Building engine coffee table

[Matthew Currie]

An old Chevy six or (if you need more length a Pontiac/Buick/Olds straight 8) of the 50's makes a dandy table, because it sits pretty flat already. I used to use one of these as an anvil. One could easily have put a top on, and made it a table. They used to be abundant.

 

[xcm]

AFAIK, the same rules apply as to liscense plate collections, 2 rules; 1) you cant buy em for that, and 2) no dupes.

so, long story short, theres only 1 choice... our beloved amc 242!

 

[GSequoia]

I'll be building one out of a 4.0 after I finish the house. You'd be surprised how little one weighs once you strip it down, I'd say a bare shortblock is definitely under 250 because I can pick it up.

Waaaay under 250 bare. I'd say 125, maybe 150 max.

 

[GSequoia]

Although is not a coffee table, I think this picture belongs here too. I'd like to do a coffee table setup with an engine that I personally blow up, perferbly with a hole in the block or a rod thru it. Now that would make a good table with a great story. Guess I gotta exploded a motor someday....

Now that's cool, although the shifter taps are a bit odd lookin since there are two.

 

[GSequoia]

As for making stuff out of parts, ask Beezil about ring and pinions.

 

[Beezil]

The ultimate would be a gm 2.8 v-6 with a blower.

 

[yossarian19]

I'll have to check with the boss & his wife, but I'm thinking about a chevy I-6 coffee table for our shop waiting room.
Or a volvo B motor. Smallish, plentiful, strip it down & it should be easy enough to move. Cheap.

 

[urban yan]

This thread has gone completely different than I though, and there are some really neat ideas. So, Ill just add some more pictures I have found over the years that I liked and want to copy.

Cut down vodka bottles. I tried this with some bottles and it sort of worked.

oooo Belvedre Vodka. It's made in the town I was born (Zyrardow, Poland). My great grandfather worked at that distillery.



Getting back to coffee tables, I just finished my latest IKEA hack. I turned this Hemnes coffee table into this trunk.

 

[XJEEPER]

That's pretty cool....

 

[5-90]

Use a Ford V8 - they're not worth a damn powering vehicles anyhow.

 

[Johnnie Walker]

Use a Ford V8 - they're not worth a damn powering vehicles anyhow.

Same with the GM 305/307 blocks. They make great boat anchors.
For one of my old roomies, I made an ashtray with an axle shaft, brake drum and ring from R&P, works well to hold the cigs/whatever.

 

[DrMoab]

Are we talking ultimate ULTIMATE table?

How about an old Allison out of a P-51?

 

[5-90]

Same with the GM 305/307 blocks. They make great boat anchors.
For one of my old roomies, I made an ashtray with an axle shaft, brake drum and ring from R&P, works well to hold the cigs/whatever.

I think I've got a couple of old ring gears around (D30-size or so,) perhaps I should have a plate welded to the bottom and make it a shop ashtray?

Got a load of old parts around, maybe I can do something with them (got a set of inner gears from a D35 that make nice desktop paperweights...)

 

[freerider15]

Since this has moved from just engine tables...

Couple things I made :

Fully working clock

Paper Towel Holder

 

[Matthew Currie]

Back in my smoking days I was also driving old Peugeots. These had a worm drive rear axle (like a Model A truck), with a big bronze crown gear. A curly maple* insert in the base made a really elegant ashtray. I still have a couple of those gears around, though I sold my last Peugeot in 1974 and gave up smoking in 1988. I never gave up saving useless stuff though I guess.

* a stock of unfinished signs. Why? I don't remember, except that they planed down to beautiful stuff. Wish I still had some.

 

[GSequoia]

I never gave up saving useless stuff though I guess.

Jeeps will do that to you.

 

[Talyn]

Here are two clocks I made:

I definitely need to start making more stuff.

 

[GrimmJeeper]

you could make tons of money off that second clock, patent the design and sell it to a company. I work for an import/export company doing the catalogs and our book is full of stuff like that.

 

[kayle666]

i have plans for a few neat auto related welding projects. keep the pics coming so i can steal your ideas!!! mwahahaaa ha haaaaaaaaaa :firedevil

 

[GSequoia]

i have plans for a few neat auto related welding projects.

Do these ideas involve beer?