I've had reason to be in So-Cal, and have met Craig two or three times. He's great in person, and even spanning a couple years, always remembers me. He's very involved in Vintage Trans Am racing, and how he is on the phone kind of depends where it is in the racing season. He's had (may still have) some great stuff in his shop. When I first met him, 94 or 95, he was just unpacking the stuff from the paxton buy, and went thru a pallet of parts to get some of the stuff I bought. Daniel, I haven't been on this part of the site for a while, it's great to see the pic's of what you've got. Rono, I think we spoke a while back, how's your project coming along? Still in the snow?


miker
55 bird, 32 cabrio F code
Kent, WA
Tucson, AZ

Here are a couple of photos of what I did today (in my spare time, anyway. The concrete man is coming tomorrow morning to bring in all the rock I need for my new garage floor - time to get ready for the new home of Y block ministries!!!)

the bonnet was sandblasted and painted with alumablast, and I finished cleaning and painting the "A" 4 barrel intake today. Anybody got a spare phenolic spacer? Think I can make one out of wood?

     

Daniel Jessup

Lancaster, California

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

Daniel, you, are right about craig, i,ve allways got the parts from him, very helpfull, the parts are $$$ but he had them!! i,m sure he wouldnt have enough to go on line due to lack of constant supply and probabilty is that the serious guys modify the VS to better internals etc. I havent dealt with john Erb but is recogonised as the guru of these mcculloch blowers and i,m sure we are all thankfull he is there for us. Glad to see your progress with this. regards bill.

  AussieBill            YYYY    Forever Y Block     YYYY

 Down Under, Australia

Ok fellas, here are a couple of photos of getting the blower setup together...lately I have been very busy putting up a new pole barn garage for the Y block habit - YEP! the wife gave all 40x24 over to me! how about that?

Going to pick up that belt tomorrow and give that modified teapot a run too. Should be interesting. I will post a video or two once its running.?!.?!

I chuckled tonight when I looked at everything and thought to myself..."What am I doing? I know zero about blowers!" Gotta love this "hobby"!

    

Daniel Jessup

Lancaster, California

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

Cool Daniel!  Exciting times!   Can't wait to hear it run.

   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

Update from above phenolic spacer post...picked one up at a local swap meet (pretty small) this past Sat. Spotted it in a pile of parts. Excellent shape and only $5!

Here are a couple shots of the new Y block Ministries hangout and the ECZ 292 without the blower/teapot, but with the bracketry.

    

Still in the setup mode. The shop doesn't even have electric run to it yet, but I cannot resist the sultry temptation of the Y sitting in the corner!!!

 

EDITED Update: Had to modify my existing water pump pulley tonight. Glad I checked ALL specs and clearances before doing anything really dumb! Hate to grind a 1/8" lip off of the pulley, but what's a man to do? There is NO way that the 7" pulley and the original 56 292 pulley can work together. All of my other pulleys "in stock" were too large in overall diameter. Never ends...always something. Need more parts... Fits now, but pretty close clearance.

Daniel Jessup

Lancaster, California

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

Ok, tracking down the correct belt is an elusive task. thanks to all you fellas that supplied part numbers, but not even the mom and pop shops in town can give me a good cross reference. One parts man popped out from behind the counter and said, "Here it is!" - I looked down at a belt about 20" in circumference and only 1/2" wide ! Great stuff!

I have found a belt that worked for width and thickness, but now need to get down the right length. Think I've got it nailed. Hopefully I can get this thing fired off (at least) by sometime next week. Still wanting to find out whether or not to just take apart my fuel pump and boost reference it, buy an electric fuel pump and regulator, or buy a marine fuel pump for an FE...the "Y Block Chronicles" continue!!!

Daniel Jessup

Lancaster, California

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

Looks like I found the right belt...Napa part number 25-24597. 3/4" by 60 1/4".

After much trial and error, having to "order" one belt I tried, etc. This one fits the pulleys with the idler pulley/spring pack about 1/2-3/4" of travel to being full depressed. This will give plenty of expansion room when the pulley flanges separate and goes into Hi boost. That's the plan anyway.

Would like to fire this off soon, just lacking a couple of ticky-tack odds and ends. Promise to post video no matter how embaressing!

I had to make some of my daughter's favorite home made Auntie Anne's pretzels tonight (per my secret recipe) for her 10th Birthday party tomorrow. She is having an American Girl Mystery party. How we dads get drug into these things, I will never know! Got home around 9:30 pm and went to town setting up for tomorrow afternoon after work when the shindig begins...long story short, not much time for Y blocks this weekend

Daniel Jessup

Lancaster, California

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

I'm sure you will be back on trac now, any of those pretzels left?

   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

Alrighty, the night wasn't an entire wash. I did get the new o rings into the blower. Chuck, you were right, that whole assembly slid out and I was able to replace the o rings without removing the pulley. Wow, is she much tighter now!!! Those old o rings were ok, but not quite as tight as these new ones. Now to get my motor running right, and we can reinstall!

A few photos before the cleanup and installation of the new O rings...

      

 

      

Daniel Jessup

Lancaster, California

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