Showe me bad ass 1950 buick speciall hot rods
The vintage-style features a perimeter bellowing, ovate and rounded-over cutouts, and star-pattern fluting. Further pushing the new bad-ass visual, RU5TY is sitting on a set of American Racing Salt Flat Specials. The shaved front turn signals and the nickel-plated trim are subtle stylistic touches that make the car look clean and simple. The modification is striking and truly makes for a unique hot-rod inspired look. Torque became a design imperative which guided Buick. These engines were rugged and established Buicks lasting reputation for engines which produce gobs of low-end torque. Everywhere you look, there are little custom touches to notice. Buick employed Straight-8 engines in all models from 1931 through 1952 and in the Specials in 1953 when the nailhead V-8 was introduced in the Super and Roadmaster models. The car has been driven to many shows, were it's gotten attention, recognition and awards. These guys are actually re-engineering the factory design of the engine, which is very impressive to me.īesides the custom piping for the turbos, a set of one-off headers and exhaust were fabricated for this car.
This is what separates Rad Rides from conventional hot rodders who just slap on some bolt-on parts to make more power.
The guys say that this will improve crankshaft reliability. Perhaps the wildest thing of all was the Nailhead 12784563 firing order was changed to a better, but unconventional 15634278 firing order with the #1 cylinder on the passenger side bank. If you’re wondering where the turbos are, they are hiding under the fake oil bath air cleaner cover! It’s a clever trick that disguises this car’s true performance. To add some extra oomph, a twin turbo system was installed along with a 6-stage dry sump oiling system and a custom fabricated oil pan. The modified heads were fitted with LS valves and Beehive valve springs. The engine also has one-off pistons and a custom-ground billet steel camshaft. The bottom end was strengthened with new main caps and a pan girdle that were CNC machined in-house, along with a set of Carillo “I-Beam” connecting rods. There aren’t a lot of aftermarket parts available for Buick V8s, so the guys had to resort to making a lot of their own. With this car, they kept original Buick Nailhead V8 motor instead of taking the easy route and dropping in a crate engine. At the risk of sounding cliche, this ain’t your granddaddy’s Buick! I got to check out their 1956 Buick “Nailed” on display at the 2013 SEMA Show and based on the crowd of admirers, I could tell this car was something special. From his shop in Manteno, Illinois, Rad Rides by Troy delivers some of the most unique automotive creations on the road today. One of the premiere builders in the hot rod scene today is Troy Trepanier.