After tinkering, tuning, and taking a few runs around the parking lot, I finally took my rebuilt 292 (55 Club Sedan, original Fordomatic) out for a 20-25 mile hike on a four lane road - time to seat the rings! The Y block is alive and well - all kinds of looks, all kinds of cars being passed, my wife calling me on her cell phone in the chase vehicle warning me of a ticket... etc, etc, etc. Of course, I may have had need to be concerned about a ticket. The car is not registered and/or titled in our state (I moved it up from NC to WV) -- but it did have insurance coverage.

The motor has excellent oil pressure and plenty of torque - even at 70 mph, she had a whole lot more to go under the hood. For the grand finale, after I got off the 4 lane highway, I got my 3 kids in the back seat - 2 girls, 7 and 10, and my boy Ethan, age 4. They loved it - when we go to the garage, they all jumped out to talk to the folks that were there that wanted to see this resurrected Y. My little boy jumped out last and screamed out, "It's a Y block engine, and it's fast!"

The girls were a little upset that I told them it was time for a bath, and time for homework - they wanted to stay with me in the garage for a little tunin' session. My wife just said - "Isn't it great to have your second wife back with us again..." She has decided to name the car -- Nellie. Where she gets that, I have no idea. Kudos goes out to her though, she video taped a lot of the scenario tonight - even while we were going down the road! How she handles a cell phone, the Aerostar, and that camera, I have no idea.

Needless to say, I am on cloud nine right now. Y blocking is great, and even better when the whole family is involved in this thing - I am sure not everyone is so blessed...

Next up -- to get that B intake and 4 barrel on that 292 C2AE, .060, G heads, Hi ratio rockers, mild cam Street Y!!!!

Dan the Y blocking man

Daniel Jessup

Lancaster, California

aka "The Hot Rod Reverend"
check out the 1955 Ford Fairlane build at www.hotrodreverend.com