I never had taken pix of these but since I am gaoing through the mill I remembered to snap a few. Many folks here know the car, a '58 Custom that was set up for AHRA modified stock back in '66 with a 352. They allowed certain head mods but no porting. Seems silly what they did allow. These used to have small chambers. Now they measure 69.6ccs. Those are 2.19" and 1.66' valves. Now, look close. The heads were relieved for the valves, but they were relieved all the way out to the gasket edge. No problem on a 427, right? But this engine has a 4.03" bore, so the relieved area hangs over the cylinder wall. I dunno, seems to me that some 2"&1.55" valves and less chamber work would have beem better. Especially with the tri-power. BTW, the exhaust valves would touch the cylinder walls when the engine was warm. I had to have the walls notched.
Anyways, some history.




"That wasn't any farewell slap." -Dick Powell

Nice to hear you're back under way on this car. Back in July you told me that you were going to pick a "snotty" cam for this motor. I searched under snotty in several cam catalogs and came up empty. Obviously, I overlooked something. Can you clue me?

The old Erson 515H that came with the car has been out for a while. As it sat, it developed a little surface rust in some areas. I figger that I can't use it now, so I need a replacement. The specs are .535 lift, 308 gross duration, 111 LSA. Had a nice bumpy idle. I'm looking for something similar so's I don't have to buy new springs.

"That wasn't any farewell slap." -Dick Powell

Comp 280H will bump in a 352. Five hundred and thirty thousandths lift and two hundred thirty degrees at fifty thousandths.

Did you try to remove the surface rust with fine emery or sumpin'?

I could take some pix and post them tomorrow. Maybe the cam could be saved. It's just that the lifters are lost, so I would have to break in new lifters.

"That wasn't any farewell slap." -Dick Powell

Well, in that case get all new. May have less reversion than the Erson stick. You know what to do with the old cam, don't you? NaCl bath...

Keep on in each vehicle.

"That wasn't any farewell slap." -Dick Powell

"But honest, officer, it's for a rat rod I'm building!"

What's old is new again.

I have no info on these. I thought they were done at Grant Piston Service in Alhambra (now defunct) along with the engine in 1966. What did Yates do with FEs?

"That wasn't any farewell slap." -Dick Powell

Looks like Yates got his later designs from your heads.

His stuff goes faster.

"That wasn't any farewell slap." -Dick Powell

His stuff may go faster, but it's not nearly as kool.

What's the rest of the bumper-to-bumper, for those unfamiliar with this beastie? Still got pics (dumb ?, natch)

This is something I threw together to test my Ebay auction text.

http://www.freewebs.com/58custom/index.htm

"That wasn't any farewell slap." -Dick Powell

thanks for sharing again. I remember enjoying that web page when you were selling it, a real time capsule.

Gary B

I'll dispose of them properly I have a .060 over 390 that those would go right on BWAAHAAA HAAA HA! In my dreams. I have wanted a set of those again since the '70's.

Look for some stock ones, though.

"That wasn't any farewell slap." -Dick Powell

I saw your 58 On Ebay a few times for sale with a 460 style engine. Did it ever sell, or are you gonna keep the car now?

428 powered Fairmont drag car, Best ET:10.03@132.11MPH, best 60 ft: 1.29
59 Meteor 2 dr. sedan 332, Ford O Matic
74 F350 ramp truck 390 4speed

A real car guy would have handed his wife a hand pump and hit the road with the cash. Anyways, the auction had too much stuff in it. I'm gonna put the car back how it was when I bought it, back to being the vintage racer it was. Then it will go back to Ebay.

"That wasn't any farewell slap." -Dick Powell

They didn't have the machined spring cups, but were the little chambers and a C3AE number. I used to grab every pair I could get. A few years ago, a guy had a '70's mutt truck for sale with a set of C0AE-Ds on it that he said pinged like crazy without race gas. He wouldn't part with just the motor,and I couldn't afford the truck.