Here's some shots of visit to a local shop get together and cacklefest from some of the great top fuel cars from the past. Not may yblocks but I certainly drove mine.
Sorry no video or sound, but it was LOUD!.

Check out this unassuming 56 vicky.

       A  L  A  N   F  R  A  K  E  S   ~  Tulsa, OK    

Al. Great group of pictures. Thanks for sharing.

Lorena, Texas (South of Waco)

Alan, Great pictures. That Old "FE" fits in the '56 pretty good, eh?

Thanks for sharing them with us.

"The Master Cylinder"

Enjoying life at the beach in SOCAL

just to confirm it's a SOHC engine, with an electronic fuel injection. The fit and finish of that car was, well… It won the Ridler award in 2011.

glad u liked the pics its a fun gathering. It's actually the reunion for the old Tulsa Timing association.

       A  L  A  N   F  R  A  K  E  S   ~  Tulsa, OK    

Could be a new FE. It is amazing what you can get new these days. There not cheap though.

Cool pix! Thanks!

   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

Alan

Did the vicky come on the street or a trailer? I have seen it in several mags, very impressive.

Gary Ryan San Antonio.TX.

Good question. I don't honestly know, but I suspect it may have been there in storage or brought on a trailer.

       A  L  A  N   F  R  A  K  E  S   ~  Tulsa, OK    

Awesome car. Scary cool. I believe that is not EFI, but rather a pair Autolite 4-barrel inline carburetors. Someone will know better than me, but I think they were developed by Ford to have an "individual runner" setup (one barrel per cylinder). Used for road racing. Boss 302 Mustangs with a "cross-boss" intake manifold was one application. Two or three different versions of the 4-barrel inline were developed. And a number of different intake manifolds. I don't think I've ever seen one on an SOHC before. Ford apparently did this to get something like an eight-weber setup, after weber carbs were disallowed by the sanctioning body. Very expensive now.

Jim - Erie Colorado, 1957 Country Sedan

Alan, I knew what it was, I was just joking. SOHC heads will fit the 385 series block (FE) and it has been done quite a few times. My understanding is you just have to run external oil lines to the heads... And well modify the internals to Racing specs. Don't think a stock 390 short block would stand up very long...

The Cammer was derived from the 427" Tunnel port FE block.

"The Master Cylinder"

Enjoying life at the beach in SOCAL