Here is a video my son did a while back of my 57.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4OBJ-Wjcvc
sure didn't think it was a Y block at first! Very cool!!!!!
Very very nice
Looks and sounds awesome
Sounds so killer. someone here(I think Rob) posted the vid before,we love it!
thanks guys I have had this car a while. I have had approx. 30 custom 300's. I have kept this one longer than any other but thinking about selling it any moving to the next one.
Ricky, what are the specs on the y block? It sounds awesome. About the time I start thinking about putting a 390 in the car, I find something like this. This 57 is awesome looking and sounding. Great work.
I really like that car, sounds great, colour suits it, and I love the sleeper look. HRD
I posted a link trying to find you awhile back . What mufflers are you running on this ole gal ? It sure sounds good
Ricky,
That is one fine Model 70B, my friend. That one's real tasty and done right. Sweet looks and killer sound!
I wish I could've seen the interior. What trans are you using? Does the car run hot without a shroud?
If you sell it, will you advertise it here first? When might that be?
Enjoy the car and thanks for sharing.
Tom
It has thrush mufflers they are basically a copy of a 3 chamber flowmaster at a fraction of the cost.
car still has most of its original green interior. the headliner has been replaced and the bottom of the front seat has been done otherwise its original and very nice. It has a t10 4 speed out of a 63 Galaxie. A 4 speed out of a galaxie will go right in a 57 with no changes to be done.
what size tires are on it, all around? Wheels too. I love the look.
It has 8inch steel wheels with 4 1/4 inch back space with 235/75/15 tires and quarter panels have not been touched.
Quote from: JPotter57 on 2014-07-10 08:59
what size tires are on it, all around? Wheels too. I love the look.
Yes!, the tire combo looks very tuff!
I just made a neat discovery,which most of you already know.
49-51 shoebox box fords--6 cylinder models only came with a 16 inch steel factory wheel.I just picked up 4.
My reasoning on this is i truly want a early Bias-ply"look" on my 57 Ford.
Now, I can run a 16 inch factory that will accept a dog dish 57 cap.If I can (and plan too) use a Excelsior Sport Radial 550R16 fronts and 600R16 for rears
At any-rate, these factory wheels are a good fit.Saying all this, not sure they will fit with a disk brake application.
Sorry for the Hi-jack Randy the rims were just on my mind.
That car looks and sounds great.
How loud is it in the car at hi-way speeds ? Sounds great at idle does it tone down or get uncomfortable ?
Zap- :unitedstates:
well when you are riding down the road you here alot of tailpipe noise but no loud roaring inside pretty comfortable. If they were to loud inside I certainly would not have them.
good to know, always ask have ridden in cars that the drone was unbearable inside the car but sounded sweet going by.
Zap- :unitedstates:
I had found this vid on youttube before and have been a fan ever since. awesome romping Y. Helped my decision to replace the 351 with a proper built Y block. two tone green/gold anodized 300s are among the most beautiful 57 color combos ever available!
thanks
Quote from: djfordmanjack on 2014-07-11 02:14
I had found this vid on youttube before and have been a fan ever since. awesome romping Y. Helped my decision to replace the 351 with a proper built Y block.
IMHO...There is nothing like the sweet sound of a well built Y block. It's too bad that I hardly ever get to see many of them at the cruises that I go to.
yea not many around but the best part about it is when you pull in a cruise somewhere and folks ask you what it is they wont believe you until you finally raise the hood about 30 minutes later.
Nice to see this on here!
I hope I was responsible for pointing this group out with my comment under the video about 4 months ago!
Badass...never heard a Y-block sound like that!
Rob
Been thinking about it for a while and have decided to sell this car so if anyone knows of someone hunting a really good 57 let me know. thanks
What all is done to the engine? Sure does sound nice
Ricky
I just want to comment on that neat looking FE air cleaner that you have on your Y block. It looks like it was put on there from the factory. I'm going to have to keep my eyes open for one of those. Jay
Thanks thats what I was going for when I put this setup together. It also has 427 linkage and fuel log. I know its not correct y block but I wanted to make it look like it would have come from Ford that way.
Quote from: ricky knight on 2014-07-12 17:57
It also has 427 linkage and fuel log. I know its not correct y block but I wanted to make it look like it would have come from Ford that way.
Well with those OEM parts,you certainly did manage to make the way you wanted it to look and it has my stamp of approval. Most likely as soon as I fix up one of those air cleaners, I fall into the correct one for my car buried under a pile of junk under someone's work bench. It doesn't cost anything to dream.
Yep I have had that same dream and when I started pricing y block 2x4 parts suddenly it wasnt a dream anymore it was a nigBetter have some deep pockets when you mess with y block hipo parts.
That's part of the reason I dumped a 460 in mine, the cost of a 400hp yb ain't cheap!
You've done a very nice job and that engine sounds nasty! Too nasty to run the vacuum wipers?
thanks yep no wipers just for looks
When I bought my ranchero, the seller had a y-block 2 x 4 manifold. He first tried to sell them together, then he sold them separately. Perhaps one of you guys bought that manifold? He was from Michigan, name was Kash.
nope not me
What intake is on your car, Ricky, factory 2x4v or Edelbrock 257? Can't really tell in the video. Looks like a plate between the carbs and intake too? Spacer or adapter for holleys?
Was wandering when someone was going to ask. It is a fenton that has been machined to the plate that is bolted to it and holleys.
Hey, I was just thinking, what size exhaust pipe are you using? 2.5"? If so, how did you mate it to the stock exhaust manifolds? I had considered running those cool fenderwell exit headers I bought, but yours sounds so good, and the exhaust is so much easier to run under the car..
its got 2 1/4 inch exhaust. Got someone coming to look at it today it may be sold.
I scour YouTube all the time looking for 57's. I can pipe it in right over the TV. Car looks and sounds great.
thanks