So, I'm ambitious to say the least. I'm rebuilding this cherry little 272, and I started grinding some of the casting lines. Then some of the of the engine numbers. Then I thought, I could smooth out some corners. And now, hours later I'm still grinding and polishing my Y block, and am thinking I'm crazy!?



I love the idea of what it will look like when it's done, but I should be checked into the state hospital for this.









Heber City, UT (15 mins outside of Park City- basically it's in the mountains)

55 Effie

Welcome to the asylum.

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

OK. I'm speechless. I can't think of a sexier picture than that engine! I now know what I have to do... Ha ha ha

Heber City, UT (15 mins outside of Park City- basically it's in the mountains)

55 Effie

I also wondered about grinding off the 4 Square blocks on the outsides of the heads. The two that sit directly below the inner spark plugs, and then the two outer ones that are on the outside corners of the block. I can't really see any reason why they were cast there in the first place.



Anybody know for sure?

Heber City, UT (15 mins outside of Park City- basically it's in the mountains)

55 Effie

Nope. Nobody should be checked into the hospital for hard work. It's going to look great.


Lawrenceville, GA

[quote]grovedawg (4/7/2010)

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...am thinking I'm crazy!?
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Crazy? Absolutely...but in a good way

Todd in Central California...about half way between Fresno and Sacramento

1956 Thunderbird - 1960 F-100 - 1961 Starliner - 1961 Imperial

A few years back at World of Wheels I saw a '62 bubletop scrub with a smoothed dual quad 409 and I asked the owner, does it run? He said no, that it had a stub crank just to hold the pulleys and that the block was bondoed and painted.

I think what you're doing is hard work.  It's honest, it will look great and when you turn the key it will fire up like every other y-block.  Give er! 

Larry D

Winnipeg, MB Canada Eh!


'57 Fairlane 500 Club Victoria

'58 Custom 300 Tudor

'56 Crown Victoria

'61 Starliner Z Code

'51 Ford Victoria

The 4 "blocks" along the out side of the head are likely to be part of the holding system for when the heads were machined at the factory.  These blocks are very useful to check if the heads have been milled.  Unmilled stock heads should measure exactly 1.000" high.  Less than that and the heads have been milled to the difference between the measured block thickness and 1.000"

Doug T

The Highlands, Louisville, Ky.

MY hat is off to you. I am almost finished do a set of finned aluminum valve covers I picked up on E Bay

Can not wait to see it when yo are done.

Gonna look sweet. I wish I had that much ambition.

Dan      Kingman Az.      86409