"You gotta be able to work on 'em" ?

I've been able to work on Y Blocks just fine for 35 years using OEM gaskets and all the rest. No one ever told me I needed O-rings so that I could "work on 'em" but what do I know?


Daniel Jessup

Lancaster, California

aka "The Hot Rod Reverend"
check out the 1955 Ford Fairlane build at www.hotrodreverend.com

If you’ve got enough time, or money, or both, and a milling machine I suppose you can o ring almost anything. Why? Perfection I suppose?

miker
55 bird, 32 cabrio F code
Kent, WA
Tucson, AZ

What does he mean by it all being "O-Ringed?"  How does one use O-rings to seal an intake, or a valley pan?

Just had to see what it looked like.  

Yes! And buried in the interview I read was a comment on the supercharger “some guy in Texas puts modern internals in” or something thereabouts. Our own Pat. (Suede57?) who’s on here occasionally. He did mine for my F code clone 17-18 years ago.

Beautiful car and engine

miker
55 bird, 32 cabrio F code
Kent, WA
Tucson, AZ

Has a beautiful built Yblock blown 312 no small block scrubby! Way to go Troy!

Mike, still lovin his 57 t'bird after 53 years!