting on it so long I forgot I have it. I can use the chain fall to hold the engine and put the trans on the jack table (it's on wheels) and roll it right up to the engine.
In the photo below you can see the modification to my engine stand that allows it to be used as a test stand, these engine mount supports take most of the weight of the engine .... as a bit of a fabricator ... I thought about figuring out a way to support the rear of the engine without using the bell housing bolt holes so the rear engine stand support could be removed and a transmission attached while it's still on the stand.
The test stand has the type of rear support that sticks into a socket at the bottom and can be removed ... if I could remove it, fabricate a replacement that does not use the bell housing bolt holes, I could mount the trans and still leave the whole shebang on the stand until I was ready to put it in the chassis.
But, I have no idea what location I would use at the rear of the engine to support it without getting in the way of the trans. I guess I could support the engine with the chain fall, remove the rear support, install the trans, then fabricate a support that went from the bottom of the stand to rear trans mount.
Not necessary ... just brain storming. I'd like to have both mated and on a stand to do some final detailing and sorting.
(Note: All the mods to the engine stand can be removed so it can still be used as a basic, rotating engine stand)
