i read all those previous posts regarding new Y heads. some great info.

but as we all know, volume makes $$ and without chevy, there wouldnt be any junkyards!

i think its cool that somebody is making Y parts, (blue thunder+mummert) and maybe it should just let be as it is.

on a side note though, i think the vintage market is still booming and Y's are definitely a seeing more exposure.

Speedway parts has a dedicated page to Y's. thats big for mail order.



jmo.




This ain't no L-Kamino!

OK, I read the whole thing and still don't know if anyone is going to cast these things. I liked the design with the old Y-Block logo (V8 on top of the Y) and the seven scallops. I would buy a set, looks a whole lot better than the cheep chrome things I bought on eBay, I might even put a set on each of the engines I build to sell. Just bump the price a little.

   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

Y-Guy Tim         About the valve cover deal, do your think someone

              like SPEEDWAY or MOROSO would be interested. If you, Mummert,

              Ted, and any other performance builders plus others on the site,

              would make a number's guess(Like the head count thing) and say

              WE could come up with an estimate of say 100 pair, it may open

              some avenue's to pursue this.

                      I could live  with a nice steel cover or aluminum one that

              could be anodized several colors or maybe a 2 piece set with

              an interchangeable top with several logo's(Y-BLOCK/Thunderbird,

              292/312/  plus other suggestions.(Easy valve adjustment a plus!)

                       I'll step down now, I've rambled enough.....

                                                  Bill

Bill

Pelham,Al

Mummert has finned covers avalable now, check his site. Chris Larsen has developed another version, similar to the T'Bird version but with a Y Block Logo. This was at EXPO a couple years ago. There was some mild interest, but not enough to encourage production.

Frank/Rebop

Bristol, In ( by Elkhart) 

Frank - Is that the cover shown in Ted's pictures from the Expo?

 
 Steve Metzger       Tucson, Arizona

Since ya'll brought the subject up again, I still perfer plain finned aluminum covers like MOON makes, and they have a matching valley pan. https://www.mooneyesusa.com/Store/product_info.php?cPath=188_229&products_id=1817&osCsid=d11c329965bfc200a6b5cbad188ab3c5





Johnson Rod



Southern California

Steve, Didn't see that particular photo. But probably, I think it was the only one there.

      Chris Larsen had made the patterns, pretty nice piece.

Frank/Rebop

Bristol, In ( by Elkhart) 

The Moon rocker covers look nice, but J. Mummerts sells a similar one for $260 (maybe the same item?) & another version for $175. Plus there are a fair amount of used covers out there of one sort or other. So I doubt there is a need in a limited market, for another unmarked finned valve cover. Seems to me that any new cover should define that the engine as a Ford Y-Block in some way. Anyway, isn't someone already casting copies of the original finned Thunderbird covers? I have not seen any Y-Block cover that I like better, but thats just my preference. As for finned valley covers, most of the cover is not seen & to me, they are just a cleaning & maintenance problem. But to each his own...

Paul

I personally like the old Yblock logo as well also. That way it covers all  years of cars and trucks. If they weren't crazy expensive I'd be interested in a set. I've never seen a picture of what Chris Larsens design looked like. Anybody have one they could post?

                                           Michael

Michael

Sandy Valley, NV

"So I doubt there is a need in a limited market, for another unmarked finned valve cover."



Well gee Paul, I wasn't suggesting making another unmarked finned valve cover. I was just stating what MY preference was.





Johnson Rod



Southern California