Here is a Short video of Charlies truck at Maxton, NC  last Sept on his record run. There is a little smoke at the end, He told me he over filled the crankcase by accident and it came out the road draft tube all over the "H" pipe. The horn you hear is the call for the fire truck.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-B0VgRE_8M&feature=channel_page

   God Bless.   Tim                           http://yblockguy.com/

350ci Y-Block FED "Elwood", 301ci Y-Block Unibody LSR "Jake", 312ci Y-Block '58 F-100, 338ci Y-Block powered Model A Tudor

tim@yblockguy.com  Visalia, California    Just west of the Sequoias

Just always wondered this? Would it matter if Charlie's truck had a Slickside bed or is it a class thing. Like i said just wondering about aero stuff. (out of my element) I guess a wind tunnel would be the only sure way to tell.

       A  L  A  N   F  R  A  K  E  S   ~  Tulsa, OK    

BTW, Tim thanks for posting that, it sounds great!

       A  L  A  N   F  R  A  K  E  S   ~  Tulsa, OK    

It's a stepside because that is what he had.

   God Bless.   Tim                           http://yblockguy.com/

350ci Y-Block FED "Elwood", 301ci Y-Block Unibody LSR "Jake", 312ci Y-Block '58 F-100, 338ci Y-Block powered Model A Tudor

tim@yblockguy.com  Visalia, California    Just west of the Sequoias

I get that.

       A  L  A  N   F  R  A  K  E  S   ~  Tulsa, OK    

I bet he appreciates that "extra long" shut down area! Chuck in NH

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

Hey!...........I resemble that remark!  Hi, Chuck, actually I used every inch of the .9 mile shut down lane (especially because it was a dog leg right!).

Alan, you are exactly right.  A straight side bed would be much more aerodynamic, but it just wouldn't look like the ones I have been driving since 1961.  You just cannot change something you drove in high school.  It is a small handicap for Tim McMaster, but so far he has overcome it.

Built in 1961 ("D" code 312)

Built in 1972 ("D" code 312)

Built in 1983 ("E" code 312)

Built in 2007 ("???" code 258)

Of course they were all Y-Block powered........

Charlie Burns Laton, Ca (South of Fresno)



BurnsRacing981@gmail.com

I'll bet that dog leg has caused some excitement over the years! Couldn't resist the "shut down" crack. Not that anything sill has ever happened in my life!

It would be interesting to see a little airflow test on the Yellow Brick. By the time you push that flat nose through the air I wouldn't think much would be near enough to be disrupted by the rear fender flow. Probably look something like one of the early space capsules on re entry. I wonder what a shed, a big fan, and a smoke source would show? Chuck in NH PS still proud as heck of ya!

Y's guys rule!
Looking for McCullouch VS57 brackets and parts. Also looking for 28 Chrysler series 72 parts. And early Hemi parts.

MoonShadow, 292 w/McCulloch, 28 Chrysler Roadster, 354 Hemi)
Manchester, New Hampshire

Thanks Chuck.............I hope you continue with that good sense of humor when you see the DVD I am making of Columbus 2008.  You and I both made the blooper clip.

Win, lose or draw, 2009 will be the last season for the Flying Yellow Brick, so no body modifications are in store.  Tim is in the middle of a new 258 cu. in. engine (bigger cam, lighter valve train, better flowing heads and more compression) and our goal is 130 (the fastest time last year was 124.635 at Bonneville and the latest record there is a little over 126).

Next on the drawing board is a 1961 Mercury Comet (just because I have one).  It will have a turbo (get ready Reed) 258 cu. in. Y-Block and the current record for the E/CBGC is 152 and change (E is under 260 cu. in., C is Classic-1981 and older body, B is blown, GC is gas coupe -meaning it has an engine swap, no body modifications and on gasoline).  The record has stood since 1999 and is owned by Gail Banks Engineering.  Setting a record here would be difficult, but another class with a larger Y-Block would be more difficult and out of my budget range.  I just want to go as fast as I can with a Y-Block and still be competitive.

By the way, for the 2009 season and beyond, I will be flying your "Y-Blocks Forever" plaque and Lon's Australian license plate. 

Charlie Burns Laton, Ca (South of Fresno)



BurnsRacing981@gmail.com

Did somebody say...........turbo

Reed Patridge
Birmingham, Al
1936 Ford Pickup, Flathead powered cruiser
Model A Roadster, 292" Y-Block "project" vehicle