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Coil Spring Specialties in St. Mary's, KS
This is who a lot of us have used. Cool people to talk to. Use the search feature & you'll find tons of info.
Congrats on the Riv purchase
Welcome aboard
Yes post pix & start a "build thread"
Just a suggestion but I'm no one special
I've been away for a while but I learned early on that people here are on first name basis.
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I cant be the only car with these, both sides are the same and they were mounted with the same clips as the hood seal above the firewall. If they were installed by someone previous and not factory I would be really surprised, the holes are drilled very precisely.
my A/C car had them too. I don't think mine looked the same as yours Chris. I will have to try & dig mine up for a closer look
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Beautiful work Chris...I wish I was as close to driving the car as you are.
U are making great progress. Remember, it could always be worse. I've got that collection of dust beat
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TTT
My Tapatalk app stopped working too. What solution did u guys find?
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My Tapatalk app still won't connect to this forum. I'm assuming we are out of luck???
Edit: has a solution been found??
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A little late in the day but just wanted to say THANK YOU to all (if any) Verteran's on the board. I'm sure I speak for all Riviera Brothers, we appreciate your service & commitment to our beloved country. Have a great day
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i need one too
Just checking in…glad I did
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Thx for the email Chris.
I love this thread. I am totally fixing up my 'man cave' (garage) right now & the info here is gonna help. My house AC ducting needed attention & in the process I was planning on adding a vent or two that I could open/close in the garage.
Thx for the details Chris
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Damn! That is looking sharp…good work
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Wow! I just got bopped up side the head by an email from Alini wondering where I've been. So I checked into the forum & found this thread, what timing…
Thx Ed for mentioning my name. Yes I am very interested in a template…pretty please. Whoever want to work it out with me would be fine. I can send mula, dinero or cashola. Or if u prefer something else just let me know
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Really looks sharp Chris.
Thx for sharing…
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Im running out of things to put back in.
That statement puts a smile on my face.…you've almost crossed the finish line, congrats. I can't wait for my day to come
From what I understand, the OPGI foam is not particular to our Riv's. As mentioned above, your local jobber can hook u up
David
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I've been contacted by a guy looking for a driver's side fender for his '65. Anyone know of anything anywhere?
Thanks,
Ed
Ed, I just talked to Bob V in SoCal. He is the contact that reached out to u. It's NOT a driver side fender that he is hunting for. It's the driver side INNER fender that he needs.
Edit: don't know if u can correct the thread title now
David
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Chris, Thx for the pix
David
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I will try and service yours as I did mine at no charge, but no guarantees also.
arnulfo
Good excuse for me to come see your Riv again lol…PM sent…
David
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I also questioned taking out my fan & fan shroud to clean up the engine compartment. The little bit of info that I have found so far is that running electric fans are not as efficient as our fan/shroud combos. Apparently, it's a not a good idea if u plan on driving your car regularly.
I may just stick to the set-up I have & call it good
David
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I could use some direction here too.
Anyone?
Bump
David
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So what's the word? How did your floor pans turn out? Any pix?
David
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I'm in the same boat as u Chris. I noticed my boots were all jacked up one year after I installed them. My kit was from Kanter…someone suggested it the cheap a$$ rubber compound that was used…chaps my hide…?
David
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Chris,
PM sent...
Yes guide coat was on the list I sent u. This is what I purchased, the receipt even shows guide coat. But when I actually went to use it the can said Lacquer Paint??? No where on the can did it say Guide Coat. I meant to call the guy today & forgot.
Ed,
I've never used a DA sander either. I should also avoid overdoing it with power tools. BUT the video shows the pads to be pretty forgiving or I might just be making up excuses to buy another tool lol
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As you sand with a long enough block,
Keep the floor clean with the old shop vac. It's much quicker as well. No chance of getting any water mixed in with body putty if you discover a high spot and sand all the primer off. You want to know about the highs, but you don't want to get the "bondo" wet - its porous.
Ed
WHOA! This dry system is interesting. At first I thought it was newer technology. But the youtube video is dated 2010? I will have to ask around. I may try this too. Have you or anyone you know tried this before?
You mention a long sanding block but the video suggests their sanding pads on a DA. Are u gonna try this by hand sanding with blocks or are u gonna try the DA method?
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Nice work and great pictures....good to see you working on it again.
Painting isn't all that difficult...
...wet down the primer with a hose to make the panel shine like a finished paint job and sight down it to make sure there are no waves or ripples.
Thx Winston, it feels good to be back in the garage for some "ME" time. I don't expect our wives to understand this one but getting dirty in the garage is therapy for most car guys...I needed this.
Great advise, I will totally try that wet sanding technique. It makes sense, sounds like a simple process to follow. I always wondered why they added water while sanding
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I tossed around the idea of subbing out my paint & bodywork. After many quotes & brainstorming I decided to give it a try myself. After all, I've done 90% of this resto myself so why not go for it? With many pointers from one of our members, Chris Nolan (Alini) & my coach/mentor Tim McLaughlin (shown in pic teaching me some basics) @ T&M performance in San Fernando Ca, I seem to be catching on fairly well. The only other bodywork type experience I have is from what I did to my firewall in previous posts...& it was terrible haha
I tackled the sanding & epoxy primer on one fender in 3 days. I quickly picked up on the fact that Tim was teaching me some sanding techniques in an around about kind of way that took longer than needed. But I pushed forward thinking there was a reason. Sure enough he tells me it should've only taken less than 1 day from start to epoxy of one fender. He wanted me to practice sanding on the crappy paint that was coming off rather than on the filler primer that will show thru later on if not sanded right. Hope that makes sense.
I used Tim's shop for this fender. I shaved the antenna, Riviera emblem, the 70's style door ding bumper & the rocker panels. He let me use his air file with 36 grit & jitterbug with 60 grit then finished it up with 320 right before spraying two coats of epoxy. The sanded fender pic is NOT the finished product. But u can see that the factory primer & paint looks solid. I will not be taking this fender down to metal, not necessary.
Stay tuned for more…
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David ,
This is Gunmetal grey metallic , but Harley PPG calls it Charcoal Satin Bright
Ahhhh that Gun Metal Charcoal Satin or whatever u wish lol looks amazing!!! I'm sold, I think that will be my color too (if u don't mind ?). I will be calling u soon for details. Good thing is I did buy my epoxy primer & high build primer from PPG a few days ago. I'm off to a good start. I will be posting new pix soon.
Thx Greg
David
65 Rivi GS Springs
in Buick Riviera
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I don't have an answer to your question. But if u scroll thru my build thread u will find a pic of my old springs next to my new springs. Probably look same as yours.
I learned that Gran Sport springs were -1" & stiffer (500# spring rate vs 400# non Gran Sport) from the factory. So I asked for CCS to make mine minus an additional 1" for a total of a 2" drop.
Sorry, prob not much help huh