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Just Another Nailhead Buick Build

June 25 2009 at 9:11 PM
Greg  (Login BattlestarOne)
Garage-Owner

Hey, at least I've graduated from 322s to 401s! happy.gif

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Crank std/std....040" overbore

 
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Doug F F F
(Login TheRealHighpockets)

Re: Just Another Nailhead Buick Build

June 25 2009, 9:27 PM 

Greg,Greg,Greg,Why didn't you just buy the right size pistons instead of shimming up a set that you had laying around there?

 
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(Login koolminx)

Re: Just Another Nailhead Buick Build

June 25 2009, 10:47 PM 

HAHAHAHAHAH That's funny! happy.gif

Looks pretty darn good for an amateur painter.... wink.gif

 
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(Login Racer_Rick)
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Re: Just Another Nailhead Buick Build

June 25 2009, 11:08 PM 

Gotta love a nailhead!

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Greg
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Re: Just Another Nailhead Buick Build

June 26 2009, 9:14 AM 

I only shimmed them on the thrust side.

 
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dougc
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Re: Just Another Nailhead Buick Build

June 26 2009, 9:31 AM 

Well, if it wuz only flat on one side...

 
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(Login Falcon67)

Just Another Nailhead Buick Build

June 26 2009, 10:03 AM 

Nice. Love to see engines different that the norm going together.

1967 Falcon 4 door 351C-4V
1970 Mustang 351C-2V
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chilly460
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Re: Just Another Nailhead Buick Build

June 27 2009, 1:01 PM 

How long did it take you to figure out the pistons didn't go in that way?? =)

What were the engineers thinking when they stuck the valves straight up like that? Nice for intake manifold placement I spose.

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Greg
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Re: Just Another Nailhead Buick Build

June 27 2009, 2:41 PM 

I'd have to get out the sales brochure but something about a tornado in the combustion chamber due to the pyramid shaped something or other.....

 
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