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I enjoy the banter when I hear mechanics talk about diagnostic/problem solving. But I have NEVER heard a discussion that concludes the Degreeing was off therefore rebuild required. Always learning. Yes, agree that Cam-Cards can be inconsistent and/or confusing.

Does anyone know what are the tell tail signs that an after market cam has not been properly degreed or not dialed in at all? I have been told that degreeing a cam serves as a second check for assembly errors, even in a stock replacement cam.

The three Australians first sold the bushings to mostly fellow Australians as we found it difficult to sell to the USA. So we approached all the major vendors in the USA selling bushings if they would be interested to take our entire stock, but not one vendor was interested in this product except James! We did not enter this project to make money over our costs. We were very disappointed on what the after market vendors were offering. We just wanted to replace like for like (we all own 1965 Rivs) and cover our costs so that other Riv owners had the option to purchase a quality exact reproduction part. James has the correct bushings in stock.

Thank you men for your reply. It really does puzzle me that there is no-one supporting our differentials. I want to find the shop that has all the parts before I pull the diff. Could be worn ring/pinion gears or carrier bearings but I do not want to pull it until I know for sure that I can get the correct replacement parts that are available. Whining noise is light and only appears when under load. In fact when I replaced my exhausts system for a quiet system it was only then that I could hear the whine noise! Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Hi All, Does anyone know of a vendor that deals with rear Differential Parts for 1965 Riv ideally on the west coast? Ratio 3:42 LSD TomK

Every time I look at the classifieds in the ROA RIVIEW there are many more 1963 & 1964 Rivs for sale than 1965. In the Sept/Oct issue there are only two 1965 Rivs for sale. Four 1964's for sale Eight 1963's for sale. There have been issues where only one 1965 is for sale. Any plausible suggestions on why this is so?

Thanks gungeey for your tip what sounds plausible. Will open the AFB and see what I find. As for 60FlatTop suggestion: The inclinometer I think its would be most suited on the dash, if it fits. Next option is the bonnet!

Hi Folks I have a 425 with an AFB on top. Works great except when taking hard right turns like doing a U-Turn that the engine RPM drops away and sometimes stops. Will start back up no problems. Sometimes the RPM will drop on hard left turns but not shutdown. i have checked the float levels on both sides which are at factory specs. Any suggestions? Tom K

This is a mild cam. Not lopey. I selected this cam and not the TA-20 as I did not want any vacuum headaches.

I am running my 425 on TA-112-401 on Dual Quads and am happy with it's drivability and performance. Made a minor change on metering rods and it drives sweet. No problems with vacuum. Tom K

Sometimes I see on 1st Gen Rivs seat belt holders located on the sides of the Centre console. Are they a factory or dealer option or after market? I am guessing they are after market. TomK

Is the code on the inside of the rim or only visible when no rubber fitted.

Rims are 7" Taken reference points as per sketch. Bead seat to bead seat. I have some other rims from standard wheels (from another Riv) and they are 6" The rims currently on the car are defiantly 1" wider than standard wheels. I like the 245 as they are fat so as to protect the red line when I touch a curb. And 235 would look more in keeping with factory look. No rubbing problems during normal driving but had rubbing pulling into tight parking spots or pulling into or out of driveways that are not level with the road.

Hi Ed, Rims came with the car when I bought it. Like you I have only seen 6" rims. Here is an example of how important stance is. Photo of 1965 Wildcat as per the marketing folks at Buick. I don't think this is the height that the car came out of the factory. Please correct me if I am wrong. Question: How did that young lady get to sit on top of that fence?

Black 65GS Rims are 7" Redline Tyres are 245 but my next set will be 235 Redline really suits Black but that will cost you.