My nailhead is reborn!

The moment of truth for my first nailhead rebuild.

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NICE...hope you didn't empty your bank acct...lol

seriously, looks and sounds great. love the pic of the engine on the stand in your album

 

Right On!! Always a good feeling!!

 

Gotta love a Nailhead.

 

right-on nailhead...

 

cool, but why is it idling so high?

 

Cool, I hope mine runs that good.

 

why did he look like he was getin shot at about 35 seconds into it?

 

Sweet man got to love the nailheads

 

My guess, breaking in the cam.

 

Hence the emoticons. I do wonder why it wasn't timed before starting. Pretty damned easy to do and Nailheads aren't other motors, they have a very lumpy idle so people that time them by ear usually get it off a bit.

 

Looks like you were looking a little worried there at first.

 

cool!

 

Life is good................................

 

I got the sarcasm.

I think we had it pretty close before we started it, but when it didn't pop right off my dad started jacking with it...turned out the problem was a weak battery, I hooked up a charger on the 50 amp quick start setting right before that video begins. I've got it at 12 degrees advanced, just like the factory.

The cam gives it a nice idle, but you can't hear that in the video. The ST400 swap is about done and when I get the car back in my garage I'll finish wiring it and put the interior back together and drive it for a while. Body and paint will have to wait for the price of natural gas to go back up.