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On 8/26/2022 at 9:11 AM, EmTee said:
If you're handy with wood, you might consider building something custom to your specifications. You could have it upholstered to compliment your interior. I can't imagine something like that would be too expensive and would definitely be better than a chunk of plastic from Walmart or Amazon...
Good idea. I'm not that handy but my wife is so maybe I will hire her to build me something. Thanks!
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Has anyone had success (or can vouch) with a 3rd party console (i.e. drink cup holder, storage, etc.) that fits over the hump (not on the seat) of a bench seat Riviera? I have a 71 and until I'm able to swap out the bench seat I'm looking for a good quality center console to put in. I'm looking for decent quality versus cheap. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Damon
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Mike,
I was referring to the floor mounted shifter console I'm not sure I was aware there were more than the two options (bench seat or buckets with a floor mounted shift console). Sorry if my description above was confusing.
Thanks
Damon
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My 71 Riviera currently has a bench seat. I have the opportunity to acquire a set of buckets (and maybe the console) from a 1973 Riviera. Can someone tell me if 1) a 1973 bucket is the same as a 1971 bucket seat and 2) what other issues there might be in swapping from the bench to the bucket/console?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
Damon
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6 hours ago, MikeJS said:
Has anybody ever come up with a name for a group of Riviera seen either in the wild or in captivity? For example, in the animal world we have...
Antelope: a herd
Ants: a colony or an army
Apes: a shrewdness
Baboons: a troop
Badgers: a cete
Bass: a shoal
Bats: a colony, cloud or cauldron
Bears: a sloth or sleuth; Cubs: a litter
Beavers: a colony
Bees: a swarm
Boar: a sounder
Buffalo: a gang or obstinacy
Camels: a caravan
Caterpillars: an army
Cats: a clowder, glaring, pounce, nuisance or clutter; Kittens: a litter or kindle; Wild cats: a destruction
Cattle: a herd or drove
Cheetahs: a coalition
Chickens: a brood or peep; Chicks: a clutch or chattering
Clams: a bed
Cobras: a quiver
Colts: a rag
Cows: a kine, drove, herd or fold; twelve or more cows are a flink
Coyotes: a band
Cranes: a sedge
Crocodiles: a float or bask
Crows: a murder
Deer: a herd
Dogs: a pack or cowardice; Puppies: a litter
Dolphins: a pod
Donkeys: a drove
Doves: a dule
Ducks: a brace, paddling or team
Eagles: a convocation
Elephants: a herd or parade
Elk: a gang or herd
Emus: a mob
Falcons: a cast
Ferrets: a business or fesnyng
Finches: a charm
Fish: a school, shoal, run, haul or catch
Flamingos: a stand or flamboyance
Flies: a swarm, hatch or business
Foxes: a skulk or leash
Frogs: an army or a colony
Geese: a gaggle or flock, a skein when in flight
Giraffes: a tower
Gnats: a cloud or horde
Goats: a herd, tribe or trip
Goldfinches: a charm
Goldfish: a troubling
Gorillas: a band
Grasshoppers: a cloud
Greyhounds: a leach
Hares: a down or husk
Hawks: a cast or kettle
Hippopotami: a bloat or thunder
Hogs: a drift or parcel
Horses: a team or harras
Hounds: a pack, mute or cry
Hyenas: a cackle
Jaguars: a shadow
Jellyfish: a smack or brood
Kangaroos: a troop or mob
Larks: an ascension or exaltation
Lemurs: a conspiracy
Leopards: a leap
Lice: a flock
Lions: a pride
Locust: a plague or cloud
Magpies: a tiding or tittering
Mallards: a sord
Manatees: an aggregation
Mares: a stud
Martens: a richness
Minnows: a steam
Moles: a labor
Monkeys: a barrel, cartload or troop
Mules: a pack, barren or span
Nightingales: a watch
Otters: a family, romp or raft
Owls: a parliament
Oxen: a team or yoke
Oysters: a bed
Parrots: a pandemonium or company
Partridges: a covey
Peacocks: a muster or ostentation
Penguins: a colony
Pheasants: a nest, nide or bouquet
Pigeons: a flock or flights
Pigs: a drift or drove (younger pigs), or a sounder, litter or team (older pigs)
Ponies: a string
Porcupines: a prickle
Rabbits: a colony or warren
Raccoons: a gaze
Rats: a colony, pack or swarm
Rattlesnakes: a rhumba
Ravens: an unkindness
Rhinoceroses: a crash
Sharks: a shiver
Sheep: a drove or flock
Skunks: a stench
Snakes: a nest or knot
Sparrows: a host
Squirrels: a dray or scurry
Starlings: a murmuration
Stingrays: a fever
Storks: a mustering
Swans: a bevy or lamentation, a wedge when in flight
Tigers: an ambush or a streak
Toads: a knot or knab
Trout: a hover
Turkeys: a gang, posse or rafter
Turtles: a bale or nest
Vultures: a venue
Wasps: a pledge
Weasels: a colony, gang or pack
Whales: a pod, school or gam
Wolves: a pack or route
Wombats: a wisdom
Woodpeckers: a descent
Zebras: a zeal
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How about a "Rumble"... of Riviera... has a certain ring to it...
That’s a great name. I was going to use “a codger” as a plural and singular name.
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Take the car to work day! New wheels, radio & AC repaired. It was a great drive today!
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Thanks everyone for the feedback. I really appreciate it. I'm very excited to get the rally wheels on my car soon and shake the car out of its winter slumber.
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22 hours ago, EmTee said:
Thanks! Do you view them as more time period correct or just better quality? They seem much more expensive unless I’m reading it wrong.
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On 3/25/2022 at 11:34 PM, RivNut said:
1/2” X 20 tpi. Left hand threads on the left side - 1963 only. JEGS, Summit have chrome acorn nuts if you have Rally wheels otherwise you local jobber should have the common lug nuts. Most likely they will be listed for a MOPAR.
Is this applicable to all the Buick Rally's? I'm looking for the chrome lug nuts for a set of 895's (71 Riiviera). Will the Bulge Acorn Lug Nuts on Jegs work for that and does it matter whether it is the Short of Long set? Thanks!
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9 hours ago, RivNut said:
Is the radio in your car a stereo unit? Most of the Rivieras that I’ve been around have a full wiring harness. Add an accessory and the wring is already there - rear defrosters, rear speakers, etc. the only secondary harness would be for power windows. Even as late as the 90s could you find unused harness plugs. I bought a door panel for my Roadmaster wagon to replace a cracked one. The new panel came from a car with concert sound. I found the wire for that tweeter and it played immediately. Had to go back and get the panel for the other side. You will in all likelihood have to remove the rear seat and package tray to find it. Make sure that you have a wiring diagram and know what color wire(s) your looking for.
Thanks, I do have the book so I know what color it was. I think when I use the word hub I am referring to the wiring harness. I will take the seat out this week and hope for the best. Thanks!
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Can someone tell me where the "hub" is for where the rear speaker wires would be connected? I've used the wiring diagram in the manual and know what wire should go to each speaker but I'm having trouble actual finding the hub that it should come from? My thought was I might have to remove the rear seat but thought I would ask before doing so. Also, any thoughts on where to get new wires, as one is missing. Thanks!
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Does anyone know of any other options for finding speakers for a 71? Unfortunately, Turnswitch is in transition and stating it could be months and Wood Radios in Canada is having stock issues. Thanks!
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1 hour ago, RIVNIK said:
if you conduct a search on this forum or Google "'71 Riviera trunk cardboard installation" you will find a post submitted by Seafoam with some great tips on how to handle the cardboard. The post is specifically about 1st gen. Riv but the handling of the cardboard is basically the same. The location of the pieces should be self explanatory, but hopefully a '71 owner will chime in soon with more info, specifically about placement & attachment points. The earlier Rivs have clips(somewhat hard to find) & pushpins(any auto parts store) holding them in place. I assume the '71 is similar. good luck
Thanks Rivnik, that post is very helpful. As you said hopefully I can find someone with a 71 to post a pic of what their cardboard looks like.
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Thank you everyone for your replies! My next question is if any 71-73 owners can provide me a picture of how the cardboard should go in? The cardboard was non-existent when I bought it and there aren't really instructions in the set I got from Cars. Thanks!
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Thanks Everyone! I found a set so hopefully I'm in good shape. Now just to clean up a bit and put on new center caps.
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I’m redoing the trunk on my 71 Rivier and have two questions.
1. When we removed the carpet there was a thick cardboard type liner on the floor of the trunk. I assume this is original and wonder where I can get it as it is not part of the kits sold by CARS. I attached a so-so picture for reference.
2. I was thinking of sanding the rust and repainting the interior of the trunk. Any idea where I can get the Platinum Mist paint or any other thoughts?
3. Why do my pictures always show upside down?
Thanks!
Damon
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1 hour ago, ericisback said:
Wow, here is a SWEET one:
https://www.schmitt.com/inventory/1965-buick-gransport-717/
Less than 39k original miles! I suspect this one won’t last long!
They do accept trade-in's so if I can get them to take my wife for at least $75K I might have a chance.
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22 hours ago, Rivdrivn said:
Hmmm… apparently I can only post pictures upside down. Doesn’t seem quite right.
I have this problem often. Would love to know what the fix is.
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23 hours ago, phoemsen said:
Steve,
We probably couldn't get our two Rivs farther away from each other and still be in North America!
At 120 miles a day it will only take you about a month to get to Ocala. I think you can do it!!
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3 hours ago, RivNut said:
Does it work year round or only in the fall?
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Someone had posted this one on Facebook from Gateway Classic Cars. Seems very unrealistically priced at $98K but if anyone wants to give me $90K+ for my 71 Riviera I'm happy to discuss.
https://www.gatewayclassiccars.com/NDY/1676/1971-Buick-Riviera
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I measured my 71 and got 17inches. It’s a long way to lean in there so it might be a speck off one way or the other. Hope that helps.
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I’m missing two escutcheons for the door pull on my driver side door of my 71. They are plain faced. Anybody have extras or know where I can get them?
Thanks!
Damon
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1 hour ago, RodA67Riv said:
Hi Tom. Thanks for hooking me up with new wheels. They look great! I found that the center cap retainer hole on the new wheels are 2-1/8” whereas the old wheels were 2”. I’ve ordered new retainer clips. No problem. Just curious when and why GM made the change? Thanks!
Those look great! If anyone has any nice 895 wheels near Massachusetts let me know! Love the color on the car as well.
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71-73 Hood height from ground
in Buick Riviera
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I will try to remember to measure when I get home tonight or tomorrow.