EELCO digger/ Worlds fastest nailhead

So it's coming together. This is another mockup to show the progress at the hot rod-a-rama.

It's a blown alky 425 with billet rods and forged billet pistons. Roller cam/ solid roller lifters, internally balanced, 6-71 blown, hilborn injected.

This of course is the most basic of descriptions.

Anyhow I am looking to name it and I am open to suggestions.

 

NAILHEADS RULE!!! that is BADASS. how fast is it gonna go???

is that a real vintage bug catcher or are you guys repoppin those?? looks nice.

 

That looks great, call it "Long Nailed" or "The Nailer"

 

Kool digger...

 

Wow,....looks awesume Marty.

Be safe!

 

It's a four holer. Super Cool!

 

KOOL......
how bout the last nail ?? double meaning with the last nailhead and the last nail in the coffin of those you race
Would be fun to see racing my friend Matt's 394 Olds digger, shame they are on opposite sides of the pacific.

 

Sweet Liberty!

 

Six Penny

 

MY GOD Marty......I cannot WAIT to see this go down the track in Vegas!!!!


-Nick

 

Wow!

I like it!
Sam.

 

I'd think of a name but I'm speechless...
awesome

 

Beautiful.

It's always cool to see a HAMBer driving a NAILhead. (I have been accused of being korny before.)

for a name I like "Stripes", "American Stripper", "Try to burn this one" (a little long I know, but cool none-the-less) or something else patriotic like Salute, Anthem, Wild America, the only strictly american wildcat I can think of is a Bobcat. I don't know--food for thought. You know the car. You'll know the right name when it comes up.

 

Very cool now repaint it in heavy flake watson style.

 

Awesome. I like plain old "Nailed" for the name.

Doc.

 

You make us Nailhead owner's proud.. Almost brings a tear to my eye..

 

I like that too...or how about "Nailed Good" ?

 

No suggestions, but you've got to do better than the Peashooter, which is what a few folks called that car when it was powered by a nitro-burning big block Chevy. Looks great with a nailhead!

 

Nail-O-Rail iac Nailorailiac ,Railonailiac??

 

Wow, that is awesome! What needs to be finished to get it out of mock-up and into race ready status? Can't wait to hear how it does on the track.

 

Nailed Ya

 

I dunno, s'pose I'll have a dip.

EELCO EXPRESS

GREAT NORTH WESTERN (.....that was mighty Jackie Brenston) sorry!

 

Hamber and Nails

 

KOFFIN NAIL
NAIL-GUNN
KLAVOS CEPHALUS REX

 

Awesome car!!!!

I liked my name best until I read Hamber and Nails

I was thinking.........Spittin' Nails.......

anywho my 2 cents

phil

 

I shall name him "Chuck U. Farley".

 

Man, you guys have some great ideas for names. Maybe I will have to take my favorites and post a poll or something.

Just to answer a few questions:
It is heavy metalflake but it's hard to see in the pics.
The motor in it now is just a block with a cobbled manifold. The real motor is nearing completion with just the valves and head studs to show up.

We should be running deep in the 7's with a very high possibility of 6's witht he right tune.
I don't care if we are running 8's or 9's this fall as long as were running. There is a year of R&D in this motor already. I'm getting anxious but I dare not get in a hurry.

We hope to run the car in Vegas at the Rockabilly Rod reunion. We will run for sure at the Reunion in Bakersfield.

 

WOW,
That things bad, you guys "NAILED IT", If I had a picture of it I would "NAIL IT" to my wall. If it were mine I would call it "NAILHEAD FED"(FED bein my nickname and all).I once lost a "NAIL" pounding a "NAIL". "NAIL" also rymes with "RAIL".oooh it's a "NAILRAIL" , If it were a train it could be the "NAILROAD".MADMAX would of called it the "ROADNAILER".In a horror movie it would be "COUNT NAILULA" or "NAILENSTIEN". Being that it's red white and blue like the post office you also could be the "NAILMAN".All kidding aside it's one "GREAT NAIL".
FED

 

Thanks Pete... I needed that.

 

Yet another front engine dragster ready to run....I'm goin' to the market for a lottery ticket....

Let's see...

Buick
Roadmaster
Special
Skylark
Nailhead
Riviera
425
T.V. Tommy Ivo
Road Kings
Showboat
Wagonmaster
The Old Master
Ace hardware
Bob Villa
This Old Field Grouse
Forged
Nail biter
Railin' Nail
Nailin' Rail
Sailin' Nailin'
Snail
Slug n' Snail Death (NW gardner product)
Nitro
Fuel
Fueler
Smokers
Suicide
Napalm
Ghost
Grinder
Killer
Roller
Tiger Woods...that's all I got Buick wise...