junkyardjeff Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 Not sure where I got it and it has a truck rear sump oil pan and a hole for a axle so could it be AMT early 60s F100? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Brian Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 That looks like some version of the AMT MEL motor. A Y-block has exhaust ports spaced like a small block Chevy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyardjeff Posted January 18, 2023 Author Share Posted January 18, 2023 The block looks like a Y block but the heads and position of the distributor are not correct but has Y block valve covers. The details on the block and oil pan look just like the 64 292 from a F100 I picked up a couple years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Brian Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 27 minutes ago, junkyardjeff said: The block looks like a Y block but the heads and position of the distributor are not correct but has Y block valve covers. The details on the block and oil pan look just like the 64 292 from a F100 I picked up a couple years ago. It's entirely possible it's a combination of parts that wouldn't actually fit together. I see the Y-block in the valve covers but the heads are definitely something else and the oil filter placement is more FE than anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 That engine is definitely from one of the AMT F-100 kits. 1960-63, there was a pickup kit in 1964 but it was a reboxed '63, with "1963" in fine print on the new box. '63 was issued again in '68, but not 100% stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyser Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 (edited) The 68 issue of ‘63 had camper on cover, and actually has stock giblets in it too. Box not at hand but custom was heavily featured on box art. No mention of stock. Stolen pic. @Mark Did “64” issue have Kart still? Edited January 18, 2023 by keyser Kart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 Non-stock with that last one involved wheels (chromed/reversed, with small Indy car tires all around) and the three-carb intake (which was also included as "stock" in the annual kits). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyardjeff Posted January 18, 2023 Author Share Posted January 18, 2023 The heads look to have the area where the exhaust manifolds attach missing so I am going to come up with another set of heads and intake before I use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk11 Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 (edited) '60 box and instructions... Edited January 19, 2023 by mk11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Brian Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 So it's supposed to be a Chevy engine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 No, a Ford Y-block. I don't think the FE series engines were offered in trucks until later, '66 or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyardjeff Posted January 19, 2023 Author Share Posted January 19, 2023 It looks like a Y block with FE heads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneTrickPony Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Definitely not an accurate representation of a Y-block. They use a 1-2-1 exhaust pattern that comes out the side of the head. As mentioned above, they resemble a small block Chevy on the exhaust side. That looks more like an FE exhaust and the oil filter is in the FE location. The valve covers resemble Y-block items, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk11 Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Tough to find a clear pic of an original... The oil filter was obviously located toward the back; maybe someone mistook the draft tube housing for it when it was tooled up. Those upswept manifolds were a good location to place a fish, irresistibly tempting at least one practical joker I've heard of. The first FE application in the F-series was the 352 in '65 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyardjeff Posted January 20, 2023 Author Share Posted January 20, 2023 It does not have a oil filter but what looks like a oil filter could be the fuel filter that bolts on where the road draft tube went on the earlier engines,I bought a 62 292 from a Galaxie that had a fuel filter right behind the fuel pump. The AMT 57 and 57 cars had a better engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Force Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 On 1/20/2023 at 12:21 AM, junkyardjeff said: It looks like a Y block with FE heads. On 1/20/2023 at 4:10 AM, OneTrickPony said: Definitely not an accurate representation of a Y-block. They use a 1-2-1 exhaust pattern that comes out the side of the head. As mentioned above, they resemble a small block Chevy on the exhaust side. That looks more like an FE exhaust and the oil filter is in the FE location. The valve covers resemble Y-block items, though. I agree with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyardjeff Posted January 21, 2023 Author Share Posted January 21, 2023 I will make it look more like a Y block when I find some parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 That engine first appeared in the 1960 pickup kit, that was the first year AMT put engines into their kits (but not into all of them). So, at that time, expectations would have been lower and it would have been very well received. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyardjeff Posted January 21, 2023 Author Share Posted January 21, 2023 9 hours ago, Mark said: That engine first appeared in the 1960 pickup kit, that was the first year AMT put engines into their kits (but not into all of them). So, at that time, expectations would have been lower and it would have been very well received. We might be getting a little more picky now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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