Some of you chimed in on my previous THREAD about the Y-block that I picked up on craigslist (sight-unseen). It was a roll of the dice, but I figured the odds were with me to get some decent stuff. It finally arrived yesterday at the truck terminal, and I got it home and nestled into its resting place...

Here's the only pictures I had to go buy after I bought it. My buddy took these at his portland terminal after he picked up the engine/trans for me:

Anyway, here's what I ended up with (I refer to it as a '57 due to the carb and distributor, and the heads):

• ECG block... 1957 passenger 272. The cylinders seem as clean as my T-Bird, with no ridge, and the engine spins over very easily
• EDB9430/EDB9431 Manifolds...
• T-stat housing, intake & carb... broken, cracked (junk)
• Good distributor ('57-later)... forgot to get the numbers, but nothing special
• Accesories/brackets...
• Low ration rockers... again, less wear than what was on my T-bird,
• ECZ-G heads... This is what I was really hoping for. Still have "Fomoco" stamped on the intake valves. One valve stuck open, but heads look pretty good.
• T-86 o/d transmission... Spins/shifts freely, R10 o/d unit.
• Clean bell housing, clutch fork, & starter...

Just thought I'd share what I ended up with...

BIGREDTODD

Todd in Central California...about half way between Fresno and Sacramento

1956 Thunderbird - 1960 F-100 - 1961 Starliner - 1961 Imperial

Looks like a decent find... I found one that was also a 272 from a 58-59 truck, with the 471 heads on it.



I see a lot of 272's out there. Many people seem to pass them up for the 292's, but truth be told it is still a block that can usually be safely bored to a stock 292 bore, making it as cost effective a build as possible for a y. Plus compression height of std 292 pistons should be taller hence the whole deck height issue affecting the actual compression.

Looks like a decent find.

Gerald Ingram aka "Gritsngumbo"
Monroe, LA
LITTLE RED: 64 Ford F100 Short Bed Styleside
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