The C2AE block has been fully prepped by Hanford Auto Supply and Machine. Amidst all that has been going on this summer and now fall, the "312" build has been slowly but surely coming along. During a recent visit to Tim McMaster's machine shop in Hanford, California we were able to take a few minutes and discuss a few of the rotating parts going into the buildup of this hefty Y Block. The block started life as a 292 c.i. C2AE block being used in an industrial application (I b

A few weeks back, the C2AE block's cylinders were bored to 3.875 inches. 342 c.i. Y Block Build It is already the middle of summer and we are busy! How about a quick update on the 342 c.i. Y Block build? Tim McMaster was able to bore out the block a couple weeks after my last visit, and after boring the cylinders to 3.875 inches he also put the honing machine to work. Things have slowed down a little bit on the build as Tim prepares for a record run at Bonneville and as I hav

Hanford Auto Supply & Machine is much like a time warp to yesteryear! Hanford Auto Supply Late last month I again had the opportunity to visit the Y Block Guy, Tim McMaster, up in Hanford, California for an assessment on the ECZ-G heads and to review work on the C2AE block. During my time with Tim, we toured more of the shop, talked through the engines that he had just completed, and spent quite a bit of time with the machine that accomplishes work on cylinder heads. We even

Around the world there are three men who are best known for their work in building reliable, high-performance, Y Block Ford V8 engines. Their expertise is legendary. Their knowledge as machinists, engine builders, and performance enthusiasts goes well above and beyond the average mechanic. These three men are Ted Eaton, John Mummert, and Tim McMaster, otherwise known as The Y Block Guy . There are other men who are very knowledgeable and do a terrific job at building Y Block

Thunder on the Mountain During the last weekend of September I caught wind of a car show in nearby Tehachapi, approximately an hour away from my house. It was a Friday night and ironically the show ran across one of my social media feeds. How I had never heard of it I had no idea. It was called Thunder on the Mountain . The website for the show was still up, but I found out pretty quickly that I was too late to register, there were a limited amount of cars because they all pa

Barker, a company no longer in existence, offered Hi-lift Rockers for the Y Block back in the 50s! If you follow the blog then you know full well that I am pretty frugal. I am patient, wait for the right deal to pop up, work on my own equipment and parts as much as possible, and of course I do quite a bit of swapping. Swap meets are much more enjoyable to me than a car show. I even enjoy finding parts online as different listings show up every now and then. A few years back I

These long tube headers should work! If you look closely at the photo you will recognize the fact that this is not the Hot Rod Reverend's engine bay! This happens to be a picture of an online advertisement that I noticed in a Facebook group for mid-50's Fords. For all the flak we give social media there are times when these avenues can be a good source for parts. Over the past two weeks there has been quite a flurry of activity in the shop and in other locales as parts have

312 Y Block build of a 1957 Thunderbird owner who sold me a T85 transmission last year Wow! If you only looked at the photo you would think I got quite a bit done since our last installment. But, I will have to admit that the beautiful engine in the picture is not mine. A gentleman in Wisconsin is doing very good work on a 312 and you can see that in addition to a roller timing set a brand new pair of Mummert aluminum heads and intake manifold sit on top of the block. This is

The 292 Ford C2AE Block was bored to .030 over 312 standard cylinder size several years back. It is hard to believe that almost a month has passed since my last blog entry. Personal work and church ministry have been quite busy for all of November, but I did want to alert you to an engine build that I have begun. Some of our faithful subscribers to the site may be wondering why I would initiate a Ford Y Block engine build at this time in the life of the 55 Ford Fairlane Club