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.

1955 Mercury Monterey

292 Y-Block

Merc-O-Matic



Walhalla, Michigan

Hey, CDF292Y --

My first car was a 55 Ford Club Sedan with a 272 c.i. Y! I was only 16, and no it wasn't back in the 60's - that was in 1991! I just sold this car to my father-in-law...and bought a convertible basket case to resto.

I have also done a frame off 56 F100 for my dad - it had a 272 built up a bit, but it ran the original 4 speed trans - no speed demon, but a really nice truck and real workhorse.

Dan

Daniel Jessup

Lancaster, California

aka "The Hot Rod Reverend"
check out the 1955 Ford Fairlane build at www.hotrodreverend.com

                    Welcome to the sight, My first vehicle was a 1956 ford f-100 pickup and that was in the late 80's but did not have a y-block it had a 6. You will find this sight very informational. Check out Jon mummerts website and findout what you actually have for a Y-block.

Todd Watertown S.D.

Welcome!  I watched your video, engine sounds good! just like a "Y".

   God Bless.   Tim                           http://yblockguy.com/

350ci Y-Block FED "Elwood", 301ci Y-Block Unibody LSR "Jake", 312ci Y-Block '58 F-100, 338ci Y-Block powered Model A Tudor

tim@yblockguy.com  Visalia, California    Just west of the Sequoias

CDF; Yes, welcome to the site. It seems a shame to part out the car because of a bad cross member. If that cross member is similar to a 55-56 Ford, I think a replacement may be available. Maybe someone else here can come up with a source, unfortunately I can't remember where I saw the info..

Paul

Welcome!



You can find Ford crossmember on ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150329181233&ssPageName=ADME:B:EF:MOTORS:1123

I have this crossmember and it looks good, not original looking, but anyway. Haven´t replaced it yet.







Can´t be sure it fits to Mercury, because I don´t have Mercury spare parts book to verify that. Ford part number is B5A-5019-C. If somebody has Mercury book to check that.


Tero from Nurmijarvi, Finland

56 Country Sedan, 61 F-100, 61 F-600, 55 F-620, 52 Mercury

http://www.dlc.fi/~teros

http://www.y-block.info

http://www.hollowheads.net

http://www.fordnationals.net

The Mercury uses the same crossmember as Ford.

 

Paul,

Boonville,MO

Welcome aboard! From the sound of things you have a near cruizer. Have you talked to your schools Auto Shop teacher about getting the body work done? Sometimes they have good deals for the financially challenged. Good luck with your project. Chuck in NH

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

Thanks for welcoming me to the site!



Yeah, i would buy a front crossmember, but the body is in real bad shape also.



Teros292- Your old crossmember looks a lot better than mine. lol! Mine is so bad that the right lower control arm fell out of it, and the left side is about to.



Moonshadow- I might do that next year when im in the college for Tech-Prep. Either that or i will rebuild my old Y-Block there.




1955 Mercury Monterey

292 Y-Block

Merc-O-Matic



Walhalla, Michigan

Ask around! You might be able to find a half decent body to put your driveline in! A lot of the Y-Block guys are in the North Central US. Chuck in NH

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire