Didnt see a place for intros but I assume one is in order. My name is Dan and I teach Auto Shop at the local high school (11th year teaching, 1st year in the auto shop) To say I am having a blast is an understatement! We have a '27 T project in the shop that we are going to make a trad. style hot rod out of. We plan to use a y-block that we found in our storage shed for the powerplant. I am an absolute novice when it comes to y-blocks but I reallt enjoy the old engines like hemis, flatheads, nailheads etc.

Really look forward to visiting here and learning about the y-block. Will also need to start trolling the classifieds, we are going to need (so far) rear main bearing cap, pushrods and lifters.

Thanks!

Welcome to the site, I think that you will find the most knowledge available anywhere. I would suggest that you go back on all of the different categories available and research all of the problems that we have all experienced. Any questions that you or your students have will be quickly and accurately answered.

Again, welcome to our site, and good luck on your project.

Jan  Urbanczyk  Major USMC Ret.

                                                                 Bowie Maryland

Hi Dan,

Welcome aboard we will be very interested to comment and help with your project.

Before starting on rebuilding any old Y block that may be available check to see what you have. Most commonly the motors are 292 cid displacement.  Check on the web site Ford-Y-Block.com for a complete listing of casting numbers for heads blocks cranks etc.  The best performance heads have casting marks ECZ-G or ????-113 cast under the water outlet of the heads. But for a lightweight T bucket huge amounts of power aren't mandatory to have a thrilling ride so obsessing on the "Best" could hurt your project.  The last of these engines was built by Ford in USA in 1964 and there is a real good chance that what you have is a mixture of parts. 

Doug T

The Highlands, Louisville, Ky.

From what we've found so far the block is an ECG and the heads are ECZ-G, am guessing from these numbers it is probably a '57 p/u engine. the rocker arms are ECG6564-B2 which I think are the high ratio rockers?

Dan Welcome. plenty of information around here lots of talk ond lots of projects from around the world.

If it's a truck motor should have some sort of mount accross the front, but side mounts can be used also. 

Dan what part of the country are you in.  Gerry

Lake Forest California  5th inf 77 Armor Div. VN 68/69

If you put your town and state in your signature

help might be closer than you think.

Welcome to the site!



Since this is a tbucket project start looking now or deciding how to do the exhaust. You could use Ram horns but they can be pricey for what you get. After that its a hand fabbed exhaust which in my opinion is perfect for that ride and would be a great welding project in itself-you can get precut header flanges on ebay.



Also you may have decisions about oil pan options. I've heard that you would want or need a rear sump pan for the chassis? I would think a tbird pan and sump would be out of the financial question. So you might want to keep your eyes and ears open for a rear sump pan and pickup. Just what I've heard.



Also saw that you requested lifters on the classifeds. You probably should mix lifters and cams without researching this subject. Could cause a cam to go flat quick.

You'll get lots of help here.

Just ask.

Good luck, this sounds like a great time!

       A  L  A  N   F  R  A  K  E  S   ~  Tulsa, OK    

as far as the sump goes the frame is a square tube typical T design, would think we will have room for just about anything, the steering will be mounted on top of the frame and the front will be suicide style, brake m/c will be mounted under the floor. exhaust will be a chore for sure. as far as mixing lifters and the cam I know what you mean - the lifters are already mixed up so we are in a bit of a pickle there already. I am located in Miles City MT

*sorry for the poor grammar and typing, am typing ine handed due to an accident...

You are ahead in the game already, you have the best heads and rockers. You can start working them. I assume that you are going too do a complete tear down and rebuild, my sugestion anyway. Depending on the budget a new cam and lifters would be in order, but if not reground cams and reconditioned lifters are available from John Mummert in CA. I can help you out with some cores, you pay shipping and they are yours. Get the block checked out, let us know what you have and we will procede from there. I have more "good used parts" than I will ever use and if they will be used to teach kids about engines and Y Blocks then same thing goes, pay shipping. I am sure that others on the site fill the same. Good Luck and keep us posted on the progress.

Glen Henderson



Freedom is not Free

Letohatchee, AL

thanks for the offer, thats awesome! found all the lifters so if they check out we should be okay there - only thing I can find "missing" is the pushrods and rear main cap. we have the engine completely tore down and are in the process of cleaning and measuring etc.  I'll keep you guys updated, thanks!

Dan,

Welcome to the site, its an odd experience but when I started reading your post I thought you may be in my neck of the woods because the local high school had a Y block for their shop motor back in the 60's and 70's, my brother always tried to buy it off them because it had never been run, it was only disassembled and reassembled as a class project each year. (I wonder if they still have it? maybe I should stop by some time). By the way it was in Maine

I wonder how many schools used Y blocks for their classes?, did ford have a program to donate the engines to the schools as a sponsorship or something?

As far as the lifters you found. Be aware! There were some after market ones that did not meet the hardness specs and ruined some cams and lifters before the problem was found. make sure the ones you found are up to spec, Mummert checks all his for hardness or won't sell them.

I have original FOMOCO sets that could be reground if you need and many other parts also.

Good luck with the project!

Bill

55 Vicky & customline

58 Rack Dump, 55 F350 yard truck, 57 F100

59 & 61 P 400's, 58 F100 custom cab, 69 F100, 79 F150, 82 F600 ramp truck, 90 mustang conv 7 up, 94 Mustang, Should I continue?