Thanks! He has the valley pan also included with the intake price.Is this idea doable without a LOT of problems?With the automatic trans I will need to find a way to mount the bellcrank assembly on the manifold.

  

More info from the seller on Kijiji.The motor was destroyed and scrapped years ago when when the camshaft broke.Supposed to have been low hours.He has the heads supposedly undamaged and the chrome rocker covers which are needed when using that intake because they have the oil fill opening.He sent me pics of the covers and they look pretty good.Couple of rust spots on them but useable.As well he does have the water connectors for each side of the manifold.Are the heads of any value being 312?Any input from anyone?

  

Its not uncommon to find good heads on these boat motors. Check them for ECZ-G or 113 markings under the casting where the water inlets bolt up. If they are unbolted just tip them onto the exhaust manifold side. Chuck

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

Well, this is something to fall in love with

http://www.theclassicboathouse.com/chriscraftsilverarrow59.html

or

http://www.chicagoclassiccars.com/inventory_show.asp?stknum=3250&show=1

 Seppo from Järvenpää, Finland
www.hollowheads.net (just click the hole in the head to proceed)

Very nice.Those intakes are aluminum.Would look real sharp polished but I guess they were painted originally.

  

Mark, those sidedraft Carters are the same carburetors as where used on turbo Corvairs (Spyders). Should be able to get kits for them at a Corvair restorer. Clark's comes to mind.

"The Master Cylinder"

Enjoying life at the beach in SOCAL

I just got back back from checking out the marine  stuff.The heads are ECG-T which apparently are cast for marine use.Small 1.78 intake valves.That casting # does not even appear on Mummerts site.Interesting distributor too.Mallory dual point but no advance mechanism which I guess you dont need on a boat motor.Showed me whats left of the camshaft.Apparently this was a rebuilt motor and didn't last too long before it desintegrated.The valley pan is also aluminum with spark arrestors on each end where the carbs fit into.Brass trim on the arrestors.The carbs and linkage are complete and move freely.Need to redo carbs obviously.He will take $275.00 for the intake setup with valley pan,water connectors, and chrome rocker covers which are a heavier steel stamping like regular factory covers-just chromed.The oil pan is interesting.Just a big square aluminum box-no sump like cars have.I am seriously thinking of buying this setup and make it a project down the road sometime.Any input from anyone?Is this price reasonable?Is that Mallory distributor of any value?He wants $40.00 for it.

  

I never looked into the boat Mallory's but do they have a centrifical advance? Not sure. If you want to get the oil pan you will also need the front cover. Its much smaller than the regular one. These oil pans and front covers end up on a lot of dragster Y's and work well there. They could be used on a car motor but would take some fabrication for pullies etc.. Also the damper is usually a small, short one that ran only the alternator. Behind the damper is a spacer that moves it out to the correct alignment. I use the spacer with an old socket welded on for a crank turner. Works great, and uses the stock keyway.

I've seen a few of these on hot rods, especially ones with low hood clearence. I have also seen them polished and they can look very good and unusual. Only the real Y's guys know about the boat motors. Chuck

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

I am not interested in the oil pan etg.Just thought it was interesting to see how different it was from passenger car pan setup especially being cast alumminum.I would assume there is a centrifugal advance in the distributor.Has to be for it to work properly.Trying to decide if its worth buying and maybe resell and cut my cost for the rest.

  

Parts are now listed on Ebay under "Ford Y Block".He is asking a lot more now than I can buy them for.Any comments?