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Ok was going to hold out but the kid in me is itching to tell someone .

Well I was given a 1969 302 that was pulled from neighbors 65 Mustang . He asked if I wanted it I said yeah thinking I was getting a spare 289 .
It had sat in a salvage yard in Cali where he bought the car .
When I got it home and tore it down I seen the bottom roller assembly had been balanced out and it came with a torker 4 brl intake .
So it must have been raced the cylinders i honed to .003 over stock to clean up .





Well it came together like this with some GT40P heads little torq cam .





But thats not the good news this is , I picked this up about 3 weeks ago guy wanted it out of his way $500 he took it as part on a swap .
This engine was already torn down so inspecting it was real easy . This owner never unwrapped anything to look .

The crank was just turned .010 on the mains and rods all new bearings . New cam with it but I ordered a little hotter one more duration .
I could see it was together for a short time then taken apart so maybe the cam was bad . The complete valve train is new or rebuilt for this engine .

So I seen on the front .030 so he had it pulled and bored , located some .030 over pistons that are really dirty . This is where it sat till I got it .















Mocked it all together , original paint Ladies and Gentleman the 1961 Buick 401 CI Nailhead can we get a oooohhhh



He gave me the Dyna Flow and a 1965 Super Turbine 400 that will bolt right up .

Originally Posted by bluestang67

Ok was going to hold out but the kid in me is itching to tell someone .

Well I given a 1969 302 that was pulled from neighbors 65 Mustang . He asked if I wanted it I said yeah thinking I was getting a spare 289 . It had sat in a salvage yard in Cali where he bought the car . When I got it home and tore it down I seen the bottom roller assembly had been balanced out and it came with a torker 4 brl intake . So it must have been raced the cylinders i honed to .003 over stock to clean up .



Well it came together like this with some GT40P heads little torq cam .


But thats not the good news this is , I picked this up about 3 weeks ago guy wanted it out of his way $500 he took it as part on a swap . This engine was already torn down so inspecting it was real easy . This owner never unwrapped anything to look .

The crank was just turned .010 on the mains and rods qall new bearings . New cam with it but I ordered a little hotter one more duration . I could see it was together for a short time then taken apart so maybe the cam was bad . The complete valve train is new or rebuilt for this engine .

So I seen on the front .030 so he had it pulled and bored , located some .030 over pistons that are really dirty . This is where it sat till I got it .

So I'm a little confused on what you're saying, Bobby. Did the '69 302 come with all the mods you described for free or is there another 302 involved that cost $500 and you combined them? Either way, sounds like you got some fun stuff to play with!!

Randy no I built the 302 it came with the bottom end balanced , the $500 was where I purchased the Nailhead

Originally Posted by bluestang67

Randy no I built the 302 , the $500 was where I purchased the Nailhead

Oh, I see....when I first read your post the Nailhead pics did not appear. I only saw the 302 pics. Now I see them both.... It's all better now...LOL!

Yeah dummy me hit submit instead of preview.

Another thing these Nailheads are really rough cast . Around the lifter bores especially , they can have a 1/64 thick slag hanging on . So from a recommendation I did spend a few hours and de burred them . This will be the new HEART for the 31 A will be a fun ride .

One owner started it with a cut off wheel luckily no damage .







Finished not a race engine but looks so much better .

Ooooooooooh, Nailhead!.........Doesn't get any better than that. Good score on both engines.

Don