401 Nailhead's

Hey everyone, I know this has probably been asked before but. . .I recently bought a 65 Riviera with a 401 Nailhead.

I'm having trouble finding a reliable place to buy parts. Right now I'm just looking for the basics (water pump, timing chain & gear etc). Any suggestions???

 

I have a 62' Electra 225, and have been real successful with NAPA.

 

Try obsolete engine parts :http://www.millsobsoleteengparts.com/ Or google buick nailhead parts or do a search on here.

Hope this helps,

Todd

 

classicbuicks.com
oldbuickparts.com
theres others too do a search here and google
TA performance

 

As stated I'd try NAPA...I've learned my lesson from purchasing anything from a company that starts with "Rare, Obsolete, Vintage, Hard too find, We're the only ones that got it, yada-yada" Unless your looking for that NOS piece of trim etc. Than sometimes your @ there "Rare, Obsolete" mercy.

 

Thanks for the input, i'll check those places out.

 

Egge machine is another place to try. I had good luck w/ their bearings and fast shipping.

 

Parts still available from your local auto parts store include most brake parts, Master or Bendix, (hydraulic, hoses, shoes, hardware), cooling system parts, Master (water pumps, hoses, radiator caps, thermostats, fittings), transmission parts, ATP are the best, (Automatic filters, seals, and gaskets; Standard, clutches, bearings), suspension, MOOG usually (tie rod ends, kingpins, ball joints, coil springs, etc.), engine, Federal Mogul (gasket sets, valve train parts, bearings, rings, etc.), carb kits, Tomco usually(not a great variety, mostly "universal" for several models etc), fuel pumps, Master, (electric and mechanical), electrical and ignition, Standard Ignition preferred (points, condensors, rotors, caps, starter solenoids and switches, alternator and generator bushings and brushes, stoplight switches(mechanical and hydraulic), hibeam switches, etc.).

Of course, you'll need to have a cooperative counterman who will let YOU look through the catalogs and find YOUR stuff so he can sell those Honda coil packs and Toyota struts and stuff until your list is ready for him to check the warehouse for availability.

Know your Antique vendors pricing so you can choose the best deals, and always remember price does not indicate quality.

 

Try Kanter on the East Coast

 

NAPA or you independent parts stores for all the basics....

 

CARS, Inc. out of New Jersey carries a lot of nailhead stuff.

 

There's a fanatical nailhead yahoo chat group. I finally had to bail out of it because it was cramming my inbox. A lot of great insight there.