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I am working on a Dearborn Deuce. The car has brand X engine and auto transmission. I am interested forum members opinions. I have an excellent 120-140 HP 1952 Flat Motor with the usual go fast goodies and stock displacement connected to a C-4, with tremecs in the wings, I like OD. My quandry is I love the sound of my Y-Blocks, a warmed up 3 duece 292 in 56 Sunliner and a F Bird clone with C-4 and Gear Vendors in a 50 Club Coupe mild Custom. Has anyone put a Y-block in a 32 clone that can share the experience? Does Mumfert SP do "crate" motors? Price with Al Heads? Votes for which way to go? I have a customer for the brand X stuff. I am going to search site for Tremecs behind Y's.

Thanks for your help!

Cheers, Don

My vote goes to Y. 140 hp is not enough for proper tire smoking.


Hyvinkää, FI

Check your pm, I sent a link and some info.

miker
55 bird, 32 cabrio F code
Kent, WA
Tucson, AZ

Mounting the Y is pretty straight forward. Using a front style instead of the side mounts will allow more choices on headers. Actually I don't think it would be all that hard to set up for both the flathead and the Y. Then you could play with peoples minds all the time! 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

I love Flatheads, but I vote for the Y. but then I like horsepower!!

Frank/Rebop

Bristol, In ( by Elkhart) 

Boy, what a decision to have. I like 'em both. Maybe the "setting up for both" idea would be a neat if workable.

I saw my first Dearborn Deuce a couple of weeks ago when a group of Florida rodders stopped here in Monroe on their way to the L.A. Roadster Show. What a beautiful car. This one had a Roush 427 crate engine.

Gerald Ingram aka "Gritsngumbo"
Monroe, LA
LITTLE RED: 64 Ford F100 Short Bed Styleside
BIG RED: 63 Ford F100 Long Bed Unibody
BBW RED: 61 Ford F100 BBW Long Bed Custom Cab Unibody
BIG “UN: 63 F250 Longbed Flareside
CREW CAB: 63 F100 "Stageway" Crew Cab w/Long "Wrong" Bed

It seems that if a front mount similar to the old Hurst was made up for each engine with the mounting points the same to the frame the swap would be a quick afternoon. Set up both for the same transmission would make it even simpler. Of course it sounds easier when someone else is doing the work. 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

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Though I do love flat ties also!

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?

Go for the Flatty.  Too many Y-Blocks out there now, it's getting to where we aren't unusual anymore.

   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

Turbocharged Packard straight 8.


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