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That's tough looking. Too cool
Wow you have done such a amazing job in a short time. One of the most talented dudes I ever met. Keep up the good work
Wow that's going to be amazing. That's pretty nasty my friend
I know I've been looking at the 1st pick for the last couple days.
Put the drag slicks on to get me motivated for a nasty nail
Just want to get all the parts to buy list right and I'll start getting them one by one . I'll start with the blower & manifold .
Sometime in the next couple days I'm gonna go over what I wrote down and you guys can tell me what I missed and I might start some new questions ....
Zman I read and read a lil above my pay grade or over my head cause I'm a newbie nailheader is it worth 650$ for roller rockers from this guy? If...
Ok thanks guys a wealth of knowledge you all are!
Okay i got it but I you think I'll look into roller rockers and see whats up
I guess it's a big surprise what I have picked.
Ok I will doc . Do they do 364 is the question ? Thank you very much I'll be calling them!
Wow that looks so amazing. Wow ! Thanks did he make the snout for the pulley cause Hampton said it had to be a super long one. Thanks brother let...
Haha that figures why do I always choose the hard route. Maybe I'll get another 364 and build the blower nailhead and run a built up one for now...
Wow that's amazing looking pbr. If wieand is comming out with one I'll wait for that . Is the source good?
I talked directly to Hampton he seemed very confident taking on the task I'll prob have them do it because in the long run I think it will be...
You guys are amazing thank you. I'll do some machine shop research today
Okay so intake, pistons, cam , has all been covered ! Crank , should you have your crank polished and block de- flashed from when it was cast?
I know it's important to me to run vbelt drive even though they will slip a little bit I think a bit more nostalgic look is also what I'm going...
I got some info from chuckles. 2 x 4 offy intake is the way to go . And to make sure when milled that it's centered. So who would be the machine...
There will be more questions but I'll wait on these two first . This help is amazing
So from what I gathered is get a 2 x 4 bbl offy manifold and have it milled down to fit a 471 gmc blower. Or pay 900$ and have don Hampton do it...
Happy birthday
Thanks Paul
Well I did recently talk to hamptons and he said they would have no problem building one I guess he just finished a 401 nailhead blower manifold...
Chuckles that damn strange bird is the reason I got this bug up my ass to build blown nail. Strange bird is gonna make me go broke. Oh well...
Thanks for all the information guys .I did hear a rumor of a guy in buffalo who builds nail heads thanks for the number . Figures I move from...
I was going to run multiple 2 bbl set up. I'm trying to keep in a 1958 period and was going to run a vbelt set up instead of 1 large belt . The...
I am looking for knowledge on 364 nailhead build running a 471 blower . I found a lot a information but not a lot on running a blower. I know very...
amazing job wish i was there with you guys to help. well soon ill be there. maybe soon.
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