hello there im fairly new here but i really like y blocks. i am in the middle of building a 59 ford f100 and plan on putting a warmed up 292 in it.

Plans for it

-machined and bored block

-milled heads to level everything out and up compression

-rebuilt heads with hard seats, maybe new valve train

-refurbished rods 292 rods

-alum 4 barrel intake

-better cam

-everything else rebuilt or new

-a few dress up parts

-headers and dual exhaust

-would love a turned down 312 crank but doubt that happens



some questions i have for you guys are what would you guys suggest for this motor. its going in a 59 ford f100 that i converted to 4wd with the hopes of it being a daily driver.



Question i have for you guys

-Any suggestion on a good cam? I want a pretty good lope but dont want to lose all my low end

- Any intakes other than the blue thunder coming out anytime soon?

-what would be some good mods to the heads? im guessing port and pollish, what about valve train up grades? stainless valves? would love roller rockers just so i could tell people about them but they would really serve me no good, would they?

-anything else you guys could suggest to make this motor better, im not looking to build a race car but would still like a pretty strong motor



-One final random thought. I was thinking about maybe adding a air induction system of some sort, nothing insane but i was thinking that a nice looking hood scoop would look pretty cool but if im gunna go through the trouble of building one into my hood it better be hooked up to something on the other end. also i was thinking i could build an induction tube that went from the opening in the front of the hood back to the carb. I was thinking building some sort of airbox above the carb that the hood scoop and induction tube ran into just for the fun of it. I had some concerns about this tho, im sure this would work fine while driving down the road, but would this restrict the air flow to much and choke it out at stoplights and such. And yes i realize this would be kinda pointless on a street truck but i figured i ask just to see what you guys said. Sorry about the extremely long post and thanks in advance for any suggestions you give me