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Hey guys, Some of you have seen my Riv build. I am selling the motor due to a change of plan. I am going tri power 425 now. What I have is a fresh 401. Rebuilt maybe 4000 miles ago. Not a single issue. Started a frame off job and decided at that time to make her real pretty. I do not have an...

Hi Guys, Check it out and follow along if you like. Ground up build with photo documentation all along the way. Click the "become a fan" and get updates automatically. Probably about 4 or 5 more months until she is ready. Dave http://www.facebook.com/pages/1965-Buick-Riviera/149461030162

Can a front rope seal be R and R'd without taking the timing cover off? 1971 455. Forgive the moronic question if it is in fact moronic

Hello, I am new to this car and to 455 Buick engines. I have a 71. I did a compressions check and all cylinders are about 125-130 consistently. I read previous discussions and they have lead me to believe 125 is pretty sad. I have been told the engine was replaced at a dealer in 1979. That was...

Pardon my ignorance and believe me I have tried to find this information on the net without much success. I am in the market for a 1950. I prefer the jetback model at this point. I have learned that the models with the larger straight 8 have 4 portholes instead of 3. Is the front end really...

Do any you fine folks know where I can find some of the acorn nuts holding the skins onto the early Riv's?? I know I can replace them with something equivalent, but I haven't seen aftermarket nuts that have a similar look. Thanks for any and all remarks in advance Dave

Anybody know why the deer heads are on Buick emblems? I am looking at my trunk lock emblem on my '65 Riv and I see a deer in all three colors at the top. Maybe my vision isn't that good, but it sure looks like that to me.

Oh, you know I still "float" from place to place. We ( at least I ) don't drive these yachts because they are nimble...we drive them because they are an easy chair with torque and style.

Track Bar bushings Thanks for the help on the sloppy rear end. Nothing worse than That!! The rear track bar bushings are in fact very loose and worn.

Any of you Riviera boys/girls buy a heater core recently for your car? I am shopping for one for my 65 Riv w/AC. Best I've seen is about $95 Also, if any of you know if there is truly a different heater core for Riv's with AC, that would also be helpful. I have seen 63-65 all the same part#...

Thanks guys for the suggestions. I'll give her a look today.

Hi Guys, 1965 Riv I just bought. Seems to have excessive side to side movement (endplay?). Sitting with the wheels on the ground, give the body a side to side push and she moves and clanks a bit. You can kind of feel it on the road and in/out of driveways. Any of this make sense? Would this...

This may seem a bit obvious, but does anyone know it the remote vacuum trunk release pull in the glove box of a '65 Riv should leak vacuum? I was trying to test the system, discovered my vacuum canister leaks, so I bypassed it and appiled direct vacuum to the remote pull to see if it would pop...

Just bought another 65' Riv. Can you help decode the body plate? I got the basics, but don't have a chart for color codes or the adds. Here goes: 03e ST 65-49447 FB 163726 TR 629 VV * EXNTS-2KR-38T-4F-5KW I got the second line I think. The 3rd line would help on color codes. The 4th line is...

Hey Guys, Newbie here. I am confused about the right color Rallye Wheels should be for a 65' Riv. I have seen gray and black. Semi or gloss? Sorry for being ignorant, but your help is appreciated.