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[ATTACH] Staging lanes @ Barona [ATTACH] Todd Ferguson with John Hildebrand [ATTACH] Charlie Bagnall during test-n-tune
We had a great time up at the March Meet. We had a lot of interest in the Y-Block Falcon up there. We went to the top 6 in the Hot Rod Bracket...
Larry the valley cover is ready to go right now!
We have set the date for the 2015 Y-Block Shootout on May 2nd at Barona Dragstrip near San Diego. The date coincides with the San Diego Antique...
We used lots of K-Line guideliners. The way most shops get into trouble is using a liner with too big inside diameter for the valve. Such as .344"...
[ATTACH] A Y-Block can be a dog, if you don't know how to build an engine! Y-Blocks respond to the very same mods as any other engine. A little...
I had a 170 Falcon that locked up solid while driving it. One of the clutch hub coil springs came out and jammed between the pressure plate and...
After quite a few all-nighters Todd got the Y-Block powered 64 Falcon out to Barona for the Antique Drags. It looks a whole lot better than the...
The bleed hole is to let air out during cooling system fill. This is a part Ted Eaton made.
The decks on the aluminum heads are much thicker than the OE iron heads. We are using steel shim head gaskets with head studs on both engines. So...
[ATTACH] Our other Y-Block powered car was at Famoso over the weekend. John Hildebrand's 31 Model A Coupe, 343 inch. Best time 10.12 @ 127.5 @...
Terry, unfortunately the Y-Block Shootout was over the Labor Day Weekend in Columbus Ohio. As far as automatic's for drag racing the C4 is the...
We built a tube single plane years ago with poor results. Geoff learned a lot about fuel distribution in the mean time and this time the single...
Glad you like the valley cover. Try this link http://www.ford-y-block.com/valleycovers.htm Some other Y-Block stuff there too. John
The 64 Falcon is in the paint booth today and the Y-Block is here ready and waiting. It will still be a few weeks before it gets to the track but...
[ATTACH] The crankshaft damper is an ATI SBC. It had to be honed a few thou and re-keyed. The new timing cover has the marine pan rail and takes a...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Couple of my favorite photos from the 2013 SHOOTOUT.. Some of the attention to detail in these cars is amazing. Joe and...
To all FE owners, J. Bittle is sponsoring an FE Challenge as part of the Y-Block event June 15th @ Barona. Jay has put up some $$ for the winner...
[ATTACH] I was talking to John Hildebrand today. Sounds like he has good sponsors and prizes this year for the...
Posters are here. T-shirts will be done in the next week or 2. If your interested PM John Hildebrand.
I would look for what I believe is 66 or late internals. 2nd and 3rd gear on the main shaft back up to a shoulder. The early type had a radial...
There are some good Y-Block race car projects going on right now!! Its nice to see thought and good ole' engineering going on with these engines....
Progress looks good. It looks like you could be ready in time to make the Y-Block shootout coming up in June. Should be some good running cars...
[ATTACH] Sounds good, count me in!
Joe Cebe's T-Birds at Barona 56 T-Bird, EFI, 5 speed [IMG] [IMG] 57 T-Bird, 2-4's T85 OD [IMG] Joe against Todd Ferguson in White 56 T-Bird...
Still more pics John Hildebrand's Coupe [IMG] [IMG]
Got some good pics from some spectators: Buzz Brandt's Crown Vic [IMG] Al's Model A roadster [IMG] 2 Supercharged Y-Blocks [IMG]
Time trial pass for the Model A [IMG]
John Hildebrand's Y-BLOCK POWERED 31 Model A made a best 1/8th mile pass of 6.36 @ 105.4 mph [IMG]
It was a good time and more than just Thunderbirds. Buzz drove his really nice 56 Crown Vic down from Woodland Hills [IMG]
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