Well santa couldnt make it last year but he arrived with my new aluminum heads today, the ports look great and am still checking them out.

MERRY XMAS TO ALL OUR FELLOW Y BLOCKERS. REGARDS BILL & DAUGHTER MADISON.

  AussieBill            YYYY    Forever Y Block     YYYY

 Down Under, Australia

Gee Bill , you  must have been a real good boy this year ???? I don't suppose you saw  my name  on Santa's  list ????. Hope to get one of those "Doc Eaton " 375 cu in  Texas Specials .Just hope the big fella doesn't hurt his back putting it under the tree ???

Best Wishes ,Merry Christmas .

Lon .

PS . Finally got the Thunderbird registered last Friday .Just need the rain to stop ,so we can drive it .

yblocksdownunder

hey lon

i think our side of oz needs to invest in scuba gear haha merry christmas to you & lynne

bill merry christmas to you & madison

moz. geelong victoria australia.

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Best Xmas wishes lon & lyn, i would like to see the 375 er, better put a winch above the chimney,ha,ha.

Yes its been a long wait for them and i paid in advance for them when our $ was low, never dreaming we would be even money at this time, plus customs got them and 2 weeks of paper work and another $300.00 i got them yesterday. i am pleased with the port designs but a bit lost on the machined finish on the decks, looks like i,ve got a set of semi finished decks which will mean more unnecessary expense to fix them, so much for out of the box heads!. I hope to get through to john m this morning, will keep trying. On a happier note, i,ve got my new blown hot rod fired up and have about 2 weeks work to go. best regards bill.

  AussieBill            YYYY    Forever Y Block     YYYY

 Down Under, Australia

Lon, only GOOD boys get presents like that!!!! The way you operate, maybe you can figure out how to run a Y on coal................. seeing as you have a lifetime supply!!!!

I love the smell of burning rubber in the morning!

Please let us know on how the rough finish gets resolved.

Oldmics

Well ,all i can tell you is that john said " its ok" and dont think he was that interested? I didnt want to get offside with him by airing this on the forum but feel after 40 years of engine building all makes, and a qualified fitter & machinist that 3 different levels of cuts on any mating surface is not the usual finish that i,ve ever seen as "ok". Why do we recut block decks and cyl heads before assy, to ensure good mating surfaces!

I had expected normal full width machine cut in one plane as in his pictured add, not like i got, and hence my concern, unfortunatly theres one cut line through center of combustion chambers where the narrowest sealing area is. Any way i,ll disasemble them and send out for machining, where they require a lot of setting up as they way different to local heads that are regularly machined.

1st pic is johns advertised heads and rest are mine, maybe i,m wrong??

  

 

  

  AussieBill            YYYY    Forever Y Block     YYYY

 Down Under, Australia

I'm with you Bill. They certainly need machining. Must have been an off day for the bloke working the head surfacing equipment.

But you have to admit they look way too good to be hidden under a bonnet - (hood for our American cousins)

Hope you had a good Xmas and will speak with you in the New Year.

Regards

Rick - West Australia
Do Y Blocks Downunder run upside down? Gravity Sucks!!

Any update?

Ol'ford nutCentral Iowa

56 Vic w/292 & 4 spd.

Hi, i,m waiting till xmas break is over and things go back to normal when i,ll get them machined, perhaps if you,r have any queries on the finish if you are getting a set , ask john.

regards bill.

  AussieBill            YYYY    Forever Y Block     YYYY

 Down Under, Australia