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When I built my 49 Buick, Bob was the only one who had the windshield. I don't remember the shipping from Oregon to NC being out of line.

Buy from Bob. He's good people. https://www.vendio.com/stores/bobsclassicautoglass/item/buick-glass/1963-1964-1965-buick-riviera-2/lid=35208673

My bad. Looked at it on my phone.

@RivNut,If you're going to use that, you need some sort of baffle to deflect the oil that is slung from the camshaft lobes. Otherwise, it will suck up and consume more oil than you'd like. It wouldn't be hard to make one that is captured between the pcv and the valley pan. The older Nails had a baffle for the draft tubes.

Ah, that is one I have never seen. Good to know.

It's some version of the GM 10 bolt family, not a 9 3/8. I will let those more knowledgeable guys nail it down. This was right about the time GM was starting to consolidate designs and develop "corporate " components.

Unbelievable! Mine arrived today, December 28! Oh well, better late than never.

I STILL have not received mine and because of their method of username and password, I can't log on to view the magazine online.

A pump draws a vacuum (low pressure) at its inlet, allowing fluid to enter the pump. If there is some restriction, it will not draw a full slug of fluid and will have some small voids in the fluid. As those voids are exposed to pressure, they collapse or implode. This implosion gradually eats away at the metal surfaces. (It is much more pronounced in a high pressure pump, because the implosion is more violent.) Operating the engine with a restricted (partially plugged) radiator, for example, will cause cavitation. It is a slow gradual process in the cooling system due to the lower pressures, but operating it over a long time will create this wear.

I have the Accel compound leverage crimper. It works great for spark plug wires and normal wire crimping.

If you are going to cut your own,consider these. I just bought a set, so if you need a measurement, I can give it to you. You need a quality crimping tool to do the job right but you end up with a better looking wire job if you diy. https://www.summitracing.com/parts/PNX-808290

The answer to question 2 is Yes. Question 3 - look underneath the body and you will see the reinforcement that the floor is welded to. Lift from these when you get to that part.

My fears were confirmed with your latest pictures. It's still the tip of the iceberg. There is still more to be discovered, for sure.

If it were me and I REALLY wanted to fix this car, i could because i have done numerous frame off restorations and am a pretty good fabricator with a reasonably well equipped shop. For starters, I would completely remove the interior, glass, drivetrain, etc and blow it apart. Then, I would have the body stripped to bare metal because there is no telling what you are going to find underneath the paint, in addition to what you can already see. You can tell the car has spent time in the salt already, so you know there is more. After that, you begin the long, tedious process of cutting out and replacing all the rusty metal. Should you find the rockers are not solid and/or repairable, that is another big can of worms you will have to attack because they must be replaced in a way that ensures the door gaps don't change. This is just part of what has to be done. If you've already lost your appetite, you should find a more solid example to learn on. Restoring a car like this is an expensive proposition even when you do most of the work yourself because if you make the body nice, now you have to do the chrome, rubber, trim, interior, glass, etc, etc. The list is long and the prices add up. If you REALLY want to do this and you really don't care that you could have bought a nice car for the same or less, go for it. Personally, it's entertainment for me and i enjoy doing a ground up build occasionally. Otherwise, find you a nice car, spruce it up a little and drive it. (I did this with my 65 Riviera and my 61 LeSabre bubble top.) Your choice.

I can do it by sliding the console back, for sure but I'm not sure whether it can be done from the top. Anybody ever tried it?