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Blue and white ‘56 Vicky. Ted Eaton built Y Block. Sonic checked 292 block, 312 crank and rods (.144 stroked) bored .080” to 317 cid. 1.54...
312 came out in 56 in Mercury and TBirds. VERY few cars got 312s near the end of production run. M code in VIN is 292. P code is 312. Both used...
My first car (1963) was a 56 Victoria. Got this one in 2001. Different color of blue but close enough. Upgraded suspension brakes wipers tranny...
Got my 56 where I want it. Sold some left over parts to Ted now moving the rest. Nothing cleaned but if you are interested enough let me know and...
"Officially" with my dad in a 1959 Ford 292 and 3 on the tree. Wasn't old as this was in about 1960. The poppin johnnies and 9N tractors were...
Pull the bell housing and look at the crank flange. Description of 312 id on John Mummert's site referenced above. Casting numbers won't help on...
1 1/8" front torsion bar and 1" rear from T Birds Southwest. TC
Back now and took time to look for a pic of Karol Miller's 56 Victoria. Monday, July 9, 2007 Ford Success Stories: Karol Miller ... Bonneville...
Karol Miller's 56 Victoria. How many Bonneville records? 7?
I had a throttle return spring break under acceleration once. that was 2 times too many. I did kill it and save the engine but now run a rev...
My son is looking to upgrade the 350 distributor in his 55 chebbie from points to electronic. It is a mild street machine with Muncie 4 spd. I...
Mainline, have you done the clutch cable install yet? Issues? Things learned? To put a power steering box on my 56 they say I need to loose the...
I used the Scarebird brackets, bearing spacers and parts list found on ebay. Scarebird folks responded quickly with questions to fix how I...
Yes, DUAL 7" booster
I just installed a kit from Scarebird - brackets, bearing spacers and parts list. Most of the parts (rotors, bearings etc) were inexpensive from...
You must be looking from the wrong angle - the fury was gettin dusted on the highside!
ALL 56 THUNDERBIRDS were 312s. 56 passanger cars were 272s and 292s till last couple of months of production when P code 312s were made available.
Love the old Y Blocks! Did you see what Ted Eaton did with a Y in the EMC?
Looking to put disc brakes ona 56 Victoria. Vendor says can use 82-87 Continental rotors. Any one know what the lug bolt pattern is for these? 5...
The age old answer is . . . . "DEPENDS". if you drive real sane and stoic, the wrong 2 bbl could get worse mileage than a 4 bbl that has small...
FORD SUCCESS STORIES: KAROL MILLER ... BONNEVILLE LEGEND By Ray Brock* Our first meeting with Karol Miller took place in the middle of the hot,...
Seems there were 2 - 3 OD ratios. Maybe only one in the 5.0 'Stangs. I really like my 3.73s w/ 28.9" rear tires and OD of .67:1 gives 2000 RPM @...
Having isssues with the heads on a new build Y 317 CID (312 + .030) w/ 10.2:1 compression. Need a set of rebuildable big valve heads with...
56 Ford Victoria (not a crown) the original bubble top 55 Chebby 2dr sedan 70-72 Cutlass, coupe, fast back, 442, ALL of them 38-41 coupes....
What ae dates for 2007 roundup. Gotta get out of towners schedule set. TC
Military story. Chief in charge of the tool crib on an aircraft carrier had signs all over about using the right tool for the job. Smart assed...
I put a T5 behind the Y Block in my 56 victoria several years ago. Needed adapter plate, cross member and longer drive shaf. What is needed to...
Files were too big to attach pics. Too Bad. TC
Did a lot of tire kicking before I bought the first one. 41 Ford coupe (engine smokes can't buy someone elses problems), 56 Pontiac 389 and 3X2...
When I started to replace the tired and leaking original 292 Y Block in my 56 Victoria, I had a 5.0 and AOD on hand ($200 invested) and was...
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