CH EAP TRiGKlg 4WD ENGINE STAND eith Lawyer likes to fabricate shop to: s from old truck parts he has lying around. He claims they add a certain aut: motive shop air to his place in Durang: Colorado. While the photo of his engine stand, built from old Ford TI'B components certainly has a kind of freeform flair, we" save your eyeballs (and us from having to draw it) and focus on just its unique locking hub, engine rotating system Keith first cut the yoke off of a stub axle, then welded the remaining stubby axle solidly into a spindle. Next, the flange side of this spindle/axle was welded to a flat plate with slots out in it, similar to motormount plates found on normal" engine stands. Then he welded a 4x4 wheel hub directly to the upright on his engine stand. The spindle/axle was installed into this fixed hub in the usual way, with wheel bearings and lock rings so it could spin. Finally, a locking hub was installed in the usual manner onto the assembly. Now, when an engine is hanging from the plate, Keith can unlock the hub and rotate the engine to a desired position. Relocking the hub will hold it in that position. As Keith points out, this beats paying $300 (or more) for a geared engine stand. Thanks for taking us for a spin, Keith.