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I'm curious what cylinder heads Ford used on Australian import Y Blocks. More specifically the heads on the later Star Model 272 Customlines and Mainlines. Been searching but there's not much info I can find here on these heads.

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Forum Post Australian Heads By Woody ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post The Aussie cars were not imported ,but built in OZ standard 272-292... By ecode ragtop ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post [quote][b]ecode ragtop (12/5/2013)[/b][hr]The Aussie cars were not... By Woody ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post [quote][b]ecode ragtop (12/5/2013)[/b][hr]The Aussie cars were not... By slick56 ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post I was referring to the Y Block Engine. Not the car. I assume the... By Woody ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post [quote][b]Woody (12/5/2013)[/b][hr]I was referring to the Y Block... By aussiebill ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post [quote][b]Woody (12/5/2013)[/b][hr]I'm curious what cylinder heads... By slick56 ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post I thought all the sedans were 272 and the Mainline and F series had... By snowcone ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post [quote][b]snowcone (12/6/2013)[/b][hr]I thought all the sedans were... By aussiebill ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post [quote][b]snowcone (12/6/2013)[/b][hr]I thought all the sedans were... By aussiebill ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post Mine is a 58 Star Mainline. Its has a 272 which has been bored to 292.... By Woody ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post What ever heads they used, likely have casting letters/#s that would... By PF Arcand ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post they probably used truck pistons with shorter compression distance to... By yalincoln ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post What are you gonna do with a set of heads that mount on the bottom of... By MoonShadow ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post [quote][b]yalincoln (12/6/2013)[/b][hr]they probably used truck... By aussiebill ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post Hi Bill,

I took that info about the 'C' prefix before the...
By Woody ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post Bill, you'd think they would have cast the blocks and heads in... By pegleg ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post [quote][b]pegleg (12/9/2013)[/b][hr]Bill, you'd think they would have... By aussiebill ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post Bill, Heck, shouldn't be hard, was only 65-70 years ago and... By pegleg ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post To my knowledge most of the parts were exported from Canada to... By marvh ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post i have read thata #of industrial ys wher made in canada.a number of... By yblock ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post The one good point is that I have a Star model and all you guys in the... By snowcone ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post [quote][b]snowcone (12/11/2013)[/b][hr]The one good point is that I... By lyonroad ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post found info on casting #s for canada 256 and 272 ceby cast in canada... By yblock ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post Very much so! thats where it came from, the rideau. By aussiebill ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post I see a lot of comments here that unless you have G heads, 113's or... By Woody ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post They based the Australian Star model on the Canadian Rideau but Ford... By snowcone ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post Hi Snowcone. Mine are ECG-D. Looks like that's probably what our 58... By Woody ( 12 Years Ago )
Forum Post With the internet age and the flood of cars to Oz more G heads turn up... By rick55 ( 12 Years Ago )


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