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CDF292Y	Posted 16 Years Ago
Hitting on all eight cylinders Group: Forum Members Last Active: 14 Years Ago Posts: 17, Visits: 49	Yeah, i will. Its gonna be awhile before i get another body though. I'm not sure if i would want another 1955 Mercury, or a 1957 Ford car. 1955 Mercury Monterey 292 Y-Block Merc-O-Matic Walhalla, Michigan
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CDF292Y	Posted 16 Years Ago
Hitting on all eight cylinders Group: Forum Members Last Active: 14 Years Ago Posts: 17, Visits: 49	That is my crossmember 1955 Mercury Monterey 292 Y-Block Merc-O-Matic Walhalla, Michigan
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2DRHRDTP57	Posted 16 Years Ago
Supercharged Group: Forum Members Last Active: 9 Years Ago Posts: 207, Visits: 1.8K	Go with a 57 Ford... 1957 ________________ Ford \___((_______________))___/ (@)________V__________(@) [________I_____I_________] __[__]__ o_______o___[__]___ Y Blocks, The New Flathead!
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simplyconnected	Posted 16 Years Ago
Supercharged Group: Forum Members Last Active: 3 Years Ago Posts: 302, Visits: 835	CDF292Y (3/1/2009) Hello, Im new to this site and I'm glad i found it! I am 15 years old, and i dont dont know that much about Y-Blocks, but i like them, and i have one. I'm not sure which i have but it is probably a 292. I have a 1955 Mercury Monterey Four-Door, which was my first car. But sadly enough, i am going to part it out this summer due to a badly rusted front crossmember. Im gonna keep the Engine and Transmission out of it though, so i can put it into another old ford someday. Welcome to the world of car restoration, CDF. We all started knowing absolutely nothing about cars. Soon after being 'interested' comes the passion for cars that never leaves. I wish you many decades of gratification as you learn all you can about this great hobby. That #1 crossmember is notorious for rotting out on ALL '50's Ford-made cars. My '55 Customline was no exception. Because I have a cutting torch and a stick welder, I got a piece of 3" angle iron and a bed frame, and made my own. Check it out: It cost me about $15 in electricity and gas (to burn out the old one). I welded it in my '55 and it works great! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask. This site has a great bunch of restorers, willing to help out. - Dave Royal Oak, Michigan (Four miles north of Detroit, and 12 miles NORTH of Windsor, Canada). That's right, we're north of Canada. Ford 292 Y-Block major overhaul by simplyconnected
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Ted	Posted 16 Years Ago
Co-Administrator Group: Administrators Last Active: Yesterday Posts: 7.4K, Visits: 205.1K	Dave. Thanks for the pics of the crossmember repair. Brings back some forty year old memories of the repair I was forced to do on a ’54 Victoria that I literally ran the wheels off of. Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)
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simplyconnected	Posted 16 Years Ago
Supercharged Group: Forum Members Last Active: 3 Years Ago Posts: 302, Visits: 835	When I bought my '55, I knew nothing about the crossmember issues. The old guy I bought it from in Missouri, drove it up the trailer just as slick as could be. My maiden voyage was unloading it in Detroit, and I couldn't figure out why the car didn't turn corners very well at all. Going straight, it was all over the road; I was scared to drive on side streets. First thing I did after looking under there, was to make this crossmember and replace the skinny OEM sway bar with a 1-1/8" (from Thunderbird & Fords Southwest). Inside these bolt holes (on the new one), I welded 1" rigid pipe nipples. Now the lower "A" arms are rock-steady. Royal Oak, Michigan (Four miles north of Detroit, and 12 miles NORTH of Windsor, Canada). That's right, we're north of Canada. Ford 292 Y-Block major overhaul by simplyconnected
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CDF292Y	Posted 16 Years Ago
Hitting on all eight cylinders Group: Forum Members Last Active: 14 Years Ago Posts: 17, Visits: 49	Thanks for the info and photos, Dave! Now im thinking if i should make another crossmember or get a another old car with a good one. 1955 Mercury Monterey 292 Y-Block Merc-O-Matic Walhalla, Michigan
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speedpro56	Posted 16 Years Ago
Supercharged Group: Forum Members Last Active: Last Year Posts: 1.3K, Visits: 9.2K	I'm with Tom on this one, I believe you'll be alot better off just buying a new one and save your self alot of time and money! I've tried repairing the old ones in the past in my young and foolish days and (jeeryrigging????) just didn't cut it in the safety department -Gary Burnette-
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CDF292Y	Posted 16 Years Ago
Hitting on all eight cylinders Group: Forum Members Last Active: 14 Years Ago Posts: 17, Visits: 49	Yeah, i will probably end up getting a different old car. I guess i will start parting out my car this summer. Anyone need some parts? lol. 1955 Mercury Monterey 292 Y-Block Merc-O-Matic Walhalla, Michigan
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kevink1955	Posted 16 Years Ago
Supercharged Group: Forum Members Last Active: 2 Years Ago Posts: 236, Visits: 237.6K	Back in the 70's I had a 56 customline that the front crossmember fell out of, I replaced it with a 2 1/2" tube hung under the frame that I just hung with muffler clamps under the frame rails. I drove the car for 2 years that way. Forgive me but I pulled the 272 and put a 352 in it, I used the original Ford O Matic (water cooled) and found a torque convertor from a Rambler that fit both the transmission and the 352 flex plate. I eventuly junked the car as I moved on to something I thought was better (65 olds 442) A year later a guy came to my house, he purchased the 56 from the junk yard and wanted the registration signed so he could avoid a salvage title. Still wonder what happened to that car. In 1998 I purchased a 56 Club Sedan that made the Customline look like a showroom car. After a 3 year frame off restoration (not correctly done but nice) I have the car of my youth back. Now if I could only get my youth back, It's amazing how your point of view about cars can change between 17 and 50. By the way, if you think your Y block runs hot try a 352 on the stock 272 radiator. I spent more than a few hours on the side of the road waiting for the car to cool down. I was the car no one wanted to be in during the summer because I always had the heater on.
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