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Gonna let the cat out of the bag I guess

Jim — Mon, 12 May 2008 13:13:30 GMT

I have been working on a new look and feel for the site for the past month or so and still have much to do but good progress is being made. The time consuming area is the Profiles. It takes me anywhere between 10-20 minutes to do one. And we have a ton of profiles!

I am working on it every night, gonna try to turn it on by the 1st of June. The forum will remain as is, all the new site does is link to what we already have here so that won't change.

If you want a sneak peek at what I'm up to, you can look at what I have done so far at http://newsite.y-blocksforever.com

I had totally forgotten how many hours it took to build the current site, but at least it was stretched out over several years! I'm trying to do this new one in only a couple of months and I really think i can write html code in my sleep!

Enjoy!

AM Radio

Eddie Paskey — Wed, 07 May 2008 21:32:46 GMT

Hey All; I know this is not a questionabout Y-Blocks, but a friend of mine needs either a used radio or front dial glass for a 65 T-bird. Thought maybe someone would have a source?? Again sorry it's not a Y-Block. Many thanks to everyone. God Bless

'56 front-end upgrades?

JohnnyRocket — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 02:19:24 GMT

My '56 has a "wobbly" front-end, do you guys know of any good upgrades to the stock front-end and where to find the right stuff?

Is there any place you can find a retro-fit kit with modern parts like the ones Global West has for '55-'57 chevys (a bit out of my pricerange though). I don't want to modify to much, but i really feel that something needs to be done if i'm gonna go ~400 hp (sorry, no Y-block I'm building a 351C)

Thanks in advance // J.R.

Moonshine Festival in Dawsonville, GA

Reed P — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 08:08:01 GMT

Hey Y-Guys...

I heard about this event in 2006 or so....did not have time to go last year, but I think my dad and I are going to try and attend this year. Pretty neat looking event. Have any of you ever attended this event? I'll try to find some more pics and info...but here are a few I stole of the another site from the 2006 show.

[img]http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=237865&d=1162156566[/img]

[img]http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=237874&d=1162156762[/img]

I'm sure you guys have seen this one!

[img]http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=237902&d=1162160353[/img]

[img]http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=237904&d=1162160353[/img]

Lots of 40 Ford stuff...but I have a feeling some Y's will be there in a few mean looking black 57's!

Soooooooo....who wants to meet us over there :D

--Reed

Forum login.

charliemccraney — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 05:57:12 GMT

Is forum login working for everyone else? I'm getting around it by using "add reply" at any topic and using the login screen that comes up.

More Y's in magazine articles

davis — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:45:02 GMT

Anybody else notice more and more articles regarding Y-blocks in magazines last year and this year to date?
i'm a new member here for couple months but had a Y now for over a year.
i think Y's are coming up in popularity. The old "How to rebuild your Y-block" is also back on the bookshelves.

just my thoughts as this could be a good thing.

Nifty Kurtis

AZ28 — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:33:08 GMT

I got my new "Hot Rod" mag the other day and there is a pretty sharp little Lincoln Y-block powered sports car in there. Another Panamerican racer - this time an original.......

Thunder Road Movie

Jerry's Kars — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:15:00 GMT

What color was Robert Mitchum's Fairlane 500 in the movie Thunder Road?

2020 end of the V8?

gary534 — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 07:26:30 GMT

Just passed into law 35 MPG industry wide fuel economy for passenger cars in the year 2020. Does this mean the end of the V8 in newly manufactured passenger cars in 2020?

Yet another Hilborn Y block system on epay

63 Red Stake Bed — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:11:55 GMT

Well here is another clean looking Hilborn for those with deep pockets & High rpm powerbands in mind.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Hilborn-Fuel-Injection-Racecar-Hotrod-Y-block-Ford-Merc_W0QQitemZ320238528342QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item320238528342

Got the block and crank this week...finally

Speedmaven — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:45:20 GMT

Finally was able to get over to Glen's place this week to pick up the 292 and steel crank to begin my twin turbo project. Most of the pre-fitment work is already done, via a running 292 I picked up a couple weeks ago. I should be able to start getting stuff rounded up soon for this thing. I will be having the block bored to 3.80 or 3.81, depending on which piston and rod combo I decide on. Plans call for a CNC machined I-beam of some kind, unless I find an H-beam I like. Forged pistons with a nice thick crown for a bunch of boost. I plan on 12-14 to get started, with 20-25 to come. Working on getting a set of big chamber posted heads right now, will upsize valves on exhaust side, standard 1.92 intakes. Will be lightweight valves with good springs and seals. Still working out the camshaft right now, should make scary power. I will be putting a pair of small T3 turbos on the running 292 I have now, just to learn fuel and ignition basics, with about 8-10 lbs..The real bullet will get a pair of hybrid T3-T4 turbos, and adjustable wastegates so I can play with power output. MSD distrib with MSD ignition box, boost retard and boost referenced fuel pump should make it all work together. I am starting to see the lights at the end of the tunnel on this project, at least as far as the hard parts go anyway. I want to stay with a toploader 4 speed, but may end up going to a C4 automatic. I will post some updates whenever I can, and will add photos as I can as well....wish me luck Y's guys, this is gonna be a hairy ride methinks...

A good look at an Argentina Y Running

63 Red Stake Bed — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:11:50 GMT

I stumbled upon this by accident on You tube. It looks like a 66 f-100 with a y block with the argentina small block style heads.

The audio is a little funky, but it give a great view of the dual plane intake & what it looks like on a y with these heads.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnVnwKYu7-I&feature=user

Looking for "Langy " UK

LON — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 05:50:15 GMT

Looking for a guy from UK called Langy ?? I remember a while back a guy from UK posted a few questions . Lynne & I are heading over there next Saturday for 3 weeks . Found a Hot Rod shop called "Langy's " on the web .Thought it maybe the same guy ???? Hope to find a few Y-Blockers ??

Lon

Calling Rick Coder

LON — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 04:08:57 GMT

Hey Rick ,Could you please send me your e-mail address. Had a problem with my computer & your e-mail has disappeared ?Talk soon .

Regards Lon

Opinions on Battery Maintenance "Chargers" Battery Tender vs Battery Minder

56Club_modified — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:27:02 GMT

I'm trying to decide on a trickle charger with a brain after just having to replace my 12 volt battery. Primary candidates are Battery Tender (12V 1.25 Amp) versus BatteryMinder (12 V 1 Amp) versus Battery Sentinel (12 volt 3 amp); Only Sentinel & Minder have "desulfination" features, but most good press found was for Tender. They're all within the same $50 to $60 price range. Anyone know of any good reasons to use one of these three or a good reason why anyof these should not be considered ?

MoonShadow post mortem

MoonShadow — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:09:28 GMT

Finally a fairly nice day so I decided to do a quick check on the engine. Pulled the valve covers, all push rods and rockers in place. Cranked the engine everything goes up and down. So good so far. Pulled all the plugs, all nasty looking from short start and warm ups during the winter!

Finally a compression check. Cylinders running from 120 to 135 on the drivers side (easy side first). Same on the passenger side until I got to number two (the last one to do of course). It bounces on the gauge but reads a resounding 0. That may be my problem, do ya think? I was pretty sure I busted some rings and/or a piston and this pretty well confirms it.

So off went the 40 over 272 to the machine shop for a deck and balance job. Hope to have it back in a few weeks. Then its out with the old and in with the new. I'll have to put off building the 312 for another year.

Anyway, thats whats happening in New Hampshire today! Chuck

56 Bumper on a 54

paul2748 — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:30:16 GMT

Has anybody put a 56 bumper with the exhaust outlets on a 54 Ford? Is it a bolt on or what has to be done?

Thanks

Started teardown of a scrapper bought 292

56Sedan — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 08:01:42 GMT

The other day I took a bunch of junk Model A stuff to the scrapyard, as I was waiting in line I noticed the guy in front of me had a Y-block motor is his load.

I walk up the the scrapper, ask him how much he'd take for the motor in back and he says "50 bucks and a 12 pack of Busch beer"

I tell him "Ok I'll take it" figuring it's good for parts if nothing else.

He follows me down to the convience store I get his 12 pk and his 50 bucks, we push the motor over into the bed of my truck from his and I take it back to my shop.

At this point the motor is free as I made $125 on the junk Model A stuff( worn out axles, banjo housings with cracks, broken springs, brake drums etc etc etc.....

Yesterday I finally had some time to check it over and start tearing it down.
It's a C2AE block with CITE heads, has the PCV equipped valley pan.
The heads had never been off as the steel head gaskets still had the Ford script & part number, a mint set of tubular pushrods, The cylinders are STD. bore and I suspect the crank is too. I'll know more this afternoon when I finish taking it down.
The 11 inch flywheel is a bonus too. he said it came out of a '63 Ford F-600 so it may have the steel crank.
Evidently they took the 292 out to put in a 460 !?!?...........

A bit longwinded, but it pays to get in with the scrapper crowd, you never know what they run across, I gave him my number and told him to keep me in mind if he runs across anything old.

He calls me this morning at 7am (he woke me up from my comatose like sleep) and tells me he just got a '64 Ford Fairlane 2dr ht and he'll take $300 bucks for it, with the title!

i'm sure the body is rough, but for the price it's worth looking at..

Just what I need more junk laying around!

VS57.com

MoonShadow — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 09:21:57 GMT

Does anyone have an idea whats going on with VS57.com? Site seems to be down or missing. I noticed several bad links on the site last month so I'm a bit concerned. I hope something hasn't happend to the moderator (Jim?). If anyone has his mailing address send it to me please. If nothing else I would like to see if I can recover the information he had on his site and host it on mine. This is too good an asset to let it go. Chuck in NH

bare block needed in Iowa

mongo — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:28:31 GMT

Ross at Quicktime bellhousings, Oskaloosa , Iowa , zip 52577 , needs a block and crank ,any condition . We have some issues with the new bellhousing, it's a bueatiful part , but is going to require all race parts to work. He wants to make a new one. That will use all stock pieces. He wants to do this, but really needs a block. He will drive to your place and pickup. Contact Me ,for more details , Dave 931-739-0152

200,000 visits to Y-blocksforever

gary534 — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 11:21:43 GMT

Congratulations to YBF on reaching this milestone! As it was closing in on 200K visits I couldnt access the page that shows the visit count. Then the next time I got to it, the count was 200,020 visits. Thank you to everyone on this forum.

DynoSim, Desktop Dyno, etc.

charliemccraney — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:26:04 GMT

I'm curious if anyone here has compared Desktop Dyno type software predictions with real dyno pulls. They advertise the result to be within 5%.

Looking for a teapot spacer...

Daniel Jessup — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:17:20 GMT

Anyone know where I can find the 4 barrel Holley teapot spacer for the 55/56 Fords? My buddy tells me that he has a lot of heat between the carb and intake...

Dan

Ford 272 Oil Pan Cleaning

timmy4 — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 09:09:51 GMT

On the 272 engine I am rebuilding I had a tough time cleaning the oil pan because the oil had to be scraped out in chunks. I was wondering how I could clean under the baffle so I decided to take a long screwdriver and scrape out what I could. Then I put the pan in parts cleaner and took a long brushed which I use to clean the oil holes on engines and bent it so it fit under the baffle and I was able to get it cleaned

spare tire hole in trunk

montana ford man — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 07:05:09 GMT

the hole in the trunk where the spare tire rides is rusted through on my 56,it looks like it comes out in one piece[sealer,weld...?] has anyone had any experience with this?was thinking fiberglassing it but maybe someone makes a replacement or could remove from donor car. hope to have my 56 customline on the road when summer hits,been 10 years since I drove it last! thanks

Unable to upload .jpg to profile - access denied

56Club_modified — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 06:21:28 GMT

I keep getting error mesage "Access to the path 'd:\hosting\k5jmc\forums\Uploads\Photos\5d35f020-c03d-4779-9527-eba5.jpg' is denied" when trying to upload a .jpg from my PC to my profile - as either a "picture" or "avitar.

file is 85 kb & 800 x 533 - all below the stated maximum sizes

YBM Engine Masters article

PF Arcand — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:44:16 GMT

Ted; I read your interesting article in issue #84. One area you didn't discuss was what you proposed to do re carburation? Also, I'm confused about your mention of an early & later Blue Thunder Intake? (other than the one intended for the early Holleys?) In reading the PHR results article previously, I noted that nearly all entrants used electric water pumps. How much power do they free up?

Y block oil filter question

timmy4 — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 07:41:14 GMT

I am rebuilding a y block engine and I am replacing the canister filter with a new one and I want to make sure I am doing it right. A rubber washer goes
on the bolt first and after you insert it in the filter housing you put another rubber washer on then the double spring then the filter cartridge and finally
the housing gasket. Thank you.

Impressive engine work on a different scale!

bird55 — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:00:41 GMT

I had seen a video of this guys engine before, but never an explanation of how etc.
here is a link to his website and a tour of his shop. Pretty amazing, to say the least. enjoy.
[url]http://weberprecision.com[/url]

Replacement interior

m_conrad_0311 — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 08:48:41 GMT

My '56 Ranch Wagon originally came with and still has some of the brown western vinyl interior, but it is incomplete and in general poor condition. I was wondering if any one may know of reproduction material available? Does anyone know where I might find some pics of this style of interior. Mine is missing both of the door panels, so I have no idea what they are supposed to look like. All help is greatly appreciated.

New guy from PA with pics.

Eightydeuce — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:05:41 GMT

Thought I'd take a few moments to introduce myself to everyone. My name is Jeremy, i'm 28 years old and live in Waynesboro, PA. I recognize some of the user names here from another site called the HAMB. I purchased the 55 crown vic below this past september, and have been busy tinkering with it since. I removed the fender skirts, Hood ornaments, hubcaps, front bumper guards and also installed an old tube grill. It's powered by a 312 which the last owner had rebuilt.

I pulled the engine last week so I could replace the rear main seal and painted my firewall black since I'd like to have the car totally black one day. I'm also working on installing a dual master cylinder while the engine is out.

The last pic on the bottom is my uncle back in the mid 60's with his 55 crown. It was powered at one time by many engines including a 272, 292, 312, 390, 406, 427, and even a straight 6 at one point:w00t:. It even had a fiberglass hood and fenders.

[IMG]http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd285/jbg504pir/hot%20rods/mycrown.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd285/jbg504pir/hot%20rods/HPIM0295.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd285/jbg504pir/hot%20rods/engine.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd285/jbg504pir/hot%20rods/Darrelscrownsmall.jpg[/IMG]

Legendary Ford Mag articles

Carson — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 18:14:12 GMT

two well done Y Block articles in this slick bi-monthly mag

#1 a six page article of "10 things to know about Ys guys love'um"

#2 a three page article "once upon a tome in Mexico"

winning the original PanAm class in the La Carrera race w/ a Y block

both artical are full of great photos

www.legendaryfordmagazine.com 1-800-857-7772

giddy up , Carson

www.

'50 Ford

yehaabill — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:33:23 GMT

Y-Guys My son is looking at a '50 ford car to purchase and was

asking me if I thought a 'Y' would fit.

Has anyone seen this or know someone that has one?

Thx Bill

Air Cleaner ID Help

55Brodie — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 07:33:47 GMT

Can anyone identify the source for these air cleaners?

Thanks,

Trouble accessing the forum with Internet Explorer

charliemccraney — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:08:33 GMT

Is anyone else having trouble getting on the forum using internet explorer?

Oils for non rollerized engines

PF Arcand — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 23:11:39 GMT

Since this is an ongoing issue, just thought to advise that the March 2008 issue of Street Rodder, has an article on oils & lifter problems etc.

My extra '56 312

davis — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:30:41 GMT

i couldnt give this away. i ran the #'s and checked the crank and then found out its a 312.
probably from a 56 fairlane?

not bad for an extra "throw-in engine" with purchase of a 59 truck.

what should i look for as potential problems. not sure why it was partially taken apart.

thanks!

1955 Ford Benz

Ware35 — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 03:42:51 GMT

I'm searching for a very unique old car and hoping that one of you may have seen it or heard of it. It's a 1955 Ford sedan body, can't remember if it's 2 or 4 door. The entire drivetrain and most of the suspension and frame are from a Mercedes-Benz sedan...probably a late 70's or early 80's model.

If it's still in the condition it was in when my father sold it, it would have hand controls for a handicapped driver as well as an Apache attack helicopter joystick for the gear shift which was using all the joystick buttons to open the doors, hood, trunk, and operate the cruise control.

I realize this is a very strange request, but I have found nothing through my recent searches and was hoping someone may have seen this oddity at a show somewhere or perhaps heard about it.

My father built this car and then sold it around 18 years ago. Hopefully it hasn't been parted out or stripped. My father passed away 10 years ago and I am looking for some of his projects. He also built a '40 Ford coupe which was all GM drivetrain and also had a few interesting fabrications added on (creased hood, swivel seats, custom fuel tank, custom rear seat, etc.).

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

ECG-B combustion chamber volume

46yblock — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 17:35:07 GMT

I have a '55 ECG-B head that has been hanging around for a while. Today to satisfy curiosity I stuck in a couple valves and CC'd one of the chambers. 81 cc!

ford show at KNOTTS BERRY FARM

steve borio — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:07:29 GMT

for anyone whos interested ,Knotts Berry Farm will be hosting their annual fabulous ford show on sunday April 20th.Even though my wagon is not show worthy(and i mean it) my employer said he will reimburse me for the entrance if I decide to enter.