Actually, that's the exact reason they are willing to do the heads. They have no interest in doing Y-Block stuff. They will only take in outside work that doesn't conflict with what they do.

http://ford-y-block.com 

20 miles east of San Diego, 20 miles north of Mexico

Yea I know that Sr  passed, but Jr ain't no spring chicken , so he is old Vic now.

Glen Henderson



Freedom is not Free

Letohatchee, AL

I like the shape of those chambers! Like a ECZ-C, but with even more swirl.............64-65 cc sounds good too. NICE WORK, Mr. Mummert!

FIGHT CONFORMITY! 

New intakes for the Y-Block run $370-420.00. I don't see old 3-2 and 2-4 intakes selling for that much on ebay. That might slow someone from making new ones. Its hard to know if Edelbrock still has the old patterns or what condition they are in. Their new foundry is so automated that their old 50's patterns wouldn't work easily.

My Dentist is a car guy and has a book on Edelbrock in the waiting room. I read a story Vic JR related about Vic Sr's 55 T-Bird (342 stroker). They raced nearly every weekend against a certain scrubvette, one would win one week the other the next,ect. Vic JR pleaded for a chance to drive the T-Bird, confident that he could win. He was beaten badly and wasn't allowed to race the car again. Is this when he decided that Y-Blocks weren't any good? I don't know.

http://ford-y-block.com 

20 miles east of San Diego, 20 miles north of Mexico

Maybe he talked to one of the daughters? Chuck

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

Glen: You referred to "old" Vic (Edelbrock) which is a bit misleading, as Vic (Sr.) passed away several years ago. It's his Son running the company now. What is a bit surprising is that John Mummert was able to negotiate casting work from them, as Vic (Jr.) has made it clear in the past that he thought the Y-Block to be an "awful" engine.. Business must be slow...

Paul

Maybe old Vic will see these and change his mind about Y Blocks, seems like it would be pretty easy for them to pull out the old molds for the 573 intakes and cast up a few or even develope a few new products. This would help the guys that want them by not having to pay those outlandish ebay prices.

Glen Henderson



Freedom is not Free

Letohatchee, AL

KID, It seems like I'm always here. We will be open the week after Christmas.

Guys, don't count on any aluminum blocks from me. After the ordeal of making heads, nobody could talk me into that!

There are plenty of other projects I have in mind when time allows. We'll see how that goes.

http://ford-y-block.com 

20 miles east of San Diego, 20 miles north of Mexico

This is great news, Now John, about the alloy block your going to do after the heads.....

1957 ________________ Ford

\___((_______________))___/

(@)________V__________(@)

[________I_____I_________]

__[__]__ o_______o___[__]___



Y Blocks, The New Flathead!

John,   No I'm behind him, I'm a supervisor at Skyline Homes,we build manufactured housing. I usually walk the side fence and look in at the body shop to see what's up and check out their prerunners and offroad trucks,plus there's another guy "2" shops down who dabbles with old cars and behind us is a auto restoration shop so there's always something to see! Vic  or his daughters sometimes bring out specialty vehicles and run up and down the street or at the foundry parking lot or film TV specials like for HorsePowerTV on Saturday Power Block segments.They built the 2nd building about 3 yrs. ago(think they said it was about 150,000 sq.ft.)but never been up to full production due to the economy.Can't wait to see a set of finished heads and dyno results.Going to be building a stroker Y block for the Courier so I'm interested in your alum. heads/new alum. manifold(bought the BT alum. manifold from you in '07) need more "umph"! OOps,starten to ramble on-- are you going to be open the week after Christmas(would like to get a trans adapter to install my T-5 this winter)? KID