We used a cam from Johnny I am not sure of the grind he might chime in on the spec. I know it is a pretty stout cam. I am not sure what the hp might be but we will push every last pony out of it once we get it on the dyno.

What cam did you use? What is the estimated horsepower?

1962 f250 currently heartless
1961 country squire 292 3 speed
1963 galaxie 390 powered
1976 f250 4wd 390 powered

John good point on the distributor (and good eye). Years ago I had a WCFB off of a 322" Buick on my '56 292" that had 'ported' vacuum. Ran much better with a '57 distributor than with the '56 dual vacuum canisters.

"The Master Cylinder"

Enjoying life at the beach in SOCAL

Robi, good looking Y! It came together pretty quick.

As I recall Dave is working on a 56 Fairlane. The ramhorns won't fit unless he is going to a Mustang ll front suspension.I'm not certain how well a stock 56 distributor will work with 2-4's. Maybe someone on the site can tell you how to plumb the vac advance lines to make it work correctly.

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nice 56 merc. carbs. really good looking engine.

 lincoln/merc. y-blocks &mel's                                                               bucyrus, ohio.

Well the Y is ready to go. Unfortunately it is going to sit in his shop for about 2 years but it will look good doing it.

Doug is right in that the picture I posted of the modified valley pan has a much deeper recess than is necessary. Whoever built that cover originally took no chances when it came to clearance.

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Here are a couple more pictures. The top picture is the factory dual quad valley cover while the second picture is the cover for the marine application which could also be potentially used with a factory dual quad intake if removing and blocking the carb air inlets.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

The stock y block valley cover can be hammered down to take a stock Ford 2X4 manifold. I found when I did it, that the baffle on the underside of the valley cover needed to come off first. It was not a huge dent that was needed as I remember. Ted's pic makes it look worse than I remember it. Go slow and maybe a bit of heat will help but I didn't heat it when I did it.

Doug T

The Highlands, Louisville, Ky.

I'm not sure if your interested or not but I, know of someone who makes the Factory E-code Valley Pan. I, have his phone # and e-mail. I, would call. I, think I paid $175 about two yrs ago. He supplied the valley pan. When he's done it looks like the factory one. I'm currently using one on my '57 Ranchero.

Jeff

Robi, looking good.

Hopefully Dave isn't going to try to use those exhaust manifolds in a 56 Fairlane.

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