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  1. When I built It, it was intended to be taken out of a rotting hole and out back in the road but the three people who have owned since think it’s a money making machine and keep wanting to sell for profit rather than enjoy it. To me it’s a cool car to go cruising in, I got my enjoyment out of building it from the ground up from a dirt lot prison it was in
  2. Seller relisted the auction now starting at $500 and buy it now $32k. But I’m the add he claims he had owned it a year and drives it on weekends. I can tell you that cat hasn’t had 1000 miles in it since I sold it 7 years ago and he just got it at the mecum auction a few weeks ago
  3. Well it didn’t take long, buyer has it in ebay I imagine the $32k buy it now price is his reserve and he is testing the waters to see what he gets. Current bid is $24k, he paid 22 at the auction https://www.ebay.com/itm/1965-Buick-Riviera-/313642190220?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0
  4. Looks like the fried the headlight motor. It worked when I sold it
  5. The 65 Riviera sold yesterday, Aug 14th was the one I rebuilt a few years ago. If anyone knows the buyer they are free to contact me Hopefully it’s in the hands of a driver. The last two owners have kept it in storage and just trying to profit off age. I don’t think it’s been driving 1000 miles since I sold it
  6. Maybe not. I found another page with the same picture listing it for 27,800. I’ve tried contacting the people thru their pages. Waiting for an answer. It may have sold already
  7. I guess my old car is up for sale again. Page says $33,900. That would be amazing if they get it https://carscoms.com/65-buick-riviera-0-blue-coupe-232117.html
  8. The only 10 gauge wire in the window system of a factory power window car is from the battery to circuit breaker which was mounted on the wall behind the left kick panel. Then 10 gauge from the CB to to the drivers window switch, all other switches worked off that power and all remaining wire was 14 gauge. The system never maxes out at 40 AMP, the breaker would 'shut off power' when the motor reached its travel limits and then reset once you released the switch. With all that said, you dont have a factory window set up and how your system works can be drastically different. If your system runs off a 40 amp fuse and you keep popping it, there is a fault in the circuit, either a motor drawing too much or whatever the failsafe is when the motor reaches max travel is not working. My suggestion is to get into the door wiring, so you can run the motors off a stand alone power source, most of us use a cordless drill battery to run window motors for testing. test each motor individually and see how they operate and work your way backwards. Hook your power source up at switches, do the switches perform just as good as directly to the motors. If not your switches are bad, then step back to the fuse connection and jumper that. applying your power to the window side of the fuse and ground the frame and see how the windows work. Its the only way to systematically figure out which link is the weakest in your set up. Someplace in your set up there has to be some 'safety' that when the window reaches its max travel, the motor shuts off. Either internally or externally. something else to consider is when your fuse pops, as soon as you try to move, or when you reach max travel or somewhere in between. Is it just a specific window or direction causing the problem. Are the window tracks clean and does the window have the best chance to move up and down smoothly
  9. I stopped in because someone told me a person was looking for help and I may have an answer. Then I found this. Call it what you will, I used this forum extensively in the rebuilding of my Riv back in the day. I took a car from the grave, having not moved in a dirt field for 14 years and gave it life again. Was it restoration quality, not by any means. Did I modify a few things to make it custom, yes. Did I learn a ton...YES, did I meet some great people and make a few friends, YES. That should be the focus, education and friendly sharing of info....what someone does with that info is up to the. If a 'restoration' only mantra is put in place, this will really slow traffic and many are going to find other sources of data. Just my opinion
  10. The guys from Nichols paint and fab are selling all the parts they didn’t use in the 1963 resto mod build. You may want to reach out to them and see what they have. They posted the rolling frame for sale on Instagram
  11. Yes that was my car, I popped in to the forum to see if anyone here might have gotten it or knows where it went. I just found the website listing tonight. The guy who bought it from me doesnt seem to have done anything except drive it, the air filter is alot dirtier then when I sold it.
  12. My question was more from a point of identifying the history of the truck, I was finding numerous colors as I removed all the paint and wondered what the base color was if any. But the fact I am building a custom truck rather than a restoration seems to make people not want to help....I might as well be a homeless guy asking directions. I truly hate the world these days and this just adds to it. Someone needs help or asks a question you answer it not give them a rash of crap for the choices of their life or push your opinion on them without any reference to the assistance they need. Im just going to build the damn truck and screw the forums for help anymore. I spent 4 years in the Riviera section of this forum helping everyone who had questions, it obviously didnt pay off for anything except knowing I treated people right
  13. went to the VCCA forums and introduced myself and pretty much every response stressed they only restore their vehicles....since Im customizing I should find another place to get my answers. Wont be going back to the forum for anything
  14. Can anyone tell me if a 1937 had a painted frame or not. I cant find any sign of original paint on mine, just a load of surface rust, especially under the cab
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