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The rear uprights are positioned to locate on the bottom bellhousing bolt hole, so we measured 931/48 inch up from the bottom of the rear leg and drilled a 71/416-inch hole in each of the rear legs.
The rear uprights are positioned to locate on the bottom bellhousing bolt hole, so we meas
We mounted our engine block upside down on a stand and then bolted the front and rear uprights to the block with 31/48-inch bolts. Then we set the base on the legs for position. Note that one front leg is tilted out of position (arrow). A few love taps with a rubber mallet pulled it into place.
We mounted our engine block upside down on a stand and then bolted the front and rear upri
Again, we tacked the legs to the base first and then double-checked alignment before final welding. Work slowly here to prevent putting excessive heat into the perch, which could cause it to bend. We covered the block with a welding blanket so no junk fell into the engine.
Again, we tacked the legs to the base first and then double-checked alignment before final

Parts List
One 10-foot length of 1x1-inch-square tubing, 0.072-inch wall thickness
Dimensions	Quantity
Base side legs, 22 in	2
Base front and rear legs, 16 in	2
Front uprights, 10 11/42 in	2
Rear uprights, 10 11/44 in	2
Front mount pad, 2 31/44 x 1 11/42 in	2

If you really want your perch to look professional, weld four nuts to the front or rear base pieces where you can place bolts when they're not being used.
If you really want your perch to look professional, weld four nuts to the front or rear ba
The perch has a really solid base that allows it to be placed in the pickup bed without your worrying about the engine tipping over or damaging the bed. You could also add casters to this perch for more mobility.
The perch has a really solid base that allows it to be placed in the pickup bed without yo

Car Shop Tools Drilling Holes For Lift Plate

With the base plate trimmed to size, we marked the holes in the plate using a transfer punch to make three sets of holes for a standard Holley pattern, a spread-bore Q-jet pattern, and a two-barrel Holley pattern, drilled with 51/416-inch holes.>>>

Lift Plate
We normally have one or two engine lift plates sitting around the shop. On this particular day, they all managed to go AWOL (that's military-speak for "absent without leave"), so we decided to build one rather than run all over town trying to buy one. All this took was a 611/42x6-inch, 31/416-inch-thick steel plate for the base along with a 131/44x6-inch vertical plate. We drilled some holes, then welded it together. It took us longer to figure out how to evenly space the three lift holes than it did to fabricate the rest of the plate.

To make sure we did the job correctly, we double-checked our bolt-hole locations on a couple of intake manifolds.
To make sure we did the job correctly, we double-checked our bolt-hole locations on a coup
Next, we centered three 111/48-inch-diameter lift holes in the vertical piece and cut all three with a Milwaukee hole saw kit using our Ingersoll Rand cordless drill motor and a little bit of oil for lubrication.
Next, we centered three 111/48-inch-diameter lift holes in the vertical piece and cut all
Some aftermarket lift plates use lateral brackets that you may want to add to improve their strength.
Some aftermarket lift plates use lateral brackets that you may want to add to improve thei