Engine furniture.

[Dermot]

This has been on my mind for a while now. I want to build a coffee table with a difference.

How insane would it be to use a 2.0 pinto engine block, with head sump and internals removed, cleaned, painted and polished as the basis for a table?

I've seen Aston and Ferrari V8/V12's done before....



My idea is to get an oval shaped glass top, and have it engraved with Ford emblem etc, and then have 4 holes cut out so that the cylinder bores (rubber lined) could be used to house wine bottles or tv remotes maybe.

I'd maybe use the blue engine paint, and would definately mount the whole thing on a frame with lockable castors.

Any thoughts?

[taffr]

sounds mental but cool Dermot, will you be using a 205 block?? maybe keep it bare metal but laquered, have it finely blasted

[Dave1800BDA]

do it dermot

when we went to malcolm wilsons last year, the table base there was made up of brake parts

[topaz]

i can tell your no longer living with the wife, thinking up things like this it will be a pool table next!

[Dave1800BDA]

i can tell your no longer living with the wife, thinking up things like this it will be a pool table next!

good idea neil make sure you use a mk2 escort tho

[topaz]

how cool is that? rack em up!

[Dermot]

Ok, I'm going to give it a shot.

Media blasted and lacquered sounds good actually Taffr.

[///Col-Col\\\]

NICE ONE i wanna do this when i move out

[Dermot]

Ok. The glass side of things looks easy enough. I'll need toughened glass, with the edges rounded, and although it'll be a bit pricey to get the holes cut out and the etching done, it'll be worth it.

I can get a block locally. Will cost next to nothing actually. Stripping it will be easy enough too. Blasting and lacquer are not a problem.

Frame wise though I could use some input. An engine stand set down low might work. This sort of thing wouldn't be too stable I reckon....



Any suggestions?

[Dermot]

This sort of thing is much more sunstantial however. Only issue is the legs are uneven width and there's no height adjustment.

[martin c]

Here's one someone else has done of a pinto

[Dermot]

Nice, but I want (I think) a stripped down block only.

This sort of stand, fitted with castors, would be perfect I reckon.

[martin c]

That would be cool, I would love one myself but the missus would definately say No

[Tim]

what about an engine stand like this

[Dermot]

They'd be spot on too. I wonder could I fit castors though?