Nailhead ID

[Guest]

 Picked up a stuck nailhead engine. Was told its a 364", but no idea what year or model of Buick it originally came in. Took photos of numbers on carb, which doesnt have  a start switch, so not Buick. Was in a 40 ford hot rod chassis, so no clues there. No exhaust manifolds. Here are photos of numbers. Any help appreciated!

Edited February 17, 2019 by Guest (see edit history)

[95Cardinal]

Engine number:

4=Buick Special

E= 1958 Model Year

I= Assembled at Flint, MI (Hopefully, someone else can confirm this; I thought all the plant codes were numbers.)

044949- vehicle production sequence

The Special was equipped with the 250HP version of the 364 Nailhead.

 

7923184 carb tag:

Rochester 4GC Quadrajet, original application was for Kiekhaefer Marine.

http://www.carburetion.com/CarbNumber.asp?Number=7023183

 

 

[Pete Phillips]

Perhaps someone changed out the carburetor and intake manifold because the 1958 Specials would have come with a 2-barrel carburetor. Happens fairly often.

Pete Phillips

[JohnD1956]

I've never seen a bracket like that one for the generator.  And that generator looks huge!  Considering the carb is a marine application I wonder if this came from a boat?  

 

I have no direct experience but one a competent mechanic told me that the Buick engine in his boat ran the opposite direction of the car engines.  

 

ps: That generator bracket looks like a shoe in for an AC compressor. 

Edited February 17, 2019 by JohnD1956 (see edit history)

[Guest]

Thanx 4 all the info it had a stick flywheel and clutch and an adaptor to the old Ford tranny. It has a pilot bearing adapter, so I think it had a dyna originally? If 58 someone used a newer spin-on oil filter adaptor. I think the generator looks bigger cuz of the angle of photo. It has chrome valve covers, generator cover and bracket, which I also think looks like a cut down a/c bracket. Was hoping for some hop-up stuff inside, but the wayer that drain out of the oil pan kinda dashed my hopes of salvaging internals, specially when I had to pound up with a hammer to remove rusty distributor. Looks like the best thing is a 1173313 number on intake!