the harbor freight 2000 lb stand worked great for my rebuild. Less than 150 bucks. It has long legs and is very stable. I cut the corner off the actual mounting plate so I could do a side mount.

Here are some pics of mine on the stand, http://www.cumminsforum.com/forum/27124985-post64.html

https://www.harborfreight.com/2000-lb-capacity-foldable-engine-stand-69521.html

 

I appreciate the help!

 

I also did the harbor freight one. My issue was being able to rotate the engine. Make sure you put lots of grease in the rotating piece. It also helped me rotate it by using a crane to roll it over.

 

I believe his user name is "island" but he built a pretty cool one. I'll see if i can find the thread where there is pictures of it. So if you're able to, building one would be fun.

 

here it is
http://www.cumminsforum.com/forum/3rd-gen-powertrain/2360817-fun-has-begun.html

 

Even if you buy a stand and need to customize it, you don't need a welder, you can get away with drilling holes and using fasteners.

Like the above posts, I've heard the harbor freight stand is good.

If you plan to put the pieces together yourself, another forum member to ask is Broncowilly, he did a 5.9 rebuild and rigged up a good stout stand.

 

I greatly appreciate all the input! I'm looking to tear the motor down tomorrow, I'll update on progress. What would everyone suggest I do for injectors? I was thinking of getting the originals rebuilt?

 

All I have to say is injectorsdirect.com

Get the right year injectors.. Get them brand new. Get new tubes. Also a good idea to change the FCA because it's probably tired at this point too. Can't really rebuild the injectors without replacing all the parts, which just leaves you with a new injectors.

If you want to spring for the best money can buy, BBi sells really nice injectors. Also a chance to add a pinch of power.

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I use a harbor Freight 4 leg stand but make sure to bolt the engine on the side of the block where the motor mount goes. Otherwise it will just rip the threads out the back and fall off the stand and kill your family. Bolted on the side it's balanced well and you can easily flip it over by hand. I also made a mistake by using a screwdriver for the pin since I couldn't find a bolt at the time. Engine weighed enough to cut the screw driver in Half and off she went onto the ground. Nothing broke besides my pride.

 

Words of wisdom. Scary picture.

 

Here is one that I made. Still waiting for my block to get back, so I can make my engine mount plates. None the less, this will rotate the engine end over end. I will have a big breaker bar to rotate. The stand is made out of almost 40’ of 1.75 .120 wall tube, and 1.5” .250” wall slugs. PLENTY strong and cheap.

 

This is my engine on my mechanic's stand!