Paul, As I remember, they were, he spent a lot of time cleaning up the welds and then had them ceramic coated after he bought them. 

Frank/Rebop

Bristol, In ( by Elkhart) 

Everybody,

Thanks for all the responses and help.  Another great help was doing a SEARCH on the Old Forums/Archives, I highly recommend this for any queries.

Frank Rice, Aren't those Red's Dual tube headers in the picture in your add in YBM issue 73, your candidate for Prettiest Y Block?

Thanks again,

Paul J. - '57 E Code

Chuck,  I had asked Ford Powertrain if their T-bird header would work.  They said some guy had tried it and couldn't get it to work.  I don't think I asked why.  Just by looking at them, the only reason I can come up with is that the outlets may be positioned so that they are too close to the crossmember that supports the bellhousing on a truck.  Or maybe they are too close to the solid axle.  However, a bare steel t-bird header may provide a good starting point for a nice truck header...  Hmmm.

Stan's headers has a tri-y offering for 54 - 59 pickups.  I called them and they said they will not work on 60 - 64 so their seems to be some difference in the trucks too.  Though, I thought a 60 was the same as a 59.  Red's doesn't indicate any particular date range for their truck headers.

Lawrenceville, GA

The reason I asked is that Y-Block truck and T-Bird headers seem to be plentiful. Its the car headers that are difficult to find. Won't the T-Bird headers work on the truck too? Chuck

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

Paul if you haven't allready done so Google "Y-block headers". The first couple of pages list Reds, Speedway, Sandersons and others

Pete, one of the Aussie mob. Beechworth, Victoria60 F100 Panel Van, Y-block. 65 Galaxie Country Sedan 390

My 61 doesn't have side mounts.  I don't believe side mounts were used on the trucks at all.


Lawrenceville, GA

Do the later trucks have side motor mounts like the cars? Chuck

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

Charlie, sorry for the confusion, I am running red's and am very happy with them. Had them ceramic(Jet-Hot) coated but the coating needs to be redone, and it's only been three years(not too happy with that part....) The only problem I have with Red's truck headers is that it takes away about 3-5 inches of my ground clearance.



John, Jerry's was the product I was thinking of.

My name is Greg and I am addicted to Y's.

Greg:

You are probably remembering Jerry Christenson's ad in Y Block Magazine.  He shows a Red's and his header side by side.  He even marked Red's with chalk showing the center and rear tubes joining the collector at 90 degrees.  The don't look as good as a factory manifold to my eyes.

John

John - "The Hoosier Hurricane"

Do the later trucks have side mounts? I thought trucks were an easy fit for the T-Bird type headers et all? Chuck

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire