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Offline 35chevcoupe

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Nailhead 2X4 set-ups on E bay
« on: January 27, 2015, 09:45:38 AM »
Kind of new here to nail heads and want to get a 2X4 set up SOON !
Been looking a lot of different places and talking to quite a few people , I see there is 2 of them on E bay now . One even comes with valve covers .
A question I have is why are some red and some green ?
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Re: Nailhead 2X4 set-ups on E bay
« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2015, 09:49:12 AM »
Green was used for the '64 / '65 color and red was used on '66.

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Re: Nailhead 2X4 set-ups on E bay
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2015, 10:05:15 AM »
Thanks Loren . I thought maybe red was for Rivera .
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55 chev belair wagon 4dr
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Re: Nailhead 2X4 set-ups on E bay
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2015, 10:46:31 AM »
64 rear carburetor is a different part number and has a different setup on it for the kickdown linkage (64 ST400 trans had a switch that the throttle arm came back and hit at full throttle--did not have a link attached to the throttle arm like the 65 and 66 did).  Since your car is a manual transmission, that does not matter unless you are looking to have all correct 65 stuff on there.    65 and 66 are identical other than color of the paint on intake, which can easily be changed.  66 aluminum valve cover on pass side has the pcv valve angled for better valve cover clearance, whereas 65 and older ones have it sitting straight up and down.  66 Drivers side aluminum valve cover has a big divot in the front corner of it to clear the california AIR system pump that was on the cars sold in CA.  So unless you can't find anything else, I don't recommend the 66 valve covers on a 65 since they stick out like a sore thumb to people familiar with these cars.
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Re: Nailhead 2X4 set-ups on E bay
« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2015, 12:09:15 PM »
Kind of new here to nail heads and want to get a 2X4 set up SOON !
Been looking a lot of different places and talking to quite a few people , I see there is 2 of them on E bay now . One even comes with valve covers .
A question I have is why are some red and some green ?

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Re: Nailhead 2X4 set-ups on E bay
« Reply #5 on: January 27, 2015, 12:19:43 PM »
Thanks Brian for the info , especially on the valve covers . I have noticed the differences in some of the valve covers out there as far as holes and recessed areas . I also noticed a quite a few valve covers with cracks around the hold down holes .
John Evenson

1930 model A 4 dr sedan
35 chev coupe 2 dr Master Deluxe suicide dr,s
55 chev belair wagon 4dr
59 Buick Invicta 2 dr hd top
65 Buick GS 2 dr ht 3 spd
65 Buick GS Convertible 3 spd
1970 Cuda 440-6
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84 chev 3/4 ton p/u 6.2 diesel
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Re: Nailhead 2X4 set-ups on E bay
« Reply #6 on: January 27, 2015, 12:22:41 PM »
Thanks Dan for the heads up , I am going to try and put it back to numbers matching as close as I can .
John Evenson

1930 model A 4 dr sedan
35 chev coupe 2 dr Master Deluxe suicide dr,s
55 chev belair wagon 4dr
59 Buick Invicta 2 dr hd top
65 Buick GS 2 dr ht 3 spd
65 Buick GS Convertible 3 spd
1970 Cuda 440-6
71 Buick GS
84 chev 3/4 ton p/u 6.2 diesel
Yeah there's more
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