UNLOCK TO USE OPTION IN THE ENGINE CRATE?

[DEATHSTROKE]

Does anyone know whst this is and how you go about unlocking it?

[Veritas1980]

Please elaborate on exactly what it is you are asking.

[mav001au]

Originally posted by Veritas1980:

Please elaborate on exactly what it is you are asking.

The locked feature on the engine stand

[Dreadnought]

What would you even use it for ?

[mav001au]

Originally posted by BlaxChrome:

What would you even use it for ?

Seriously???

[FireSloth]

I haven't used the engine stand, but I'd think you could build whatever engine you want on the stand and then drop it into the car later on. "What would you even use it for?" I guess in doing repairs it doesn't make much sense to try and use one. You can fix everything while it sits in the car anyway. If you want to swap engines (when that feature becomes available) it would be imperative to use the crane/stand, wouldn't it?

Like I said, I'm not using it now myself... I don't know what I'd use it for at the moment since I'm just repairing people's cars.

[mav001au]

Originally posted by FireSloth:

I haven't used the engine stand, but I'd think you could build whatever engine you want on the stand and then drop it into the car later on. "What would you even use it for?" I guess in doing repairs it doesn't make much sense to try and use one. You can fix everything while it sits in the car anyway. If you want to swap engines (when that feature becomes available) it would be imperative to use the crane/stand, wouldn't it?

Like I said, I'm not using it now myself... I don't know what I'd use it for at the moment since I'm just repairing people's cars.

for a start you wouldnt need to raise the car to access the bottom of the engine you can dismantle what you need and replace the parts.

Just because you dont use it doesnt mean it is useless

[FireSloth]

Originally posted by maverick_187:

for a start you wouldnt need to raise the car to access the bottom of the engine you can dismantle what you need and replace the parts.

Just because you dont use it doesnt mean it is useless

Of course not! I wouldn't claim they were useless. I was trying to say I'm not speaking from experience since I'm also not using it yet, but I think they're useful in a couple situations.

So, as someone who uses it, does it save you time? I'm curious because I'd imagine you have to lift the car to remove the drive shaft and transmission before using it? Then lower the car to use the crane? I know I ususally use the lift a few times between accessing the top & bottom, but the lifts are fast. Is it hard to go back to the old way once you start using the stand/crane?

[mav001au]

Initially yes but if you are restoring you would have to do that anyway. the engine stand removes a few times you would have to lift and drop the car

[Doc Savage]

Time and accessibility are the only reason to use the stand ATM. I don't use it for story cars because you lose all the part lists and conditions. It's a pain lifting and lowering the car so many times, but that time comes back to you in being able to use the blue outliner to know what piston rings need replacing.

On regular jobs and restorations it saves a lot of time. Being able to turn the engine upside down and fit everything in, button up the oil pan and then turn it over and finish the top is really nice.

And then seeing the finished engine on the stand. Rather satisfying that.

[telstar]

Originally posted by BlaxChrome:

What would you even use it for ?

if you pull an engine out with the crane then fit new block in its place then pull that block out with the crane you can use that block as the base to build a duplicate engine on the engine stand.
as most of the cars i restored had the v8 ohv engine i used to build the engines on the stand as i found the parts in the junkyard.

[Sylvester]

Dab

[Dreadnought]

Originally posted by telstar:

Originally posted by BlaxChrome:

What would you even use it for ?

if you pull an engine out with the crane then fit new block in its place then pull that block out with the crane you can use that block as the base to build a duplicate engine on the engine stand.
as most of the cars i restored had the v8 ohv engine i used to build the engines on the stand as i found the parts in the junkyard.

ah yeah that thing i thougth it was called an engine stand since it say that when you hover youre mouse over it, and a crate is usualy referring to a wooden box or somthing like that but yes then i see what this is about.

[mynameis002]

He ask about hte option that state "unlock to use" in engine stand menu

[telstar]

Originally posted by mynameis002:

He ask about hte option that state "unlock to use" in engine stand menu

the grayed out icon looks like an engine and a pair of compasses so my guess is that it is the option to build an engine from scratch. i think it will just be a list of already available engines but now they have the gift crate feature it would be fun to find a plan to build an engine that does not exist anywhere else, like maybe a twin turbo option