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By charliemccraney - 16 Years Ago
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I was hoping to see more but at least a few showed up. That's some kind of cross ram setup in the first picture.
 
 
 
 
 
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By paul2748 - 16 Years Ago
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Nice pics
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By MikeLongIsland - 16 Years Ago
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Cool
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By LON - 16 Years Ago
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Cool photos . LOVE that 32 Closed cab with the E-code manifold .Looks like Offy bolt on cross rams . Would love to have a pair or two of them hanging on the garage wall .Y-blocks rule . Lon
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By Ted - 16 Years Ago
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Charley. Thanks for the pics. That ’56 Customline Victoria sure brings back some fond memories.
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By pintoplumber - 16 Years Ago
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Nice pictures Charlie. Did you drive the truck down? Is it running?
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By Unibodyguy - 16 Years Ago
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The croos-Ram set-up, thats possibly made by Offenhauser?? Never heard or seen that before. I would really entertain that idea on my 57 F100 shortbed, if I could find one. I thought that one that was made up by Norm Snyder in the last issue of Yblock Magazine was very interesting, especially the angle of the carb's and just the engineering of it. Michael
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By MoonShadow - 16 Years Ago
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The cross rams are an attachment that bolts to the two four barrell manifold. They were used on a LOT of scrub engines and appear on EBAY regularly. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Offenhauser-Cross-ram-setup-NO-RESERVE_W0QQitemZ250394434107QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item250394434107&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245&_trkparms=72%3A1171%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/58-59-60-61-62-63-64-348-409-CHEVY-CROSS-RAM-MANIFOLD-X_W0QQitemZ390035216095QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item390035216095&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245&_trkparms=72%3A1171%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318 You just have to make sure they will fit your manifolds bolt pattern. Many of them were dual pattern. I also found a setup that was made for inboard applications in boats. Has a bit "S" cast into but I don't know who the maker was. Chuck in NH
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By charliemccraney - 16 Years Ago
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pintoplumber (3/23/2009)
Nice pictures Charlie. Did you drive the truck down? Is it running?
It is running but I didn't drive it down. I need to address the low speed cooling issue. Didn't want to get caught in traffic and have to deal with overheating. It's on the list this year.
I've been driving it a lot around town, though, more often than I drive the car.
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By Eddie Paskey - 16 Years Ago
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Hey Charlie;; On the overheat,, take a look atb Casco's water pump with the big vanes;; also Concours makes a smaller water pump pulley. Both of these sure help my Bird!! Hope it helps,, Been in parades and never has overheated.. Charles-- sure appreciate all the help you give out, Thanks to you my distributor is working great. God Bless Eddie
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By PF Arcand - 16 Years Ago
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The Offy cross ram setup is a new one on me. I wonder how well they worked on a Y-Blk? Ted, I don't know what your memory of a Dual 4 barrel Customline hardtop is, but mine is that Curtis Turner won the Southern 500 in 56, going away with one. As I recall it was brought to my attention in some information sent to me a few years ago by Richard Gaston, who unfortunately left us this week. I don't think there was more of a Ford Y-Block enthusiast anywhere, than Richard was...
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By Unibodyguy - 16 Years Ago
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Thanks Chuck, good to know its out there, just in case!! Michael
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By marvsmerc - 16 Years Ago
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Nice Pictures, Charlie. Was surprised to see the Merc something like mine. Can't believe they didn't change those crossover exhaust manifolds. They are so plentiful to find for reasonable money. I'm going to Clearwater for a little get away to some sunshine in a few weeks. Hope to see a few classics there................ I went to a car show once around Vero Beach & talked to a guy that was the original owner of a 59 Catalina Convertible which was just Gorgeous !!
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By yalincoln - 16 Years Ago
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hi, first photo; looks like a factory or 257 edelbrock, the carb mountings are too close to be an early intake. then they used small 4bbl to large 4bbl adaptors and of coarse the offy cross ram adaptors. very sweet setup, thanks for the pics., wayne.
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By PWH42 - 16 Years Ago
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Marv, If you're going to be down there on Saturday,run over to Old Town in Kissimmee Saturday night.They have a weekly cruise over there that draws a couple of hundred very nice cars every week.
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By charliemccraney - 16 Years Ago
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Eddie Paskey (3/23/2009)
Hey Charlie;; On the overheat,, take a look atb Casco's water pump with the big vanes;; also Concours makes a smaller water pump pulley. Both of these sure help my Bird!! Hope it helps,, Been in parades and never has overheated.. Charles-- sure appreciate all the help you give out, Thanks to you my distributor is working great. God Bless Eddie
I think it is going to be simple as a fan shroud. I already have one of Frank's pumps so it should be moving enough coolant. It does fine when cruising. I'm glad to help. I'm just returning the favor. None of us got to where we are without asking questions.
yalincoln (3/24/2009)
hi, first photo; looks like a factory or 257 edelbrock, the carb mountings are too close to be an early intake. then they used small 4bbl to large 4bbl adaptors and of coarse the offy cross ram adaptors. very sweet setup, thanks for the pics., wayne.
I couldn't see the intake well enough to know which it was. It is exactly the way you describe.
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By Doug T - 16 Years Ago
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Hey Henry Floored Got any more pictures of the '40 with the Y? That is one of purest old school hot rod installations seen in a long time. No shot rod and not billet either, something a guy could do in his garage without spending a fortune or a lifetime. Just about perfect in my view.
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By charliemccraney - 16 Years Ago
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Henry Floored (3/24/2009)
Ya missed one.....
`40 Ford with a Y- block
Sure did. Hmm. What time of the day did you spot this one?
Were you wearing a Y block shirt? I thought I saw one in the crowd.
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By 57 ranchwagon - 16 Years Ago
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Hello everyone I have been stalking around this site for sometime and when I saw the pics of my wagon from Billetproof I had to post and say thanks its cool to see your hard work appreciated. I was glad to see all the Y-blocks represented down there when I built the wagon and 292 there were not as many around. I have been going to traditional shows for years and often I was the only Y-block around.(of coarse there was alot of correcting people who always thought it was a SBC) Anyway great site and thanks again. Sam I am currently Building a lans speed racing project with a Y-block I would be happy to post updates if theres any interest.
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By charliemccraney - 16 Years Ago
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57 ranchwagon (3/27/2009)
I am currently Building a lans speed racing project with a Y-block I would be happy to post updates if theres any interest.
I'd like to hear about it. So do you live near Ocala? Are you planning to drive to Columbus this year?
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By 57 ranchwagon - 16 Years Ago
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No I live pretty close to you in cumming Ga. I'm building a 1955 ford 2 door post. It will run a 355 CID Y- Block. It made around 500 hp on the dyno. We will run a tremec transmission. I hope to run around 150 at maxton and 175 at Bonnieville. Its hard to estimate to close there's not a lot of info on the aerodynamics of a 55 but it does not take a wind tunnel to know it not to good.
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By 2DRHRDTP57 - 16 Years Ago
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Keep us posted with some update pics
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