History y block flamethrower?

does anybody know if grant or spalding made a flamethrower distributor for the ford y block? does anyone have a photo?

 

1.Yes they did(had one). 2 . No, I don't

 

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thanks guys, do you have a pic of it installed on the engine?

 

I know this is an old thread but one of the things I dig about the hamb is it seems to be a good reference for stuff like this-

I got one for my Model A pickup... which I paid through the nose for because I really wanted it and I couldn't seem to find ANY for sale anywhere... the problem was it wasn't a real Y-Block it was actually for a 289/302 which I would imagine is also pretty rare but that's not what I thought I bought so initially I was kinda pissed about it.

This one is for a Y-Block. I think the 302 version could be modified to work with a y-block, but I plan to run that on the 302 I have in the ranch so that'll have a home and its all good under the hood...

Pictures below of an actual y-block Flamethrower. This one has also been converted to Pertronix- so no points. The Y-Block dizzy has a tach drive though. The orange one in the block is the 302 version but they're pretty close to identical except for gear placement/ gear and the shaft length is a tad different.

 

Great thing about these Flamethrowers is how simple the base can be modified or swapped for different applications. I'm modifying one at the moment for a 392 Hemi. Bought a NOS SBC/BBC Flamethrower and a very rough 331/354 Hemi Flamethrower unit. Both engines rotate the same way so I fit the NOS chevy top to the Hemi base. The 392 has a longer shaft so I pulled one from an old SBC/BBC Distributor that had a tach drive. I needed the tach drive and Flamethrower tach drives are impossible to find... The chev tach drive bits fit with a little modification and some machine work. Then shortened the shaft to match the 392 Hemi length I needed. Now I have a Flamethrower with tach drive for a 392 Hemi. A lot easier then trying and cheaper then trying to find one...

Cant see why something similar couldn't easily be done with the 302/Y-Block application.

 

Cool, That folks is a seriously good reason for digging out an old long dead thread. . Nice stuff there Tuck and a very cool Y block.

 

thise valve covers are bitchin

 

I’ve got one for a Y I was planning on using I a future build. They definitely look cool

 

i did end up finding one for my Y block and another for my dodge hemi to go along with the one on my 283.
i'd love to find a set of the headers tuck is running on his Y block or end up doing what titus did for his. you crazy minnesotians.

 

Rick post a picture of your valve covers

 

i had the opportunity to purchase a pair like tuck's but i waited too long and somebody else grabbed them.

 

@silent rick The reflection in the log from those rules!! I thought it was finned at first. Rick I'm gonna make a jig to remake the hedman hedders on the pickup I'll let you know how it goes maybe I can squeeze out a set of four. Those hedders @titus made for his 32 are awesome-

 

my two favorite jeffs from minnesota. i'd love a set of headers if/when you find the time to make them.

yeah, the polish on the manifold is killer. i have 4 intake/carb options for this engine. it's a 292 bored to std 312 size which now makes it a 299 inch.

gotta love them sub 300 inch V8's

 

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