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Copied and pasted from a post I made on FT:

Finally got my 2.0 on the stand! This was an accomplishment becuase I am pushed for space, so I desperately needed the engine on a stand so that I could move it around out of the way when needed.
I know this sound trivial, but it wasnt for me First I had to order the stand and wait for it to arrive, then I needed to find out the best way to mount my engine to it.
I didnt really get much luck when I asked in technical, so I asked Scort who told me what size bolts I needed and that head bolts do the job perfectly....unfortunately I dont have any head bolts lying around so I had to find some suitable ones.....easier said than done becuase nowhere seems to sell M10 bolts in the length needed.
THEN I had to take the clutch and flywheel off, without a flywheel locking tool. I got the clutch off fine by wedging a screwdriver in the teeth of the flywheel to hold it in place BUT the flywheel was a different matter. I ended up borrowing an air gun to get them off. Finally I had to take off the thermostat and coil pack and then, at long last, the engine was ready to be put on the stand!!



Now, as I mentioned before, I asked how to mount the engine to the stand in the Technical forum but I didnt get much luck, mainly replies such as 'head bolts do the trick' and if like me, you dont happen to have any of those spare, this is how I did it.
I got a length of M10 threaded bar and cut it into 4 200mm lengths. I also got a handfull of nuts and washers. Then I got some 'load spreading' or 'repair washers' (what ever you like to call them, big washers basically)
For the top 2 threaded holes in the block, I used 2 nuts on the threaded bar to lock together and tighten into the hole. As you can see from the pictures I used a load spreading washer, a normal washer and then a nut on the outer ends of the stand and just used a washer and nut on the engine side. Hope this helps anyone else in the same position I was.
Of course, if I go back tomorrow to find the engine smashed to pieces on the floor next to the stand, feel free to ignore my method.

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blimy i didnt no that anyone had replyed to this i got it on the stand the day after i posted this! used some old head bolts from a mini did the job nicely!

cheers for all the replys tho

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