Recent content by Nailhead

I’ve been so busy building naked Goldwings that I haven’t been on here in a while. Since last December I have done 4 of them. The 75 in the first post above I decided to go back stock. First pic is of it. Then I bought a 80 and a 83 and used all the best parts to build the one in the second...

I bought a 75 Gold wing the other day. Its in great shape mechanically just need a cosmetic rebuild. Not sure which way I'm going with it right now. Bobber or mild custom. I may even try for 100% original. I guess I'll just have to see what suites me as I put it back together. I have the frame...

I’ve done it both ways depending on the type of frame. On a leaf spring car I put the mounts on a crossmember since the frame doesn’t have a crossmember close to the mounts. On an independent suspension car I usually just weld the mounts to the frame since there is a stout crossmember near the...

I usually watch it to see what weird thing he comes up with next. And it's fun to see what he builds from other peoples scrap pile.

Boraxo if you can find it.

Finally ran across a driveline pic in my archives.

Not a wagon but a long roof none the less. Here’s my 401 Nailhead powered Chevy sedan delivery.

I have a drive shaft running from the harmonic ballancer to the hydrostatic drive unit. Bought this as a parts tractor with out the deck.

Here’s what happens when I have too much time on my hands

I like the Kerosene road flares on the running board![cl

Hot enough to burn your ass! [ddd

Buy a mandrel bent 90 cut off what you need and weld it in.

Your tail light situation was almost as bad as the one on my 38 coupe when I bought it in ‘74. It had a pair of ‘65 tail lights mounted in the trunk lid. It apparently had some larger tail lights mounted previously and had some old license plates glued to the inside with bondo and smaller holes...

My experience with trailer springs is that they suck on anything but a trailer. Way too stiff, not enough travel. I’ve only rode in one car with them on the front. A falcon gasser with the lightest trailer springs he could find and it might as well had no springs on the front. Bouncy bouncy bouncy

I had a 70 Cheyenne Super and the previous owner had an exhaust put on it where they ran the exhaust pipes outside the frame. They came off the manifolds and turned them out right behind the lower control arms. Was still tucked up enough they didn’t show.