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By MoonShadow - 11 Years Ago
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Don't see many of these around. Chuck
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mercury-Comet-KUSTOM-11-2-DR-SEDAN-1963-mercury-comet-3-spd-292-ci-y-block-documentation-ca-car-/181244628334?forcerrptr=true&hash=item2a33058d6e&item=181244628334&pt=US_Cars_Trucks
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By Daniel Jessup - 11 Years Ago
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 My wife said yesterday that she wants me to "get a Mustang next and put a Y block in it!"
has anyone done that before? what do people use for motor mounts in a car like this?
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By MoonShadow - 11 Years Ago
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Check out this years shootout! The Pinto turned into a Mustang over the winter. And still goes real fast too. Chuck
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By slumlord444 - 11 Years Ago
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This is supposed to be a factory installed Y Block?
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By MoonShadow - 11 Years Ago
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I'm not sure. I thought 1962 was the end for the Y-Block but I could be wrong. Chuck
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By yalincoln - 11 Years Ago
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can't be a factory merc, spring towers have been cut and welded, and manifolds are not stock. they still had 292's in pick-ups till 64, so it could have been a dealer installed, but I doubt it. a straight axle gasser with no spring towers or late model mustang front suspention would be my choice. maybe a 62 y-block powered thunderbolt?
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By Ted - 11 Years Ago
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And supporting what Wayne has noted, decoding the “U” within the VIN indicates that this Comet originally came equipped with a 170 cubic inch six cylinder.
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By mctim64 - 11 Years Ago
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I like it! 
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By MoonShadow - 11 Years Ago
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Its a bit sad that the owner has done over everthing except the engine bay. That Y-Block should really shine. Chuck
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By Park Olson - 11 Years Ago
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FWIW<,,The 292 was the base motor in trucks up to F700 size up to '64,,,I drove one hauling mail back then.
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By YBLOCKMERC - 11 Years Ago
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Interesting swap, but I bet it's a bitch getting to the distributor with those braces in place.
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By Daniel Jessup - 11 Years Ago
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Will that distributor even come out of there like that motor sits? Are those braces even removable? They look welded in there.
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By Doug T - 11 Years Ago
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That car was done on the cheap, it has the little 6's rear axle and so it probably has the 4 bolt wheels. No mention of brakes so they are probably stock too. The braces are welded in so the dist better have an electronic conversion so the points never need attention. The Merc valve covers need re chroming. There is a jumper wire in one picture. It is odd that they cut the spring towers because the stock ex manifolds will fit at least with the top crossover pipe.
It seems to be a pretty clean car but I wonder what the guy was thinking when he built it, it is so much easier to slip in a 289/302.
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By Arete - 10 Years Ago
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Hi All
Sorry to gravedig an old thread, but I recently became the owner of this car - the Ebay buyer wanted to back-half it, put in a SBC and race it, but found an early nova he preferred.
It's my first older car after owning old British motorcycles, so I'm getting ready to learn a lot...
To answer some questions:
1) It's definitely not original/dealer installed - I have a old warranty card for it from a Maryland company called "Noble-bilt". It's definitely a bizarre choice - it appears to have been put in by the original owner at some stage. I intend driving it a bit this summer before making any decisions about engine swaps. I have the original purchase receipt for the car, it was a 6 cyl 2 speed merc-o-matic car from CA, before travelling to Cuba with its original owner who was in the military, who then moved to MD where it was until 2009. Then it went to Long Island and had a couple of owners, then to me.
2) I think I've found a solution for the distributor cap. I ordered a set of quick release export braces from here: http://www.mpgheads.com/export_brace.php which should allow the brace to be removed for servicing. At the moment, it would be a PITA to service the distributor.
3) It is still 4 lug all around. I picked up an 8.8 explorer rear end with 3.73 trac lock gears and disc brakes for $250, I'm hoping to have it narrowed to fit. I'm currently talking to the folks at opentrackerracing.com about the front 5 lug, disc and '65 steering conversion. It's going to be expensive - a newbie mistake, should have got a 5 lug car off the bat without molested shock towers.
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By Doug T - 10 Years Ago
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Hi Arete,Welcome to the site. You will find that we have a lot of patience for anything with a Y in it.
I suggest that you move this thread into Street and give it a distinctive name so that it can be found again.
I'm building a 63 1/2 Falcon and I will have a lot of the same issues.
Where are you located in MD?
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By Arete - 10 Years Ago
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Thanks for the welcome - apologies for the confusion - I'm current in New Haven CT (although originally Australian, moved here a couple of years ago for work), the car is from MD.
I'll start a thread once this horrible weather stops and I can actually start cutting my knuckles and swearing at it... wishing I was back in Aus right now.
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