Hello guys and girls, In the process of building a 30 Traditional Roadster. Im going to try and do***ent the build as i get further a long. The plan is this winter to get it to a rolling ch***is and the body set. I've been collecting parts for about a year now... still need a lot of stuff but i have the essentials... i think. There's the plan so far and parts list (currently). 1930 Roadster body 1932 grill 1932 frame 1932 Cross-member 1" drop 1940 rear Cross member (OG) 1940 rear 3.78 gears 1939 ford dash 1933 front axle 1933 wishbones 1940 front spindles and brakes 1940 Steelies Guide Headlight Rebuilt 1956 292 Y- block Y block Truck bell-housing (to be modified) modified rebuilt fodr T-5 trans (In know its not traditional But plan on cruising a lot) follow along if you want too the process will be slow but should be a sweet ride once its completed. thanks for looking. Any help is appreciated!! AJ
Looks like you have all the “right stuff”! The Y block is an interesting and different choice for the power plant. Looking forward to seeing this one come together…
Thanks… the y block wasn’t my first choice but I was perusing a local farmers auction near me and this was a listing. All it said was y block ford. So I figured I’d bid on it. It bid up to $65… yes $65. So I snagged it. When I went to pick it up it looked cleaner then it did in the pics and I found a reman tag stuck to the side. Come to find out it is fully rebuilt!! So it moved to first in line for the the roadster!! Don’t think I’ll find a deal like that again. AJ
Nice project. I’ve got a Yblock with the truck housing modified for a T-5 TKO in my 32. If you’d like my thoughts, send me a PM. I’d open that y block up and check the center cam bearing/oil hole alignment/etc. there’s a number of potential ***embly issues and new parts issues you should check. Far easier than in the car, pulling a cam with those tappet lifters.
^^^^^ I second that recommendation, great engine with some quirks . Drivers side head gasket MUST be installed correctly or you will have overheating issues
I agree with you guys. The plan is to tear into it. Going to change the cam and springs any way which would be a good time to check all the little things. Thanks for your all input though. Also going to put a trip carb set up on there as well, currently have a Fenton but might want to get a Edelbrock if I can find one.
Both the Fenton and Edelbrock have inferior performance versus the factory 1956-57 (especially 57) 4 barrel Manifold. If you're after performance, that's the way to go, otherwise the tri-power certainly looks better! I picked up an Edelbrock intake for a 1956 T Bird I'm doing but I'm going to be going with the 1957 Intake for the power gains since I'm building it as a circa-1957 street machine with a Tremec 5 speed replacing the factory 3spd manual.
Here’s the link to Ted Eaton’s tri power test. There’s another on there on a ported Offy. If you’re new to the y block, there’s a number of articles, all worth reading. Especially the cam/oil/top end p***age issues and how to avoid them. https://www.eatonbalancing.com/2013/12/18/y-block-ford-3x2-intake-testing/
Yup read that article it’s pretty cool that he did that. Not necessarily looking for peak performance with mine and love the look of the trips not running a hood on this car so I the engine has to look good. Thanks for the input!! Please keep it coming. I need all the help I can get.
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