I,ve seen some variations of getting oil to the rockers but this plumbing feat rates 10/10 for untidy. it is on 292 i just got from the US.

  AussieBill            YYYY    Forever Y Block     YYYY

 Down Under, Australia

Bill ,

 Don't tell me that we  (Australia ) are  running out of y-blocks ??? I know they are getting a bit thin on the ground ,but having to import them ??? It must be all of those Hot Rodders that used them up in the 50's & 60's .I just bought a FMX ,y-block bellhousing and a flexplate .

Lon

yblocksdownunder

Nice paint job dont you think? Isnt that the way the engines mount "down under" ? If it is then you have a very rare side draft 292.

55Birdman  Hickory NC

I'm not sure if this is one of the first attempts that Ford came out with called "side oiler".

Ol'ford nutCentral Iowa

56 Vic w/292 & 4 spd.

Well, i had considered cutting the block down the middle wide of  the cam and running 4 cyl version of this side oiler engine, he,he. regards bill.

  AussieBill            YYYY    Forever Y Block     YYYY

 Down Under, Australia

Lon, i had brought a joblot of take what you get 292/312 engines 2 years back and this was straggler getting here. yes, real 292.s here are real scarce, i,d love a dollar for every " i,ve got a 292 engine" statement i,ve heard, that were bored out local 272. And as you know the strong 292 blocks in the US are on the most wanted list. Hope the A,s nearly back on the road! regards bill.

  AussieBill            YYYY    Forever Y Block     YYYY

 Down Under, Australia

Bill: Is there a problem with bored out 272s? It would seem more cost effective than paying shipping from the U.S.A to Oz on a horrible piece like the one pictured..Yes, no?

Paul

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Paul, no, i agree for everyday use the old bored out 272 has allways been the standard and i swear by them, but with all the hype and excitement on our forum about the performance y block rebuilds, using the HD parts you have there with the C2 type blocks,rods,etc, the average guy here wants them, but reality is; bored 272 will do the job on the street. I was offered a joblot of C1, C2, B9A engines, 272, 292, 312 ? take what you get!! and most turned out pretty well machine shop discards, with big bores , but there were some good ones there also, this engine missed the original boat and is EDB-E 292 with ECG-C Heads, B intake and late dizzy, so should be good depending on dismantle check, it came with truck bellhousing and strange little 3 speed toploader box. Best regards bill.

  AussieBill            YYYY    Forever Y Block     YYYY

 Down Under, Australia

Bill ,

Is that box from a Medium Duty F100 ???? My gearbox in my  '58 F100 is a H/D 4 speed ( Super low 1st gear). Looks like it came out of a 4 ton truck .Everyone in Australia has a "292" or "312 "  y-block . It doesn't seem to matter that they ( 312 )were never sold here .They also have "Thunderbird " heads ?????? It doesn't seem to matter about the cast # ?????.EVERYONE has Thunderbird heads . I gave up a long time ago trying to tell them about the cast # .

Lon

yblocksdownunder

well guys i can honestly tell you ive got a 272

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