Recent content by Japrod

Rocker arm pics I took these pics of the rocker arms. They are off of my 425 Buick Nailhead. None of the sections move at all. The whole unit seems to be either corroded up, or it is supposed to not move. Tell me what you guys think. Thanks. :confused:

Rocker arms Ok, so like I said, this is my first engine rebuild, so bear with me. I have the rocker arms, and I'm cleaning them up, as they are pretty corroded. Now, my question is, are each of these 8 sections supposed to move independently of each other? Because none of these move. I took...

Dropped off the block today Dropped off the block today at the local machine shop. Guy said from what he could tell so far, the block looked to be in good condition. Said he didn't see any obvious damage, and thinks it'll come out fine. Said he'll have it looking better than new. So I'm...

I started this all off in the transmission section, but now that I finally got the tranny/engine apart, I'll post this in the appropriate area. I have the heads off, and I think my coolant passages may be clogged with something. I'm not sure if it is some sort of radiator sealant, or just...

Nailhead disassembly update I finally got the 425 and tranny separated. Seems the cylinder with the water in it, was what was holding it up. Of course I only found this out after I removed all seven other pistons first, lol. I would have done that one sooner, but the nuts weren't very...

Question... Well, I couldn't let it go, and decided to pull some more off of the Nailhead. I pulled the fan, and the water pump off. When I did though, a lot of white powdery stuff came out. I am hoping this is antifreeze residue... [S Any other possibilities? This isn't bad is it? Oh...

Engine disassembled Well, spent the day getting to know my new friend. Pulled off the carb, intake manifold, valve covers, and heads. All the while vacuuming out all the rust, and rat nest stuff. One of the cylinders was full of water, the rest didn't seem too bad. At least from the top...

Ok, so I nabbed that 425 from the junkyard the other day, and now both the engine and tranny are in the back of my truck. I figured the best way to get it out of the truck is to separate the two, then work them out individually. (No shop crane available) I pulled the starter, and all the...

So on my build I have been looking and trying to decide what I should use for my powerplant. After some research here and there, I decided I should try and go about acquiring a Nailhead. One because it isn't very common, and my name has "Nail" in it. Corny I know, but oh well. After doing my...

So after going to many car shows, and reading many hotrod magazines, I have the fever. Not to mention I have never really like the selection of production cars out there, and anything I have owned, I have had to modify it anyway to my liking. So I figured I would build my own wheels the way I...