bodayguy

Here's a couple pics of my console after I replaced the wood veneers, had the shifter bezel rechromed and put LED in the transmission indicator. Big thanks to such great work by Bob Scanlan in Mass. who does the veneers, he's on eBay if anyone needs them too. That's an eBay steering wheel too. I love the original wood wheels but those are to $$$ for me. This is fine for me, I'm not that picky.

I have a Covercraft cover for outside. It is excellent, but one nitpick: No pocket for the side mirror. For inside use, I don't think you would need much.

By the way, if you want to know what's it's like working on one of these old classics: I needed to get the horns working again after I had checked the turn signal connectors behind my (aftermarket) steering wheel. In laziness, I had been working on the wheel without disconnecting the battery (I just unplugged the horns instead). When I reattached everything, no horns. Figured I had blown out the relay in my laziness. So I ordered a new one. Put it on. Checked the steering wheel/horn actuator to be right. NO HORN. wtf. Checked everything again. Checked power from the relay. Frustrated, I reattached the old relay. HORNS WORK. wtf. I can't figure out half the things I fix/break. And the process is usually a combination of both.

Looks really nice in the photos. Good luck.

There was power on the pin, yeah, I checked it with a meter. I decided to order a new socket from Summit. I'll see if it works with the wire, and then I could junk what's there. I do think the spring area is rotted, yeah, good call.

So my drivers side front parking lamp, the smaller bulb below the turn signal bulb, won't light. The passenger side one works fine. This is the single-post bulb at the bottom, inside the "clam shells" (if it was a 65). The turn-signal bulb is two post, pos and neg. This bulb appears to be pos only. I noticed if I disconnected that one bulb altogether, the turn signal wouldn't go on. I thought there was a bad ground so I wired a second one, but that just blew the fuse. There must be a ground in that single-post bulb??? I don't understand how that fixture works. After trying everything, I reconnected the original wiring and got the turn signal to work again, but that darn bottom bulb still won't go on. I checked it for power, it has power in the wire, and the bulb is OK, and I cleaned out the socket with some sand paper and got all the rust out, pulled the connector pin out some, etc. Still no luck. Anyone have experience with that?

This is my way, too. I try to figure out what's wrong as best I can before I take it to the mechanic, or if I need to take it to him. I also buy the parts myself and have those ready. That saves a little money, too.

I live in a condo and have only a carport, so that limits what I can do myself. If I had a garage, I would certainly do a lot more myself. Sadly, the way real estate $$$ around Seattle, my dreams of having a garage some day are pretty shot. We have a new storage facility in Seattle ("The Shop") that offers indoor parking and access to bays. It's $350 a month. Tempting but not in my budget. I have gotten used to having my mechanic do stuff. But I realize most folks do it differently.

This is really good advice. I bought my 64 about three years ago and I have probably spent $1-2,000 each year fixing who knows what. Some of that is fixing stuff I want to be better, some of it was necessary repairs. I do a bit myself, cosmetic stuff especially, but I'm at the age where I don't particularly want to wrench a lot because I have a job, life, etc. Realize labor rates on an old car can be worse than new cars. It can take longer to diagnose, to find parts, to schedule a time with the mechanic. Just take into account a yearly expense.

This reminds me of when I mentioned to an inlaw shortly after buying my 64 that it has a "few rattles and squeaks, rides OK." He says - "hey, that's how they were in the 60s too." We get spoiled with how modern cars roll along so smooth and quiet, haha.

Good on you Kreed for giving that car a new life. Amazing!

That red one is interesting. Someone punched a chrome ring in the front fender? What is that? And wire wheels on a GS. So the rally wheels were optional? Looks weird like that!

Sold at $31,500 (not including the 3 percent buyers fee).

Looks really nice to me. Not sure if it's a board member's car. Converted from white to Seafoam but otherwise looks very correct, yes? https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1965-buick-riviera-4/ I nearly put my car on BaT last year and changed my mind. I think this is the first Rivi from 63-65 that they have auctioned.

Amazing restoration!!

Reviving this thread because I’m thinking of getting a set of Ridler wheels for my 64. I am thinking of a staggered setup with 18s in the front and 20s in the rear. Anyone have experience with that setup? Offset ideas?! (FYI stock drum brakes on my car)

Hopefully the car is back and running by the end of the week. It’s January but damn I miss it!

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F282717156606 this is what I got on eBay. If the ring and pinions don’t work I will call you white car thanks!!!

Found something similar on eBay - hoping it fits

Need the ring gears, the ring and pinion set, with bearings if possible, for a 64 Riviera rear end that needs to be rebuilt. Located in the Seattle area. ASAP thanks!

How did you wire it? When I tried one, it wouldn't light up. I attempted to splice it to the driver-side brake light. But I figured there was some weirdness in the brake/turn signal connection which is why it didn't work.

My mechanic has discovered that my rear end is a mess and needs new ring gears. I tried to make a note of what we need but it is: - Ring and pinion set w/ bearings (carrier and pinion bearings) for a 64 Riv. I searched CARS and OPGI and no luck for that. The mechanic searched and has suggested buying a used rear end they found in Idaho. Anybody have a source for parts? This could end up being $$$, help.

I bought one but couldn't get the wiring to work

This lovely blue 64 just sold on eBay for $19,000. Congrats if the seller is on the forums here. https://www.ebay.com/itm/1964-Buick-Riviera-2-Door-Hardtop/263439346921?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&autorefresh=true

It wasn't on the docket when I had looked earlier in the week, but there's a 64 dual-carb black/red on the action block Sunday. And there's a 64 restomod in silver ahead too. http://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1964-BUICK-RIVIERA-GS-216000