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donald1950 · 10-04-2019, 06:35 PM

DougE, the oiling problems with upper end oiling was more than just with the quality of oil. there were inherent Y block design issues that caused rocker arm shafts to suffer from lack of oil volume...... i have a 53 Vickie with a small block chev in it that was in front of the stock 3 speed with OD. i can help you with clutch issues if you wish to choose that route instead of the Y block. adapters are readily available for the chev to ford trans, and exhaust manifolds are simple. you will need a dropped tie rod to clear the pan........

10-04-2019, 06:35 PM	#34
donald1950 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: san antonio, texas Posts: 461	Re: Replace Flathead with Y-Block? DougE, the oiling problems with upper end oiling was more than just with the quality of oil. there were inherent Y block design issues that caused rocker arm shafts to suffer from lack of oil volume...... i have a 53 Vickie with a small block chev in it that was in front of the stock 3 speed with OD. i can help you with clutch issues if you wish to choose that route instead of the Y block. adapters are readily available for the chev to ford trans, and exhaust manifolds are simple. you will need a dropped tie rod to clear the pan........