Hot Rods The devil is in the detail, post pics of engine detailing

Ford Y Block my son built for his 48" Ford F1 when he was is high school


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From GOODGUYS show in Bowling Green

 

trusty y-block. Sometimes to much chrome doesn't help. Just some small items. Less is more.

 

Love the y-block. Way more cool than a sbc or sbf

 

471 blown 1962 327 Chevy in my Deuce Rdstr.

 

Dodge .080 over 270

 

Here's an 09 I did a couple of years ago.

 

A little paint and polish is all it takes:

 

"All business" in my 55.

 

Biggest thing we wanted was to have as few wires showing to have you just focus on the motor. Had had people think it doesn't run due to lack of wiring all over the place.

 

I turned the breathers on the desoto hemi this week.

 

I used ARP 12 point stainless fasteners on the bolt on components for uniformity.
Liberal use of chrome and polished aluminum.
Careful routing of ignition wires.
Hidden electrical wiring wherever possible.

 

"It's a Black & Decker aquarium pump."

 

Beautiful job. On any wires that can't be hidden I run though various size tubing( 3/16" to 3/8") and they look good either plain or painted. Just have to remember to run the wires through the tubing before bending. The 502 is in my Chevy II and the second pic is my Deuce Rdstr, leaving no wires on top of the engine with the low alternator mount.

 

1965 dodge 470ci Hemi

 

Lots of spectacularly detailed engines!
One of my dislikes is painted bolts. Such as when the engine is assembled, then painted as a unit. When I see 'em paint assembled engines, even with transmissions attached on some of these builder shows....dang.
Kinda brings to mind Vice Grip Garage's comments on "Craigslist rebuild."
But the big block pictured a couple post earlier.....perfection!

 

Crappy older picture.

 

This a prime example of proper use of chromium! Please take note.

 

Originally built by Dave Zeuschel Racing Engines in '65 for Bill Dirksing's Drag Hydro. Heads done by Joe Mondello. As pretty as it presents, all of the internals are serious components as used for drag racing. Velasco, M/T, Engle, Donovan, Arias, Mooneyham, Hilborn, Cragar, Scheiffer, Aviad, Milodon mains. Blown Gas.

 

To me, and this is only my .02cents, billet has structural strength over cast pieces, and surely makes sense when chosen for that useage. Use of billet in a cutting edge, modern built, fits well as used in that application as well, and so on. Show Cars, again, I understand the competitve visual there. However, and again my opinion is just that, so I'm not picking on anyone, but old cars and hot rods are bitchin' precisely for what they are, a popular thing from the past, before billet, EFI, computers, and such.