Great going guys.  You’re knocking on the nine second door.  Once you get that pushrod issue squared away, you get to concentrate on those other things that will drop those et’s.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

Looks great!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love the on board camera view of the tach.

Nothing like lots of R's from a wild Y- Block!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

                        Keith Cornell

its not how fast you go, its how you go fast.

This is our latest run at Finnish Ford Nationals last Saturday.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=694xs9V-pNc&feature=relmfu

10.020 and yet another two push rods bent and down to lifter valley . Today we got 8" A1 torque converter and it is now installed for the next weekend and 60 ft trials. Our best 60 feet is that 1.37 so far.

 Seppo from Järvenpää, Finland
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What is the European record?

Is there anybody in history who has been runned under the ten in the old world?


Hyvinkää, FI

What is it with you and push rods? Race car AND tow car, thats pretty bad! 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

Short coverage of the new Finnish National Y-block record run .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pouJoM1cfo&feature=youtu.be

 Seppo from Järvenpää, Finland
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Billy, lakes here are still freezing cold after winter and I really don't want my balls get shrunk .. Slapping them (the push rods) was one thought, but we are now searching the matching set. But... time is slowly running out... And, I really like your idea of cold beverage! Right now I'm enjoying some fine Finnish Beer as I got our towing car fixed today. Believe or not, but when we started our journey to alastaro track, my van broke the timing belt and all eight push rods bent to S-shape as a result of piston slap! Well, I changed the belt and gave a little hammer to push rods to straighten them . And I drove back home with my van today . Works fine, my Germany made Ford Transit 2.5 liter diesel van!

 Seppo from Järvenpää, Finland
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You could lap them together if what john is saying is correct, Beleive it or not I lapped a set sitting in the water on the beach with fine beach sand and an Ice cold beverage. you can't get a better environment for working on an engine than that. Just keep the rods, rockers and lifters as a matched set when installing.

55 Vicky & customline

58 Rack Dump, 55 F350 yard truck, 57 F100

59 & 61 P 400's, 58 F100 custom cab, 69 F100, 79 F150, 82 F600 ramp truck, 90 mustang conv 7 up, 94 Mustang, Should I continue?

Seppo, looks like you're getting really close to your target!

Regarding the pushrods: I don't know what your combo is exactly but there is a compatibility problem with aftermarket adjusting screws and factory or stock replacement pushrods. Although the Ford adjusters appear to have a 3/8" ball on the end it is really slightly undersize, about .365". Most of the aftermarket rockers will have a true 3/8" diameter ball but the cup end of the the replacement rockers is likely to Ford specs meaning the ball won't hit at the very bottom of the cup, but can ride around the sides of the cup. This will cause the cups to break or gall if the oil is wiped off by the interference.

Don't know if this helps.

Good luck next time out. 9.XX!

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

Still watching, good luck.....

Mesquite, TX

Brother and I own/operate 1957 Ford Fairlane 312/4x2 and two 1963 Falcons 302 rollers carburated 600cfm, FE427 sitting in shed..