1928 FORD B/GR roadster land speed race car # 261 - Feature car Rod & Custom July 2002 and Canadian Hot Rods January 2011 - Has run 196 mph at Bonneville - Former ECTA record holder at 168 mph - SFI 15 fire suit, gloves, boots, brand new Racequip full face helmet SA2015 with Defender neck restraint - All steel body on 1932 frame - Stainless fasteners for most of build - Louvered pans flush to frame from bell housing to rear of tranny and from tranny to differential - New dual aluminum radiators mounted horizontal to the bottom of the frame with 4 electric fans - 2 batteries mounted in the trunk floor - Fresh Buick nailhead motor: - 4.25” bore x 3.78 stroke (429 cu in.) - Block and heads ground smooth, polished, powdercoated - Offset ground crank (.147” stroker) - Weaver single stage oil pump, Oberg filter - 1” crankshaft girdle - Custom 7 qt. oil pan - Romac damper - Oliver 6.8” rods - Diamond pistons, 15.5:1 cr - Solid roller cam (.580” lift, duration 266o @ .050”) - 11” aluminum flywheel, ceramic clutch, custom scattershield - Owner built mechanical fuel injection - 150-0 and 150-1 pumps - Nozzles for gas or alcohol - All ARP bolts & studs - Heads with 1.94”/1.5” stainless valves with 7/32” stems, 1.700” valve height, aluminum roller rockers, 5/16” Smith Bros. pushrods - 2 Muncie M20 transmissions: - One with all 4 gears, other one with 3rd and 4th only (Bonneville) - Chev 10 bolt rearend (ratios 2.14, 2.29, 2.41, 2.56), racing axles- - Wildwood calipers with 12” rotors, - 1 set stainless zoomies, 1 set tuned stepped headers with merge collectors - Goodyear #1961 front runners, 1 pair M/T ET street radials 275/60x15 for asphalt, all with Moon discs - Chassis Engineering 4” drop front axle, narrowed 4” - Parachute, 2 x 5lb Halon and 1 x 5lb Cold Fire bottles TRAILER 2013 Streamline 16 foot “V” nose - Like new (1 trip to Bonneville, 2 trips to Wilmingtown, Ohio) Go 195 mph for $35,000 US – roadster and trailer! I’m located near Hamilton, Ontario. I also have numerous Buick nailhead race engine parts Contact: Gary Weldon Phone: (905) 689-8757 before 10pm EST e/Mail: [email protected]
You still have a chance - bump! Check out Gary's new book, based on his extensive experience with Buick Nailheads. "Buick Nailhead: How to Rebuild and Modify 1953-1966" by Gary Weldon, available on Amazon.
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