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By Daniel Jessup - 16 Years Ago
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I finally sold off the Tbird style paxton VS57 bracket that I had. Timing cover and clearance issues abounded. I found an NOS 55 56 Ford passenger car bracket (with supports), spring pack, and idler arm to install on the 292 on the test stand. Would like to try to run a Mighty Demon blower carb. Does anyone have any front/side view photos of the passenger car mount on our Y blocks? Just had a question about one of the supports for the bracket.
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By Daniel Jessup - 16 Years Ago
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just tried to go on www.vs57.com but no luck - I guess that site is officially gone?
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By John Mummert - 16 Years Ago
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Daniel, I installed one of those once. Can't believe I don't have pics. There were 2 supports made of 5/8 X 3/16" flat bar that bolted to the back and extended to the front intake manifold bolts. They had a 45 degree bend (more or less) where they bolted to the iron bracket and a slight bend to attach to the intake bolts.
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By MoonShadow - 16 Years Ago
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Daniel, This is the only shot I found of my bracket. If you open up the hole on the drivers side to a vertical slot you can remove the bracket without taking off the water pump. In this shot the two straps John mentions are not installed. You can barely see a small hole on the bracket above the dipstick and just forward/below the oil filler tube. The flat straps go from this hole to the first intake bolt (one on each side) They have a bit more that a 45 deg twist but are easy enough to make. The blower case can be unbolted and "clocked" to line the outlet up to your carb box. Make sure the front mounting bolts go in the correct holes. They are different than the case bolts. You can usually see marks in the paint where the bracket ears rested. Also if you have to buy new ones make sure the mounting bolts are not too long. They will cause damage to the inside of the case. Chuck in NH I 
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By Daniel Jessup - 16 Years Ago
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Moonshadow - when I get back to the garage this afternoon, I am going to hook the bracket up to the Y and see what we got. Where did you get your belt from - I am going to have to get one of those,,,,and it looks like a Throttle Body Injection or am I misidentying what's on that 55? 4 barrel intake? The solenoid on the blower still works, so I would think there would be a way that I could hook up a mechanical switch to the linkage that would engage the solenoid and give me Hi boost - don't you? Craig at Paradise wheels told me to stay away from the vacuum switches, but did not know anything about hooking up something mechanically to the linkage on the intake. What kind of air cleaner assembly are you using? K&N? Jessup
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By MoonShadow - 16 Years Ago
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That is a Pro-Jection. I never got around to hooking it up. Still new under the bench. I do use a K&N filter with a 3" inlet. I've since plumbed the filter to in front of the radiator for more air flow. I had my unit converted to a Paxton SN60 style and just run a single pulley for constant boost. I have several different size pullies for street/strip etc. They are very easy to change. The belt came from NAPA. Everything is in storage right now but I'll see if I can get the numbers for you. What did you find for a crank pulley? Chuck in NH
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By Daniel Jessup - 16 Years Ago
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Chuck, Thanks for the replies and all this helpful info! Right now, I have a pulley that has a power steering/accesory groove, then the blower belt on the end. Unfortunately, this is no longer good for my app, since I would have to space everything out to meet the exterior groove. The blower might not be so bad, but then the fan and/or pulley might get in the way. I did notice today that I liked the vertical lineup much, much better on this passenger car bracket than the tbird bracket that I had. I will probably try to get a hold of Craig again - he said he had a few more crank pulleys, but did not know their apps since they do not have part numbers. I will also need to get a bonnet for the carb. I am thinking about getting a Mighty Demon 650??? Then I would have to consider what fuel pump to run (couldn't I just run a hi flow electric with the Barry Grant Carb and not worry about fuel pressure?), how to hook up the switch for the solenoid, and get my distributor tuned correctly. Sounds like fun to me - nothing like turning a good wrench!  WHOOPS! did I just say "goodwrench"? Since when did preachers start cussing like sailors?
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By MoonShadow - 16 Years Ago
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Can you post a pic of the pulley? I may have an option for you. Frank make a real nice bonnet for the superchargers check the Rebop stuff on Johns site. I'm running a fuel pump from a Hi Performance 427 FE on mine. I also run a small inline electric pump to keep pressure up on hard runs. Not needed for normal driving though. Chuck in NH
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By noslo56 - 16 Years Ago
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 You should check out the Y-Block supercharger kits available from Gord at rexrep@telusplanet.net for mounting bracket ideas. The VS57 and the SN series of Paxton superchargers share the same mounting and bracket dimensions.
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By Daniel Jessup - 16 Years Ago
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Chuck here are some photos of the "repaired" pulley the way that I bought it. I need one this size with the accessory groove absent. 
Noslo56 - I have seen that setup from Gord before on ebay or somewhere else online. It looks nice. something a little more vintage looking is what I am after right now... Dan
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By pegleg - 16 Years Ago
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Dan, I still have a few crank pulleys for 3/8 belts (2) I also have some as cast that you can machine for the wide flat belt.
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By Daniel Jessup - 16 Years Ago
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Frank, right now there are not too many machine shops I trust in our area. About 1 hour away there might be, though. I will have to consider purchasing one of the pulleys that need to be machined. Would only the wide belt groove need to be machined, or would this also include the mounting holes, etc.? Chuck was reminding me about your bonnets, but if memory serves, you let me know a while back that the bonnets were VR57 material and had a larger opening than the VS57?
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By MoonShadow - 16 Years Ago
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I'm using one of Franks bonnets on my VS57 setup. Fits great. I'll have to check and see what I have for pulleys. Not sure if I have a spare anymore. I did have some Aluminum single wide belt ones made a while back and may be able to get more. Chuck in NH
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By Daniel Jessup - 16 Years Ago
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Well, I will have to talk to Frank about the bonnet. About the pulley...knowing my situation down here, I would much rather trust you and/or Frank than the cobblers. What does it take to get a pulley machined? I can honestly say that I have never had that done.
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By pegleg - 16 Years Ago
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Dan, The bonnet will work. If you run a late Holley, you'll have to rotate it to one side or the other to miss the float bowl. No big deal. If Chuck has or can find a pulley for the 1/2" belt. grab it! That would be less expensive that a modified version of mine. I'd make a lousy used car salesman wouldn't I ? 
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By Daniel Jessup - 16 Years Ago
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Chuck, any luck on the pulley? I am in the middle of raising a pole barn next to my house and the site work has got my free time a little occupied right now...but, is there any chance I could get those NAPA part numbers for the belt you spoke of? Frank, I will send you a PM about the bonnet... Jessup
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By Ol Ford Guy - 16 Years Ago
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Damiel,This might not hsve enough detail for you. Check out my post 57 Heaven, 
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By Daniel Jessup - 16 Years Ago
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Paul, nothing like that F code Y block! Very nice, to say the least. Unfortunately I am not running a VR57, but a VS57 - the setup is a little bit different looking. Was the photo about the bonnet by chance? Dan
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By pegleg - 16 Years Ago
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Dan, Couldn't respond to the PM, no return address or somesuch. Send a note to eglegrice@netzero.net">Peglegrice@netzero.net. Frank
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By Daniel Jessup - 16 Years Ago
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frank - e-mail sent...
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