Scott,I just stumbled into this thread,what a nice foundation for a rod!I've seen a lot of nailheads and bbb powered rods at meets and shows but not many being discussed here.I'm hoping to see more of pics with your progress on the deuce.Thanks for posting:TU:
I hope everyone finally saw that first photo I sent. Here's a look from the front. I'm using a Model A front cross member, chromed 4" drop axle with mono leaf spring. Those are 1964 Buick 42 fin brake drums with Wilson Welding backing plates to match. I will have to "dimple" the firewall a bit for the disributor. Nailheads are nice but they're a wee bit long for a deuce!:TU:
Fellas, I had been putting it off, but today I disassembled/removed my mocked up buick driveline from the roadster, so that I could commence the rebuilding of my beloved NAILHEAD:grin: Trucked the block,crank, rods, off to the machine shop....photos will be posted as I progress.:kodak: Nailhead deuce, I came to the same conclusion back when I first measured things up for the chassis, so I added 2" to the frame fwf. This will complicate getting a hood, but I'll deal with that later.
Cool55, I bought a 6" diameter 90 degree steel elbow used in fabricating large truck exhaust systems. From the elbow I will cut out a section to weld into the firewall to give the distributor a little "cubby hole" to sit it. It will only be about 2" deep. I've also seen some hot rod builders use part of a valve cover from a 235 cu. in. Chevy 6 cylinder for this. But this 6" big truck exhaust pipe is heavier gauge steel, about the same gauge as the firewall. I'll be sending my 401 nailhead off to the builder shortly also. Stand by to raid the savings account!!:beers2:
If you have a glass body that you need to make a "cubby hole" for the distributor, you can do the same thing using a 90 degree elbow from PVC pipe. It's easy to cut with your saber saw and will glass in very nicely. A 4" pipe will give you a 2" recess. Ed
