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Bling for your Y Block

RB — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:57:30 GMT

I got a picture from down under Y blocker Lindsay Shoemark. He has had some valve covers cast up featuring a Mercury logo.

For sure no one would walk by these babys without noticing. He has not mentioned price or availability.

My new engine

Jim — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:28:50 GMT

[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uwi2SXzkLJc]Dyno pull to 429 hp[/url]

Needless to say, Dr. Eaton ROCKS!!!!!

Turn and High beam indicators

charliemccraney — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 06:54:18 GMT

Does anyone know of aftermarket indicators with arrows and the headlight icon.
I don't really like the leds and round lights many people use.
There's a panel on my Firebird with those 3 lights that will be perfect but they are a part of the instrument cluster and cannot be removed without at least minor damage to the cluster. I have yet to find a bad cluster and I can't bring myself to destroy a good one. So for that matter, even production pieces will be considered. I really only need lenses. The rest will be easy to make.

The Biggest M of them all. Thumper gets lettered

RB — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 15:07:16 GMT

I finally finished the lettering and got some decent wheels on Thumper. I need to finish the interior put in a more robust clutch and put mufflers on it

Street engine build

YRAG32 — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 02:58:52 GMT

Hi guys i just thought i'd share this with you all, i'm putting together a Yblock for my 32
running twin 4's and a normal valley cover wont fit so i made this one out of S/S it's fixed to the block by M5 set screws around the perimeter, cheers oggie

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Turbocharged 292 stroker!!!

Hutz 292 — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:23:12 GMT

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We started by simply swapping the headers side to side so they are facing forward. It worked very well.

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Built the y-pipe up to the flange.

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Y-pipe with the waste gate.

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Turbo location from the top. Drivers side. We will run the air cleaner out the fender well and build some shielding to protect it from the water.

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The intercooler sits inbetween the radiator and radiator support like it was made for and intercooler. Bought a pressure plenum from jegs and some intercooler piping kit and only had to use two pieces.

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The blow off valve is right above the turbo.

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Turbo fits nicely between engine and frame. We are planning on running about 8psi boost. I have a 900cfm Holley TBI fuel injection kit on it and we are going to convert it to E85. I will keep u updated as we get further along.

Mummert's proposed crate engine

PF Arcand — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 23:12:21 GMT

Previously posted Mar.25th 2011 in the After Markets Heads section as, "Pump Gas Dyno Test." I'm surprised there wasn't more apparent interest shown, at the time, particularly from those clamouring for 4" bores & 400 H.P.! That 337 cu" street engine, tested at approx 393 H.P. & 420 lb.ft. of torque, at a max of 5400 rpm.! ... In comparison, I was just perusing a new cars buyers guide today & noted that one of Gov't Motors new Ls 6.2 L /378 cu. in. Ca-a-o engines, is rated at 400 H.P. & 410 lb.ft. It's a substantially bigger & modern electronically controlled engine, that has little if any more peak power than a revamped version of our favorite 50+ yr old engine... Interesting.

Quick clutch question

JPotter57 — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 07:27:11 GMT

Will an 11 inch clutch fit in a '57 Ford car bellhousing? I have both a 10 and 11" clutch, both are 3" tall, seem to fit in the bell, but I didnt try the fit with the fork yet. I have both flywheels and they are the same just drilled for their respective clutches. If I can use an 11", I'd rather do that....

removing undercoating...

texasmark1 — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 19:34:36 GMT

Working on son's Mercury; its "remove the old undercoating and see what's really there" time; I've read about using mineral spirits, oven cleaner, kerosene, heat... you name it, someone makes a point of saying its the best thing since sliced bread, so I'm coming to my most trusted source...

give it to me straight, I can take it... is it just plain old elbow grease, a scraping tool and the next month or so on our backs chiseling away at it??

open to all suggestions!

thanks,Mark

Quick question

snowcone — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 23:07:15 GMT

I have just reintalled the Fordomatic in my Aust 58 Customline with a 272 and there is a bracket that slips over the dipstick tube to brace it, but I cannot see anywhere for it to bolt to.
It is about 3 inches long and has a angled flat section with a 3/8 hole.
It doesn't line up with anything like the starter or manifold or head that I can see.
Help please for a dumbass with a short memory that can't remember where it was unbolted from

1956 Ford

PF Arcand — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 22:31:04 GMT

Want an original Black 1956 Customline tudor? What a friend of mine calls a "moonshiner." Take a look at this like new one, on WWW.StreetsideClassics.com Plug in 1956 Ford. Pricey, but what a nostalgia trip. I wouldn't do anything to it that ruins it's character, but think of it with some hidden subtle "Mummert" style upgrades. A killer!

Where are your tires made?

charliemccraney — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:24:59 GMT

My car needs new tires and I'd prefer made in USA so I want to get an idea of which brands actually make the tires here in the USA.

If you don't mind, crawl under your cars and trucks and let me know the brand, model, and where the tires are manufactured.

On my truck:
BF Goodrich, Radial TA, Made in USA, all 4.
To cold and dark to look at the car now but it has:
Fulda, Quantum Elite

e-bird 2x4's

yalincoln — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:59:29 GMT

hi, does anyone have the factory literature on how they adjusted the carbs and chokes on a street e-bird 2x4 set up. i'd like to copy it if possible, for a friend, thanks.

More Thumper Pics

RB — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 15:20:52 GMT

Engine is 433 cu in Lincoln Y block with rare 2x4 factory intake and Continental valve covers

"B" intake mods

PF Arcand — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:49:48 GMT

Want to do a mild street port job on a "B" intake. What tool will work best to cut the carb mounting base from 4 holes to two ovals? Just trying to grind it away with a Die grinder doesn't seem efficient. Thanks..

F-100 seat swaps

bloodyknucklehill — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 22:32:17 GMT

So the 58 I just bought has a totally roached seat and aside from restoring this one I was curious if anyone has any luck swapping seats in from another rig into one of these.. Do other series of F-100 seats fit in here at all.. would like to keep it ford but i'll do what i gotta to get this thing on the road (or at least to the point where i can sit in it and make "vroom vroom" sounds)..

Spedometer gear

ejstith — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:52:09 GMT

Anybody know how many teeth on a 4:10 gear speedometer?

FOM to T-86 conversion.

PWH42 — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 11:33:27 GMT

I'm thinking of replacing the FOM in my 56 with aT86 overdrive.Any of you guys that have done this swap think that my 3.22 gear is not enough with a stick?This not a race car,just an almost every day driver,so I'm not concerned about off the line launches.I just want to make sure it will take off without any shudder.

Will someone tell me how to operate the overdrive on my 56 customline?

Big6ft6 — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:27:07 GMT

The only information I have access to is the repair manual and I feel like I'm reading the old testiment of the Bible! This sun-gear begot that ring gear, and the balk ring gear is internal the output pawl....blah blah blah. I just want to know how I'm supposed to operate it!

I'm looking more for the information that would in the owner's manual. Something along the lines of "pull the lever on the dash when you want xyz to happen".

I figured out enough from the repair manual to realize that the overdrive happens automatically? (contrary to my assumption that I had to pull out the dash lever to engage the overdrive).

So how is it suppose to work and how to I know if it is working?

How hard should it be to stop the car with manual drum brakes?

Big6ft6 — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:07:44 GMT

So I've been driving the customline this week for errands and to work even :D it is awesome. One thing that is quite un-awesome is the amount of pedal force I have to exert to stop the car. Anyone who has followed my build knows I have a completely new brake system from master cylinder (68 bronco) to the drums. I have a very firm pedal and what seems to be appropriate pedal travel, but the responsiveness of the brakes leaves much to be desired.

I have to pick my heel off the floor and push with full leg muscles to get a braking response similar to normal braking on my modern cars. Since I'm a tall guy my leg is bent at an akward angle and driving around town I'm starting to get knee pain. I'm a very conservative driver and slow down early.

If I really stand on it, I can get the wheels to lock up (I've tried on some country roads) so the brakes are working, but they are just hard. Sometimes if stopped on even a moderate incline with my foot on the brake the car starts to roll backward and I quickly have to apply more pressure, If I have to stay stopped on the incline for any length of time, the amount of pressure I need to keep on the pedal gets uncomfortable (sorry if I'm sounding a little wussy!)

Since I'm not familiar with what is "normal" for manual drum brakes I'm looking for some feedback/descriptions on what it should be like. For example, can you typically stop coming down a normal freeway off ramp without picking your heel off the floor? How does it compare to a modern car with power disc/drum?

Perth, West Australia, All Ford Day

rick55 — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 19:51:12 GMT

Sunday, the bi annual show put on by the local Mustang and GT Falcon Clubs was held here in Perth. Our club had 40 cars on show amongst over 500 and managed to take out two trophies in the People's Choice voting. One trophy went to an immaculate 56 Mercury
Monterey coupe - very rare here in WA - and the other prize was taken out by a red and white convertible built from a 1958 Aussie Customline. It ended up looking like a Canadian 55 Meteor with 56 stripes. For our cars to take out two prizes shows the popularity of this era of cars. The Merc also took out our Club trophy on the day.
I have posted some photos, so hope you enjoy.
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I do have some if you are interested.
Regards

F-Series truck

davis — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 20:31:23 GMT

I saw this at the local aviation and car show last weekend down here in SoCal. maybe someone on here?
killer truck.

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[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/primerpodcast/6274609817/]Wings, Wheels, and Rotors October 23, 2011 Los Alimitos Army Airfield-68[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/primerpodcast/]PrimerPodcast[/url], on Flickr
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63 uni

62galxe — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 19:46:15 GMT

A couple of short videos of my truck. click on the picture to start the video. Picked up a gopro camera and decided to play a little bit. photobucket makes it look a little funny. looks better full screen

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The motor build will shortly begin

junkyardjeff — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 18:26:19 GMT

Yesterday I sold my 65 country squire to finance the Y block build and finish my 2wd bronco daily driver plus I just had too many cars,hated to see it go as I had it almost 11 years but its getting hard to keep up on all my vehicles plus my girlfriends two so since it was the one I could get the most money from (of the cars I am willing to sell) it had to go. I picked up a untouched 62 292 last year and need to get with Carl to see if he still has the 312 I was interested in for the crank and good heads I will be soon starting the build,I hope to have my 66 f250 painted by the end of september and then I will get the 292 on the stand and get it apart and see how it is. I am seriously thinking about going with a 4 speed and not mess with a automatic.

lining up my doors...

texasmark1 — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 19:54:40 GMT

57 Fairlane tudor model...

trying to get the doors lined up... aaarrrggghhh!

anybody got any secrets? got the front correct, the back was too low... got the back right on, then the front was off...

checked the shop manual... yeah, it says what it says...

anybody... anybody??

want the doors lined up so when I get to the weatherstipping ready to go on, it will fit right; also need the doors lined up before I finish my inner door panels so they will line up with the rear panels...

Mark

Help..I am stuck...progressive linkage Tbird

MarkMontereyBay — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:30:03 GMT

I have been struggling yesterday afternoon and all day today with the stock linkage throttle linkage on the 57 Bird Fordomatic and progressive linkage for the 3x2 carbs. The combined spring resistance of the 3 accel pumps in the carbs is enough to limit the secondaries from opening and full throttle on the primary. There are no return springs on the progressive linkage. When attempting full throttle the spring tension actuates the throttle control rod off its detent at about half throttle and the carb link rod stops moving with the secondaries still closed even though there is pedal travel left. Anyone have some suggestions or illuminations?

Nice '54

DANIEL TINDER — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 08:44:29 GMT

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-ULTIMATE-SLEEPER-Y-BLOCK-312-HURST-4-SPD-NICE-RIDE-/280733145616?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item415cffda10#ht_21835wt_1002

Local hot rod show

rick55 — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 01:40:35 GMT

just thought I would paste some photos of our club display in the local hot rod and custom show held this weekend in Perth.
Hope you enjoy them
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Regards

3 deuce progress photos

MarkMontereyBay — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 17:54:44 GMT

Here a couple of progress photos on the triple deuces for the 57 Bird. I finished the carb rebuilds, figured out the progressive linkage for now, and finished tweeking and installing the fuel lines I got from Vintage Speed to clear the choke cap. Next will be setting it on the the motor and working out the plumbing for the fuel regulator and gauge, PCV manifold fitting and hose, locating the metal vacuum lines to and from the fuel pump, and distributor vacuum advance. Then dealing with the throttle linkage and progressive again. All this while waiting for some quality 225/60 R15 tires to come off back order. American Torque Thrust D's are sitting the garage still in the boxes.

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Y block friendly machine shops in or near Ohio

junkyardjeff — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:54:55 GMT

Now that I have sold a car I have the money to build the 292 and need to know if there are any machine shops in or around Ohio that really knows Y blocks and what to do to them,I am not going to use any local machine shops since they probably have not worked on any in years. I talked to a local who is a well know racer who builds motors and he admitted its been over 20 years since he built one so I want someone who has recently worked on one,I used a local cheap shop with the 235 I have in my 37 Chevy p/u and it needs to come apart due to something not right.

Holley model 4010 double pumper

46yblock — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 12:18:13 GMT

Within the last 1-2 weeks Ted and someone mentioned the Holley line of carbs which were similar to 4100s. It was news to me.

Today this showed up in my mailbox. Holley model 4010, list 84012, 600 cfm, mech. secondaries, annular discharge, manual choke. Apparently it has the same throttle plates as a 750 cfm (4010?). The top cover is one piece split horizontally from the body like the 4100s. It looks rugged, and an obvious take-off from the Autolites. The ebay picture and description were both poor, so it was a surprise package.

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Holley 2110 stainless fuel line carb inlet connection...Pics

MarkMontereyBay — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:56:08 GMT

I got some stainless lines from Vintage Speed for the 3 94's. Birthday present. The fuel lines have compression fittings at the carb inlet ends. Will these thread directly into the carb inlet on the carb body and seal? Or do I need an adapter? The threads are correct and not NPT fittings.

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Journey from the Southeast to Columbus

charliemccraney — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 13:40:58 GMT

I'm heading up Thursday morning, I75 to I71 to I70, hopefully leaving the driveway by 9:00am. That should put me in Chattanooga around 11:30. Anyone else on the same time-frame?

If you will be ahead of me, drop off small boxes of Y-Block parts every 100 miles or so. That way I should make it:D

Torque Specs for Valve Covers

gritsngumbo — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:09:22 GMT

Is there such a thing? Don't want to get them too tight and warp the cover. I read somewhere (not here) 10 lbs. That sound right?

Photos of 57 Bird with Sanderson headers installed.

MarkMontereyBay — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 17:34:08 GMT

Here are some photos of the Tbird with aluminum heads and Sanderson's. Just got it back from the muffler shop this afternoon. Did an impulsive thing and switched from 3 chamber Flowmasters to Magnaflows. Much louder and very like glasspacks on acceleration, more traditional sounding. Has a great loping idle and is fairly quiet at cruise. The headers really lit up the performance according to my butt meter. This thing is way faster than I expected. New set of Torque Thrust D's have been shipped and will go on next week. Working at the bench on the triple 94's and 573. Lots of little stuff to take care of. Next big project is the Granada front disc brake upgrade. I think positractionit is in my future.

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312 is up and running with new alum heads, etc.

MarkMontereyBay — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 10:42:20 GMT

I have the Tbird running finally. Started on the first crank and ran it at 2000 rpm for 20 minutes. No issues other than a small oil leak at the valve cover. Using the old gaskets until I finish all the adjustments. I had to use the stock exhaust manifolds/exhaust so I could hear what was going on and used the stock 4bbl and manifold as well to be sure all would fire off correctly instead of the 3x2's that haven't been tried out. Did a warm valve adjust at 19 but need to go through them again later. I had the transmission drained for torque converter work and shift shaft seal replacement. I put 6 quarts of Type F in before starting but couldn't run it through the gears at 2000 RPM. Has me a little anxious and added the remaining fluid. Ran it through the gears on the jack stands and it shifts okay. Fluid is not burnt. Going to let it down off the jacks, do some final stuff and see if I can get it up and down the street later. Doesn't want to shift into drive without stalling unless the idle is up due to the Mummert 270 cam. Once the headers are on with new exhaust hopefully I can tune it down some.

Holley 94 carb paint/coating source

MarkMontereyBay — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 10:09:14 GMT

I am going through the center carb for the 3x2 setup. The secondary carbs I have are a light gold/silver color and look to be from Vintage Speed or similar outfit. I want to match the center carb with them. Is the Eastwood gold/cadmium kit what I need?

[url]http://www.eastwood.com/golden-cad-kit.html[/url]

Urethane suspension bushings

Richard — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:54:07 GMT

I am rebuilding my 54 Ranch Wagon Suspension and want to use Urethane Bushings. Anybody know where I can order them? Any information on installing them so they do not squeak?
Thanks,
Richard.

Edelbrock 573 fuel block location?

MarkMontereyBay — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 20:51:45 GMT

I am putting the triple 94's on a 573 intake and wondering how to mount a fuel block. I have a firewall mount but don't want hoses running all over. I would like to use an inline regulator and gauge coming from the stock filter on the 57 Bird to a fuel block next to the center/driver side of the intake. I am using rubber 3/8 fuel line to the carbs so it needs to be mounted. Any suggestions?

Smaller oil filter

46yblock — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 16:25:22 GMT

There is the standard size Ford filter, FL1A I think. Then there is one that has a case approx. half the length of the FL1A. What I need to know is the filter and its application, that is even shorter than the half size. I brought this up years ago on the old forum, but have forgotton what the shortie fit. Today I looked at a filter for Chrysler 2.2 L thinking it was the one, but not.

My remote filter setup has leaked one too many drops, and short stuff would clear the steering box.